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THE ELECTIONS.

PENNsYLvANIA.-Th Tribune, OF Fri
day. has returns from "a counties in Pennsyi-
vania, giving majorities for Johnston, Wing OF
25,4S4, and for Longstreth, Loco, 2l,l02-
Johnston's majority, 4,Ss2. In the same
counties Folks majority in 1874 was 1920.
Johnson's clear gain 9,4O2.
The members of Congress will probably
stand, Wings 16, Locos 7, Native l.
The Wings have majority in the Legisla-
ture, securing the election Of U. S. Senator,
to succeed Gen. Cameron, (Loco,) whose term
expires on the 4th of March next.-The re-
suit is cheering beyond what the most SAN
guine had dared to hope. The Wings have
never before, we believe, elected their Gov
ernor, (save once, during the Anti-Mason ex-
citement,) though the State went for Harri-
SOC, in 1S4O.-E This result secures the cleo
ton of Taylor and Fillmore.
OHIo.-The result in Ohio remains yet in
doubt. Weller, Loco, is possibly elected by
small majority. 1t is evident that the Van
Burenites generally went over to Weller, as
circular issued by their State Committee just
before the election seems to urge that move
ment, on the ground that, should Ford be e.
lected, the State would be claimed tor Tay-
ior-Full returns of the Congressional vote
have not been received. The Legislature is
Wing on joint ballot.
MARYLANn.-The Senatorial Elections in
one-thirG of the Counties OF the State (all
that vote this year, have resulted as fol-
lows:
Anne Arundel, Edrdrd Hammond, L.
Charles, JOHN MATHEWS, w.
Calvert, Daniel Hent. l..
Caroline, Thomas Tuner, l..
Montgomery, WIN. l.. GATHER, w.
Prince Georges, JOHN D. BOWLING. w. g.
Somerset, JoHN H. DANE, w.
No change except in Prince Georges
The last Senate stood 10 " higs to Locos.
The new one stands II to7.
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA REDEEMED.-We
are indebted TO our friends of the National
IntelAgencer for the following lelegraphic
dispatch received yesterday:
Georgia and Florida are both redeemed
the latter by large majority. which has
given US a Wing Governor, Congressman
and Legislature. The popular vote in Geor-
gia is close. The gain IN II counties, is !
81 over the vote for Governor last year.
when the Loco Foco majority was 299.
The State Is coed for Taylor. in November
by 1000 or over.n-Ne1 York Tribune,
oh.
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Van Buren, Arguments.
--Erastus D. Culver.

