Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-05-07

his permanent retirement from public life.
He urges the democracy of his state to
cultivate peace, harmony and utility.
Governor Robinson of New York,
, probably from fear of military intimida-
} ton. vetoed bill allowing the posts of the
5 Grand Army of the Republic to bury their
dead comrades with martial music on
, Sunday. The assembly passed the bill
over the veto by 50 to 10.
! A democratic congressman, having sug-
t gested that it would be folly for his party
TO refuse to pass the appropriation bills.
Mr.. Blackburn answered fiercely: The
democratic party has no use for towards,
SIR" To this the other retorted: "And
it has less use for Il - fool.
The Protestant missionaries in China, of
J all denominations, American and Europe
an, number about four hundred and fifty.
Of these over one hundred are from thir-
teen different American societies. There
5 is estimated to be only one female mission
| airy to eight hundred thousand Chinese
women.
: Sedalia has been making strong effort
to get the Missouri capital moved there
from Jefferson City, but the Legislature
has voted down proposition to submit
the question 10 popular vote. The discus
sion Of the matter, however made quite
panic among propertyholders and business
men at Jefferson City for time
The New York Mutton condenses
great deal of truth in regard to tho issue
between the democracy and the president,
into the apt remark that the democrats
"cannot make it appear that in its present
dimensions the army is dangerous as
police force; or is anything but n police
force; nor can they convince people that
the Federal government needs no police
force to execute the laws
Josiah Boutelle, of Bellows Falls, the
veteran conductor on the Rutland railroad,
was surprised, Wednesday night, by n
large party of friends and neighbors, it
being the fortieth anniversary of his mar
riage. The house was filled with happy
party and fine collation. was served. Mr.
Boutele has been connected with the
road ever since it was first built and has
run train most of the time. He was
stage driver over the same route before
the road was built.
Here is one light spot in the southern
political horizon: An assassin having
threatened the life of w. II. Sharp, repub-
lican sheriff of Bragora county, Texas,
the democratic citizens held mass meet
ing to denounce the threat and pledge
themselves to ferret out the man who made
it. They also indorsed Sheriff Sharp's
character us man and official, and form
ally resolved that no man should be ac-
counted a criminal or wrong-doer because
of his political opinions.
The suffrage in Italy is now limited to
citizens who are twenty-five years of age
and pay taxes to an amount of q few
dollars, which reduces the number of
electors to about 60O,000 for II population
of nearly 2S,000,000. This does not suit
the sturdy old republican, Garibald. In
Il recent manifesto, addressed to the Ital-
ian people he congratulated them on the
formation of democratic league for the
attainment of universal suffrage. He says
Whoever governs Italy must take note
that If by impeding the work of the league
he compels 1t to resort to other means, he
will be held accountable by history and
the nation" 1t is stated that Garbaldis
subscription for the purchase of q million
rifles TO arm the Italian nation has collaps-
ed through disagreement among its pro-
moters.
Secretary Sherman is about to visit
Ohio, where he will confer with the party
leaders about the desirability of his being
the republican candidate for governor this
fall. A correspondent of the Philadelphia
| no Sc,
decide until he has consulted with his
friends at home. The president prefers to
have him remain in the cabinet, but if his |
nomination will contribute to the success
of the repub lican party, he will not object
to his candidacy. If the secretary is nom
mated the honest-money issue will be the
main one Of the canvass, and the party
will thus be put on high ground for the
campaign in 1880. A rousing republican
victory under his leadership would also be
apt to create a sharp rise in his presiden-
tial stock-and all reports indicate that
victory is certain.
The returns of the New York emgra-
ton commissioners for the year ending
March 3lst show IN increase in the mum
her of immigrants landing ut that port of
sixty per cent, or from $1,000 to $4,000. |
1t is probably no accident that this in
crease of immigration from the lowest
point it has reached for thirty years is |
accompanied by II relative decrease of |
exports and increase of imports as com
| pared with the year before. The imm- |
grafton ut New York has amounted since
| 1917 to seventy per cent of the total
arrivals in this country. Owing to the
large increase of German emigration for
ten years ptst the proportion contributed |
by that country since 1917 is larger than
that sent by Ireland and the total emigra-
ton of Protestants from 1917 to 1873 is |
now 2,973,760 against 1860 $50 Catholics, |
Il disproportion which each years arrivals |
increases, The authorities at Castle Gar
den estimate the total amount of coin
brought by emigrants since that depot
was established at $780, 900, 900.
Recent circulars of Messrs Fisk & Hatch |
state with clearness some remarkable |
facts bearing on the closing issues of the
new loan. The government has in four
months sold over $500,00O, 600 of four per
cents, and for the Sl94 100000, last offered
to meet the ten-forteS recently called, the |
competition was something quite unprec-
edented in the history of the government |
Messrs. Fisk & Hatch estimate that not
less than $l00,000,000 of the tive-twcnties
called in are still in the hands of investors
and institutions, and must seek reinvest-
ment within the next 80 days. AT the
same time, they express the opinion that
the amount of capital of the kind which
rather avoids ordinary business risks, and
seeks rather safety than high returns, is
rapidly increasing in the United States,
and that this amount is being steadily
increased by the savings of the masses of
the people. 1t is not singular. therefore,
that the four per cents are eagerly sought
for. And even at that, money is worth
more here than in England, where three
per cent consols sell for %.
FRED. DOUGLASS OPPOSES THE NEGRO
ENoDUs.-In published letter Fred.
Douglass says that he is opposed to the
negro exodus from the south because it is
a wretched substitute for the fulfilment of
the national obligations by which the
government is held and firmly bound to
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