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THE JBURLINGTON FREE PRESS, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 27, 189. THE WEEKLY FREE PRESS, 3 cents per copjr, 80 cents (or six months, $1.00 a year, post age free. Advertisements and subscriptions received at the office, 189 College street. Full adver tising rates sen, on application. Accounts cannot bo opened for subscription. Subscribers will please remit wlthordtr.nnmcs ro not entered until payment Is received, and all papers are stopped at tlio end of the time paid for. Remittance at tho risk of the subscriber un til made by registered letter, or by check or postal order payablo to tho Pnbllshers. Tho date when (ha subscription expires Is on th address-label of each paper, tho change of which to j subsequent datobocomesa receipt for romlttance. No other receipt Is sent un less requested. Tho reoelptof the paper is a sufficient receipt for tho flrtt subscription. When a change of address Is doslred, both the old and new addresses should be glron. Term SJ1.00 n Yenr, Always In Ailrnncc. nUKLINQTON. THURSDAY, FED. S7. WANTED. When you want anything, advertise In tho now special column of this paper. Soma bargains aro offered thore- this week which ii will pay you to road about. Soo pago soven. This paper has more than 25,000 renders overy week, and ono cent a word .will roach them all. Financiers In Now York aro already talk Ins of another bond lssuo. Tho Metro politan bankers seem to know o. good thing, even when It Is wet quite In sight, The Washington Post advises several statesmen to observo Lent by Indulg-lnc In oratorical faBtlntf. What ubout thoeo who have been obliged to food' for months upon tho empty vaporlngs of these statesmen? The latest schemo for the distribution of coal Is to pump It through ptpo linos, If tho coal comblno succeeds in Its en deavors, It will possibly soon bo an easy matter to send a dollar's worth of black diamonds by mall. A Now Haven, Conn., man received a sentence of three months In jail for kiss ing a girl. The mistake of the offender seems to have been In choosing too young a girl as a victim. Girls of the mistlotoo age are models of osculatory propriety. Chairman Hlnkley of tho New York denv ocraitlo State commltteo says that Clevc, land can have another nomination if he wants it. That settles It. So long ns tho presidential lightning Is to hit Grovcr any way, Olnoy may as well pull In his klto, Senator Morrill hailed tho defeat of the tariff bill In tho Senate Tuesday as proof positive that tho republicans aro not In a majority in that body. All hope of tho passage of a revenuo bill during the pres ent session of Congress is now believed to be past. It is cited as evidence that ex-Congress man Harter of Ohio was insane when ho took his own life, the other day, that haV' ing been a free-trador all his life, ho had lately said that he was now satisfied tilnt this country needed protection, and urgent ly hoped that McKlnley would bo noml liated and elected prosldent. This strikes us as proof of the highest sanity rather than aberration of mind. If all the dem ocrats who havo been changed from free traders to protectionists by tho logic of events, in tho last .thrco years, were to bo pronounced Insane, tho asylums would not have room for ono In a thousand of them, Tho Governor CanvoMS Tlio Frco Press Misquoted. The Ludlow Trlbuno gives Its "hearty en dorsement" to what the FREE PRESS has said concerning the excellent charac tcr and record of Major Grout but. But what? Why tho FREE PRESS, fo our Ludlow brother alleges, has In effect told Mr. Stlckncy, and "that splendid specimen of a Vermonter, Henry A. Fletcher," that "If they will only be good boys this tlmo and keep out of the way It will support them when their 'turn' comes." This', tho Tribune adds, amounts to saying that tho governorship "Is not an office which Is f reo to seek the man best qualified to fill It at the tlmo, but rather one which can bo claimed by-the holder of the first mort gage; In other words, tho man whose 'turn' has come." Our Ludlow contemporary thus bases a misrepresentation on a misquotation. This paper has said nothing about "turns" in connection with tho governorship. It has not used that word, nor directly or In directly conveyed tho idea that tho of fice is, to uso tho Tribune's phrase, "mort gaged," to Major Grout or to any ono. In fact the course of the FREE PRESS ln dloates with tolerable distinctness, that It holds the direct converse of that propo sition. It is not many weeks since this paper was seconding Gov. Stewart's at tempt to break tho ono terra ruVo and ad vocating the re-olectlon or the present governor. It wae an unsuccessful effort, tho one-term rule being still too strongly Intrenched to bo broken but It was mads In good faith, as we believe, on the part of cx-Gov. Stewart, and certainly was so on the part of this paper. It la not conceiv able that tho FREE PRESS could have been advocating a seoond term for Gov. Woodbury It It believed that Mr. Grout had a mortgage on tho office this yesr. No, wo do not bellevo In "mortgages" or "turns" In tho disposal of the governor chip. Wo favor the nomination of Major Grout for tho same reason that our Lud low contemporary advances for Its prefer ence for Its fellow