Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-10-20
The October Elections.

thy of the Opposition was expected to give the
Democracy the victory. But not so. Col
Forney of the Press says the Opposition major
ity will be at least 10000 for Auditor and
Surveyor Generals. The Senate stands 20 Op'
position to Is Democrats, instead of two Demo-
cratic majority as last year. The House is 63
Opposition to 81 Democrats. The city of Phil
adelphia is Opposition by 1856 majority.
Ohio was the battle field of the Democracy
under their Wanted Douglas giant, and the re-
suit is "a complete rout horse, foot and dragons
A dispatch says:
" CLEAvELAND, Oct. ID. The Republican
majority on the State ticket will be l7,000.-
To the Senate, Is Republicans and 10 Demo
Gratis are elected, and to ths House, Ga Repub-
licans and 40 Democrats
This is an enormous Republican gain over
last year, which is very Aattering after the out
cry about turning out Judge for his course
with the Oberlin Rescuers. Last year the Leg
islature was Democratic The above is doubly
cheering from the fact that that Sham Demo-
crat, Senator Pugh, will have to retire in
March, 1861, and give place to a reliable Re-
publican.
From Iowa the returns are small as yet We
learn, however, that thirteen Counties have been
heard from at Chicago, and that they have gone
about as in 81, when the Republicans carried
the State by 1900 majority.
A special dispatch to the Tribune says Iowa
is Republican by 5000 majority.
From Minnesota we have the most encourage
ing intelligence. There is but little doubt of
the election of Republican Congressman, Gov
ernor, and State ticket, and of Republican
majority in both branches of the Legislature.
The st. Paul Times of the 18th says the
returns received thus far show the following Re
publican gains over last year Ramsay County
500, IIennepin 500, Dakota 400, Rice ITO,
Washington 100, Anoka l00 Carver 100; a
net Republican gain Of almost 1000 in seven
Counties. At this rate, says the Tribune, it
will take u horrible amount of cheating in the
Indian districts to swindle the Republicans
again out of their rightful triumph. The two
Republican Congressman are elected, and there
is no doubt of a Republican majority in the
Senate and House. This result ensures the
election of Republican Senator in place Of
Shields, Democrat.
From Indiana the same result is announced
The Republicans have largely increased vote,
and the whole State ticket is elected.
We presume those Sham Democratic papers
which have SO long awaited the October cleo
tions for CLEAN of hope, are now satisfied
that in 1860, as now, every Northern State,
except California, will be overwhelmingly
against them.
The New York Herald, the especial organ of
Buchanan in New York, in referring to the Dc.
tober elections a few days since, had the fol
lowing
| " Five different States hold their periodical
local elections to day, to wt:-thc great central
State of Pennsylvania, and theimportant West
ern States of Ohio, Indiana, Iowa and Mime
sofa. The only one of this schedule which
comprehends Congressional delegation is Min
ncsota and there, in view of the probable con-
tingcncy of the election of our next President
by the House of Representatives, and of the
Importance Of every vote in the House organiza-
ton OF December next, Il most desperate strug
gle between the Democracy and the Republicans
of several months duration will this day be de-
cided. The same election will also comprehend
a United States Senator, in the place of Gen
Shields, Democrat whose term has expired
and thus the contest for the State Legislature
will contribute immensely to bring out every
available vote on both sides"
After looking over California, Kentucky
Georgia, and the other Southern States which
have recently held their elections, and resulte,
in favor of the Democracy, the Herald is en-
couraged, and closes as follows
g In the general results of this days cleo
tions, therefore, we look for some additional evi
dences in support Of the re- construction of tn
National Democracy, upon the common basis O
The Administration, and of some evidences, too
on the Opposition side, of the impracticabilit,
of W. ii. Seward and his lrrepressible conflict
for Presidential purposes. In the early part o
November the State elections of New York
New Jersey, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachu
sets and Wisconsin will come off, and thes
will close up the calendar for 1852 The cleo
tons of this day, in connection with those o
the last three months, North and South will
enable us very nearly to estimate the results O
those of November, including New York
With the November returns all in, we may b.
competent to determine substantially the di,ie
ions and combinations of parties in the Hous
organization, and whether we are to have al
irresistible opposition coalition in 1860, or al
lndecsive scrub race between three or four par
ties and factions.
The long line of five States which vote to-day
from Pennsylvania in the East to Minnesota i
the West, will do much to Indicate the rea
strength or weakness OF Seward throughout tn
North and we trust that the general effec
VIII operate to bring upon him "a Finishing bio,
from New York in our November election
This was what it it said before election
Since, it has said not word, and, we presume
has nothing to say.
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