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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-16

Inc "heely motor the Philadelphia
lying dormou.e in the words of the
elder Weller keely is still at work at it
and stall finds people credulous enough to
credit liz representations and furnish him
mOley t. keep nan going. His invention
i, urcc more announced as nearly con
Jietud. Ii j., "a he clGiI.- i machine for
extracting from water a Subtle vdpor which
peuctriicS ii, aui which IL released from I'M
Fris.rncrt by purely IN, chanical aciioh,
namely, vibration vibration, explains
heely, Is primarily the medium by which we
haze sensation. Light, sound. taste, smell
ani touch are measured by nervous vibration
corr - 1nGing to external vibrations and are
transformed by the mind into objects and
c0nii;.cnS. Now, then, h7 the application
OF the yi5ratory system to water an unmeas-
ured power is a. Mr. kecly asserts, in some
way released, and all he mas been doing for
50 years, i 10 eJntriye appliances to govern
and secure that power 1t may be likencd
to steam in this, say enc Of the belieyere
il the motor THAT il occupies space and can
be expanded and condensed Bat . subtle
arc its properties, 50 gigantic ale its energies
and - instantaneous its operations that an
entirely new system Of application has been
found necessary to control it, and a
c0rreSpondingly novel nomenclature has
Gus parts Of the apparatus All
this sounds like the talk Of charlatan
Genuine inventors do not commonly have to
discard the technology, or the accepted facts
Of science of course, it j. enc thing to
contriye, in secret, machine. which shall
for few minutes show wonderful energy
All quito another to produce new source
of POWER, cheap, manageable and effective
Tor steady and continuous work Mr..
heeiy las apparently dole the first thing
Tic makes pressure guage rise under pres
sure Of his Sap)r. till it indicates an
enormous force. lit is Jlite certain, says
the Philadelphia Press, "that Mr.. heclY has
inSentel i machine which will propel ride
bali with 4 force which has never been
attained by the explosion OF gubpoW der, Or
any other chemical or mechanical power
Bat the other thing Mr.. keely has not set
Done. When, s. he promises to do, he runs
a circular saw all day with the power
generated from glass Of cold water. it will
be time euoIgh to take him cut Of the cate
CORY Of perpetual motion and water-gas
inventors, and give him place with the
Stevensons and Fultons and Morse@ and
Ercssons and Elison-.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-16

CIV. 5, JOHN. Of Kansas, has not forget
tcn how freely the negroes Of the South
hel;ed Union soldiers escaping from rebe
prisons during the war. and he says tina;
now that they are refugees, seeking rev
ho:nc-. they Ie-crIc i. fair All as kind
treatment A. t.,y gaze
Washington advice az that Batter and
Hampton continue their opposition to Mr.
C0r!in', c,LfimatiJn The President will
not withdraw tic nomination unless Corbin
q ro4uc-:- Ii not confirmed Corbin will
probably take the management on the part
of tfc g,veTniueui of the south Carolina
ci~ct.oh .,.-;-
tie .luat, w.il Probably pass the L-g.-ld-
tive bill ahulI-hirr the odipu5 features Of the
~upcr',-ur- las and await the President :
ACTION II hc V5ioc~ that the appropriations
vii probably b. continued Tor the next fscal
;ear. The Democrats say they will then 20
troop at The rl!l- and Of federal ro:troi Of
elections
The Albany 4,y., tpemucIatir) thus de
hne~ it. op.niul OF Smith NJ Weed We
haze founi NJ " eed - be a level headed
frank ~lii Of man whp plays the game Of
polltis- t.-.uriing to the rules OF the game,
and VII" iocket- winning or pay l,sse-
" ,thDut cInt or c5ntIitioD
4 geLt!tnan rcsii.n. III Louisville, Nv,
who has spent the last three months in
Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas writes to
IN
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-16

