The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-16
EDITION
The Maine Election.

The Portland Press is ubiant over the cleo.
ton in Maine, claiming from $4,000 to 10000
majority for Judge Cony. 1t says:
Maine sends greeting to all creation, nclud-
ing rebeldom. Monday the 18th of September
1868, will be ever memorable in the annals of its
history. In one of the most exciting and desepr-
ately contested elections ever held in the State,
with a draft bearing heavy upon her people,
with everything that could be done to mislead
the public mind, to contend against, We have met
the enemy, and they are ours. A more complete
rout was never experienced by yanquished par
ty. Not copperhead is to be found. Maine
has sent the encouraging word to her soldiers,
that their State will stand by them to the glo-
rious end Of this rebellion. She has said, in the
most unmistakable language, to the leaders in the
rebellion, that Maine will stand by the Govern
ment with her men, her money, and her votes"
The advertiser hasl the following account of
the rejocings at Augusta over the result of the
Maine election:
"Judge Cony, the Governor elect, received the
congratulations of bis friends, and true Union men
are rejoicing greatly at the result of the election
in the State. 1t is worthy of notice that East
port, Bion Bradburys native town, gave IS
majority for Cony, being republican gain of fifty
over last year. This is indeed the most unkind,
est cut of ALL
Judge Cony was introduced to the multitude,
and was saluted by the most enthusiastic cheers
After patriotic air by the Augusta Band he
made brief but stirring address, in which he
modestly attributed the result to principles he
upheld, and not at all to any personal merit
lie said that the great triumph was owing to
fant tbara yotn 6iulox
Maine. 1t was not Samuel Cony who had trl-
umphed, but the great Union PRINCIPLES. As
when he was Representative last year, so now as
Governor elect, he pledged himself an uncondi.
tonal loyal man, who would give all his faculties
and energies to the Government to aid them in
crushing out this Infamous rebellion Great APP
plause)
His speech was sharp and to the point, and
emninently patriotic. Ex-Governor Joseph H.
Williams followed in an address of considerable
length, which was well received, and J. G. Blaine
member of Congress elect, followed in a humor-
Gus Speech which excited great laughter. Sena-
tor Morrill, spoke earnestly on the topic of home
victories. and the effect which such an expression
of popular feeling as that evinced to-day would
have on our armies. Let Ohio, said he, follow
California, Vermont and Maine, snd the war will
end"
On the other hand, the Portland .4rgus speaks
of the election in doeful strains
awe publish such returns of the election yes
;erday as had been received up TO the time Of go
ing 10 press. Our readers will fnd little in them
that is cheering. While some towns did nobIy
making large Democratic gains, they were the
exception, not the rule, and the consequence is an
increased abolition vote and an increased abolition
majority in the State. There was large reserve
vote, not thrown last year, that came out this
year, and the greater part of it went for the Re-
publican ticket. We have not been very conf
dent as to results but we did hope for and ex-
pected better exhibit of conservative strength
at the ballot box than what appears to have been
gwen"