townsman, Mr. Stick ne viz: that among tho candidates before the people, he is, In our opinion "all things considered, tho man best qualified to fill tho office" at this tlmo. Wo can adopt, with very Blight variation, as applied to Major Orout, tho words In which tho Trl buno commends Us candidate. Major Grout, too, has been for a quarter of a century nnd Is now a careful student of Btato legislation, and his position during all these years has been such as to offer tho bent facilities for suoh a study. His liosltion as speaker of tho House has brought him into closo touch with legis lation and legislative matters under dis cussion. His intelligence, Ids practical Judgment, his Interest In and aptitude for public affairs, his devotion to tho welfare of tho Stato are not open to suspicion Ho knows tho pooplo now on the stage of action and Is known by them. All this Is as true of tho Derby as of tho Ludlow candidate. Wo bellevo, further, that Mr Grout's character and his avowed intentions, In tho event of his election to the office pledge him to throw the weight of his personal and official Influence In favor of wise and close economy In State expen ditures a consideration of much impor ta'ncie at this time. Tho foot that when sacrifices for the public good wero called for lie offered, and well nigh yielded, his life for the support of national .unity and human freedom, though it may count for nothing with some, has weight with many good and patriotic citizens, and undoubt edy Is an element In the wide and grow. Ing favor with which his candidacy has boon welcomed In the State at large. It is 10 hucii caiimueruuoiis, as we believe, and not to any "turns," "mortgages," or machine work, If any such work there has beon wo havo seen no moro signs of machinery methods In his behalf than in behalf of other candidates 'that ho owes his popularity and his unmistakable lead In tho canvas. And Impartial observers will, wo fancy, dlsoover in the methods adopted by hs opponents, distinct signs of wcnloncss on their side. Tho opposition to him appears to take, tho shape, largely of unsupported Insinuations, silly attempts at ridicule, misrepresentations of his posi tion and that of his friends nml anything but established facts and solid arguments. Even tho Ludlow Tribune, commonly a fair and courteous disputant, finds It necessary, (n this case, to invent a mis quotation In order to sustain its nrgu mcnt. This kind of warfaro, beyond ques tion, is telling In tho major's favor, with those who llko fair play and open meth ods. We tako no exception to tho zeal with which somo of tho friends of Mr. Stlck ncy and Mr. Fletcher advocate their pre ference. It is all right, They are good men; it is a frco country, and they havo ; political futures before them If they caro.once Inaugurated was adopted ns a pre- to seek such proferment, but they aro wo risk llttlo In predicting that tho event , will show ithat a majority of tho Vermont republicans, In tho exerclso of their frco choloo, havo sottled on another man n3' tho ono whom without disparagement to nny other candidate, they prefer ito place at tho head of the ticket this year. Vermont's "Grand Old Man.' If any Intelligent man has seriously doubted tho ability of Senator Morrill to servo his State and nation faithfully and well In splto of his advanced years, that doubt must have been removed by the spectaclo afforded by tho struggle that has boen In progress In tho United States Sen ate during tho past eight weeks. In his position as chairman of tho Senato flnanco commltteo Sonator Morrill has homo up under tho burden and heat of a Borles of contests over the silver quostlon from which many men of younger years and moro robust constitutions might well quail: and yet ho has stood manfully at his post of duty battling for the right. Thoso who know how clear are his percep tions of tho principles of sound flnanco and how strong his loyalty to his convic tions do not need to foe told that when ho said ho felt llkJr cxolnlmlng "God save tho commonwealth," In reporting the sil ver substitute for tho House revenuo meas. uro ordered by a majority of tho finance commlttoo, ho spoke from tho depth of his Innormost feelings. Sonator Morrill realizes that tho opening of our mints to tho silver of tho world at this tlmo would mean tho depreciation of our monoy In the markets of tho globe, and he has sturdily resisted with all his power every encroachment of tho free colnago forces. Sonator Morrill believes In tho use of silver as well as gold In our monetary system, but he holds that the United States alone can not establish frco coin age. His position on this quostlon Is well defined In tho sentiment written by him In commemoration of tho fortieth anniver sary of the birth of the republican party which was eolobrated on Saturday In many parts of tho country. Sonator Mor rill said: "Tho republican party will at Its earlles opportunity seek the co-operation of lead nrr nnnnd In I - ,, - ing nations in tno coinage of silver, am i T buslss'a"11' r th thi'y or Their cr ho d may' be- SS IWSSS.'tt o?nevre r;riTe,sTnoriroVahcthnarVermont Is vrnW" ""iner cuizonsnip. These men am moro Tiieso arc grand words fitly spok spoken, and nlted States! If a clear majority of tire United Senate wero to-day made up of men Ilk the distinguished author of this sentlmen wo would not need to be apprehensive for the future of our financial system nor, tercst In tho matter, or If a few show in tremblo for our nation's credit nt homo or tcrest they are overawed or outnumbered abroad. I by the coterlo. But Sonator Morrill's efforts have not! If a man asl,lrfts to any county or Stato a.,ono to tho ubra ... ,,,.,( ut our monetary standard. 