Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-12-20

English Quakerism has ruled out Amer
lean z Iakerism for having committed the
horrible h,resy of permitting to be read
one If Whitiicr's poems al meeting
held ON 4 SunC1v in Philadelphia, on the
occasion of the Penn celebrations. English
Quakerism allows nothing written or
prepared at any OF its religious meetings,
and hence the vigorous action Of the
English friends over The admission of
poem by Whittier.
Colonel John II. Seals, editor of the
Sammy South, is candidate for MAYOR of
Atlanta, and If elected proposes to pay all
the city debt without taxation. His plan
Is that the people of Atlanta unite in
carrying their own insurance, paying into
the city treasury the $500, 600 they now
pay yearly to foreign Insurance companies.
From this would be deducted three per
cent for municipal expenses aud five per
cent for fire losses. leaving $4,000 as a
reserve fund at interest. After the second
year, with a reserve fund of half a million,
he would devote 100000 a year to pay.
ing the city debt "No'hing is easier
than running city without taxation,
paying off its debts and keeping It's treas
ury filed with money" concluded the
sanguine candidate.
The King of Corea has frankness
quite uncommon among rulers. He recent
y made the following confession: II have
been for seventeen years at the head of the
nation, although l was wanting in ability.
My administration has been failure, and
abuses have arisen in the government
through my fault. repent but it is too
late. Since | occupied the throne have
made many Improvements in roads and
other things and both rich and poor have
had to suffer under the burden. This is
my sin, | have often altered the currency
and sacrificed the interests of the people.
This is my sin. | have acted against
religious doctrines, have wasted The
revenue. This is my sin. Bribery has
been carried on publicly. The complaints
OF the victimized have not reached my ears.
This is my sin. The taxes have been
embezzled and the business of The people
ruined. This is my sin. am ashamed to
come before the people again. will pu-
rlty my mind and repent my former mis-
doings." Did any one ever hear of a
president of the United States or any other
Caucasian making such confession?
TIE NEXT HoUsE.-Ion. Edward
Mcpherson has prepared a list of Repre-
sentatves elect us follows: Democrats.
1911; Republicans, ll9; Independents, 5;
G'eenhackers, ?; Readjusors, G. Accord
ing to this classification, the Democrats
have Il majority of 80 over aI others
There are two vacancies, caused by the
death of Messrs. Heron of Lonisiana and
Updegraff of Ohio. to be filled. One of the
vacancies will be filled by Democrat and
the other by Republican, and the Demo
crat majority will still he 80 Following
are The names OF the Independents, accord
ing IN Mr.. McPherson's classification
Mes,rs Finnerly. Illinois; lyman, Mass.
achusetts; Chalmers. Mississippi; York,
North Carolina; and OchiItreo of Texas.
IT." Greenbackers are: Messrs Brumm
of Pennsylvania and "Cplamiiy" Weller
of Iowa. The six Roadusters are all from
Virginia. Mr.. Mcpherson is careful to
say that, in putting the name of Gen.
Chalmers on the list of the membnrs-elect
he does not assume TO foreclose the ques-
ton Of contest involved in the Chalmers
MAnnlug case; but rs the official returns
of the vote in the sec md Mississippi dis
tfct include the 1882 votes of Tato county
for Chalmers, thus giving him majority
over Manning, the nqme of Gen Chalmers
has been placed III ne list for statistical
purposes.
A BOUNDARY LINE OF THE UNITED
STATEs-lhe northern boundary of this
country is marked by stone cairns, iron
pillars, wood pillars, earth mounds and
timber posts. A stone cairn is seven and
half feet by eight feet an iron pillar
seven feet high eight inches square at the
bottom and four inches at the top; timber
pc SITS five feet highland eight inches square.
There are three hundred and ei9hty-fve
of these mail ks between the Lake of the
Woods and the base Of the Rocky monn-
tains. That portion of the boundary
which lies east and west of Red river
valley is marked by cast iron pillars at
even mile intervals. The British place
one every two miles, and the United
States one between every Briish post |
Our pillars or marks were made in Detroit,
Mich. They are hollow iron castings,
three eights Of an inch in thickness, in the
form of Il truncated pyramid, eight feet
high, eight inches square ut the bottDm
and four inches ut the top, rs above stated.
They have at tho top solid pyrami,lal |
cap IN at the bottom an ociagon ltnge |
ones nch in thickness. Upon the opposite
faces are cast in letters two inches high |
the inscriptions Convention of London"
and October Goth, 1878" The inscriptions |
begin about four feet six inches above the |
base, and read upwards. The interior OF
the hollow pos s is filled with wellscasoped
cedar posts, sawed to fl, and securely
spiked through spike holes cast in the
pillars for the purpose. The average
weight OF each pillar when completed j.
eighty five pounds. The pillars ale all
set four feet in the ground with their
inscription faces to the north and south,
and the earth is well settled and stamped !
about them, For the wooden posts well |
seasoned logs are selected, and the portion |
above the ground painted red, to prevent
swelling and shrinking. These posts do
very well, but the Indians cut them down |
for fuel d nothing bat iron will last |
very long. Where the line crosses lakes,
mountains of stone have been built, the |
bases being in some places eighteen feet
under wnter and the tops projecting some
eight feet above the lakes su, face at high |
water mark. In forests the line is marked |
by telling timber a rod wide and clearing
away the underbrush. The work OF