The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-08-24
One Week from next Tuesday,

The frecmcn of this State will again
be called on to make choice of their rul.
ers and legislators for another year. In
addition to the officers to be elected di-
rcctly by the people, the choice of Il
United States Senator, to serve out the
two years of Mr. Upham's unfinished
term, is depending on the results of that
day. The Wings have clear majority
in the State, as the last Presidential
vote has established. They have always
had majority in the Legislature. This
power can pass from us only by gross
neglect and mismanagement, or by wan
ton trcachcry.
The party, as such, has done nothing
to change its former good standing with
the people. Under Wing auspices, our
state has become model republic"
Complaints have indeed been made by
our opponents-as an eacusc for the zeal
Gus warfare thoy are now waging to Sc
cure the supremacy-that our admins
tration has been "cxtravagant" Look
across the Connecticut and you will see
a Democratic State Of just about the
same population, whose ordinary expcn-
ditures, for the last three years, have
been FIFTY PER CENT. greater than our
own. The State Democratic convention
has gravely declared that our population
is diminishing under Wing rule. The
last census, on the contrary, which will
generally be thought quite as reliable
authority, shows a handsome increase
The large land strongly Whig) town of
Rutland has, since tie census lOaS taken
IN 1850, about doubled its population.
We know of no statistics of different
character Our opponents know of none.
Their convention deliberately put forth,
as part of their stock in tradc,a palpable
falsehood.
The Wing party, as such, has never
made an issue on the present liquor law.
Some Wing counties las Rutland and
Addison) voted to sustain it; others
Gas Windham and Windsor) voted large
ly against it, The Democratic county !
of Washington gave a handsome MAORI
ty in its favor; the strongly Democratic !
county of Lamoille gave small MAORI
ty against it. Industrious efforts will
be made in some quarters, and more par
ticularly: we presume, east of the noun
tains, to divide the Wings by an artful
use of this question. We warn all to be
on their guard against the unprincipled !
tricks of those who. protesting all things
to all men, are aiming to dupe equally (
the friends and the enemies of the law,
and make the votes Of both tell in favor |
of Democratic u. s. Senator. Some
of the Democratic leaders are evident |
ly more anxious to carry tie State, than
to do it by fair and honorable means.
Shall they begratifed ? Will any WING
lend his assistance, on mere groundless
pretext2
To carry the election as usual, we
must cordially act together ; fling away
merely personal considerations stand
firmly by our regularly nominated candi-
dates be promptly on hand when nomina.
tions are to be made attend faithfully
to voting on election-day use all proper
cxertions to secure the presence Of every
Wing; and take care that the RIGHT
TICKETS, and no spurious cheats, are in
circulation in each town.
Town Committees here is work for
you. A week remaina Seize the ia
vorable opportunity. Our advices from
other parts of the State are satisfactory.
SUCCESS Is SURE, if the work is done
On the next week, every
thing depends, Never were the Old
Line Democracy more vigilant. Their
activity must be as zealously met. They
can only win, we repeat, BY OUR OWN
NEGLECT AND INAcrIoN.