Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-07-27
A GOOD BEGINNING.

A GOOD BEGINNING.
The Election in Louisiana was the first
for the new Congress, and the result we
cannot but consider as rather significant.
The vote is the larges. ever given in the
State, and shows q wing gain since 1886
ofover three thousand potes. We have elect.
ed the entire delegation in Congress,a wing
Governor, 80 Of the SO members of the
house, and have 10 of the II senators.
giving majority Of Is on joint ballot
The victory of N, Orleans itself, was not
more decisive. Abiding TO these facts.
the Louisiana Advertiser Of the l4'h says
-"Lousiana stands proudly erect, and
only asks of her sister states, in their
approaching elections, to do as wet-we
neither hope nor expec, them to do belter -
True, they can hardly do better; but we
have every reason to believe that the right
spirit is abroad, and tina, The causes which
have effected this change in Louisiana will
no, fail to produce their Legitimate effects
elsewhere. The next Congress will be
regeneratcd. No mistake.
The following letter was written before
! the result was fully ascertsined.
Nrw ORLEANS, July 9.
| Messrs. GALES & SEAToN: Our general cleo
ton terminated on the 4'h instant, after the most
severe aud animated COMES, ever had in Louisiana
The I.pcolocos made their death Struggle and have
"died in the last ditch" have DELAYED writing
YOU until we had sufficient reruins 10 leave M .ubl
Of The result aud now have the pleasure TO inform
YOU we have ,rried the Governor, The entire dele.
CATION to Congress, AMI the Legislature. Mr..
rrieur, their candidate, has been for 10 Years may.
or uf ,his city, where his concessions and grpa, off
cia influence had made his friends calcu,ie on Il
ma lority Of 600 ~ 500. and the Wings always con-
celed thar h. would carr, New Orleans by $50 TO
800; instead Of which, he had Only The meager
majority of S,ores. AS proof Ihu even this was
owing to the above circumstances ~ his favor. the
CITY has gwen 620 majority for the Wing ticket to
Congress, and N the district about 1900 for Mr.
White, our former Representative and present ex.
celent and patriotic Chief Mag isuate, over Nr
SIihel!. We have also carried our entire civ del
eg.lion to the Legislature; but the great triumph,
has been in the 81 Congrpssion, district, al pres.
he'd Of Van 'ur"nsm, aud was always CONSIDERS
as good for 1900 maln,iiy for The Administration
and where. ~ this occasion, we haye elected Chinn
b, about 400. Our Legislature consists Of ff,,
members. We ALREADY have returns Of the election
Of 90 Wings, ard shall probably have 6 o, more
leaving The lower house stand ~ 35 or 81 to Is OF
10 As our opponents clam'' for The right OF in,
, slruclon, our Senators, Nessrs NchoI,. and ,lou
ton, will have an opportunity nex session OF acting
. under the orders Of The Legislature.
, The few parishes YET 10 hear from will increase
Mr. Romans ma ori', which will probably he abou
> 1000 in poll Of IL 900 .oles, NJ Garland, III,
present Repesen'alne, walks over the course il
the 81 district without an oppnn' NJ, as the Loco
thought u useless TO start a chndmale.
, The Wing part, fought openly and boldly unle
!. the banner of IL Mammal Bank aud sound cu,ren
f c>,' whrch mnt'o headed their tickets. and wa
. pacaidrd IN the streets. THIS is the first election
a "r The new Congress, and consider the result il
, of The highest importanre for II the Admins ratio
. could b, The great exerIons ihey mad', have 81, e
;. the S,aie, IL wnu d. IA "a measure. have cherkr
, their fall but now IL Onl, accpleales Their rapi
descent mo the abyss, and viii have very C,vora
bic influence IN The elections which lake place nes
mon h IN Arkansas, Missouri aud Ken,ucky.
If Enormous bets wei, depenimg on the result
the contest and our opponents nor only lose The
u candidaIes but have the abdul nal ch,grn Of losir
, their money! Nat MteMgencer.