Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-08-27

county to have al concerned IN The hih''''t
of Tie aath of April, 1877, ardsned without
a trial. This petition is not 10 he presented
until Winter. Two grn"r!s 0i the lh'1h
army are in tie firld ior election Ia the
Presidency. ON ilc on" side |, miSIranle
lonely wuiaau. withuL; practical friends,
however much sympathy may receive,
and made "A waEGgrcr upon the lace OF The
earth With wrong unrcdgcsscd waiting,
rrayins and watching, almost hoping that IN
the ,le,lion OF Gen. Garfield may nave
snn.e hope OF justice. ON the either hand.
the nluritr,iS Of my sen my ;ar hoy. my
tender. loving daughter, and my no''lc has
banl-wiih hands red with Hood, and I'M
punished, are lahCring 10 eject ten. Han
cock and then apply the sponge OF executive
pardon. What are yoI nrn "f the Norm
roinsr Ia do? De ynu n"t hear voices OF pa
trio,s calling to you from the ground where
their life's Hood was poured ont My draT
sir, can You not arouse the people ihcy
must be only sleeping
Joseph Cook, in his lecture al the t;;''i-
rauGua Sunday school convention, referred
to the political prescription at the South
and was hotIy contralictcd by some OF the
Southern lclcraics present, whose slate
meuts il their turn were denied ly the jub.-
lee singers. who told facts from their own
experience, confirming Mr. tH3A - ns''r-
tons
A RaneGr, Me, letter Of SaludIy last
says Gen Stewar, l.. Wr"l!ori "t Ne"
York, whohas been Speaking i'll this region for
some DAYS, left for his home This morning
Gen. Woodford is M old clmpalsncr and
not likely to be carried away hy excitement.
lie SAYS the Republicans are sure 10 win. In
all his experience, da,ing back Ia 1853, tie
General SAYS lie never has seen the people 50
much excited or in earnest Gen. Noot-
ford left Maine in very happy AMI hopeful
mood.
At present the legislative p""rr of this
country is controlled by Il party OF IA" rep
resentatives in Congress, Of wiic'i lol were
sent hy the South, and As by the Northern
constituencies In other words, the 1,6!o,
800 Northern Democrats have taken IS parts,
or less than one third of the legislative
power. while the 1.Gl3 ca Democrats Of
than two-thir,ls Of the legislative power
This is good deal more than her share
Gen. L. y Bates of Illinois, formerly
candidate of the Greeuhach party foT STATE
treasurer, has written to the chairman II tho
| Republican State committee, announcing his
! pupose 10 vote Cor Garfield ard Arthur ant
offering his services in the campaign. IL
saws: Il cannot, "a Union soldier, anil Il
believer In the equality of the rights of al
men, be Indifferent to this National danger
If would and | would NOT if | could.
! There are practically only two National
tickets in this political contest. The Repuh-
( lican party has record Of twenty years in
/ behalf of liberty and loyalty. 1t has shown
/ itself the advocate and defender of free
speech, free education, free homes
| believe continuation Of the pres
eut unparalleled business prosperity of the
country, protection of the rights of all poo
/ pie, and stability of the National Union. car
only be secured hy the success OF the lie
publican party in this campaign
An over-confident mother i'll Ontario
county, y. Y, intended TO name her baby
/ Hancock The little cherub came and she
| called it Hannah. She now says she viii
bet all of her dried apples that that is as neal
as the party will come 10 naming ihe next
/ President.
| General Butler Gun give the same reason
| for returning TO the Democratic party which
the inebriated individual did who appeared
at his own door and was asked Ivy his wife
why he came home at that hour: Cause
all the other places are shut up. '-Boston
Journal