Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-09-09
State Election.

We must put our paper to press before re-
ceiving any thing like Il full return of the
late elections in this State. Judging from
what we have seen, We feel quite sure that
the Wings have rccciy sd what, if not
called Il defeat, will prove very near to It
We shall not be surprised at all, to find, that
ON joint ballot they will be in Il minority in
the Legislature, and quite likely 50 in both
branches. If the result shall prove better
than our fears, we shall be glad.
There being now Il substantial and public
coalition between the Democratic and Free
Soil particS-with an allotment to them res
pcctiycly, of the State Offices, and the office
of United States Senator, the Wings have
of course nothing to hope for, if they prove
to be in IL minority.
of this probable result. Sufficient to say here,
that the influence Of the liquor law question
has been of Il most d~isorganizins character,
especially ON the Whig side of the contest
Those who were bitterly oppos"d to the en-
actmcnt ofany law which should substantially
put a stop to the sale of Intoxicating liquors
for drink in the State, have largely used
their elective franchise, with IL view to in
crease the strength of IA corresponding oppo-
Sition to it in the Legislature. We think
they have been very successful in their
attempts, and they have found most efficient
assistance from those friends of such IL law
as were more fiery than prudent.
For the special comfort Of our hot-heads on
that subject in this place, their action at the
polls on the 9th, was most helpful towards
the election of Il town representative who
drew the strength of the most ultra anti
Mime lar rotcrs because they knew (-as
some of them said, from p,rsonal conference
ruth him) that he might be relied upon to
help their side of the question in the General
Assembly.
The beautiful working Of the free %soiIcrS'
policy and votes, was also such as to insure the
election Of a young man-scarcrly a resident
OF the qlacc-ccrt ,inly Of many cstimablr
qualities and of commcndahl" talents, butofthc
~sfricf'Sf sect ofIh' old line iocofocoS, the son
of W. \. Palmer, that very member Of Con-
gress from Vermont who helped to bring upon
the country all the dtrc1 and consequent
crtls IF the oH Missouri compron2Sc-onc of
the famous John RandoLyh doughIacS ,!
Well-we suppose they are satisfied with
their own doings.
But all these strange elements could not
have secured such II result, without help from
wings who cannot be ranked in any Of the
subdivisions we have mentioned.
We would recommend to some Of the Whiy
party i'll this town, to buy, forthwith, a copy
of .Esop's Fables with explanatory pictures.
BY studying them well, and looking at the
pictures carefully during the long winter
evenings, they may get some useful hints be-
fore election comes around again. They may
be able to puzzle out, 10y hard thinking over
the moroIS which follow some of the shrcwd
sayings of the Phryigian sage, how it hap
pencd, yesterday, that with ii clear Wing ma
iority in town Of about 200, an out and out
Democratic Town Representative was elected
by a majority of II.
To help them in their study, we give the
result of the three ballotings. promising that
there cannot be less than $50 to 900 votes in
town, which without any wonderful zeal
could be brought to the polls at Frecman's
meeting and that of the ahscntrcs, full two
thirdS--prohahly thrcc-fourths-wcrc Wings
Whole number Of votes, (Fir,t Ballot) GEL
Necessary to a choice, 81
First Ballot. Second Ballot. Third Ballot.