Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-09-04
fFrom the Boston Journal Aug. %. ]

fFrom the Boston Journal Aug. 2a1
TIE VERMONT ELEcTIoN.-The election in
Vermont occurs next Tuesday. As the first
in the let Of the fall elections, considerable
importance will be attached to the result
not, we imagine, that any one believes there
is the remotest danger Of Vermont's revers-
ing the tenor of her glorious history by
abandoning the support of the Government
In this critical hour, but it is hoped, on the
part of the enemies Of the Administration, to
greatly reduce the customary majOrities
given in that State. In case that should be
done, although the fact should be wholly
owing 70 the absence Of the soldiers, who
carry to the polls, when they have a chance.
something Of that same unanimity in support
Of the Government which they carry TO the
field, hue and cry would be raised imme-
diately that even Vermont was deserting the
Administration. Maine would feel it, and
thus the adverse influence would acquire an
increasing vitality through the whole series
of the fall elections. IL becomes, therefore,
the duty Of all those citizens of Vermont who
prefer to encourage the Government of their
country rather than its traitors in arms, to
see to it that the trumpet of the Green
Mountain State gives ''no uncertain sound
next Tuesday Every effort should be made
90 get out full vote, and as many as posi-
bic should be induced to vote right.
The position Of the Democratic party in
Vermont is well understood 1t occupies
the fnll Vsllandigham platform of intense
hostility TO the government, which amounts
to fayoritism to the rebellion. Animated by
this central spirit Of mischief, the party Is
very catholic in regard 10 all former anteced-
ents of Its members, and welcomes unsound
elements from every quarter. \ good illus
tration OF this occurs in tie pers1n Of Mr..
Redheld, t.ie Dem lcratic candidate for Gov
e7nOr. lis man gas formerly z radical free
tJIi,T- Ia ISIS lie voted for set Of reso-
iuiIoIs Which icrlar,I that there Is 10
Cund2tiJn tr lun2n slavery in sny divine
Or natural law, or In the law Of nations -
that CJn,-r ought Immediately - exclude
siassry, by positive enactment, from New
Mexico ami California, and that Congress
ought 70 abolish slavery in the District Of
COlI4t.'. OF e,-e '.r,l1Jve the seat Of gov
ernincr. into the territory Of some free
State" Ills ,ya= resolving pretty strongly
fer t.ose day. and yet Mr.. Redheld Is not
nov cscyJled Ly any copperhead living Ia
tic eiibuess With which he rolls from his
ton-uc such phra-,- a, geographical par
tv,' "ai.hJg l4w, ~ &C. Indeed, he lately
made i. IN eSpre-= charge against the party
which un,linching bysupportsihcAdmInistrs-
ton. TIA; 1t is organized Of material, and
ils.i. Ats, 81 motives peculiar % one section
and IL ana gonism - another sectsOn, Of the
Union truly, Mr. Redfeld may vel.
hs,e I1cEsnts OF doubt whether be is the
GAME man that b1re Is name and wors hi
CLOTHES il l343.
l.: u give smother instance Of this Ter
giveFsztiJn in order that the people Of Yer
mont should know what sort of man thsJ
are called upon - Yo.e for. II 1850. then,
iir. Eetdeld reported = reries Of revolutions
IN Montpelier, from which ve take the fol-
lovinE
"Rc,o,uec. That we hail the election Ct Caas
Sumner to the Senate Of the United States, not
merely as the addition Of a man Of orilllsnt in
tellect and honest purpose TO that important
body. but more especially SIS it furnishes a
scathing rebuke at the right time, and from the
right source, to the unparalleled treachery OF
Daniel Webster. and the perhdy Of the National
Administration.
Nov if Mr.. Relfed really believed in this
view Of Mr.. Webster, he deserves the credr
of frankness, if not Of good taste, in utter
ing it, however harshly his accompanying
praise Of Mr.. Sumner must crate on the ears
Of his political associates at the present day
But what can we say of his sincerity when
We find the same Mr.. Redfeld not long ago
blarneYing his Democratic allies as;
Those noble patriots who Hnger at the
shrine Of the great expounder Of the Constitu-
ton, and remember how that giant intellect,
when apurnached did lunrint with his own col