Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-07-25

'ternatlon which this unexpected result caused wa'
visible 10 every slave .1riyor's countenarco They
were not content with that expression, but insi 'ed
that thelaiir7 should exrres their preference --
They did with the following result
Fremont g.
buchanan
Fillmore
One instance however OF similar test Of
strength has come under our notice where
Mr. Buchanan friends we're in the prcpond-
erance which, in all fairness we are bound TO
mention The Springfield Republican states
that a vote was taken tho other day in the
i9ct-up IN that city, and the twenty PERSONS
eighteen men and two womon-who had been
arrested and confined over night, for drunk
enncss, lighting &c.,. mere unanimous Tor
Iqmes Buchanan
On every hand we hear instances
Of prominent Democrats who have foresw1rn
their former party allegiance, and declared
their adhesion to the cause Of freedom. We
suhi,in few
At the Republican ratification meeting
| held in Williamsburg, \. V, John Dean,
an old and prominent Democrat, presiding
letter was read from Hon. Wm. Maurice,
/ Democratic member for the First District,
giving his adhesion to the cause Of Fremont
and Freedom
4 recent Fremont and DAYTON ratification
meeting at Seneca Falls, y y, was address
sod by Hon George Rat1ban. who had been
the war-horse Of Democracy in Cavuga and by
/ Addison T Knox late Democratic candidate
/ for Justice Of the supreme Court
4 Fremont ratification meeting in Greens.
/ burgh. Indiana at which no less than five
/ thousand persons were present ,ros addressed
| iy ope 1fths Democratic nominees for elect7r
He SAID that if elected, he should vote for
| Fremont.
! The Chicago Tribune says that Dr.. Stod-
larl Judd, late President Of the In Crosse
and Milwaukee Railroad Company, and fer
many years a leading and influential Demo
crat in Dodge county has rcpudiatcd the
Border Ruliian' and Buchanan party, and
come out for Freedom aud Fremont.
The Circayille (Ohio) Herald gives an ac-
| count Of Buchanan meeting held in Wash
| in.ton village, at which an old citizen, Mr..
/ L. D. Willard. was called upon to make a
speech. The request was compiled with. and
u rouonc ,pleei w1, mate dg 1un IN toror Of
, FrmonF
The Worcester SPY says At least ,ne-
halrof the democratic voters Of Worcester
county and we presume the same may be said
Of other sections Of the state, will support the
Philadelphia nominations
The Albany Journal has an account Of a
regular Democratic convention held on the
18th inst 1t says that the primary cause
of this convention was the refusal Of the old
organ Of the party lths Courier to run up
the Cincinnati nominations It. editor de-
! sired to submit the question to a regularly
/ called County Convention The Convention
was attended by full delegations of the truest
men IN the County The question Of
endorsing Buchanan and the Cincinnati
| Platform was distinctly presented. After
/ discussion, 1t was la1nuaous'g reso'rsd
b. the Convention 90 rcpud,o,e losh' They
then resolved to support FREEDOM and
/ FREMONT
1t seems to us that facts like these show
with sufficient clearness how the tide is set.
ting throughout the north The Free States
have discovered that they can elect their
man, and they are going to do It.