1 i iv is uoing eincient service In connection -ith - ,.i .. isituuo wn now Dororo ne sen- ate, and If the measure finally passes tho uunor branoh nf fnn.. i , whuk i t ...in.,1 ii. tuiuu irom mo uouse. xnovlctory will be due in no small degree to his lead ership. Tho silver men of the Northwest aro now employing now tactics In antag onizing tho bill In question, and nro lnsln nd ir,r Z' " I . , . : . inuiiuwu in inn. measure, knowing that if tho door Is onco opened to changes thero will bo no'yollnK Republican club banquet. It was limit to tho demands for recognition of tne Bem of tne evening. We understand otner lnteres s than thnsn rpnrnn,i i,' tho two articles named. 1 U J Tho Washington correspondent ofltlfe Now York Press tells of Senator MofcrHTa missionary work among the "rebellious Northweuterners," and although they as yet refuse to be convinced that they are wrong, tho venerable chairman of tho fl- cumbent, will Buccecd himself. Tho Bamo1 ?'lnE', ... nance commltteo Is not without hone Tho'msht ns well be said about State audi-V .1 i nurstlon'ou xw spectacle afforded by Verrnt' 'tLd ' . s to treasurer there Is some whls-' ' "c. I "2. T.T, e granu old man' thus worklnc for h. .,,. . , - - I u " nc.lure ana croait can not fall , to Increase the admiration and affeetlnn of tho poople for him. and lead them to applaud tho Green Mountain Stato for keeping hirn "at tho front." PERSONAL. Recent letters from Robert nr. ratlin mining engineer, who Is now In the Trans. vaa'i, receivea Dy ms urothers, report that no and his family were well, and no lnconvenlonco from the troubles thsre, mum- n Mm nwsg rrauuing irom tne un eoftlin of business and uncertainty at tending mining enterprises In tho Trans vaal. Miss Sophie Solace Saxe, daughter of tho late Charles Gordon Saxo of Albany, N. Y died at the homo of her uncle, Frank J, Saxe, In Now York on tho 17th from typhoid fever. Miss Saxe was a granddaughter of John Godfrey Baxe, tho Vermont poet. Her ago was 17. Ralph A. Stewart, has formed a law partnership with Ernest I. Morgan In Worcester, Mass. Ills many friends in Burlington and elsowhero will wish him all success, THE CONGRESS DISTRICT REPUBLI CAN COMMITTEE. (From tho Mddlebury Register.) Tho republican commltton of thin mn cress district had a meeting nt Montpollor tho 12th inst., when tho vacancy caused by tho death of Albert H. Tuttle of Rut land was filled by the choloo of Fred A. Field of that town. Juds-o Slad. whn represents Addison county on tho commit- lea. was maoo chairman of it as Mr. Tut tie's successor, and Mr, Field was chosen soorotary in place of Mr. Slade. The oommlttoo doclded to call a district convention ior tno selection of delegates A GOOD WORD FOR JUDGE PECK. (Prom the Morrlsvlllo Nows and Citizen.) Tho republicans of Burlington havo plac ed Hon. II. S. Peok in tho field as their candidate for Mayor. Judge Peck Is in every way well fitted for the position, and his lonff residence In Burlington as well as his extonelvo .knowledge of the city's afftelrs wakes him an excellent candidate, and lie will undoubtedly receive a hand some elcctlcrti, CnUrrh Cured, health and. sweet breath secured by Shi loh's Oatarrh Hoinedy. Prlca 60 cents. Nusnl Injector free. For sale by O'Sulllvan, the druggist, Church Street. GREEN MOUNTAIN POLITICS. Frank Talk Kremlins tho Lieutenant Governorship and the Governorship. Tho Morrlsvlllo News and Citizen makes tho following Interesting statement: Our cstoemed contemporary, the Brat tloboro Roformcr, copies from tho Mont peller Argus, with tho approving remark that tho Argus generally knows what Is going on Inside of Republican lines, the following piece of misinformation: "The Montpoller Argus, which Is very apt to know republican secrets, announces tho gubernatorial programme for the next six years. It Is Joslah Orout this year, F, Stewart Stranahan of St., Albans in 189S, and 55. M. Mansur of Island Fond In 1900." How much bettor It would bo If pooplo could only realize tho force of tho homely adago that "It Is much better not to know so much than It Is to know so much that Is not true" Tho republicans of Vermont will not, In this decade at least, return to the practice of nominating its lieutenant governors for governor. Up to tho tlmo when Proctor broke tho former practlco of "sholvlng lieutenant governors" there liArl hfin- wn liMlnvn. hilt Hiritn nrAmnMnnri fram lieutenant irovernor to irovernor In tho history of tho State: but the practice cedont.and aftera tlmo the lleutenant-gov- not been used as well as his prodecossors, and so a bad practlco onco begun was kept up. But 11,0 republicans of Vermont dlsap- prove of this Idea of promotion, and we predict that aspirants for the lieutenant governorship will not hereafter be permit ted to mako this position a stepping stone to a higher office. Thero Is a sort of plg glshnes about wanting tho earth that doesn't striko the avcrago man favorably, Spoclal reasons will always bo considered; while the State "Will not make any Iron clad-rulc not to promote In special cases, It will Insist that tho ambitious young Vcrmontcr who aspires to tho title of "gov ernor" must decide In advance which posi tion he Is competent to All and enter tho lists cither for tho first or second plnct. and having received one of them, bo there with content. Lleut.