Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-09-17
VERMONT ELECTION.

We have returns from large proportion of the
towns IN this State by which 1t appears that there
has been no choice of Governor by the people, a
similar result to that of last year The vote is COM
parativey light one, and the Wings are of course
the principal losers. The anti-liquor law of the
State has entered largely into the contest and in
some instances has oyerridden party lines. The
Members of the Legislature elected in 1874 towns
are politically divided as follows: rs Wings, 56
Democrats, and 80 Freesoilers The same towns
last year chose rs Wings, 40 Democrats, and IS
Freesciers, There is, therefore, nett Wing loss,
so far, OF Is The political character of the Lcgs-
laturc is matter of interest, rs a United States
Senator is to be elected. We add letter from an
esteemed correspondent:
CHEtsEA (Vr) SEPTEMBER 9, 1858.
Mess-s. GALES SEAToN :. The star that never sets "
at last has paled its ray Of which you viii have been
appzed before you receive this but the may not
be SO well understood the fac You aware that
our Legislature last year enacted what is called the
" Maine law" AIT parties participated in il, and IN
about equal proportions that in fact party
than the other justly chargeable with the odum
of it, The law approved by the popular VOTE por
on of oil parties voting for the law. The law having
been ratified by the people, the Wing party true to their
principles and instincts disposed to respect il
law, until il should be repealed amended but the
leaders Of the Democratic party set up the cry OF repeal
and hostility to the law in every form In the election
just passed the friends of the law in the Democratic party
kept quiet by that the Law would not
be repealed and in that way every Democratic vote was
saved for its party to which has been added the dis
affected Wings, who have been made believe that De-
mocratic Legislature would repeal the law and that
Wing Legislature would retain it. The Wings, the
other hand raised cry of friendship hostility to the
law, regarding the subject not element in their
tcal organization but nominated their candidates with
out pledges either way and regardless Of their opinions
in regard to the law The consequence has BEEN what
many had all the time feared that in consequence of that
law the Wings have lost the State There is election
of Governor, but the Democrats and Aboltioniss will
have majority in the Legislature, and will bargain for
the offices as they did few years ago in Massachusetts,
In fact the Democratic and Abolition parties in this State
are for general purposes but party They unite
at any time when union win effect their object Aside
from this element of dscord the Wing party in this State
better united devoted TO their prin-
cpes and since the organization of the party there has
not been year when the Wing ticket so Of
easy triumph. The smoke has not sufficiently cleared
away to survey the ground learn the state
of the dead and wounded but the Wing party in this
State has been based upon principle and held
together by mere matter of temporary expedency or
to effect any acous purpose there be little doubt of
the future, when the excitement has passed away, and
reason shall have time to resume its sway
Yours, &C. II.