The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-11-14
THE sEv EyTH OF NOVEMBER

THE SEV ENTH OF NOVEMBER.
! WELL DONE, LEICESTER The vote 70,
MemberOf Congress, in the town of Leicester
stands-Marsh lo7, Peck c, keyes 0.
Presidential vote Taylor IO4, Cas- 5, Van
Buren, 3. We should ike to hear from tho
town that can show better figures than these
GosHES.-A correspondent in Goshen
says: " We gave better account of ourselye,
yesterday than at the September Election.
Tayior's majority, is-Msrsh's DO, 81" This
flown, it will be remembered, had ratb,-,
Van Burenisd aspect two months ago.
WHITING, Nov I, 1873
Mr.. EDlToR:
Enclosed send the vote for this town, far
the success of which we are under special 81.
legation to DR. Free Soil Beardsles, and Han
s. S. Phelps.
ELECTORAL VOTE. CONGRESSIONAL VOTE.
Taylor 80 Marsh 81
Cass &c Keyes Is
Free Soil Is Peck II
The above is much flirer, and looks much
better, than our September vote
In haste,
81 Whiting sent Loco Representative to
the present Legislature. Taylor. majority,
81. Marsh's do, 81.
BRIsToL, which gave majority for Shat
ter in September,gives Marsh a majority of %
over all-and Taylor majority of SO.
YERGESNEs gave Coolidge only % majori-
ty. Tayloris majority in the same town is
l27. The vote is larger than usual, and is ev-
identity, in part, increased by voters from the
adjoining towns.
MrDDLEBURY gives Taylor so more votes
than Coolidge-and an increased majority OF
G3 This includes some votes besides those ot
our own townsInen.
ORWELL, BRIDPoRr, SHoREHAM and AD-
OLSON, show large gains since September-in
each of the three former, Of ABOUT so votes.
CORNWALL shows a small gain on its adini-
rSble vote of eptember-giving Taylor 20
majority, aid Marsh ~.
Speaking of Cornwall, reminds US Of an in
cident related of the late election in that town
illustrating the strong regard entertained by
Free Sellers for the coL0red recovery
much as Van Buren, attested his devotion to
Freedom by opposing the law giving free Ne
groes the right of suffrage, in New York.
1t seems that gentleman somewhat prom
inent in the "late" Free Soil Party had sta
toned himself near the balo. box, for the pur-
pose of challenging-as he had perfect right
to do-all votes about which he had any doubt
In due course of events, a person presented
himself ut the polls,-one who had been known
rs a voter for years, but whose skin, unhappily,
WIS some shades darker than that of the cha-
lenger in question-and what was more, it WAS
very shrewdly suspected that he entertained
no very good feeling towards the Hero of the
Amistad and Free Mail Bags. Accordingly,
Mr.. Free Soil challenges his vote. On being
rat Their closely pressed for his objections We
are credibly informed that all put together.
and simmered down, amounted To just about
this: He WAS BLACK! This not being suf-
icient objection, in the good Wing State OF
Vermont, the gentleman was allowed to pro-
ceed-and deposited his vote for ZACHARY
TAYLOR.
In New Haven, also, (wlere there are trO Cass
men we are told that it has been urged as II
rcproach against the Wings that they carried the
town. in September, by Niger vUtesl
How devoted the philanthropy of FREQ Soil
how consistent its spirit-how amiable its tenn
per!-But 10 matter. All is over with him
now"