Nlr Robert Peel, the present bearer ol tie
name, in the debate on the Zulu war, in
Parliament, made IN unc1mplimentary refer
ence to the l4,e royal scoundrel George ".
1t was thcreupon announced in one ei the
London papers that the queen was ils-
pleased, and, with several other members Of
the royal family, had declared her intention
never to take any notice OF Sir Robert for
future Pccl thereuron sent t. the ,tftni-
ing parnal Il letter Of whith the tol!1W.ar -
part
IL is supeIGIous 10 observe thar such i
statement is a very impudent expression OF
TIC latest Development OF the ridculnLs i'm
pcrialisn of the present day, and in the CHI
cal att6mrt 10 gag members of Parliament
il tac free debate OF questions Of public IN
ttrest in the u1use of Commons by the
polished menace OF the royal di>pleasurc,
thtre is u clear breach of privilege, recalling
the most stupid exhibitions of royal mi>cou-
duct. Royal dlsp.easure Imperial censure
And because member OF the House OF Com
mons dares to express lis opinion IN his
place in Parliament, and to quote Thackeray
and history i'll support Of that opinion 1t
is notorious that Two members OF the royal
family INDUCED IN similar threats, and a
grea; deal worse, am sorry to say, as re-
CARDS Mr.. Gladstone, while the language of
tic commander-in-chiet the duke of Cam
bridge with respect to the late goyernmcnt
j. too well known to need further comment
at thi- present moment. | would advise
yuu strongly. as you profess to he the derosi-
tary Of the imperial Confidence, to be
little InUrc il~creet IN the circulation OF
yonr author ed versions of royal mess gcs,
or they may get You into trouble, dear Mr..
BJwles Like many others, | have put up
with good deal OF your inso!ence from time
t. time, ard. Is your personalities have moth
in. in common with the honorable and
legitimate duties of journalism. You
will fni !nc now qGite equal TO the
occasion. Bn:, as n the present
instance yaa act as the pienip ),entiarY Of
royalty Z, arj ;eil your master that | am
uoi the SOFT OF man to be smothered by i'm
perial menace and unless | receive the most
ample satisfaction from the royal sources
which have made you their most impudcnt
rIouthpicce. ! shall send a copy Of your
statement, together with cury of NY reply 8,
- the prince OF Wales and 10 the duke OF
Cambridge And. ID you have published and
Circulated such declaration Of the intcn
tons of the royal family, with respect to nv
remarks in the House of Commons, | shall
ala avail myself of a fitting opportunity to
publish AMI 10 iiacarj in London and the
provinces, un !eF the heading Gl ''S.r Robert
Peel ard the re-; Of the royal family, beth
your ciiir,si Rot. tcatioD Of the royal message
and my coutemptuous acsnowled gment |
an. sir. y0uT 1bcdiert servant,
RosgRi Pal
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-16

lie logic Of President Hayes veto u ite
Amy Appropriation bill, with its political
rider, compelled the veto Of the Military
interference bill True. the latter was rot
attached to an appropriation bill. and wos
not open to the objection to the rider. that
1t was N attempt to coerce the executive
INTO violation Of his duty and suspension
Of his prerogstive Of the yeto-in so far /;
was less Objectionable than The repeal.np
clause Of the Army bill but in all other re
'pect5 il was a. bad ami 10 some respect,
worse than the riier H. object va, tie
same TO strip the e.. rnmcnt of it, rover
u protect lis tit n. and the ballot b :
fhe President vii not permit military ,ntor
tereDee with elections n,r will he remit
a partisan maj 'Eity t. d,priyo HIM Of tie
authority entrusted to tim by the C,n-iil..-
tion and the atutes to enforce the laws. AMI
secure II he a4n, iaiT and honest elections ul
tongres7nen ami Presidential elector- In
this purpose he viii have the back ing ul h,.
psrtv and VI the great majority Uf loyal and
patriotic riI,lsn- tie Democrats announce
their deteminatiyn to x to the country On
thi- question, AMI IT, Republicans are ready
10 accept the issue
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-16
The Ola issue

