Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-02-21
IFtom the Breome Republieanl

. ffHtc <fJ NIX MuJOftty.
The First Gun for Harrison in the County,
Of BSoomc
Our annual Town Election was held on
Tuesday. the lth inst. More than ordins.
ry pains had been taken by the federal loco
foco leaders TO arouse TO action their follow.
ers, and 10 secure a full attendance at ibs
| polls Their messengers had been dcspa,cb,
ed through the town, and they loudly boast.
ed that their ticket would succ eed BY nj.
umphHnt majority. All their operat;on,
were carried on in secret, and with ,ha
view Of taking the Wings by surprise
Their ticket was concocted in Dickinsop's
office, without the Formally Of meetins--
the geliers OPP Of The affair snpposing iho,
sue b of the rank and file OF their Marty no
could not readily be induced 10 vote sccor.
ding to their dirlation, might be wbinned
spaniel like. into submission. One of on,
most eslimable citizens. a staunch. unwaver.
ing Wing was plsced, contrary 10 his wish.
rs, NJ the head of their ticket, and the names
OF several other Wings were used with.
out the knowledge or consent Of their own.
ers. This was done with the view Of pro.
ducing discussions in our ranks. but like
every attempt Of miserably corrup, and
dying faction, against whom judgement has
been pronounced by the people, these strue.
giles only fastened their own destruction.
The Wings acted upon the principle, lha,
united we stand" aud the attempt 10 divide
them has only had the cifecr to link them
more closely together.
The iederalists contested every inch OF
ground al the polls. and rallied with a zeal
which would have insured success in good
cause. But the Wing current was loo
strong for them. IL was irresistible. The
true democracy Of the town came Out lkv
men who knew how aud were determined
10 do their duty. Since last called upon 10
exercise the privilege OF expressing their
sentiments through the medium OF the bal.
lot box. the HARRISON BANNER HAS
BEEN UNFURLED. Trumpet ,ongued
is the response whichthe Democracy Of the
Town Of Chenango have given to the Elar.
rsburg nomination. This is the kind Of
response which the true friends Of liberty
delight to hear--a response which fills with
fear and trembling the hearts Of the federal.
lists, whose hopes have been so sadly crush.
ed. Our whole ticket is elected By an aver.
age majority Of about TWO HUNDRED
AND FORTY. For Supervisor, TWO
HUNDRED AND FORTY-NlNEl Il be.
ing.a Whig. gain of ONE HUNDRED
AND SlXTY-ONE since last spring.
and ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY
THREE SINCE LAST FALL So /.
much for the popularity Of the Hero. Of the
Thames" This election decides the polli.
cal character ofthe county oil Broome.
Pennsylvania eyes are turned. Tow.
ards this great State. The stand taken by
Gov Porter. was moi only Of the last mpCr
lance TO the industry. prosperity and char
acier of Pennsylvania. but Of ibe whole
country. and is pregnant with consequence,
most decisive in regard 10 the emancipation
OF the people from misrule. A crisis has
come. BY crushing the banks, The Stale
would have been crushed. since an immense
amount of capital would have been expel.
led. This would have gone 10 stimulate
the industry and business Of other states.
In the meantime. Pennsylvania would have
been unable to fulfil her own obligations,
or even to obtain The means 10 carry on her
government The result would have been
RUIN. and the Drslrnciivvs demanded RUIN.
Common sense. common honesty and paifl
o,ism prescribed TO Gov. Porter coSsERvA
TON He put himself in The breach, AMI
de6ed the Des,ructives 10 do their worst
Their curses loud and deep are ringing
through the air Pennsy lvania, so long The
no, bed OF Loco.Focois:n. now leads the
Van Of The baule to PRESERVE AND SAVE
against the Jacobin host. who are banded 10
DEsoLIsH AND DEsTRoy.-Events are pre-
ciptating The same conflict in every Stale
OF the Union and We feel serene coEn'
dence in the triumph Of truth ard patriotism
The disastrous and utter overthrow oil ms
government is at Land. II We have iel'
misgivings, they are ut last entirely dspei'
led. The Conservative and DESTRUCTIVE
sections OF the party in Pennsy ivania. are al
open war. Il cannot be reconcied, and
Pennsylvania is as certain for HARRISON as
Ohio OF New York--N Y Wig
A Child in he wholesome sensation
has been caused in the nrighborbood Of
Sherbrooke. Lower CaIada, BY the dlseove-
ry of white child, supposed TO be four Or
FIVE months old, in the possession OF smah
party ofthe ST. Francis Indians. The poor
li,le creature was in wretrhed state Of
suffering -emacinied almost 10 mere
skeleion--lasbrd 10 board. pappoose lasn'
ion. with piece Of raw venson IN IT'S mourn;
which the squaw who had Il in charge haa
given il to satisfy its rayening hunger, De-
ing herself incapable Of supplying the prop,
er food designed by nature Tor Iniah's %
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