Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-09-13
WATCl1MAN g. STATE JOURNAL.
MONDAY, SEPT. I3, 1871.
VERMONT ELECTION.

THE RETURNS, THE RESULT, AND THE REASONS.
II is duyand not very pleasant ono sureyo inform
readers, and brethren Of the press other States that
Vermont has, in all probability made choice of Governor bv
the people, and that the Wing majority the Legislature will
be reduced to about half what last year judging from
the returns received estimate the result be as
fellows Col Paine will lack of an eocton
the Senate the Wing majority will be from to TO- and tho
House not far from So To accomplish this has only been
cesoy for few thousand Wings stay homo, and for tho
TO suffer themselves split up spend their strength
voting against each other And why has it been so? There
are two my the first u.s. that Wings dis
hoatenod and the ocoocos unusually encouraged by the
certainty whether to havo at Washington straight
forward and thorough Wing administrations which would com
mand the support Of the people, whether combination
cofoco and nuifcrs, with few shadowess ubactionists
claiming to be Wings to succeed in controlling the desli
MICS Of the nation for three years and half come The SOC
ond reason is that the division Of the Wings has patayzcd them
There local for this division were eal
and preudccs all Of which had influence in prod-
cling this result but there another thing which has had far
moro direct and injurious influence and to which give
particular pomnenco is the very which Maine and
New York moy-wc think pisplt; the running Of
third tickets, exclusive abolition grounds not only for State
officers but in instances for Senators, and many
bes of tho House Most ndustrousy has this string boon play
ed upon by BARRIERS, and Fn and Mers oeooeo tho
first wacr and it has drawn something like 5000
regular Wing ticket, whe tho show has with
drawn nothing from the ocqocO srcngth has probably defeated
aud elected six locofocoi in their places Senate
defeated the election Of undy Wings House. rs in Brook
field, where 81 abolition votc and in st Abans where
on votes defeated the Wing candidates unquesionuby
in towns this division has discouraged and prevented
effort by the Wings Such the tendency this sort of d.
vision in Montpelier, and the consequences that tho
ocoocos added strength while rom
so 60 of the Wings stad home. 1t is settled beyond all
cavi think, the pressing abolition on distinct
party grounds will ben to make Vermont any of
ti-sayey State than she continue State admin
stroon which Why politically, and witha of antsavery
stamp but TO place Vermont side by side with New Hampshire
and fill the Governors chair the Congress-
the state Senate and the House, with politicians who close
league with those Senators who would the Everos
the Wilson's, and the Eastmans, Of the North"
antisavery sentiments AYE, in close league with
and Rhets Of South Carolina and the gagovng dongces
the granite State and of nearly every ocooco district
free States Such, repeat strong conviction will be
effect in Maine and New York the first elections and ult
matey, if the division continued, in Vermont 1t
otherwise The tendency of setting up abolition
standard is distract the Wings, Wings op for it
worth while to remember that the ocoocos of the North
long been identified with the ulraists of
mcnt the Wings become far divided render all efforts,
and indeed their very existence, Wig party, yuinwhcn
they cannot by of divisions carry their
their prncpcshen the those, who adopt
abolition up the hub, join the enemy. There al
tentative for hcm unless it be ronqush privileges
citizenship Is the end easily dscernablc and that
Is this the end-tho destruction of tho
Wing party, and with it, abolition itself'
Now, while the first fruits being gathered, tho
Wings, and especially ansavery men, look this
y in the face. We invite them do it, in anger find
fault with the third party any other who have
ccd their right in judging of the Wing kebut for the pur
pose clearly seeing what is required for the There
but way Vermont Maine and New York,
say least undsputed sway locofocom
is the restoration of nany to the ranks of the opponents OF
locofoc ism. then.