Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-04-06

challenged by Roger A. Pryor,
member Of congress from Virginia.
Burlingame promptly accepted and
for weapons, named Sharpe's rifles at
the distance-if memory is right-of
twenty rods. Pryor was puzzled;
the weapons were unknown to the
code of honor, and, from his stand
point, were unfit for the use Of a gen.
tleman. The fact was, he knew lit
tie or nothing of the use of the rifle,
while Burlingame was dead shot.
Pryor weakened and the affair blew
over, but the free state men did not
forget the intrepid conduct of their
friend and defender in the halls of
congress, and his memory is fifty en-
balmed in the name of one of the
thrifty towns of his state.
But enough by way of reminis-
cence. AS the traveller passes these
places, however, some of them the
scenes of violence and bloodshed, he
can hardly bid his thoughts be still
can scarcely refrain from allusion to
the stirring incidents connected with
the admission of Kansas, which plain
ly showed the resolute purpose which
existed throughout the North against
the admission of any more slave
states. Besides, to the Vermonter,
the similarity between the early his
tory of Kansas and that of his own
state, is sure to suggest itself. Yer
mont fought her way into the Union
against New York, New Hampshire
and Massachusetts, that she might
come in free from those states. Kansas
fought her way in against the ''Bor-
der Ruffians" of Missouri and the
slave oligarchy, that she might come
in free from the curse of slavery. And
if in Vermont there be left something
of the spirit of Allen and Warner, it
must be admitted that in Kansas,
at least, John Browns soul is
marching on.''
The question may here arise, what
if Kansas had come in slave state?
The answer is obvious. Instead of
being settled largely by New Eng
land men, it would have been over
run from the South the same as Mis-
souri, was; and instead of the thrift
and energy everywhere apparent, the
slovenly, slip-shod style of Missouri
would prevail; instead of the New
England church and school house,
seen ever and anon from the passing
train, which keep the number of
those who cannot read and write in
Kansas at only sc in thousand, the
illiteracy would doubtless be what it
is in Missouri, 80 in every thousand !;
instead of a prohibitory liquor law,
and a majority of $4,000 for Blaine
and Logan over Cleveland and Hen
bricks, cast by temperate, intelligent
freemen in Kansas, there would have
been large majority for Cleveland
and Hendricks, the same as in Mis-
souri,, and the voters would have filed
straight from the saloon to the polls,
the same as they doin that state where
every seventh place of business is a
dram shop. Comparisons, however, are
said to be odlous and l will pursue
them no further.
Ell Paso is in the extreme north.
western corner of Texas, at the old.
time crossing of the Rio Grande. 1t has
great expectations as distributing
point for Mexico over the Mexican
Central Railway. The Texas Pacific
and Southern Pacific meet here and i
is quite a lively town. 1t has two O.
three newspapers and several large
and rather fine hotels. At the Crane
Central-and doubtless at the others
also-the bar and billiard hall wer,
open all day yesterday Sunday ant
the crowd drinking and playing bill
lizards was large. In the office, lat
in the day, an animated converse
ton was held among the guests o
the house, some of whom had attend
ed the cock fight, which is q regu
lar Sunday entertainment here. Th
, town is jubilant over the Inaugural
, ton of Cleveland and Hendricks TO
whom Texas gave majority of owe
1875, 900.
, Tonight l leave for the land of tn
o Aztecs, and if the spirit moves, 20
+ may hear from me again. Trul
, yours. G..
El Pdso, 7'eras, March 10th.
i Washington correspondent writes
S Most people believe that the $4,000
year which the president gets as his sa
airy is the sum total. This is mistak,
The estimate Of the amount which COZ
gress is to appropriate this year lies b.
: fore me, open at the page relating to tt
e president. l see that $50, O64 is asked If
s him in addition to his salary Of $50, 900 t
o pay the salaries Of his subordinates an
clerks. His private secretary is pal
So, $50, his assistant private secretal
Il So, $50, his stenographer 81 800, five me
s sengers each $1,000, a steward $3.50
n two door-keepers who each get 81, 20
l. four other clerks at good salaries, OF
telegraph operator, two ushers gettir
200 and $1,400, a night usher gettr
81, 200, watchman who gets $500 and
man to take care Of fires who receiv
q 1864 year. In addition to this there
is set down So, 900 for incidental expense
such as stationery, carpets, and the Ca
of the presidential stables. And furth
on, under another heading, there is
~ mand for nearly $4,000 more. Of TIL
l. $40 sOO Is for renairS and ofnrnjS hinp fl