The ISSUE presented by the Ml.iar, Ia
serfererce Bill, Is substantially the oil one.
whether the nital States - patr,o. ~
whether 1t - a mere r,bfaler4.ipn Of .,ye,
sign State, destit.te OF national 4tr,pyrb
ami ,Iisting OILY at the whIm Of tn ipj,-
'idual State The belief prevailed fourteen
years ago that tie cues ION was settled At
Appomattoz, but recent events sho. tl.,t
this vas mistaken notion. Il IS once more
at the front The hill IL virtually an a--cr
ton u the paramount authority of the State
governments, and is a denial Of the power Of
the bstiohal government to enforce il own
laws within the States pom that ground
the President - Justified IN vetoing the
measure. According to the Interpretation If
the laws already on the statute book. given
to them by the President, the object which
the majority in Congress profess to viii to
sec accomplished has been secur ! f..
psRqeTsts have a perfect right /. All,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-16

iul, and might tie necessary to maintain the
conduct OF the state elections against the
{ dJmeStlc violence that would overthrow it
| bat would be unlawful u maintain the
| coniuct OF National election against the
I -ame local violence that would overthrow il
TIE DISCRIMINATION
/ has ntyer been attempted in any pr=Tiou-
legislation by Congress, and l. no moro
compatible with the sound principles Of the
constitution, or the necessary me zins and
methods Of oar syst3m OF government or
occasions Of elections. than at other times.
| 10 the early legislation Of lsg. and OF 1895,
| by which the militia OF the States was the
only military power TesJrtei to for the exc
/ eutIOn Of the constitutional powers IN sup
| port OF State or national authority, both
functions OF the Government were put upon
| the same footing. By the act of $50! the
| employment Of the army and navy was
authorized Tor the performance of both
constitutional duties IN the same terms. In
all later statutes or the same scbiect mat
ter, the SAINT measure Of authority to the
| Government has been accorded iJT the rer-
torrance Of both these duties
NJ precedent has b5en FUND IN lly pre-
vious legislation. ard 10 sufficient reason
has been given Tor the discrimination in
favor Of tie STATE, ami against the national
| suthoGity, which this bal contains.
U.DEE TEE sEEETiSS TERas Ct the 5IIL
the national government IS tG.ctually shut
out from the exercise Of the right and from
the discharge Of the imperative duty to use
Its whole executive power. Whenever and
wherever required, for the enforcement Of
its laws at the places and times where and
when its elections are held. The employ
ment Of its organized armed forces for any
such purpose would be al cisGco against
the law utless called for BIZ. and therefore
upon, permit OF the authorities of the
State 10 which the occasion arises What is
| this but the substitution OF the discretion of
the State governments for the discretion Of
tho government of the United States Gs to
the performance of its own duties 10 my
| Judgment, this il an abandonment Of its
obligations oT the national governmental
subOrdinatioo OF rational authority, and an
duties, which amount, in spirit aad ten
dency, to S;sts supremacy
Though bclICEe ta@t,ac ssi-t;G- as.tE;es
are abuLien'iy "a 4I.'c 20 completely
prevent military IntzT!,rcuce VITA tie
elections. in the sense IL which The phrase
is used in tis title of this bill. and - en-
ployed b. the people ftbis country, shall
ind no officially in concurring in any add
tlonel legislation limited 10 TIE. obi5c.
WHICH dosl los Interfere With the indis-
pcnssble exercise Of the powers Of the gO7-
eminent under the Constitution aad lsws.
(Signedl RJTEERFJRD B. H4TEs
Executive Mansion, May L, l3'5
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-16
NJie> and Notes.

