Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-09-11
Our Triumph.

The old Liberty Guard in this State have am
pie reasons for rejoicing, inasmuch as the State
election has resulted in an overwhelming tri-
umph OF the principles SO long held up and
fought for by the warehouses; of Freedom s bat
tie, and the installing of one of their own ranks
in the most exalted position in the gift of the
people of the State Never before have they
had their hopes crowned by seeing an old and
tried friend Of Freedom in the Gubernatorial
chair. And they can now look upon the result
as one inevitably giving the ascendency to the
Anti-Slavery and Temperance principles in this
State. 1t is the permanent establishment of ii
new era in our affairs, and setting an example
to tho other States in New England, as Ohio
has done to the West, which will DO followed
until the whole North shall be arrayed in one
united phaanx, to relieve the oppressed, reform
| the government, and establish those principles
of Liberty, Morality and Progression designed
by the great souls of the Revolution.
But while rejoicing in our success, and the
asccndancy of principles which the old Liberty
party have so long contended for, we acknowl-
edge our obligations to those to whose assistance
this success is in a great measure dine and we
congratulate them upon the pleasing auspices oil
their abandonment of the half way measures Of
the Northern Wing and Democratic parties and
embracing those Of Freedom, Justice and Mo
ralty. This we do from still observed tenacity
to hold on to the distinguishing traits of the old
Wing party, and Of claiming the praise of the
success of the Republican party as due to Their
former exertions to maintain the ascondency O.
Wig principles, instead of freely admitting ha
the old Liberty party have in great measur,
been Instrumental in establishing this happy
state Of things. 1t is their agitation which ha
prepared the people to embrace these doctrinc
upon the startling assumptionof the present pro
Slavery power. The Wing party have moral,
and politically abandoned their old principles
and especially those of 1850 50, in which the,
recognized the national questions as finally ad
justed. And while they have united in the glea
new party based upon permanent questions, the,
should lay aside the idea that it is to maintain
the ascendeney of Wing prihciples-for ever,
school boy knows that the great principles o
Webster, Clay and Bcrrien, and the Wing part,
while under their lead is with those gentlemen
among the things that were-and at once engag,
in furthering those principles of Washington
and Jefferson, and of restoring the Government
to their ancient policy.
A remark in the Boston Journal the NOR
forcibly brought this to mind, where it says
speaking of Vermont, as the " Star that neve
sets =:
"Wc have looked for Republican victory a
a matter OF course, in that staunch old Wing
Ssate, but we did not anticipate such returns a
our friends are new sending to u.s."
And VIC proclaim against tho idea thai Vernon
is the same old " Wing Star" it was in 1850
81. We assert that that Star has set, and final
ly too! And new Star, one which the pass
ing ides of many year saw only dimly twink
ling behind the forest tops which shaded thu
-"orine" the Star of Free Territory, FREQ Men
Free Labor, Free Speech and Fremont---ha
arisen and shines in brighter lustre over th
valleys of the Green Mountains
To come to the facts Of the case, and proy
the position we have taken, we turn to the las
presidential campaign for the figures In 1852
Bennington County had II majority, Democrat
and Free Democratic, of l26, with 10 out of /
of the Representatives Windham, Rutland
Windsor and Addison were in minority Q
3544, but had 80 out of IS representatives
Orange had a majority of 9l3, and out of /
representatives Chittenden had majority {
2lS, and out Of II representatives Washing
ton had a majority of 1909, with | out Of /
representatives Caledonia had majority {
400, with out of II representatives Frankli
had majority of 304, and 6 out of 10 repre-
sentatives; Lamoile had majority of 1903
with all (5) of the representatives; Orlear
was in minority of 100, but had out of !
representatives Essex had majority of a.
with out of III representatives Grand Isl
was in minority of SO, but had 2 out of rer
resentatives giving majority of GAL on tn
Governor vote, and 96 against 80 represent,
tives. The whole Wing vote was 1895. an
the Democratic and Free Democratic n ,44t
How is it now There will be nearly q, 90
majority on the Governor vote and 200 reprcser
tative majority.
Then who compose the Republican party