The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-09-30
THEY COMET THEY COMET
"Fno.ah, whorah, whorah, vhornh,
Vhorah, whorah, Nh0rah!'


nc,on-n,ore than filled the measure Of our eSpec-
,a,iun.. We saw democratic gain OF one hund
rcd and twenty four thousand seven hundred ana
sixty three within that year in only Ten states
S,rong Alabama was made four thousand slron-
ger, with gain of eight members Ut the LegsIa-
Tennessee reduced the wing majority Of II ,572,
~ 3,299-a gain of eight thousand three hundred
and seventy-lhree.
Indiana turned the tables on her dncelver..-
Instead Of giving whgg am majority OF l3,6se'as
IN 1870, she actually gave democrnlir majority
exhibiting democratic gain Of nearly hileen thou
sand!
In Vermont, the green mcuntainecrS rubbed out
the Il, 4s2 majority that they had given wing can.
duls,es the year before, asa g'ert mlstdke, ma
exhibited democratic gain OF eshly-slr members
IN the Legislature!
Neutrality-suspicious. of the gross deception prac'
,j,cd upon her by dry cider casks and crSpy coon
skins-wheeled into her true position showing
democratic gain in one year Of about twelve thou
sand votes.
Old MARYLAND was also redeemed in ISL
The wing najosily of the year Previous (4,I7o)
was annihiated. democratic Governor was
elected by six hundred and ,wen'y-one MAJOR
hy. r or
yotes for dernocracy-- produced II tie in the coun-
ell where wings had majority of eight before and
reduced the whig majority in The assembly hom
twenty nine to thirteen!
Cecrpm gave to General Harrison the round ma
iori,y Of 1850; but on the year following alter haV-
ing INDUCED " the sober second thought elected
n democratic governor by four Thousand majority,
majority of fifty three democrats in the les''a
,urr. and recorded democratic gain OF l2,0Oo
popular votes!
PENNSYLVANIA which had also gone for Harrison,
rushed back 10 OUT standard in 1871 with major
ny Tor her democratic governor OF 23.00O,
Ohio, where in 1910 the hard cderlles elected
their governor with IN overwhelming majority in
Tho legislature and gave to the Harrison ticket %,
3Sl majority, also came back to the true faith,
shoYjno an immense revolution in the popu-
lar vote and democratic majority in the ss'sla-
ture.
Michigan gave Harrison a majority Of 500 and
in 1871 whiggilm was literally annlhilaied, having
only ono member in the House of Representa-
,ves, aud he an ey-presdent Of deluncl wild cat
bank.
New York came back with democratic Ma.
ior,y Of nearly tweuty-thrce thousand popular
votes, and majority of sixty-hve IN the leslsla-
ture,
Mississippi swept and garnished her doninions,
elected dsInocrdi'c uoVerno', ""u s"," " ue"o'-
Taey large lhal'rny IN inc 'tS'','"'e -
linus hIcn LOT lne triumph W n", ,,i,,' :" 49,
~. Revolutions never I" "'o"m"'u' 'n' e'u"''
OF the passing year snow ''a' "hiss'''' w'm ~ Us
humbug q i. rapidly passing away ino oblivion.
Democracy resumed is work in the State cleo
ton in Conncclcu, last April. In ,llnt old com
monwealrh where Harrison received II majority OF
6.33O,a democratic governor and Legislature are e.
lected IN islz' :, .h,
'rsmM-the ou uo"''"'on-'p"ne "s""' WV
Increased hihJnr"r'' sIe".,h"n''S '''s ""o'' r'',
toh she look III me r'cS,ucn''', ""'','r' u"'u''-
Ing anew Inc standard q, 'hc 'oou'h "",'h !, NV"
hailed with such enthusiasm IN every H'ae !" "e
Union.
Louisiana is the nn1t witness III 's'--'n' many
years 'n'Fnen ny "h'sS'''" u'','' sue Wv" "'l''
into sort OF 'e''hrsy from "h'rh n"'"'"s c'u,o u,
fonse her hut me outrageous ana h'a'"''S AVIS VI
tho irSl wing congress Louisiana WIN" Hn'
thu wing eec'"r'a' ''cRe' "'S' ",'J',"!' "''
chooses democratic governor, lno"'o"'' AIT
sha,rs neh'y "'' VI. W. ,,, 49,,
Illinois joms The chorus again pe"'ocrHnc 'rn
J"'N'e' AZ VI. ''e Iis.'" anlo n MAX,
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'n' ' ,,.;snn ,;cL", ,y,s r.;ny tbiri,cp Hou
NY 'o' we 81 ,Lo 1a,,,rr, ,v,
...,,, ,L.ooI A. tho Intp al finn "a mpiority NJ
seVen'!-Ineu. ~ Wv '' I.'os,ao, ."d 60. /, g,
W. P'Pu,". .., ~ h, ,o,;,,,,n,.,
uccI"eu "'"J"", ~ WV .I ta,,,,.,,,,;on
A%nn''d aso 'a" ec ,hs se s"",h Son" enonvl
Ihr VIEW ''a'P>"". w WV ,,a ,,,,,, ~, 49,
Ior n p.aua.', p',p - hsr Jsmo.,,,;c Il.
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