-Oovs. Stranahan and Mansur aro both excellent men. but they have been duly honored and we believe they will now stand aside and allow others, equally worthy and equally able, to Nharo In tho honors which Vermont has to bestow. No, Neighbor Argus, bet all your old boots and shoes that thero Is another gentleman In Franklin county. who will tako tho first placo when Franklin coun ty's turn comes; and gamblo with, oven higher stacks that Lieut. -Gov. Mansur will not bo a candidate for tho next ten years nt least, for tho office of governor. VERMONT'S POLITICAL METHODS. Tho West Randolph Herald In the course of nn Interesting artlclo speaks as follows: As a rule the American people love hon esty and fair play. That they permit so much dishonesty In politics shows that somothlng must be wrong. We ascribe it to their IndlfTorence, their lack of interest In politics. Absorbed by their private af faire, they leave tho conduct of tho state one of the most Important trusts to men whom they would not engage to serve them In any responsible business capacity. This Is less true of Vermont than of many Stato, duo, we bellevo, to tho fact that wo havo fewer unscrupulous mon to engage In politics and because there are fowor "plums" In Vermont politic) to strive for. Certain it is that our freedom from political rottenness cannot be due to the careful attention we glvo It, for In no State Is thoro less interest shown In tho subject. It is only duo to other conditions that wo are so free from tho disgraces that wo fo roundly condemn In other States. Those conditions may not always continue. Tho tlmo may oome when thoso whom wo permit to do that which the neo- plo should do as a wholo will not be as ouuiu MO U jlLNU "Will I1UI DB 113 tm,.k,. . numerous -thon mn.,v niiv w roii' few In comparison with vho Whole. Kaun town nd city contains a small number of men who control tho politics of that town or city as they desire, undisturbed by tho .1 ",T. , "?fri iT.1'?1?'0 Vc- mand, he early opens secret negotiations w-lth tho political masters of Vermont. Ho n..i.i .v. i, " .7 '. - nr. no v . 11 unnmru oi mon- support, ,ot 11,0 ai'PPrt ot a majority of them, ho "as n lurmor concern over his chances ior miccoss. What Is this remedy? Increase the num ber of politicians. Let every voter become ono, Lot each take the same Interest that a few now take. Instead of lowering, It would raise tho plane of our politics. . Th0 nepuWIcon congratulates "Spunky ivamoiuo - on the bright sneeeh made by Its State's attorney. R. W. Hulburd. at the " v w "e""n" "' Ho would prove an effective member of tho, upper House. St. Johnsbury Republican, VERMONT POLITICS. Wo bellevo there will bo no contest whatever over the secretary of Stateshlp ana that C. W. Browncll, tho present In i . . ... . . .. ... nEe, out wnemer U' 1 1 1 UlUlVllil win mnirinii7.n ih nn r i nnnrrn n Morrlsvlllo News nnd Citizen Wo have decided to support tho candl dacy of Major Joslah Grout of Derby for , l, ! r i....i X A . i; - i " . dates, and their qualifications and havo reached the conclusion that Vermont will never have dono better than In choosing Major Grout for her chief maglstrate.- Foultney Journal. AN EPISODE IN LOCAL HISTORY. (From the St. Johnsbury Caledonian.) Aa many know, St. John le Creyecocur Frnnnh consul at Nftw Vrrlr in itq: n luto lover of liberty and an ardent friend of the Oreen 'Mountain State, sought to bo of somo service to a peoplo that had earned his respect by Its energy and in-' dustry. Tho Vermontera knew this, and' to distinguish his friendship and kindly 1 acts In their, bohalf, at the suggestion of Ethan Allen, 8t. John lo Crovococur had! tho naming of Danville, Vergennes and St. Johnsbury. He was naturalized, and wroto a book well received In France re cording tho patience, bravory and suffer ings of Americans In tlielr War of tho Rcvolutjon. connects tho past to tho present. Young Robert Turnor, great grandson of Major- Genoral Hewklns,eon of nn early sottler; of St. Johnsbury, and a man of note In his cemury itiiur uu ittiuruvuuK vpibouo day, wos at school at the Lyceo at Paris and at his side sat a young Crevccoeur. "You aro an American?" said tho latter, ono day. "Yes!" 1 "My ancestor was In America in the last contury, and had thejiamlng of a town." "Where?" "In Vermont, and tho town Is St. Johns bury." "The vory homo of my ancestor," was young Turner's delighted reply. Mr, Turnor likes too consider hlmsef 'a son of Vermont, although now a. resident of Parte; and It will Interest many readers ot tho Caledonian to know that he has re cently earned a very gratifying place for himself in the hospital llfo at that city as on "Interna In the, hospitals." Mr. D, Wiley, ex-postmastor, Black Creek, N. Y., was so bidlr ufflloted with rheumatism that ho was only able to hobble arouud with csues, and oven then It osueod him