The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-09-07
THE SUMMER ELECTIONS.

THE SUMNER ELECTIONS.
Fuii returns having been received from the
| several States which have held elections for
Governors, Members of Congress, or Members
OF the Legislature, we subjoin summary Of
| the results.
lLLINoIs.-In this State, the election was
for members of Congress and tho Illinois vo-
ted for Van Buren, last fall, it has now aban-
doned Loco-Focoism, and taken its stand in
the Wing ranks. In the third district, Mr..
Stuart (Whig) is reelected by handsome
majority, and has already made his appearance
| at Washington. At the last election the re-
suit was, it will be remembered, long in dispute
| between the two parties, the official majority
for Mr.. Stuart being less than 100 out of some
$4,000 votes. In the second district, Mr..
Reynolds IL. F.) is reelected over an unpop.
ular competitor. In the first district-a district
which last fall gave Van Buren, majority of
thirteen hundred MIR. Casey (Whig) is cleo
ted by majority of over ttoo hundred. This
is indeed handsome triumph.
INDIANA.-In this State the contest was for
| the Legislature, and the result influenced by
| local as distinct from national politics. In the
| Senate the Wings have a majority, and in the
House the balance of power is in the hands of
| Loco-focos representing Wing constituencies
| and elected by Wing votes.
TENNEssEE.-The Wings have achieved
brilliant victory here. Gov. Polk, the most
| adroit electioneerer in the State, has been
handsomely beaten by his youthful Wing com.
petitor, Maj. Jones. In the Legislature, TOO,
which last year was strongly against US, we
have now majority of two on joint ballot
This result is the more gratifying, since it Sc
cures the election of two Wings to the Senate
of the United States.
ALABAMA.-The Loco Foco candidates for
Governor is elected by a large majority over
his neutral competitor. In the Legislature
parties stand as they did last year. The
Wings have triumphed gloriousy, however, on
the main question before the People, viz. the
mode of electing Members of Congress. Our
| readers will remember that Southern Alabama
is strongly Wing, while Northern Alabama is
still more strongly Loco-Foco. For several
years past two Wings have been returned to
Congress from the Southern part of the State,
and three Loco-Focos from the Northern.--
Last year, however. the Loco-Foco Legisla-
ture, with view of securing an entire Van
Buren, delegation TO Congress, substituted the
General Ticket for the District System in cleo
strenuously opposed this change, and failing
in the effort to defeat the law in Legislature,
carried the question before the People at the
late elections. The issue has been decisive
triumph. The People have reversed the de-
cision of the Loco-Foco Legislature. and ad-
ministered to them well-merited rebuke for
their gerrymandering Experiments" The
District System has been resored by hand
some majority.
KENTUcKY.-In this glorious Wing State
we have nothing but Wing triumphs to record.
The "Hunters of Kentucky" exterminated Lo-
COL ocoism last fall, and there seems TO be no
likelihood Of its ever rc-appearing in those
"diggins."
BENTONIAN.-Extra of letter from
Washington to the New York Tribune;
have mentioned that Benton and Co. let
off steam against Bank ru6ian,' who they
said missed the Message as the reading was
finished. Benton in a most violent passion
indeed, in furious outbreak. moved that the
Bank ruifian, who had insulted his patriotic
President, be taken and brought TO the bar of
the Senate While the motion was Funder
debate, Mr. Pompo Officio Bealc slipped into
the gallery, arrested the offender, and safely
locked him up in the guardroom and then
reported to his enraged majesty, the hing OF
Humbug. On further side-inquiry, it was
found that the man was whole hog Loco
Foco, more than half drunk, as is not unusual
for such, who had begun 10 applaud and talk
out loud in appreciation of the Veto, when
those around him, fearing disturbance, re-
quested him to "hush hush hush!' and
dwelling upon the last letter, and speaking low,
the sound was very like "hisSi hiss hiss y
and as Mr. Benton told the Senate he came
prepared to hear Kissing, he took it for granted
that it was Kissing; and almost before the
sound had reached the Senate floor, and GER
tainlv before it had reached the ears of more
than half of the persons on the floor of the SEN
ate Chamber, he sprang to his feet in a rage,
and made his motion.
After talking while, he got private infor-
nation from Mr. Officio that his Bank ruitlan,
was one of his very dearest friends, and thou
sand times more Veto man than himself, and
who, instead of Kissing, had actually apPlauded
and that the sound he had taken for Kissing
proceeded from an endeavour on the part OF
those around him to keep his unruly and drunk
en- friend in order.
You cannot imagine what an effect this IN.
formation instantaneously produced The tail
was now on tother pig He was mild as May;
butter wouldn't melt in his mouth; he was
satisfied the men had been arrested-was sem
sible of his fault-sorry for what he had done;
the dignity of the Senate was maintained, and
he wished the matter dropped-and 1t was
dropped. So much for the mountain labor.
MR.. PROFFITT OF INDIANA.
People have been wondering what new