Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-09-22
The Maine Election.

The Portland Press is jubiIant over the cleo
tiion in Maine, claiming from $4,000 to 10000
majority for Judge Cony. lt@ys:
Maine sends greeting to all creation nclud-
ing rebeldom. Mondsy the 18th Of September
1868, will be ever memorable in the annals Of its
history. In one Of the most exciting and dcsepr-
ateIY contested elections ever held 10 the State,
with a draft bearing heavy upon her people,
with everything that could be done to misead
the public mind, to contend against, we have met
the enemy, and they are ours. A more complete
rout w's never experienced bya vanquished par
". Not copperhesd is to be found. Maine
has sent the encouraging word to her soldiers,
that their State will stand by them to the go-
rious end O. this rebellion. She has said, in the
most unmi'takable 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 has the following account OF
the rejoicings at Augusta over the result Of the
Maine eleclion
"Judge Cony the Governor e'ect, received the
congratulations Of his friends, aud true Union men
are rejoicing greatly st the result Of the election
in the Sute. 1t is worthy Of notice that East.
port, Bion Bndburys native town, gave rs
majority for Cony being a republican gain Of fifty
over last year. This is indeed The most unkind.
est cut Of a'
Judge Cony was introduced to the multitude,
and was salutcd 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
the fact that there was not dsoya majority in
Maine. II was not Samuel Cony who had tri-
umphed, but the great Union princires. As
when he was Representative lest year, 50 now as
Governor elect, he pledged himself an uncondi-
tiona loyal man, who would give all his faculties
and energies 70 the Government to aid them in
crushing out this infamous rebellion. (Great ap-
plause)
His speech was sharp aud to the point, and
emninently patriotic. Ex-Governor Joseph II.
Williams followed in an address Of considerable
length, which was well received, and j. g. Blaine,
member Of Congress elect, followed in 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 eyinced to-day would
have on our armies. Let ONO, sald he, follow
California, Vermont and Maine, and the var will
end"
On the other hand, the Portland .4rglS speaks
Of the election in doeiul strains
we publish such returns Of the election yes
ierd,y as had been received up to the time Of 60
ing to press. Our readers will find little in them
that il cheering. While some towns did nobly,
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"