President ilsyes ia>. week kissed It
young ladies Of Maryland boarding school
who called on him Aud he now begins I,
weaken in his determination not t. take
second term
Texas Is tesdy bankrupt, the D>mJsf!t"
legislature having made n provision Tor
raying tie interest OF the state bonds
The business Of twenty Western rai!roa !
i'r the first f,ar months Of this year Cole
pared with the first four months of ISIS in
dicat5s an in,r5a-e OF tive per cent
Fruie-sJr William Mathews, Ii d Of
Chicago, alter publishing book called
How to Get On in tie World, has gone
INTO Insolvency
And a good many other peorl= have 70,
on l4nou-ly By going into insolvency.
free trade IN quinine pronounced kee
neene is demanded by some Of Jur '0uih
ern friends 70 Boston TUsi!s,
Where d5e- the frars'le, get IT. author
rty Tor tie remuneration Not in Webster
or Worcester
Some one overheard David Davis pT-y the
other night The burden of his prayer was
"uh, Lord, derrick me back on the fence.
- Burlington HJuA,t-.
TIE total endowment oil the pdhl,c
schools OF the niied States Is reported TO lie
: 900 900, and it IS estimated tia; the
average daily attendance IS 1 200 600.
salt Pete ard "Guano and, Glory
are the war cries in the Bpliy;an. GILLIAN,
and Peruvian conflict
The Washington .JIrcsponiel, u thc
Hartford I'm, says original speech
writer in Washington haze been extra
ha-y oil late. uGc Of these gentlemen
furnished sis speeches on the Army Bill one
on the legislative Bill. and has four in
hand now, al >t.Ici with more facts than
an average cJngres. nan could gather in
month
St. Paul. which - in Minnesota, has gone
for the democrats. II. Peter mostly goes
the same sdy.-T,G. ell.r.
And 81 ICES ST. Patrick
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-16

lLdJm, who reviewed the true inward
aess Of tie Democratic party from its earliest
infancy 10 the present time, and created
sensation on the Democratic side of the Sen
ate by reading from speech of Pendiotons
delivered when q member OF the House, a
declaration that slavery could not he abOl-
ishcd except By unanimous consent of the
States, and from speech of Ben Hills, de-
liSerei some years ago, declaring that tie
Democracy would gain in Congrs,4 what 1t
lost by an apreal to arms
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-16

V@E OF the most atr0cious cases Of perse-
eution Oh account e color is that Of Edward
Kinney ,;ylored), and his wife. Mary
twhitej, Of Hanover county, Virginia. Wish
ing 70 be married and as the Virginia la v
f1Ibid= tlack man to marry e white
wumau, they went to tho District of Colum-
bis, and were there married ascording to the
laws Of the District. Cpon their return t.
Virginia, they were arrested, indicted, tried
and CONVICTED on the charge that they had
married, and they were sentenced to FIVE
years imprisonment in the penitentiary.
where they are now incarcerated Their
offence Is enc against which God has no
law against which Nature has no Law. as
the Thousands d Virginia mulattoes prove
and enc which under the Fourteenth Amend
nent Of the Constitution Of the nited State
cannot be made a crime In Virginia for
generations black and white have been =!
lowed to coEabit freely, ilIicitly But if they
marry, they must still, il seems. 20 to the
peniientery We are glad to sec that the
nited STAKES district attorney has issued
proceeding IN tie Federal court to over rule
tue decision Of the State Court.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-16

TIE twelve Senators who, as Senator
Chandler OF Michigan declares, obtained
Their seats in tie Senate, ty fraud, eorruT
ton and violence. are supposed to be the two
Senators from Florida, two from Alabama,
two from Arkansas. two from Texas, one
from louisiana, one from Mississippi, and
two IRON South Carolina.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-16
TnE vote in the House on tie question

TnE vote in the House on tie question OF
the passage Of the Military Interference bill
over the Presidents veto stood, yeas, ~ ,
rays. -, 50 there not being the twO-thirds
majJrity required, the bill was rejected.
Ten of the Greenbackers voted in the affirm
ative, the other three (Messrs. Barlow, of
Vermont For-ythe, of illinois, and Russell,
Of North C4rolina) not voting
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-16

