Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-10-27
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FRIDAY MORNING, OCT. 27, is43.
THE ELECTIONS OF 1s4s.


the elections of the year preceding con.
test for the Presidency are wont to be re-
! garded as in great degree indicative Of the
prospects of parties, and to be counted on
accordingly. That there IS something IN
this idea, is hardly to be doubted; but that
II Is always safe stand and by which to es-
innate the probable results of the succeed
ing campaign. the events, certainly of one
contest 1.-THE lasD abundantly disprove.-
Nothing could be more gloomy than the
prospects of The Wings during the year
1889. 1t was doubtful who was to be our
candidate, while that of our opponents was
liked by common consent. And the contin-
ued reverses which overwhelmed US tha,
year leo many true heart to give over our
cause and our Country to Radicallsm and
ruin. The tremendous reaction of the next
year,showed the folly of our despair and of
the over confidence of the Locofocos.-
Their disappointment was proportioned to
the certainty of success inspired by the VIC
tories Of 1889. We walked over the course
with vlgor which formed striking con-
trast to the languor and apathy which had
defeated US before. We began anew. and
then for the frs, time in twelve years learn
ed to know our strength.
The elections of 1S43 have j, is ,rue. a
similarity on our side, to those of 1889 on
the part of Locofocoism. With few ex.
cept'ons we are succeeding beyond our Ut
most hopes. In Tennessee, in North Caro-.
lima, in Maryland, in Vermont, in Georgia,
in Pennsylvania and Ohio, our prospects are
unusually cheering, but there are strong
reasons why these successes may more legit-
mately be regarded as indications for mex,
year, than those of our opponents in 1889.
Now, we have not only no considerable di.
vision of opinion respecting our candidate,
but we have man Of such decided, long
known. and we'll known ability and fitness
for the Presidency-a man who so com.
pletely embodies our principles, tina, men
are so we'll assured Of what is to be the is.
sue, and who the man, that they are just as
well prepared to say this fall how they will
vote, as they can be next year, when the
same measures and the same man are dis.
tinctly in issue. Therefore, few men can
be found who this fall will vote the whig
ticket, while they know that it will count as
sanction Of Mr.. Clay and his principles,
and then wheel about next year and vote
against him. No, we have no such idea,
and it IS with this view that we are prepared
10 regard the elections of 1S43 as differing
from those of 1889 in that they are fairer
indications of the probable votes of the res
pective States next ysar. But we fervenllv
hope our friends will remember the events
of 1889 and 1910 with sufficient dis,inctness
to prevent them from resting with any conf
dence IN any state, upon successes this year
but that they will look upon the battle as
demanding all their efforts and all their
watchulness until it is fairly over, when
there is little reason to doubt if we do our
own duty, that the noble, generous, and gift
ed Statesman of the west will be placed in
the chair of State, and the banner of our
country's fame, rescued from the filthy crew
who now "by misfortune and mischance"
are permitted to tarnsh and degrade it, will
be lifted on high by her cherished son to be
again the glory and admiration of the world.