The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-11-30
From III, National Iniclligenccr.
THE FALL ELECTIONS.

The Autumnal Elections now all over, and
the result with few but bright exceptions, deci-
dedy favorable 10 a1versaries, These r-sults
readers will hear US witness are what We anti
cipatcd many voeks ago; and we are not therefore
disappointed in them. They are IN the natural or
der of Il ings and might have been predicted by any
attentive observer of the signs of the times with as
much certainty eclipse in the Heavens may
be calculated by one who is skilled in astronomy
So far from its being any marvel that the WHO'S
have suffered all the late elections to be by their
opponents, the wonder would have been had the
event of those elections been other than il is.
1t is needless hero to bring in review the political
incidents of the last seven or eight mouths which
have brought about this slate of things. Our read
ers arc sufficiently familiar with them. The death
of the lamcnted HARRISON, though il rather dis
heartened of those who had been drawn 10 tho
Wing standard by their personal preference Tor him,
could not have discouraged the wing party as TO
lead to its defeat had not his death been followed by
the discussion between Congress the Executive,
which came TO Il head, al the close Of the late ES-
ira Session of Congress, just in time to shed its dis
astrous influence upon the pending elections. The
exravagant Joy Of the ocofoco party, upon the dis.
closure of that discord, was the significant and
prophetic symptom Of the series OF reSerses which
has since attended the Wing party at the polls.
Yes, the Wing party has-to use figure borrow v
ID from the Turf-been DIsTAScED by antagonist
whom. less than year ago,on the National Course
il had beaten with the greatest case. The same
thing has happened the turf, before now, TO the
noblest animals. 1t is but few days ago, indeed,
since BosroN, the hcetts horse of his day,
tualy "dstanccd" on the Camden Course by a COM
petitor who would, few weeks before, have been
no match for him. Boston's being beaten-if good
Judges arc to BIO bclievcd-and the defeat of the
Wing party, are TO be accounted for on the same
principle. The high mettled racer was taskcd too
severely. lie had dono his best, had been
full and looked for somo respite from labor. Disap
pointed in this Just expectation, his temper
soured. II was not that Boston could not easily
have dons at Camden what he has recently before
accom- plshcd elsewhere but his high spirit Icvolted
at what he considered i'll usage in being rk~
ed and he refused to So. too is the defeat OF
the Wing party in tho late elections attributable
not TO il want Of power, nor 10 any considerable
reduction Of actual below its former strength but
lie loss of temper, and consequent indifference 70
success ceieat.
Let not our friends droop, however, ad-
versarics cxut, upon the occasion of results which
properly considered. afford no ground for despon-
dency the side, or jubilatlon on the OTHER
Under the influence of the same causes could not
have happened, sooner or later. whit has come TO
pass; and it is surely much more suspicious TO the
continued success or The principles which triumphed
at the last National Election that il should have
bappcned thus early than il should have been post
pom ed Till the next year when mpre important cleo
lions are be held upon which disgust and apathy
such as has been lately evinced by tine wing party
would have exerted an influence fatal 10 It3 future
ascendency.
THAI influence has now spent IFS forco upon the
Whig phalanx with worse effect than a wavering
in its ranks hch indicates surprise. and some want
of confidence, aloI with spirit, rather than any
chan ge Of mind want of resolution The re-ac-
ton is 10 come That it will come, We have culture
confidence With means of information surpassed
by few. we satisf that the great mass of tho
Wbigs, in all parts IF the country, mistaken and
unchan ped by any thing that has happened, will
rally 10 The and when the signal given for
the elections of the next year, bsar themselves as
CALAMITY, and tain their cadse gloriouly, az
When lust one year ago, they proved 10 their oppo-
nents that the strength was theirs, and that the
will only was anting TO insure them the victory.
A NEGRO LEGISLATOR They have had
some queer dongs at the late election in the
Ba, Slate. 1t seems that in the town of Town.
send, (Mass.) the Wings, Locofocos. and bo-
li,ionists are equally divided, and each made
a nomination for representative. As in that
State a majority over al! is necessary TO an e.
lection, both parties urged the abolitionists TO
withdraw their nomination, and even Propo.
sed TO unite with them on man who should
represent either Wing and Abolition principles
or Locofocoism and Abolition; but the Adolf
ZIONIST. would run their candidate or prevent
choice. After two or three unsuccessful BAL
lotinos the two parties vexed at The obsiinacy
of their Abolition brethren determined 10 give
,bem q full. flooded Abolirionist, without mis-.
take. They accordingly came TO an under
standing upon the subject, nominated a very
black. but very respectable old negro, and mar
ching to the polls in body, elected him as a
representative 10 the Massachusetts Legisa-
ture by an overwhelming minority! In Massa-
chuseiis there is no disqualification as 10 color
and The negro had agreed to take his seat as
member if elcc ed. 1t happened. however,
that the polls were kept open longer than the
legal time, and the election is therefore void.-
A new meeting is to be called and if the Abo.
litionists hold odt, the negro wi! be elected.