Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-10-19
PROGRESS OF THE cAusE,,

Inc Baltimore Patriot publishes the fol.
lowing summary and most gratifying re.
view OF the progress of Wing principles, du.
ring the present year. Let the strong be
strengthened by these results, and the de.
spending take courage -
NE FIRST was the election in the citv of
Baltimore and Anne Arundel county, for
member OF Congress, which terminated in
the election Of whig by more than eight
hundred and sixty majority. being a great
wing gain
NEXT was the election of Congressman
in Mississippi. which terminated in The cleo.
'lon Of the wing candidates by thousand
majority IN a state which gave Van Buren,
her electoral vote in 1886.
NEXT was the election in Connecticut
which terminated in the election of wing
Governor, by upward of five thousand ma.
Jorlty, the election ofan entire wing Senate,
and large wing majority in the house of
delegates. thereby securing a whig Senator
IN Congress in place ofthe present Van Blu
rem incumbent Connecticut gave her cleo
toral vote for Van Buren,, in 1886.
NEXT was the election in Virginia, which
terminated in the election of a whig MAORI
~ IN the Legislature, by a majority of up
ward ofihree thousand popular votes. there.
oty securing the election OF IA wing Senator
10 place OF the present conservative incum-
bent. virginia gave her electoral vote in
1886 for Van Buren,, by upward OF six thou
sand majority.
NEXT was the election 10 Louisiana,
which teruniuatvd ia the yios,;s. sc % -..L:.
Governor, wing majority in the Legisla.
ture, and an entire delegation to Congress-
Louisiana gave her electoral vote for Van
Buren,, in 1886, and elected two wings TO,
one Van Buren, member 10 Congress.
NEXT was the election in Indiana, which
terminated in the election of large maioriiies
OF wings in both houses OF the Legislature,
thereby securing the election OF vi ig SEN
aior in Congress in place OF the present Van
Buren, incumbent
NEXT was the election in Rhode Island,
which terminated in the election of large
maJorities OF wings in the Legislature, and
secured the election Of wbig Senator 10
Congress, in place ofthe present incumbent
Rhode Island gave her electoral vote for
Van Buren,, in 1886.
NEXT was the election in Alabama which
terminated in the election Of a wing mem.
Der OF Congress by an increased majority,
and which added TO the whig strength IN
both houses Of the Legislature
NEXT was The election in Missouri, which
terminated in the election, as in 1886, of
two Van Buren, members OF Congress, and
added TO the whig strength in both houses
oithe Legislature.
NEXT was the election in Illinois, which
terminated in the election of a Van Buren,
Governor, by very small majority. and in
the election OF one Van Buren,. one conser-
vative, and one wing member of Congress.
Being gain OF one whig member Of Con-
gress. A majority of the Legislature is I'M
derstood TO be wing
NEXT was the election in Vermont, which
terminated in the election of wing Cover
nor by an increased majority, and also in
the Legislature. In one Congressional dis
lrict there has been no choice, so that anoth-
er election will be held
Aud las. was The election in Maine, which
gave majority of upward Of nine thousand
in 1886 for the Van Buren, Governor and
which gave the whig Governor majority
OF six or seven hundred in 1887, owing
10 the small vote and the unpopularity oil
Governor Parks, the Van Buren, candidate.
This year the Van Buren, candidate is cleo
ted by about three thousand majority, out OF
upwards of eighty thousand votes.
From all these elections it will be seen
that, compared with 1886, the wings gained
Mississippi, Connecticut, Virginia, Louisi'
ana, North Carolina and Rhode Island, Civ
ing sixty electoral votes, and have LOST moth.
ing. Compared with 1887, the wings have
gained Baltimore, Mississippi Virginia, one
district in>Louisiana and one district in Hi
nos, and have lost Maine.
The result is truly cheering and Dug t to
animate us to increased exertions The
Wings have gained six Van Buren, States
the Loco Focos have no. as yet carried SIN
gle original Wing state The next cleo
will take place in Maryland, and let it moi
be said that she is the first to desert from
the Wing cause. Our opponents are unlir'
ing in their exeItions the public business
OF the people is almost entirely suspended TO
give the office holders plenty Of time TO cleo
iioneeI emissares from Washington and
Baltimore are perambulating the whole
state 10 animate the Locos and brow-beat the
Wings money has been raised in large a
mounts, and every means that desperate
party can devise has been adopted to detea
the Wings. Let us be wide awake. LIE
us meet them on their own ground. Ii nee
essary, let us carry the war into our enc
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