Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-01

II must begin 10 dawn upon almost any
kind of intellect that the democratic party
would have saved money if it had wrapped
itself in camphor and kept out of public
life this Philadelphia Times.
Mississippi must be made to see that by
her federation of bloodthirstiness and ten
derness to murdeTers. she has earned the
contempt of the civilized world and for
feited her right TO be considered we'll
ordered and law-abiding commonwealth.
Philadelphia Times.
| am ready to admit that, in the point
of stability of value, facility of circulation
and safety of the note holder, the national
bank currency is the best bank currency
we have ever had. But / object 10 its
perpetuation. l would gradually abolish
it.-Gcorge II. Pendleton.
Congressman Chalmers of Mississippi
thinks the republican press of the country,
by their comments on the results of the
Gully trial for the Chisolm slaughter. are
preparing the way for the complete de-
struction of civil liberty. Evidently "civil
liberty" in Mississippi means liberty to
kill any man who votes the republican
ticket, after first butchering his children.
1t is not necessary to 90 as far south as
Mississippi to obtain evidence of the intol-
Grant spirit animating the people of the
rebel or semi-rebel states. The story
of an old gentleman from Philadelphia
who settled in Green Brier county, West
Virginia, and spent 100000 in improving
the place. and who has been forced to seek
perfection against the neighbors whom he
has benefited because he denounced dem
ocrat outrages, illustrates this.
The affectation of what at the south,
goes by the name of chivalry is the same
sort of chivalry travellers everywhere
observe among barbarous tribes. 1t is
seen in the paint and feathers of the
Indian "brave," or in the braggadocio of
the oriental bandit. There is no creature
so sensitive of what the southerners call
honah," rs the semi-nude savage, who
vindicates it in the southern fashion by
committing MURDER Chicago Times.
There are good, wholesome, cheerful
stories by the thousand within the reach
of all children. Put these in their hands
openly, that the boys and girls, denied all
access to fiction, may not read in secret
what they should not read at all. Then,
if the criminal columns of the newspapers
could be n closed book to all children, a
great forward step would be taken.-
Chicago Mter-OceGn
In straightforward and creditable
letter, accepting the republican nomination
for governor in New York, Mr.. Cornell
declares himself in favor of ro-adjust-
ment of public expenditures on the basi:
of values established by resumption; ad
verts to the inequality Of the tax laws, and
points out the necessity of taxing the large
amounts of property which now escape
their share of public burdens. Further
he condemns the porversion of cana
management TO partisan ends, and object
to railroad discrimination against the in
terests of New York and in favor Of those
Of other states.
Alden, of the New York Times, moral
izes-in his famous sixth colum about
the great walking match. He thinks that
unlike the gladiator shows of the ancient
Romans, or the cruel rites of moderl
heathenism, the great walking match ha
for its aim the good of the human race
"Who can estimate the enormous amour
of good that is done by man VIII
publicly walks for six consecutive day
around n sawdust track? Widows an
orphans are fed and clothed; the sick ar
cared for; the sorrowful are comforted
and the wicked are turned from the erro
of their ways by the mere publication o
the bulletins which announce how man
laps Rowell has made and how many mile
Weston is in the rear. During the fir
few hours of the exhibition. $4,000 wei
taken at the door, and we may safel
estimate that not less than $4,000 will b
taken in daily during the rest of the weel
When we think that this large sum {
money, consecrated to pedestrianisn
, might have been frittered away upon tt
sick at Memphis or the poor of this city
we cannot but feel that the walkin!
|, match is an immense blessing