Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-11-14
The Elections Last Week.


We gave our readers such returns as we
received by telegraph of the elections last
Tuesday and we are glad to be able to state
that the worst aspect of that days voting
was contained in our Dispatches New York
city and Maryland were. fully reported, the
only places in which the johnson Democracy
found any consolation. The results of the
election may now BE- summed up follows
Massachusetts, is all way, thoroughly
Republican, electing ten Republican mem
bers to the 10th Congress.
New York elects Gov. Fenton by majority
of over fifteen thousand, a gain of 1000 or
5000 since 1861. This result is all the more
gratifying 1t Is reached by large Repub-
lican gain in the country New York and
Brooklyn gave nearly so 900 majority against
Fenton, gain of 10000 since 1864, but the
rural districts rolled up tremendous Repub-
Iican majorities TIE Congressman from New
York city and Brooklyn all Democrats,
Including Fernando Wood, and the notorious
prize-hs hter and gambl r, John M0rrissey.
We gain, however, enough Congressman in
the State to balance The less IN the city, except
one. The 6eleg alton from New York in Con-
gress will be 20 20 IL, against 81 to 10 now.
The great Democratic gain in New York city
and Brooklyn IS owing TO the dissatisfaction
of many Germans Vi ID the law shutting up
Lager Beer shops Sunday, to the general
combination of the entire liquor interest Of
the city in favof Vi Hoffman, 70 the Influence
of Weed and his wagon Lad Of rich
VINO thought they could buy up the state
with their long purses, and 10 the official
patronage and influence Of the Custom House
navy gard and goFa:nnsns oicss generally,
which were used industriolsly and unscrupu-
IousIy in aid os the johnson Democracy.
Through all these aids he Democrats counted
conhisuly on carrying the State, and were
gr;evoualy disappointed to 6nd the people
refuse TO follow them.
New Jersey did splendidly. The legisla-
ture OF the state will be largely Republican,
securingithe election of Republican U. 5.
Senator in place of Senator Wright jus,
deceased. the Republican majority in the
State is about 1000. We gain two members
OF Congress in this State and lose one.
Michigan is Overwhelmingly Republican,
eleeting Republic governor and six mem
bsrs of Congress.
Illinois is on our side again with the ire
m;ndous emphasis of about So, 900 majority,
a gan of about 10000 in the popular vote
johnson visited Illinois, it will be remem-
bered, and this Is the result. We gain one
In anber of Congress. making the dele gation
II to 2.
Wisconsin has more than doubled its Re-
publican majority Of last year, electing five
Republicans and one Democrat to Congress
the same as now The eopperhead Eldridge,
however, has his majority reduced from about
1000 to about 1000, and Gen. Paine-in Doc
Titles District carried two years ago by only
500 majority-has over 1000 majority. Doc
ii.tle and Randall don't seem to have accom-
plshed much at home.
Minnesota is Republican throughout by an
increased majority.
Missouri Is Radical as ever. Gen. Pile
beats Hogan for Congress, gain of one, but
we have probably lost two IN other parts of
the State; the rebels succeeding in voting
10 some extent as in s.aryiand, but not enough
20 carry the State. The Legislature is Re
publican.
Kansas is entirely Radical as might be ex-
pected, as is also Nevada.
Delaware has not yet got out of the slough
of slavery, and still votes the Copperhead
ticket.
Maryland disappointed many people by
going over to the Copperheads. Some time
ago Reverdy Johnson advised the ex rebels OF
that state to take the oath required by the
registry law, as be declared the oath to be
unconstitutional, and that there would be nc
crime in taking it. At this election John
son s advice seems to have been taken, and
the result is, the Copperheads have carried
the legislature and elected four out of the
five members of Congress, gain to them OF
two. They " i'll also gain a United Senator
IN place of Senator CressWel.
This, in brief, is the result CT the voting
last week IL proves beyond all controversy
that the people yet intend to abide by Re-
publican principles, and administer the gov
ernm mt according to those principles. Every
where, except in states not yet entirely free
from the prejudices engendered by slavery, tn,
Republicans have triunphed by increased ma
joritIes. They have made the next Congress
more clearly Republican than the present
and shown the apOstste of the White House
how Ihey respond to MS appeals to them. II
the c9mpany cf renegades who now holt
office at Washington have any respect for the
people whom their Chief has expressed such
c1nfience il, they will now stop their mao
enterprise of killing the Republican party
and attend to their official duties in spirit
of more decent regard for the principles which
the sovereign people have avowed.