We promised our readers to take some fur
ther notice of certain statements of Dir. Gull
yer, in his speech at the Town Room, last
week. The imported orator, notwithstanding
his short sojourn in this State eight years a.
90, during which, as he says, he ransacked
the vocabulary" to find language of denuncia-
ton and vitupcration severe enough for Mar
tin Van Buren,, seems not 10 have formed a
very just estimate of the character of Yer
monters, if he calculated that his gross and will
full perversions of truth would remain unde-
tected by any considerable portion of his au-
dience. We say aolfd misstatements-
cause to suppose that he himself was so ignorant
as to believe them correct, would be the
height of uncharitableness.
Mr.. Culver said, in substance, that a COM
mittee of the Mississippi Legislature, appoint
ed to invite Gen. Taylor to the capital of that
State, in their report of a conversation they
had with Gen. T., say that he STAGED to them,
among other things, " that the South ought nev-
er TO submit 10 the Wilmot PrOrisO;' that the
Chairman of that committee was Col Boone
that Col. Boone made this statement to Jacob
Thompson, that Jacob Thompson repeated it
somewhere to Mr. Giddings, and that Mr..
Giddings brought it all out at the Buffalo Con-
vention--We are aware that this falsehood
has had very extensive run, in its day.
but we hardly expected to hear it repeated, at
this late hour, to an intelligent audience.
The facts of the case are these. A commit
tee 'Cds appointed by the Mississippi Legisla-
ture, to invite Gen. Taylor to visit the capital
of their State. The Chairman of that COM
mittee was not Col. Boone, (who is leading
Locofoco in Mississippi but it 'cGs Gen. Hen
ry.-So faris it from being true that Gen.
Taylor, as stated, " approved vigorous pros
ecution of the Mexican war;" and declared
that "the South ought never to submit to the
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Wilnot Proviso !" that, as we learn from Gen-
Henry, not an alIusion tcas made to party pol
tics" All this was known weeks ago--What
is more direct and explicit, the editor of the
Worcester Wing, (Oct. 1Oih,) speaking OF the
statement imputed to Col. Boone, says: seen
" Taylor has contradicted il under has o'Un sign
" manual This zee knO,o; zee hare seen ana
a." read the contradiction, ,cith tie name of Zach
"ary Taylor d6ired to d."-And yet some peo-
pies conscience will not permit them to let this
falsehood alone.
Again.-Mr. Culver repeated the fabrica-
ton originally put in circulation in this region,
we believe, by the Burlington Courier,t that Mr..
Benjamln,a Taylor Elector in louisiana, stated
in a speech at Baton Rouge that Gen. Taylor
would " promptly veto the Wilmot Proviso."
New, that very speech, in which Mr. Benja-
min is reported to have made this statement,
is given in full in the New Orleans Delta, a
neutral paper, and not one scOrd Of this sort can
be found in 1t ! On the contrary, in the reply
of lis Locofoco opponent, on that occasion,
(for the meeting was one gathered for the pur-
pose of political discussion on each side) IN
Mr.. Benjamin's own hearing before the same
audience-it is said that Mr.. Benjamin had
not told his audience ichdt Gen. Taylor tCOuld
do ,cith respect to the JVilnsot ProvisO.-All this
the conscientious Mr.. G.. knew-or he was in
the highest degree culpable for attempting to
tant ques.ion-So much for that point.
Mr. Culver had the unblushing impudence
to pretend-looking in the face of intelligent
men-that the so-called Compromise Bill of
the last session was bill for extending .Slave-
rg! And all the while he knew, and every
well-informed person in the house knew,
(whatever opinion might be entertained Of
the erpsdiency Of that measure, on the whole,)
that the bill was supported by our distinguish
ed Senator on the same grounds as he would
support the Wilmot Proviso and as amounting
to the very same thing He knew, too, that
such men as Messrs. Badger, Underwood, Ste
phens, and Foote,opposed the bill as giving up
everything on the part of the South, and for
the reason that it excluded Slavery forever
from New Mexico and California. OF the dis
courtesy Of such an attack as Mr.. C. made up
on Senator Phelps stranger in the latter's
own town, as he vast would be quite super
fiuous to speak.-We ought rather to apollo
gize for taking up so much space with so insig-
- T,,1,o,.
speech. We should not, but for the purpose of
exposing falsehoods that have had currency
elsewhere.
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Vermont Legislature.
Reported for Walton's Daily Journal.

Reported for Walton's Daily Journal.
Pursuant to the Constitution. the men,
hers elect of both houses met at the State
House in Montpelier, Thursday, Oct. IL,
IS49, 10 A. Nj.
SENATE.
The Senate was called to order by the
Secretary, and the roll being called, all
the members elect were found present ex-
cept Mr.. Stanley, of Rutland County,
who is sick; when
On motion of Mr. Mead, the Senate
proceeded to the election of a President
pro tenn.
Hon. John Kimball was nominated by
MIR. Stewart, and Hon. jefferson P. Kid
der, by Mr.. Mattocks; and the ballots
being taken, Mr. Kimball was declared E..
lected, and took the chair.
On motion of Mr. Mead, the House was
apprized of the organization of the Sem
ate, by the election Of Mr.. Kimbal!.
The Senate then proceeded to the
choice of Secretary; when d. w. C.
Clarke and Geo. Fl. Paul being nominated,
Mr.. Clarke received 10 votes out Of %,
ana was declared elected.
And Thomas E. Powers, and S. Minot
Flint of Braintree, being nominated for
assistant Secretary, Mr.. Powers was e.
lected by the same number of votes.
On motion of Mr. Dean, it was ordered
that the Senate rules of last session be a.
dopted for this, i'll otherwise provided.
Mr.. Mead offered 4 Joint resolution for
the publishing of 600 copies of Direc>
tory, which was passed.
Mr.. Dean offered a resolution to furnish
the members and officers of the Senate
with one weekly and one daily paper, to
be designated by each passed.
Mr.. Hamilton offered a resolution to
meet the House at A o'clock this after
mon, to hear the report Of the canvassing
commitee-passed.
Mr.. Beeman offered joint resolution
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Political 1ngrates.