great pain. After using Chsmbertalii't Puln Balm he was so much Improve that ho throiv sway his canes. He says this liniment did blm more good than nil other wcdloluos and treatment put tpgethor. for sale at fifty oonlspor bottle by Bosupro aud Lowry aud F. II. Parker, City D&K 8(on., NINETY-ONE EARS AGO. .. -, An Interesting Old Letter, From Martin Chittenden to Johhs Gnliulin. It Is Un earthed In TexM by n Correipoudent of the Froo I'rsat, Abilene, Texas, Feb. 13, 1595. To the Editor of the Froo Press: While traveling through tho moro sparsoly sottled portions of this State your correspondent Visited tho town of Iloby, a village on what might ho termed tho frontier of Texas. While thero ho en tered a dingy law office In tho contro of a row of low wooden buildings. This par ticular building was long and narrow and was divided Into two or three rooms. In ono of which was a contused pile of boxes, UOOKS, oia desks and offloo furniture, covered with dust. It was the last placo In tho world to look for ancient documents. Tho very population of the town seemed but temporary, tho peoplo striving against tho disadvantages of a country still de nominated by somo as the great treeless desert. The houses wero flimsy struc tures, and the boxes and old offico furnN turo In this room seemed only to havo beon dumped there to await further trans portation. Yet In this promiscuous heap was a groat wealth of books, documents, letters and prlvato records, many of which wore ancient, curious and valuables. The Frco Press man was soon delving aner niuuen treasures. In a special draw er of ono of the old desks wero somo old letters, and from among thoso he selected 0110 wrltton In 1803 by Martin Chittenden then member of congress from Vermont to Hon. Jonas Golusha. one of Vermont early governors. This letter Is of peculiar iiucrcsi, oecause It refutes tho Idea so persistently advanced by the populists, who are very numerous in that part of of tho country, that our nubile function aries have degenerated, from a race of Kiams, (politically and patrlotlcallyspcnk, Irrg) who In tranquility and peaco perfornv cd their mliditv works, to a ram nf nelfiah partisan, If not corrupt pigmies, too small 10 riso auovo prlvato or sectional In tcrests and too muoh possessed by tho "demon of discord" to bo able to see tho needs of tho common peoplo, and glvo mem umoiu minions or flat money. Mr. R. C. Crane, the proprietor of tho cs, tabllshment and a vcrv nlettsnnt nnd nil tured gontlomun. who semned in ho minnr. lor to his surroundings, kindly allowed this letter to be copied In full. Mr. Crane is a son of Dr. Wm. Carey Crane, tho pul pit orator and a man of Drofound l&arnlnir. formerly well-known throughout tho South. Dr. Crano attended college In New York aiaic wnno a youth, and there bocamo ac quainted with and aftorwards married a grand daughter of Hon. Jonas Galusha, In this way the letter came Into tho nos. session of the Crane family, whero It has uccn ror more than liny years. It Is Interesting to contemplate tho his tory of this letter. Written by a federalist to a federalist It afterwards, through cupld's capers, fell Into tho hands of onu of tho "Virginia faction," a probable ad mirer of John Randolph and enthusiastic supporter of tho socond war with Oreat Britain, who made n note of some slgnl- ncant nisioncai facts on tho back of It. it finally made its way to this southwest cm town where It seems to havo survived to rebuke tho horde of "reformers" who seem to have surung from tho desert In night and have undertaken to reform tho green, rapacity, ignorance and corruption of modern politics and politicians, and to establish them on the lines of wisdom, moderation and Justlco that characterized tho early days of tho republic. The letter is as ioiiows: Washington, Feb. 2, 180! Dear Sir: Your obliging favor of the 21st ultimo has been duly received and Its contents noticed with pleasure, for which you navo my gratetm .thanks. As to the slight differences which may exist respecting some of tno measures of government, I beilevo this to consist more in name man sutisrance, and, Sir, I can as ouiu jruu mai i near no III will to you or any other man on account of this seeming uuierence, sinco mo uimcuity between Col M'on ana myself has been happily re. IIIOVBU. ui ranwns ins jor tne moat 'T V. L- .1 , J "tS.nrf fhan .hjr"0'1 ,K, , ,'h ? s. more nnrlv spirit evidently appeared to subside, which guvo me somo hopes that this demon of discord might bo banished from our onco peaceful chores. But, Sir, a scono took plnco last week, tho wholo of which was spent on tho subject of tho Yazoo claims ami wmcn will bo a lasting dlsgraco to our national onuracter. John Randolph, finding that a majority oi mo irouse wouw do in opposition to his views on this subject, In two Inflamatory speeches dealt out universal abuse, not on ... . ... . . : . nuo I'ouoraiists only, hut lid scr mlnate v i on ,,0,0 ...iln nn,in.p(i ,,rr" ', "shes P' Plnlons and This produced a bold and manly though decent reply from Messrs. Dawson, Root, Johnson, Lyon, Elliot and Dana, In conse quence of which added to the 111 nature of Randolph, he called out Root and Dana In tho Southern mode. It Is said thut Root unu no havo settled and Dana not accept ing. Randolph has In tho hearing of a