The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-10-12
Political Items.

The New-York Evening Post estimates
that Lincoln will have 179 votes in the cleo
toral college, or 81 majority. 1t also esti-
mates that his popular majorities in the free
st ates will reach an aggregate of POI GOO
TIE Hartford Press says of the Connect
cut town elections:
"In sixty-six towns the republicans carried
tifty-three, the democrats eleven, and in two
or three there was a union candidate elected.
The republicans have gained in eleven towns
and the democrats in two, leaving net re-
publican gain in nine. This result is unex-
pected So many towns were carried by the
republicans last fall we supposed it almost
impossible to make further gains"
At Springfield, Illinois, Gov. Seward had a
brief interview with Abraham Lincoln. In
his remarks there, Mr.. Seward made the fol-
lowing cheering reference to New-York:
"The state of New-York will give gener-
Gus and cheerful and effective support to YOUR
neighbor, Abraham Lincoln. / hear about
combinations and coalitions there, and have
been urged from the beginning to abandon
this journey and turn back on my footsteps.
Whenever | shall find any reason to suspec,
that the majority which the state of n ew-
York will give for the republican candidate,
will be less than 10000, (cheers) may do
SO. The state of New-Iork never fails-ne-
yer fiinches.'
The reception of Gov. Seward at Chicago
appears to have been glorious affair. The
number Of persons present was variously es-
timated at from $1,000 to 100000 The
torchlight procession in the evening was
thought to comprise 10000. There were l3
bands of music, and any quantity of banners
transparencies and portraits of Lincoln. Gov.
Stewards speech occupied an hour and half
In Its delivery, and was enthusiastically re-
celved. In the course of his remarks he re-
/ ferred to point on which our opponents are
sometimes rather captious, as follows:
"Ihe battle is ended and the victory is won.
" ny, then, We are asked, not withdraw from
the held /: For the simple reason that if the
vlctors retire the vanquished will come back
ard the battle will not be Won. Cheers and
laushter) The republican party will COM
plete the great revolution"
THE MENTAL GIANT WONDERED Ala
Kansas correspondent of the New-York
Evening Post thus amusingly sketches the
impression made upon his western auditors
by Gov. Stewards personal presence:
The crowd was too much aweG by the re,
putatlon of the man to be very enthusiastic
IN Its demonstrations Of applause, and til.
general sentiment reemed to be, one of sur
prise that such little, mild hammered, re-
spectacle gentleman should have made such
a trShtful reputation. and become such a
terror to the $ ave-hoiding portion of the
country. The cid Missouri farmers from the
creek bottoms. the red-shirtcd royers of the
plains, the roushs and rowdics and subdued
border ru:il"ns OF the early wars. all crowded
round with open mouths and disten,ed ewes.
almost gaspng with interest to see and lear
the man who had proclaimed the irrepreS>i-
bic conflict. and attempted to dissolve the
union. They evidently expected to see a
great brawny. double-tisted ftrocious mon
ster Of muscle, and one woodsman, with
coon skin cap openly announced his tissat-
istac,ion by declaring confdentially to his
comrade that he could whip the little cuss
With ono i ,rI "