William Slade, Willis Hall Seth NJ Gates, &c
NC, are among the last men in the country who
were at liberty to desert, or who can be excused
for deserving the Wing party. The two former
gentlemen have for many years literally been
warmed, fed and clothed by Wings. And the
latter has been so generously dealt with that he
was bound in good faith and honesty to remain
with his panty.
These gentlemen will say, in reply, that they
leave the Wing party for the sake of Free Soil
But if VIC could lcok them in the eye when they
avow their intention to vote for Mr. Van Buren,
as the Representative of Free Soil, they would
blush deep crimson
Mr.. Van Buren, and his friends supported
James X. Polk, who nominated for the ex
press and avowed purpose of extending the Terri
tory and increasing the power of slavery 1t is
because Mr.. Van Buren, and his friends supported
Polk that slavery was extended and lutfor their
support OF Polk we should have had no war and no
Free Soil issue.
Messrs. SLaDE and GATES have opposed Mr.
an Burcn Tor more than twenty years because
he was during all that time, what Gov CAss is
now, a Northern man with Southern PRINCIPLES
WILLIS HALLS Free Soil zeal is new born. lie
came back from Alabama with strong sympathies
III favor of the Peculiar Institution As Attor-
General of this Stale he differed with Cover
nor SEWARD on the question of surrendcrinc free
citizens of this State 10 Virginia, TO be punished
tor an offence not known to or recognized by our
Laws.
And Messrs. SLADE, HALL and GATES know
100 that all that has been done for the cause Of
emancipation has been done by Wings; they
know that Wings have defended the Right of Pc
tIIlon and the freedom of debate they know that
Wings, and Wings only resisted the Extension Of
slavery And they know too that by supporting
mr.. VAN BrREN they are indirectly aiding the e.
Mr.. SLADE, who has been busy for ayear or two
in raising contributions for educational purposes
IN the West, tout of which he is himself support.
ed, finds time TO address letter to the WHY'S ~
Vermont in favor Of Van Burenism. This pratpit.
GUS labor of apostacy is exciting, as it should
the indignation of the true-hearted Wings of the
Mountain State.-Albany Krening Journal
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GEORGIA ELECTION.
Macon, GEORGIA, October

MACON, GEORGIA, October 8.
We have received returns from nearly the whole
State showing the election of four Wings and
four Democrats to Congress, the same as last
year.
First DistricL-Whig majority, 500; last
election, 1907.
Second Disfricf-Democraiic majority, 80;
last election, 367.
Third District-Whig majority, 500; last
election, 10.
Fourth District--Democratic majority,
300; last election, $50.
Filth District-Dcmocratic majority, 2
700; last election, $3.50.
Si:rth District-Democraiic majority, /
500; last election, 1927.
!SeUenh District-Majority for Stephens,
Wing, I,45O; last election his majoriiysvas
1929.
Eighth District-Maiority for Toomts,
Wing, 1,700; last election his majority was
1913.
The result, you will perceive, is about
lie. or less than 100 Democratic majority.
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HENRY LANE.

"ALTHOUGH NO POLITICIAN, HAVING AL
WAYS HELD MYSELF ALOOF FROM THE CLAM
ORS OF PARTY POLITICS, | AM WING, AND
SHALL EVER BE DEVOTED IN INDIVIDUAL o.
PlNION TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THAT PARTY"
ZACHARY TAYLoR-(I.etter tow. E. Russell)
" SIR, THE NOISE AND CONFUSION WHICH
PERNADE THIS ASSEMBLY WILL PREVENT
MY BEING HEARD ON THE IMPORTANT TOPICS
TO WHICH YOU HAVE CALLED MY ATTENTION"
LEWIS CAss.-(Speech at Cleveand)
"THE PRINCIPLES OF LIBERTY ARE rFsNEv-
EReA7 SAFE in THE HANDS OF MEN WHO
MAKE TRADE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS. MR.. VAN
buren, MUST BE JUDGED BY HIS PRECEDING
COURSE, TAKEN AS AWIIOLE-AND FROM THAT
LET NO MAN DELUDE HIMSELF WITH THE BE-
LIEF THAT HE is FIXED TO ANYTHING BUT
HIS OWN lNTEREST"-C. ADAMs.-(Pamphlet on
Texas, page 4.-l54i)
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Best pr Wooden hose, Mrs. S. Baldwin,
Cornwall, 90
Best straw hat Mrs. H. Birge, New Ha-
ven, oV
l white bedspread, Mrs. R. Hubbard, e
Whiting 10
Best coverlid, Mrs. D. Hazard, Ferris
burgh, 10
I'd best d" Mrs. w. Hammond, Mid
dlebury, 70
Best bedquilt, Mrs. James Hamilton, ID,
Bridport, 90
Embroidered WOODEN shawl, Mrs w. Bar
ton, New Haven, 90
Show box, Miss Julia Hart, Middlsbury. 100
Vases of wax flowers, Mrs. jackson, Mid
dlebury, 20
l pair of Ottomans, Miss Frances Porter,
Middlebury, 20
/ pair Of stools, Miss James, Cornwall, 25
1 steel bag, Mrs. D. Hazard, Ferris
burgh, IL
l alum basket and candlestick, Mrs. w.
Barton, New Haven, II
l pair WOODEN hose, Mrs. Jesse Ellsworth,
Cornwall, a lady nearly so years old, %
Owing to the smallness of the gratuity at
the disposal of the committee, many articles of
merit were not noticed.
Mrs. NJ DlNOIA-ui
HUBBARD,
L" E. HAMMOND,
" w. BARTON,
q ]. A. BECKWITH,
Committee.
FRUIT.
Your committee have examined various
specimens of fruits presented for their exam
ination and have awarded the following pre-
miums.
For the best sorts of Apples, Stephen
Burroughs, Waltham, 100
I'd best, Job Lane, Cornwall, so
For the largest variety of superior Apples,
S. Burroughs, Waltham, so
For the best seeding variety of Apples,
Job Lane, Cornwall, so
I'd best, A. Chapman, so
In addition to the above your committee
would recommend gratuitous premium to
C. Crane of so cents.
Owing to the scarcity of fruit the past sea-
son, there we're no specimens Of the peach,
ounce, pear or plum. Respectfully submit
ted by your committee.
HENRY LANE.
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H E. r. Wright, Esq, has been ap'
pointed Postmaster, in this pace, rice Ed
ward D. Barber, removed. We trust the
friends of Mr.. Barber, who has been for
some time absent on Yam Buren, business,
will break the intelligence TO him as gently
as nossible
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SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTION.