great number In tho house, during their sitting, declared to Dana that he would havo revenge and that he would tako It personally; thus this business stands, colonel Lyon Is In hourly expectation of a challenge or a personal attack and he Is Xn. mCt h'm C""Cr Way 88 he may choose. Those he cannot persuade ho Is deter mined to drive and thoso ho cannot drlvo ho is determined to otherwise dispose of, mis occasionou sucn warmth ana lnde I corum as would have disgraced a dlsordcr- llineland ronreKentntlvnn n-prn nil In tho ma,orltv J x majority except two, Mr. Sever and Mr. Olln, tho Ia9t of whom Is perfectly sub servient to the views of Randolph, his own Interests connected with the Interests of our country notwithstanding, and Is a fit i i-"""" iiuiwiuiDUMiuiiiB, aim i tol tor the Virginia faction so far as ho can servo them with a silent vote. On last Monday Judge Chaso was ar raigned before tho Senate and made an swer to tho articles of Impeachment ex hibited against him. His answer appears to mo respectful, bold and manly and such as win uo honor to the juage as a jurist, a scholar and a politician: but ofall this you will bo a better Judge when It shall be published. On Tuesday Judgo Chase with his broth- ur Juu ok "'3 scal " 1,10 supronu oenoh and to-morrow he Is ordered again lo nPl,par before the senato as a high court of Impeachments, Thl,s on 0110 day the JuJfe ls called to "h'wer for high crimes and misdemeanors hoforo a court at tho head of which sits 'L16 J"an "hose hands are yet red with tho blood of one of Ills fellow citizens and who now stands Indicted by a grand jury of his country for tho crlmo of premedi tated murder. Tho next day we find tho Judgo on the bench of tho Supremo Court In o situation to try such offenders as may bo brought before him for that lmrDOsc. I,ow tru,v deplorable is tho situation of the courtiers, pursuing and pursued and wlUns pr6y l0 euch other In their turn. I m. perfectly g0k of all this great bustle nnd strife, belntr satlftlled that the great strugglo Is moro for power than real prin ciple. The tlmo Is not far distant when It will become necessary for all honpst and mod orato men, who havo tho real Interests of their country at heart, to unite to check tho spirit of vlolenco which at present has but too great an ascendency In the affairs ot our nation. What will be tho conse quences God only knows. Ono symptom, howevor, Is favorable and appears to havo powerful effect on thoso who have been tho most violent this Is the dcsitlon of tho Sonato of Pennsylvania on tho Impeach ment of the Judges of that State. Tho Interest you have for yourself, your attachment to your family and the honor, poace and prosperity of your country, call loudly on you to ondeavor to check this violence; but, Sir, you will pardon mo for thus Intruding on your time and attention when I tel) yon that it flows from a real friendship for yourself and an Invlolablo attachment to the inter ests, peace and prosperity of our common country. Wo have had a sevoero cold winter for this climate and the whole of, the Southern country Is covered with snow, It lssad to reflect on the condition of the poor, many pf whom have, been and are suffering for both food and fu'oi. tforags is very scsice Burlington Savings Bank, i CHARTERED IN 1817. Deposits Dec. 81, 1805, $5,005,703.01 Surplns . - . 262,188.03 Total Assets, . $5,"827,837.57 TRUSTEES. O. F. Wahd, I Vir,t,AnD CnANE, CitAnr.Es i'. Smith, Hrnky Oiieinb, J. L. Uaiistow, I A. 0. 1'icinCE, lU.Niir Wells. Receives and navs denoslts dally. De posits made on either of Uio first four busi ness days of any month drawlnterestfrom the 1st. If mado afterward Interest will commonce the first of the following month. interest wl tin rmlltpi1 to detiosltors Jan. 1st and July 1st, compounding twice a year. There are no stockholders In this bank. All tho earnings, less expenses, be long to depositors. Tho rato of Interest depends on tho earnings, and for the past soven years has been 4 1-2 per cent. All taxes are nald liv thn hank on depo sits of 11500 or less. Dennslls aro received in sums irom Ji to J2000, and no inierrai will bo paid on any sum In excess of this amount, except on deposits by widows, or phans administrators, executors, guard ians, charllablo or religious Institutions or on trust funds deposltod by order oi couri. This bank nrefers Vermont securities for tho Investment of lti funds, and sends no money out of tho Stato until tho nomo demand Is met. No money loaned to any officer or trustee or tno bank. CHARLES P. SMITH, President. C. F. WARD, Treasurer. so much bo that It Is considered that one- half of their stock must bo lost. I am, Sir, with due respects, your friend and M. C. slate. Martin Chittenden. To tho Honorable Jonas Galusha. This letter Is written In a plain hand was carefully folded, sealed with a red wafer and sent without envelope. Thero Is no postago stamp and on one corner of the envelope after being folded aro these words In Mr. Chittenden's own hand "Free, M. Chittenden." On the back of the letter In tho hand, writing of Dr. William Carey Crane Is the following note of explanation which Is of Interest when the dlfforencu of opinion between Dr. Crano and tho parties writing and receiving this letter Is considered: "Letter Is by Hon. Martin