Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-09-28
THE DEFEAT OF MR.. BRAINERD AS
SENATOR In FRANKLIN,

To the surprise of all, it is found that Law
renee Brainefd, one of the strongest and most
popular man in the State-has lost bis election
as Senator in Franklin County. Offences must
need come, butwo unto those through tohoni
they come. Those who have achieved this
doughty feat are welcome to all the glory Of it.
The Editor of the Vermont Tribune, gives the
following expose on the subject, and, if we are
not misinformed, he might justly have gone
into cases of individual rascality that should
make decent men blush
Z" That Mr.. Brainerd of all men on the I'm
ion Ticket, should have been defeated is in it.
self enough to require explanation. Apology or
defence is equally out of the question. Meth
er can be afforded
The simple figures, showing Mr.. Brainerd to
have received more than $50 votes less than
Messrs. Leavens and Farnsworth and Mr.. Hoyt
the same number more than any other Demo
cratic candidate, tell the story and also show
who is to be blamed. That mono of the recre-
ants were Democrats is certain few if any
were Free Sellers, for the superstition that they
voted for all the Wings on the Ticket and yet
against Mr. Brainerd is simply ridiculous
Who then were they! Why, Wings of course,
who were not sincere friends of the Union
Any other hypothesis is as false as absurd
Now then why did they thus prove false Ii
is notorious that lying handhills and reports
and spurious tickets were in circulation, and
doubtless some men was imposed upon; but all
this will not begin to account for the result Ii
was the poting that did the business and it was
done by men who cote the Union County ltcEe'
Nth The single exception Of Mr.. Branerd
Why was itl Our view of the matter Is TINS
and we refer to the returns to show that we
are correct In the towns Of st. Adams, Enos,
burgh and Berkshire irregular candidates fol
Town Representatives were run against TIE
regular nominees, and the irregular received
the support of Mr. lToyt's friends In st. AL
bans on the second ballot, the Democrats de-
serted their candidate and went in u crowd fol
the irregular wing candidate for Town Repre-
sentative, and Mr.. Hoyt on the other hand re-
ceived from somebody lis votes more than any
other Democratic candidate-thosc votes MIR
Brainerd lost. In Enosburgh the case is tx
actly similar, and upon the protested friends o
Union in these towns mainly rests the RESPONSE
bility of Mr. Brainerd's defeat. No matter
what means the Democrats and personal enc
mics OF Mr.. Branerd used against MN thel
opposition was open and matter OF course
but it is difficult to see how, If the wings wer
true to Mr. Bruinerd, that he was defeated
while Messrs. Leayens and Farnsworth were 81
amply taken care of. If those men who secret
ly worked for irregular candidates for Towl
Representatives, and thus from necessity dgins
Mr. Braincrd, had really believed that be woul'
be defeated, perhaps they would not have don
it, and a ain, perhaps-Next time they attemp
to work treachery, let them not count upon tn
superior honesty of other people to cover thei
motives.
That this solution of the problem, which W
have given is the true one, there is no doubt
and it is not SO intricate, but that it may b
cyphered out clearly by any man, even thoug'
he be Il wayfaring man and fool.
On the whole we have no tears to shed owe
the resut-it will do more good than harm il
spite of those who did it.