The Vermont freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1842-1843, 1842-12-10

throwing away their votes men who could not Re
elected, rather than We them for equally wor-
thy, but who were bemshed by the love of liberty.
The vote in Abingdon was curious illustration of
this mulsh obstinacy. On the last trial. the votes
stood
Liberty, 900
Dem, 2l6
Wing, II
Scat,
Necessary to a choice, 234
Had the G. Scat" men been willing to vote for the
true hearted and iii era mind abolitionst who stood
the Liberty candidate, he would have been elected
Yet these srais profess be ready for the best
men, without respect Of parties.
In Springfield, there choice although the
wings increased nearly so votes and the democrats
about 45 while we sorry to say the Liberty vote
fell from IS to SO. The Springfield Republican, and
the wing papers generally, that mighty coaxng
to the Liberty men before election playing
the second part of the old game of &c Poor Puppy
The Republican gives regular jawing, and tells us
that
The abolitionsts be satisfied by little rehec-
ton that the they pursuing must defeat
the very object they have in view viz the conversion
OF the whole people of the North to Their sentiments
and views. i he measures which they pursue
calculated to exasperate and prejudice the people
against them and their This has been the ef-
feet of running third ticket The ABOLITION cause has
rot half hann The pow over the !usgms. s,:la ::
political action of the present form"
We assure this editor that the abotonsts are we'll
satisfied reflection and will continue do they
have done-only better. The Republican should bear
in mind that there is yet Con sional election to
take place in No. 6. Be careful
In Lowell, friends stood their ground noby, and
r-yi--
of the great men, and the corporation influence before
which the democratic ticket suffered loss of 20 votes
by which, and considerable increase of their own
vote, the wings carried their ticket
At Easton, Foxborough, and Boxborough,
told the democrats helped us elect candidate. The
whgs it is said, did the Millbury, Hubbards-
ton, and Webster There three four other pla-
from which information is less definite.
The Lowell Journal, after hav wing been compelled to
retract one of his alsehoods about the Liberty Party
riumphs in the of it's efforts to fill the minds
of the people with prejudice by sandering the integ
rity of Liberty men. We put the following jeu d'es
pit on record for future use.
HARD TrMEs.-There were three vote distributors
OF the Liberty ticket in ward and the ticket received
in the same ward four rotes.
ELECTION PROCEEDINGS IN MAssACHU-
SETS.
As the result of the election by the people has left
without Governor or Lieut.. Governor, and with one
third Of the seats vacant at the Senate Board, it will
doubtless be interesting to the mode of proceed
ing that is laid down by the Constitution in organizing
the government for the ensuing year.
The first thing will be for the Houses organ
ize, by the choice of their officers After this is
DONE the vacancies, ID in number, in the Senate will
be filled by the two houses meeting together in joint
ballot, according to the following clause in the Con-
stiton:
S.nofors.-" The members of the House of Repre-
scntatves and such Senators shall be declared elect
ed, shall take the of such persons shall be
found to have the highest number of fotes ia each
District and not elected, ounting Twice the mum
Der Of Senators wanted, if there be many voted for
and out of these, shall elect by ballot number o.
Senators sufficient to fill up the vacancies in such dis
trict and in this all such vacancies shall be
filed up in every district of the Commonwealth; anc
in Ike manner all vacancies in the Senate, arising by
DEATH removal of the State, otherwise shall be
supplied may be after such vacancies shall
| happen"
1t will thus be seen, that unless the wings have
majority of more than six in the House. t. overthrow
the present democratic majority in the Senate, the lat
ter body will be filled up with democrats while if thu
Liberty Representatives should hold the balance i,
joint ballot they will he able to the election
such Senators will vote for Sewal for Governor
After the Senate is filled then comes the electio,
/ of Governor, follows;
| GOreTn0r.-"lf no person shall have majority O
votes, the House of Representatives shall, by ballot
elect two out of four who had the highest number o
votes, if many shall have been vpted for but
otherwise ont of the number voted for and make re
turn to the Senate of the two persons elected;
which the Senate shall proceed, by ballot, elect one
| who shall be declared Governor
This provision of the Constitution, authorizing tn
House tn take which they please out the Jour high
est candidates, is itself full answer those who oh
ject against the election of Sewal because he has
small number of votes. That is the very principl
of the Constitution. 1t could be reasonably ex
pected that there would be candidates. all recev
ing about equal vote, although it is possible Their
might be three. The people Of Massachusetts, there