Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-10-27
The October Elections.

Recent events at home and abroad, of near |
er and deeper interest, have in measure
thrown into the back ground some interesting |
occurrences in the political world. Within
the last three weeks five States have held their
elections, and three more Nebraska "scttlcrs'
have been added to the list.
These settlers were not to be looked for i'll
the Southern States. Florida and South Car
olna have of course gone for the Democracy
and the Administration. In South Carolina,
the six members of the present Congress,
three of whom voted for the Nebraska Bill,
and three of whom were absent during the
passage of the bill, are reelected. From
| Florida, Maxwell, who voted for the bill, is
returned and the Legislature will be demo-
cratic on joint ballot. In the three Northern
States, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana, it is
" a horse of another color altogether. The
" blind giant" gives Pollock, the Wing can
didate for Governor. Orcr hiuy-sir Thousand
majority, the official returns largely incrcas-
ing his majority. Out of the whole delegation
to Congress twenty-five in number, but four
are Nebraska democrats, and her Legislature
Will SNOW Il large ANU ADMINISTRATION luilIpG-
ity on Joint ballot.
In Ohio, Pierce, Douglass and the Ncbras-
ka men. are not beaten, but abolished utterly.
Last year the state gave them fifteen or TWEEN
ty thousand clean Democratic majority
This year she gives majority against them
Of nearly cighty thousand Every county
= (save perhaps one J and every Congressional
l district is carried for Freedom by ma.oritcs
never known before. OF the four member
from Ohio who voted for the Nebraska bill
: but one. Odds, was re-nominated. He inten
ded to be reelected, and the Admin stratior
intended he should be. He was appointed
= by the Postmaster General g special detec
: tive with rowing commission authorizin,
n him to make and uumakc postmasters q
r the smaller grades, as the exigcncles of hi
. case might require. lie traverscd his district
: thoroughly, laid his wires and organized hi
s forces. The result is, that the special detcc
If tive has detected the fact that he has com
i within nearly four thousand votes of Il re
:. election.
d In Indiana, the Administration may poss
IL bly have two out of eleven members of Con
gress, and may not have one. The scvc
/, rccreants who voted for the bill, have ur
J doubtedly received signal defeats. The Ant
&c Nebraska men have the Legislature and wi
n take care that Petit, whom Mr.. Benton cal
ii ed {" great liar and dirty dog i. replace
by man.
n These great result, have been reached h
r union of the friends of freedom, and I'll
c. foe, of Slavery extension, and it is beginnin
to be thought that there is once more
"a North. Nine Northern States, all of whic
ID save one voted for Franklin Pierce, viz: Coz
Is necticut, Rhode Island, Maine, Vermont, Ne
Hampshire, Ohio Indiana, Iowa and Penn
sylvania, have passed upon his violation
l. the Missouri Compromise, and their repudi,
oil ton is recorded. The people are ilustr,
or ting the doctrine of popular Sovereignty,
Sc in way which is carrying terror and disma
cs TO the dough-faces.