CHARLEsToN. Oct lilo IA p. NJ.
The result Of The elections for one repre-
sentative 10 Congress, one State Senator,
and seventeen members of the State House
of Representatives, has just been made
known.
Holmes has 1929; Barker, 1l61; Clay
ton, 79;-Porter, 1870 and Lepre, 1859.
The Representatives TO the Assembly are
Taylor IA, and Cass 3.
MIR. Holmes is a member of the present
Congress.
The Legislature of this Slate elects Elec-
tors for President, &c.
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AFFAIRs AT MONTPELIER.

TheLegislature of this State, it will be seen,
from another part of our paper, assembled
as usual, last Thursday. The Senate was Or
ganized without difficulty, the Wings having
a clear m ajority of eleren Gone Wing member
being absent-Mr. Stanley, Of Rutland Coun-
ty,-on account of illness). In the House,
matters stood somewhat differently We are
obliged to confess that while, relying on our
own direct information respecting this county,
and upon the reports from other parts of the
State that seemed to US most reliable, We ex-
pected a small majority over all opposition, we
have not majority, as appears on trial, ex-
cept on joint ballot. The Free Sellers claimed
majority of 10 against us-an estimate not
much nearer the true result than oursl The
House, it seems, is constituted on the trian9,-
lar plan-the longer side being Wing, and
somewhat less than the sum Of the other two,
though pretty nearly balanced. On the first
ballot for Speaker, Kittredge had eight votes
less than the other two-on the fourth t,co less
on the eighteenth, one less than all the rest.
On joint ballot, therefore, we shall have a
clear notwithstanding our Governor and
U. S. Senator
The Speakership is hardly of sufficient con-
sequence to either party, to make it worth the
while to keep both Houses in idlepess, for
great while to come-though VIC trust Mr..
Kittredgc, having decided plurality, will not
be defeated through the fault of any man who
ever called himself Wing.
On the whole, VIC may expect some rather
singular scenes at the capital during the pres
emit session-of which we shall endeavor to
keep our readers duly informed.
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70 James Brooks, Esq, editor of the
N. I. Express, has been nominated for
Congress in one of the City COMPRESSION
al districts.
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MEMOIR OF SETH WARNER.-BY DANIEL
CHIPMAN, Ii. d.
A work of the above title, which We have had
the pleasure of pcrusing in manuscript, is now
in process Of publication by Mr.. Clark, of this
place, and will shortly be ready for delivery
The author is well known 20 the public, and we
need hardly say that, both from his own personal
knowledge and from the materials he has collect
ed from various sources, he has prepared vol
ume that will be read with great pleasure by all
who feel an interest in the early history of Yer
monthly permission of Mr.. Sparks, that gen.
tleman's Life of Ethan Allen" is also added to
the same volume-making, together, most i'm
portant historical and biographical work, which
all Vermonters ought to read.
The Memoir of Seth Warner was originally
prepared by Judge Chipman for Sparks Amer
lean Biography" but the writing was unavoida
bly, delayed until that series was discontinued
as the following extract Of letter from Mr.
Sparks dated Oct Is. ls47,) will show:
at [your memoir might very properly have
been included in the American Biography, but
that work is now drawing fast to a close; the
twenty-fifth and last volume, being nearly
through the press. 1t was determined some
time ago to end the work with this volume, not
for the want of materials, or public patronage,
but because it has been thought best not to CON
tinue the work to greater number of volumes;
and, to say the truth, 1 am weary of the task
1t may possibly be revived by some other editor,
but this is uncertain. l hope you will not fail 10
publish your memoir, both valuable contri-
button to the history of Vermont, and just trib-
ute to the memory of man, who held so con-
spcuous part in the early fortunes ofthe State"
We trust the work will command ready and
extensive sale, and that the limited edition issued
will be very soon exhausted. Both biographies
are included in one neat l6mo. volume, of a.
bout 225 pages, in good binding and on good pa
per.
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LIST OF PREMIUMS

