Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-03

From the dark region Of Central Africa
the region of DR.. Livingstone's steadfast and
faithful endurance, and Stanley's heroic eX-
plots, comes news of the emancipation by
King Mtesa of all the slaves in his dominions,
at least half million in number. His ter
ritory lies in the neighborhood of the Vic
toria Nyanza river. He is the king in whose
welfare Mr. Stanley became so much inter
ested, and to whom he impaired, as his time
and means allowed, some knowledge OF
Christian ethics However imperfectly the
emancipation may have been made-and but
little is yet known of tit is regarded as a
step towards Christian civilization. The
king of Belgium has been induced to send
out an expedition, under the guidance of Mr..
Stanley himself, TO open up this very region,
in the interest of commerce and science. lie
desires this to he done without bloodshed,
and though Catholic himself, he admires
the zeal and Christian fortitude of Protes-
tant missionaries, and will assist them in
their work.
We believe the decent people of the old
Bay State, when the decisive hour comes,
will rally in rousing numbers and keep
Butler where he belongs-out OF the Gov-
ernor's char-!St. Adams (pt) Messenger.
We quite agree with the Messenger, that
Ben Butler is not the kind of man that de
cent people" should support. But why
paper which threw itself body and
brccches" into the support of Bradley Bar
low, year ago, should think so, we do
not sec Mr. Barlow's politics. financial
views, and methods of political work are
closely patterned after Buffers. Each
is Grecnbackcr, Democrat or Republican,
either or all, as best suits his present
purpose Each has his followers and hired
workers in all three parties, and throws out
his money freely in all three camps. Neither
can he trusted n moment beyond his personal
interest. Mr. Barlow is the Ben Butler of
Vermont, without the Generals ability rs
speaker. of the two the General isprobaby
the honcstcr and more consistent politician.
He believes in fiat money" So does the
Messenger. lie is trying TO break up the
Republican party in Massachusetts,. The
Messenger was trying to do the same thing
last wear in this district. To he consistent,
the Messenger should give Gen. Butler its
best wishes.
The New York World calls Nephew Pei
tons attempt TO purchase the electoral vote
of South Caralina, "a scandalous and GRIM
inal transaction :" and it adds pointedly
How are we to believe that Mr.. Tilden,
having found his nephew engaged in trans
action 50 scandalous and criminal that he
was moved at once to stop it in November,
1876, can have allowed that transaction to
glide So completely out of his mind that
within six months he could conscientiously
recommend his nephew 10 his associates in
the New York Elevated Railroad as per
son fit to be trusted by the directors of a
great enterprise TO do things without con-
sulting them - How arc We to reconcile
the moral Indignation which should have
burned this story indelibly in upon his mem
DRY in November, 1876, with an unconscious
ness of all it signified and taught so complete
that in February, 1879, Mr.. Tilden could
swear that he never know of the existence |
or contents of the cipher dispatches until |
their publication in September, 1878 y
The World does not intend that Mr. Tilden
shall be the Democratic nominee again, if it |
can help it. But it can't help it.
4 CORRESPONDENT of the Montpelier Free
man is moved by the untimely tall, abOut |