Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-05-08

We have letters from Amelia, Jefferson, Acc0mac,
Nelson, Marshall, Hanover, Cumberland, &c., all
OF the most cheering character. The signs, indeed,
arc bright from every part Of the horizon.'
From the Enquirer of April 9TH.
"Our accounts arc cheering from all parts OF
the State. The horizon is bright and Frightening"
From the same of April 3Oh
R"We shall succeed in gaining 10 to Is counties,
unless our friends have grossly deceived us. We
can scarcely lose more than 4 or 81
From the same.
"Evcry thing is cheering in this glorious Old
Commonwealth. All the accounts from various
counties, show that Mr.. Van Buren, will carry the
State Ivy an overwhelming majority. The 'orres-
pondence that we publish this morning is an earnest
that the Republicans are aroused, and mean TO do
their duty. Let the Madisonian publish its silly
letters from Norfolk. Let the Baltimore Patriot
publish its ridiculous stories from Petersburg,
claiming as the opinion there that the hand cider
candidate will certainly take the purse thi, time
Let the reckless Richmond Wing affect TO coigratu..
late its friends, on the cheering prospects ahead
Ives, certainly not behind it)-le it put birth as
the confident estimate Of some shrcwd caldators,
that they will have ON JOINT ballot, majority OF
between % and 30-and that the most timd say 1t
cannot possibly be less then 10.' Let w. ;. Rivcs
and H. Wise, accept public dinner at Winchester
on the 18th April, for the cunning purpose OF ope-
rating against Opie and Byrd, and W>ods-n
spite of all these bravadoes and all these tricks, we
are most grossly deceived by others if we do not
carry the State this Spring. We take the best
beaver or any other hat in Virginia, on tbs result,
with the Wing or any Of its believers. Let the
Wing say YES and we think we shall war Il cap
at its expense In a word we consccntousy be-
| lieve we shall carry the State in the Sprns."
So much for the predictions Of the
Enquirer. Now for the result as ar
nounced in the same paper of Tuesday last:
1--WE give the returns far as we have received
them. The contest has been ar1uous in many
| counties. As at present advised, we have no hesi-
tatlon in giving it as Our opinion that the Wings
have carried majority of the Legislature
They may then carry the State this Spring. Oul
trends IN different counties, who might not have
been aware otihe activity ofther opponents and the
extensive machinery which they played OIL, may
have been deceived in their speculations, and thus
| inised ourselves-But the mischief will now be cor.
rected "The second, sober thought will prevail.
To employ the expression Of a strong minded
friend, who wrote note in pencil, to an enquiry
which we made ofhn about one of the reported
counties, on Saturday evening: 81 hope as you
we vii! not stay beaten But five should, hat
| rather be Republican. SOLITARY and alone thar
to be whig, after the present fashion," 80 say
we-and so will say thousands OF republicans, nov
and hencefortl, until November next.
Beaten how beaten? We may lose the Legls
lature, w. &. Rives may receive his Sheckles Q
silver; and rampant Federaist may be asso-
caed with him in the councils OF the nalon-W
may be defeated in now returning maJorltyto tn
General Assembly"
Mr.. Richie can no longer pass for ;
prophet. Tie may hang his harp on thu
willows. His Wanting that Van Burel
will carry the State in November, is al
moonshine. November will set all RICH
witha vengeance. 1t will bring the sam
tale Of wo-the beard Of the prophet vii
be shaven, and the wand of the magical
broken.