THE wars OF words in the Dominion
Parliament, exceed IN violence and intem
perance OF speech, the worst displays at
Washington 10 recent debate at Ottawa
Mr.. Huntington. vel. known Representa-
tive from district on the Vermont line,
said that the prenier's friends might cal
him British Statesman, but. if the premier
were outside of the House he (Huntington)
would call him British BLACKBOARD. The
speaker ruled that Huntington spoke "un-
der proyocation, and the premier had to
content himself with calling Huntington a
coward Later in the evening another
member informed Mr. Huntington that be
~ss stepped TO the lips in most wicked
fraud aud some One admitted to the floor,
hut apparently not member. said in loud
voice that Huntington was "liar, m ountc-
Dlnk, cheat and swiniler Saving 40,
however, does not make it 80 We have no
doubt that Mr. Huntington is decidedly
above the average Dominion legislator. both
IN ability ard truthfulness
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-16

laE Columbus (Ohio Nt1fe Journal
-ays that, although they are very quiet about
1t Just now, majority OF our people west Of
the Allegheuies, who live along the shores
Vi the great lakes and in the Upper Missis-
=ippi Valley, are in favor of the peaceable
annexation of Canada. This may be so
but the people Of Canada Will have 20 be
consulted before peacesble annexation can
be accomplished. AT present, they are not
10 favor OF annexation and they are not
likels to be while 50 large proportion OF
their Legislators, public officials and inauer-
tial men are committed by their interests II
the preservation Of the present status of til
Dominion. If Canada should. as it NAV
some day, eat loose from its colonial de-
pendence on England, aud set up for itself,
1t would not he very strange if it should at
some later day grayitate toward admission
into the Great Republic But in the present
attitude of affair the less said about annex
ton on thi- side Of the line, the better
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-16

THE inception Ut the negro e1o3Cs is at
trituted to colorei man named Benjamin
Singleton. who was born slave in Nashville.
Tenn ami who is now about seventy years
old. A. president Of The Tennessee Real E.
tate and Homestead Association, he visited
Kansas, and was so well pleased with that
State that. going back to Tennessee, he
gathered COLONY, which he located in
Cherokee county, the settlement being
called Singleton. This was the first colo
nization noveme 1t among the negroes but
other emigrantS soon followed Singleton
alone hi- taken eight thousand negroes to
hausas
Ire Pence # Wale- presented to the
British House Of Lords one night last week,
a petition il .l7aF ct the bill to legalize
marriage with deceased wife's sister and
favored, in a -rcech, the passage Of the bill.
I,ri Houghtou iMoncktOn Milne-) moved
the second reading Of the bill Lord Gran
brook WIS tie only Minister that spike, and
b. OPP iSri tie second reading, with success,
the vote being : 10 lnl This is small
MINORITY against a measure the success Of
which i, icaaaiei by libcrality and com
mJn sense, Tie Prince of Wales voted
With the minority, and 50 lid MS next broth
CT, the Duke Of Eiinburgh. Bishop Ripon
voted with tie two Princes Fourteen
Bishop voted with the majority
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-16
A yERHoNTER's TRIP HOuNO TBE
WORLD.
Leaves fran, ET. Thaytr'- Ioarpat-
sight, na.i r.cnss a., riinduo-tnn-

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most lhrlou>lv mi-repre-rnlcd.
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ON yoUng English lady which j. Z prOmnen
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was cnioNin= r'ihti' anon Tie i''l"'' '"'
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81" 80,
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nci,hhnrhnods IorIrrin.r tn, BAY of Bengal
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bv tbe.p pniuaI. In one pI,rr il w;iS report.
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rir,i mo the un~l.. by fbcr, mill UPWARDS o1
Iwn hundred lot ibCir ike. There exists
among The Beng.,Ip>p il . certain quarter 4
.nncr-titioul belief that 10 Iir.tro, a lnln-eat-
inc ficcr " in offend The ~ods
soon after entering The straits long row Of
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-16

For - The acting seemed tame, spiritless
and awkward" please read The acting in
many parts seemed tame and spiritles- and
awakened little sympathy on the part Of
the audience. Remarkable :yDogrzrsica.
correction in Rutland Herald,