The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-10-16

tlOn, winch COillc dloilo last NIolldN, llc oOt
quite nervous and he amt no better vet
We've been in quite state OF conbobera-
ton all the week, irving to find out how the
elections gone, but its hard sum to work
out. went over this morning to help I'm
Gle Joshua figure up. lie was setting to the
table with his spcctacles on. and the papers
spread all around him, and pen in his hand,
inc 50 hard he didn't seem to know when | .
come in. Says Aunt kcziah saws she, I'm !
dreadful glad you've come in. Major; your
Uncle will make himself sick working Over
them figures"
Saws |, well, Uncle Joshua, how are we
coming out :"
I'm afraid we are coming ont at the little
end of the horn, Major SAID Uncle Joshua.
and he looked up over his spcctacles so pale
and melancholy it made me feel bad. SAYS
he, Il don't like the looks of ii a bit: the
State is on the back track again towards
Whiugcrv. lest As twas when Harrison came
in"
oh. uucs, not. SAYS |. fnr wanted %
cheer him as much rs could Tho Iqrpr
law Ia, PLAYED the mischief with thu election
all round. and GOT things badly mixed up :;
but ii we sitt 'em out CAREFUL we shall find
the democrats as strong as ever Uncle
Joshua shook his heal. Saws |. Let Us see
the iigurcS. Here's the returns from three
hundred towns, all the State except som" of
| the outskirts Mr. Hubbard and Mr. Gland
q Ter. the two democratic candidates for Cover
4 nor has together more than tittv-ri@ht thou
Y sand votes. and Mr. Crosby. the Whg candi-
= date. has little more than twcmtv->"vcn
p thousand. The Democratic vote is more thar
: double the Wing vote. This don't look a
n though the State was going back to Wing
Il gerry"
That don't amount to nothing n al" sid
I Uncle Joshua "a good many thousand of
h TEMPERANCE WhirS voted for Hubbard and ;
-, :,
3'""' i''''' rum " '''- ''''
e and when the Legislature comes To meet
n Crosby will stand Jest as good chance To l.,
" rh'>' ''"''"r "> any one VI '''''' anu ''''''
- 10" II me >t"' goes over inc "''h inc 81 o'
Q November. and Won NAV depend It's dritiin.
: mat way or ''>' We '"F""' now I" 'ilh'r
!
II jest look at the Legislature. Last year II
: the senate there "a' ahoN' hv' "''h"r''S u
" one " h"' ana no" the mos nave 'i'''''
1t ''"'7'"" senators ana 'h' democrats on,
u "''"' leaving mn" or ten n" 'h"r''"r '""h'
= i"' Ana 'h"n IN th' ii'nS" II ANN mn''
" DETER Last year we ha' a ''"ar n'l'"'
OF more than fh'r'v' ana no" II 'oh TOOK
: though W" should have more 'han Ten MAJOR
u, Ifv. Ana II II" State @o'S ''r Scott ''
hev' the legislature VIII @othat way fo''''''
ornor ana all
d. 'Rut may be, mel" Joshua. saws |, 9Th
! Nhl@S haYnt canned 50 much as Won thin
" tor after all. 1t looks had IN IN" Le"S'atur
y see. hnt 1t may be all "wln@ to tn" rul
: business. as Won say about the Governor
- NO. 70, 1t isn't that. sald nctr ''n>hr
" with heavy si"h; Won NAV d"r"nd upon
81 the Stat" has cot whI% drift, III" t"n@r"S
"e men tells the story. and ther" the rum ms
u ness has n"thn t" d" with II In the Ia
~ Congress we had iI'" !'"mo'ratl" Repr">"
tafIV"s ana Inc h'g> two. We'll now hN
''' IsIt: In the next Congress this State h
sIX Representatives, and tn" Democrats ha'
u made out to elect three and the Wings thrc
nig X ie>, an even h,lancc. AMI 4 few more {
IA them foolish hurrahS for 'rncrai Scott w
'"' up IN" State agIn us.
-ou well. we must STIR ro-,Yd s,vs 7 80,
try ani StonthI> tnrr2h business. and may
we can save the State vet. III kctrh :;
nse Gent .Io.I at il aoam I'll ca.h;..r him IfDo
,"- ocrats can hnrrah tor Fierce they mu>n't
ou allowed to hurrah TOR nobody. But after;
ans lncle. suppose we should lose this State, t
nation Is safe for the Democracy. lon MI
:, remember we nave iar9e majority OF
States and nigh two thirds OF the memb
y o' the last on@reSS
~" ell says ne that don't prove wh'tE
.t we shall have fwo-fh'rd' or onr-fhrd in
H.. next ! 'h@f's'' II the >f'''S 90 on rs II
nave begun 1t VIII he pretty likely to b" o
! :. th'f'' mere 5 ""fE three States that has
/ 1t, lectcd their REPRESENTATIVES to the next C.
ice! nross vet and that IS Maine and NT,so,