Chittenden M. C. from Vt. In 1S05, Governor of Vcr mont during last war; refused to allow v ermont soldiers to oppose tho British a Platsburg. Tho person to whom written was his hrothcr-ln-law, his predecessor In tho gubernatorial chair for live years and his successor for four years. Tho "last war" mentioned In this note Is of courso tho war of 1812. Yours, Bruco E. Oliver, Tho Col. Lyon referred to In this inter cstlng letter of Martin Chittenden's, was Matthew Lyon, who founded the town of Fair Haven, Vt., was tho llrst man that made wood paper, from basswood; repre sented Vermont In Congress for two terms; cast the vote which mado Jcffer son president, when ho was elected by the House of Representatives; and had an ex citing political career, marked by several personal collisions, trial and Imprison mont for sedition and similar episodes, which wo may sketch In another article, The Judge Chnso referred to was Samuel Chase of Maryland, ono of tho signers o the Declaration of Independence, who was appointed a Justice of tho United States Supreme Court by Washington In 1796, and was Impeached In 180 at tho instance of John Randolph, for misdemeanor In con ducting tho political trials of two men, who wero convicted boforo him of sedl tlous libels. Tho Senate discharged Iilni Tho Mr. Olln of whom Mr. Chittenden had so poor an opinion, was tho Hon Gideon Olln of Shaftsbury, Vt who was a prominent man among tho pioneers o Vermont and represented this Stato In Congress for two terms, 1E03-7. Congress tor tow terms, 1S03-7? The man "whoso hunds are red with blood," of courso was Aaron Burr, then vice-presl dent. Jonas Galusha at this tlmo was sheriff of Bennington county, county Judge anil member of tho governor's council. He was tho fathor of Hon. Truman Galusha of Jerlcho.-(Ed. FREE PRESS. RE-ELECT ROAD COMMISSIONERS. Suggestions by thn fltnto Highway Com. million In Itelntlun to thn Huhjeet, To the Editor of the Free Press: Sir: In tho Interest of highway Improve ment, the Stato commission desires to call attention at this tlmo, to tho desirability of towns re-electing road commissioners where such officials havo given satisfac tion In their work, and proved themselves competent to fill the positions. Tho custom of passing this ofllce around, or of electing a now man each yoar, Is oxpenslve for tho towns and tends to greatly retard tho pi-ogress of road Im provement. A town can 111 afford to loso tho experience which a capable commis sioner has acquired. Experience should bo considered as valuable an acquisition In road building as In any other Hue of work; and tho sooner tho Idea that any man can build roads ceases to prevail tho more rapidly will tho highway system of this State bo brought Into proper condition. Thousands of dollars are annually wastod In Vermont whllo new men nro experi menting with the roads. A provision of tho law of 1S91, allows towns so desiring to elect a road commis sioner for threo years, but In order to take advantage of this provision, It is necessary that a voto to that effect bo taken when tho commissioner Is elected. This waB not clearly understood last year. It frequently happens that a commis sioner Is unablo to undertake an Import ant pleco of work because tho money or time available during a slnglo season will not sufllce to complete It. Were he as sured of his oflko for three years this would become possible and he could plan his work accordingly. If tho towns gener ally took advantage of this act, tt would greatly Increaso tlie amount of permanent work on tho highways. Very truly, HIGHWAY COMMISSION. . Per Secretary. PAIN KILLER TUX ORIIAT Family Medicine of the Age. Taken Internally, It Curas Diarrhoea, Cramp, and Fain In tho, Stomach, Sore Throat, Sudden Colds, Coughs, &c, &c. v Used Externally, It Cures Cuts. Bruise9, Barns, Scalds, Sprains, Toothache, Tain in the l'ace, Neu ralgia, Rheumatism, Frosted Feet. No article "r studied to inch nnboaodad 1 populifltr1--&jlfi Obttrftr. I An trtlol ef gritt merit sail tlttae. c(n. Ifoparitl. ' W n bear tMtlmonr vo tha rfflcacr of tha Faln-Klllar. Wo hate sean Ita pitc effecta la eothlp the aeTertet palo, and kngw it to be a , food arflqla. iiall olipaliK A spaed core for pala no faullf ahonld be I Wlihoot It. Xealreal TYaiurr'pt. , Kolhlar baa rat aorpaaaad tha Paln-Klller, which la lha moat Taluable fainllr medicine new In nee rVnn. Oryan. , 11 haa real merit i ea a meani of ramoTlnr pain, Jtm. . It la really a taluable medicine It la need by 1 sainy Phraloiana.-AHfoii Trmulltr, fewatt Brlmllatlfiie, bar only the uennlae Howard National Bank. Burlington, Vt. Capital, $300,000 - 100,000 Surplus and Fronts DIRECTORS. JOEL II. GATES, Prest. Burlington Cotton Mills. DANIEL W. ROBINSON, Manager Skllllngs, whltneys tt. Barne T.umhr Co.. A. C. SPAULDING, or Bpauldlng, Kimball & Co., ELIAS LYMAN, . President Ellas Lyman Coal Co., F. E. BURQESS. Cashier. A gencrakbanklng business trnnsactefi. foreign exchnngo bought and sold. Travellers I.Aitnm nt n,wm blo In all narts of th world. Special attention given to buslnns of out-of-town customers. Accounts mty be opened by mall and all communications will receive prompt and careful attention. JOEL H. GATES. President, uanikIj w. ROBINSON, Vlce-Prest., F. E. BURGESS, Cashier, II. T. RUTTER, Assistant Cashier. 