Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-09-08
THE ELECTION,

| THE ELECTION.
We have again to record triumph of the laws: to
announce victory of the Rhode Island party over the
| last desperate efforts of Dorrism. Cranston and Pot
ter are elected by major,es greater than the tri-
| umphent vote which swept the state last April. We
| have gained every where. With less of rarty ma
chnery than we ever knew in a contested election
we have gained n victory which would have been clo-
rous after any amount ofeffnrt.
tn election confirms still stronger the lasting tri-
umph OF Law and Order in Rhode Island. 1t shows
not only that we can sustain ourselves while the ma
tiona administration is different, but that we can sus-
tain ourselves while it is hostile. II shows how
much Tyerlsm is worth in Rhode Island, and how
much any party can gain by an alliance with ii.
Our returns from the Eastern District are complete
and show minority for Cranston of 1903. From the
western District we have returns from all lut four
towns. In every one, Potter gains handsomely and
MS majority will be increased over that of april.
Thus pershes the short-lved and factious
insubordination which aimed to overthrow
the barriers which preserve good government
in society, and at one time, threatened to in
volve the nation in the horrors of civil war.
Dorrism did its best and its worst. 1t quib-
bled, and shufled, and trumped up last cards,
and played all the reckless and desperate
games which have been so fully taught in the
loco foco councils of the nation for years
past. Tylerism was linked with it. But
that proved a milestone about its neck, of
course, and only aided the feeble thing to
sink the more rapidly.
The Law and Order doctrnes,-the men
who value the stability of a constitutional
government, and wish to change and modi-
iy it in constitutional way,-lhe Rhode Is
land party, have nobody trumphed, and the
result is good cause of rejoicing "all the coun-
try through"
Foreign Interference in The affairs of
Rhone Island has been less abundan,ly fur
nished within the last few months. And the
neighboring States have been more dis posed
to mind their own business. We have had
no meetings to manufacture sympathy with
the exiled patriot and his guilty adherents.
Itinerant. heartless demagogues have not
thrust their faces into that State to stir up in
surrections,-men and arms have not been
promised by desperadoes who had nothing 10
lose, and every thing to gain; nor has any
grave body, since The silly, pompous and con-
ceited mock Solons of the Connecticut Leg
islature in 1912, made itself ridiculous by the
shallow mockery of appointing mediatorial
committees. Rhode Island. so far as we
know, has been left to fight her own battles,
and from the accounts, Dorrsm has shown
itself equal to any trckery Of locofocoIsn,.
John II. Weeden, the candidate who op-
posed Mr.. Cranston in the Eastern District
was all things to all men-now Dorrite,
now Anti; on this side. and on that, Tyler
ish, and Anti; but all his doubling, and
eQuvocation availed him nothing. The
good sense and love of wholesome order in
his dstric. prevailed, and he was run under
Cranston TO the number of 1921. This is as
i. should be. In the Western District full
returns had not been received. Blu, from
thirteen towns, the result showed gain for
Potter Of $3.50 since the April election.
Rhode Island has nobly done her duty.