A,carded By the addison County Agricultural
Society, at the annual Far, holden at Mid
dIeJWy, October, 4h, 1S4S.
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AMERICAN REvIEw.-The October No. of
the Wing Review has likeness of Willard
Fillmore, with sketch of his life-and a
variety of political. literary and miscelIane,
Gus articles.
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that the Joint Rules of both Houses Or
last session be adopted for this, till Other
wise provided; passed.
The Chair Thea announced the appoint.
ment of canvassing Committee on The
part of the Senate as follows
Messrs. Dean of Windham County
Kidder Bennington,
June Rutland,
Chandler " Windsor,
Walker " Addison,
Sweat Orange,
Hamilton Chittenden,
Bancroft " Washington,
Hall Caledonia,
Crawford d" Essex,
Redfeld Orleans,
Davis CIR Isle,
White Lamoille,
Hamilton " Franklin,
Adj. to half past 3 o'clock this after,
noon.
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will not say that the words free soiP arc
stolen from anywhere But with regard to
the sentiment of the party thai uses them,
submit that IT savors very much of petty lar
cenv. Laughter and cheers
The gentlemen who have joined this new
party from among the Wings, pretend that
they are greater lovers of Liberty, and great
or hatcrs of Slavery, than those they leave be
hind them. do not admit it. do not adj
init any such thing. (Applause.) think We
are as good Free Soil men as they are, though
wo DO not set up any such great preeminenct
over our neighbors.
Why, gentlemen, what is the history of Thu
party Some years ago, before Mr.. Van Blu
rem had come INTO office, or in his time, there
was a schism in the Loco Foco party in New
York, which increased by degrees. But Mr.,
Van Buren, was supported by both sides. The
schism grew wider and wider, till Silas Wright
became the Democratic candidate for Cover
nor. Then some of the Democrats, known
since as 'Old Hunkers,' resolved to abstain
from supporting him, or to oppose his cleo.
ton, and they carried out that determination
The other side assumed the name of Barn
burners, and are so called TO this day. So thai
there was an actual outbreak-an actual out
break-years ago, between these two partie.
OF the Democracy Of New York, and this Barn,
burning party existed long before there was
any question Of Free Soil among them. Long
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-06-15

SHERIFF Sale.-By virtue Of special writ OF
- Execution against Frederick Wetzell and Marga-
ret Kehr issued out ofthe office of the Clerk OF The
Wander burgh Circuit Court in favor of Horace Dun
ham; will en- Saturday the 18th day Of June, A. D
l848 at the door of the Court House, in the City Of
Evansville, between the hours OF 10 O'Clock A. M and
O'Clock P. NJ of said day expose to sale at public
auction and outcry, first the rents issues and profits
for the OF seven years, of the following describ
ed real estate, vaz:
That piece of ground lying in Lamasco City, in
the county of Vandeburgh, which is bounded as fol-
lows:
Beginning in the northern boundary of said City OF
Lamasco, on the west side of the seventh avenue,
and running thence south with the west side of said
avenue one hundred and twenty feet, less, to
the corner of Eleventh street, and seventh avenue,
thence west, three hundred and eighty feet thence
north one hundred and twenty feet, less, to
the northern boundary OF said city, thence with
the line of said city, three hundred and eighty feet to
the place of beginning.
And should no person offer or bid for said rents,
issues and profits, sun sufficient to satisfy said Ex-
ecution and interests and c0Sls will at the same
time and place. proceed to sell public ction and
cutlery the fee simple OF said above described premises
satisfy said execution and interest and costs due
thereon [may 26 JOHN ECHOLS S