102 Colloge ran. ,.. m ssrmsjsj Assets Over Transacts busluess In all branches of legitimate banklug. Accepts trusts and acts as financial agent of Individuals, corporations, cities, towns and villages. Allows interest on time depoilts at highest rata consistent with contervativs management Double liability of stockholders 03 with Notional Bsnks, Desirable inrejtmants for salo st all times. DIRECTORS : B. B. SMALL BY, EDWARD WELLS. E. HENRY POWELL, 1 ndvlaed a month ago tolmy 11 m ."ijw in cie. j nnw KVEHTT DAY UNTIL NEXT EiiroDOAn Importers 1 NEED "best. A yenr ao when Chlcauro boomed wbent up SJ ot I.lrcrpool ailrancod live: now Chicago has advancad 8 ot and LlTerpool U. Watch corn around SO eta for Man own oats NOW. watch . oltrl. around eta for Mar. Beconaerra. Ue, buy what yon can protect lain. ivun n mont' ey with qnestlonnhlc omcca deal where overruling Isl OUT AND KVKKYTU1NQ IS SOLn wHhhouaaan nuutuiT Barter of a century In tha nnnclnl atandlnir your bank noi cnimei roar DQiinwi to mo without looklnK up my uutlacss character. OUR KALEIDOSCOPE. AN IGNORANT TEACIIBIt. "Well school T Johnny, how do you llko tho "Oh, der school's all O. K but dor, teacher doesn't know nothln'." "Doesn't know anything. Why do you sny that?" " 'Cauf 0 sho's always osltln' us ques tions." Texas aiftimrs. IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. In a London Fog Driver of 'bus (to con ductor whom ho Ties Just callel up) "Jim, til' nl ffpllt hMilrVI i.n IllRt ti llrtff." Conductor "All rifrht, Bill, 'e's paid His fare." London Weekly Telegraph. A SOCIETY EVENT IN KENTUCKY. A i rcr rw (ii rsnnnflv trlt'on n n Ma- ,.n.A T mi ..Ml a HnitHnr. Imirnq w. ...b.b, w..... " A VALUABLE ACQUISITION. Sir. CnhenhH'iner "Mlshter O'Brien, vos tollars from his nose nnd cars at der snow la.it night?" .Air. i rur nn "if wna mv Dov uennis. AS REVISED "Havo you seen tho revised constltu- tlon?" asked tho man grumblltiff. who 1s always "Constitution of what!" Inquired tho' contented citizen. "Of the United States." "I hadn't heard that It had been re vised." I "Oh, yes. It now reads 'government of tho syndicates, for the syndicates and by the syndicates," Chicago Post. Talk about yer flghtln' 'Druther talk o' peace; Ain't no uso o' hlasln like I An angry flock o' goese. Threatenln' people never was The slightest bit o good: Walt ontol ye'vo gotter fight, An' then jes' do It good. Washington Star. SUSAN SIMPSON. Sudden swallows swiftly skimming, Sunset's slowly spreading shade. Silvery songstors sweetly singing Summer's soothing serenade. Susan Simpson strolled sedately, Stifling sobs, suppressing sighs, Seeing Stephen Slocum, stately She stopped, showing some surprise. "Say," said Stephen, "swoetcat slgher; Say, shall Stephen spouseless stay?" Susan, seeming somewhat shyer, Showed submlsslvencss straightway, Summer's season slowly stretches, Susan Simpson Slocum she So she sighed some simple sketches Soul sought soul successfully. Six Septembers Susan swelters; Six sharp sesons snow supplies; Susan's satin sofa shelters Six smi.U Slocums slde-by-slde. Boston Qlobo. Mortgage Investments. ' 7 per cent net, safe and. seour. Small and largo amounts. Appraisements made, properties awl collections looked after for" non-residents. Long expert ence. J.. O. Jensn, Attorney and Cash ler, State Bank, St,. Paul, Minn. M.wlmo THE MERCHANT National Bank -OF- BURLINGTON, VT. Capital, Surplus, i nia 1 1 ii. l k nuw rrv iinmn 1 1 n nnw n tki m HuiiL uui uii Ki j uai nrmiuieieu. miu mvi luuumco iui mo laum unu incApensi transaction or all branches of bank inc. ;u itiuko wio vuuiib aoBoiuieiy lmDreirna against tho attack ot burglars, rlre Kml, tflnlannA ITft!. ft- 1.... - IIIWU IIUIIIUi TI IL11 I LB lUmn CILIII I HI H ample resources It solicits the accounts nerra thnm ttm mnal llharat tnrm ii xjuuifj ii 1 1 ii luiniiv Kccnunii am nsnpcin invited, apecial Teller s window for dies, nlate. valuablo goods and nlctures recelv writing rooms for doalers. Correspondence or an nrtervlew, with view to business relations. Is respectful i ivilcui nitu aaiuiHiiuca iiiul 1111 li hub tlons wltl bo held In tho strictest con dence and given most careful attention L. E. WOODIIOUSE, Street. rwi Mi '"nisi : $1,000,000.00. M-' M VS111 ifJi- A. E. RICHARDSON. r wlitat nnder s eta f or Mar T 1 OWN NOME WIIKAT wheat nnder sii eta f or Mar MAY. Jobn Boll and othr and WANTS nd MUST HAVE ond and your uccft la car- L .-uj.c. wo not neK your commission trade and whnao can teli you la umlonbttd. Do r.. r.. ivii 1 1, Stock A Commlaton broker, Uurllngton, Vt. WINOOSKI SAVINGS BAN has paid Its depositors A 1 PER CEN i" 2 2 Interest, ir a nu m An mil . w 1 at -1 rrnm t lira i aav or inui monm. l-ienaaiiH 111 aucr ine iiiin aav or anv momn win urn , "". Deposits are received and paid dally. A 11 rsnMWA. U I1 k 4-kA Unit ... r " - - dollars. 1 . - nav nr Tanii,,,. . n t..i The bank has not met with a loss auuerea poor or doubtful. Due depositors. Inoludlni tnter- i ear rn Jim sn law Durllneton rive cents fare. ORJJOND COLE, Treasurer. A Word that Heans SOMETHING rri I .HTHNIHa I 11)111 LI A It 1 IUU lllUUJlili tlltUU that "Coresota" i Bread -there is onl ono BEST. "CERESQTA" FLOU -AND- Best Bread NORTHERN SUPPLY CO., BurllftB, Tt MILLER'S AtilWra, ;o; -i Somttfimg SaldSomtihlng Otnt. A .i