Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-23

A prominent democrat before leaving
for Cincinnati said: Two things you
may put down Us certain. The nominee
presidency will not fall to New England"
Sir Alexander Calf, of Canada, at
recent annual dinner in London, paid II
compliment to American journalism, and
warned the press of the United Kingdom
to look well to their laurels or they would
run good chance of losing them to
competitors in the United States and the
colonies. He dilated on the value of the
press us safety valve for the hsrmless
escape of feelings which under despotic
governments, led to revolutions.
jeff Davis, now an old man of Y years,
was the center of attraction the other day
in New Orleans court, where he appear
ed to defend Mrs. Dorsey's will giving
him her property. The ex-rebel chieftain
waxed vehement in denying the charge
that he had unduly influenced Mrs. Dor
scy. and in repudiating the idea that she
was crazy on the subject of the confeder-
uCN. tOllc ultl uDG DCllCNC thib NV SOllCu-
eracy was still in existence" testified
the heir of her estates, but that its truths
were eternal and would prevail.
believed so too-if that's insanity, both
of us were crazy
Garfield has been building new house
for himself at his Mentor CO., farm from
plans almost entirely made by the rosy
motherly wife who has helped their boy
fit for college, There is nothing CRANE
about the Garfield farm house, but it is ;
pleasant, convenient country house, with ;
roomy porch along its front and part o
the side, roomy apartments and snugScry
for the general on the rear part of thu
second floor. where he will keep few
books handy, though still doing his solit
work in the library building put up Il shor
since. The house is two and II half stories
and 60 by so feet. Two of its best room
are being specially fitted for Garfield,
mother, to whom he once proudly tool
home 1925 earned chopping one hundred
cords of wood. The whole cost of the build
ing is only to be between $4,000 and $4,000
and it is to be finished in time for occu
pancy right away.
For GREENBACKERs TO CONsIDER.-De
nunciation is the greenbackers' stroni
point. One might imagine from readin;
their railing resolutions that this was
terrible country to live in. II country i
which capitalists and monopolists grim
the face of the poor, and a workingman
forced to toll and sweat for the benefit c
the rich. A single fact shows how falls
is all this icremiade of anger and woe
The other day man was nominated b,
the greatest party on earth for the highcs
Office in the land, in the very hall wher
the greenbackers are now raging. Thi
man began life rs day laborer. IL
chopped wood, hoed corn, drove cana
boat, and showed II ck-plane, and wit
the labor of his hands got money enoug
to educate his brain. Then with the labo
of his brain he raised himself to the high
est position in the gift of his fellow-citi
Zens.
Let the workingmen follow the exampl
of their fellow workingman, James A
Garfield, instead Of INDUCING in val
theories about division of property, an
allowing brainless demagogues to lea
them by the nose. Labor in this FIRE
republic of ours wins riches. an
opens the gates of the temple of fame
New York Tribune,