Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-09-09
The Result in Vermont.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
From the y. Y. Tribune.

From the y. Y. Tribune.
We have glorious news from Vermont
The Republicans have carried the State by
majority of p ,000-to put it to the very
lowest fgure-being gain of I 900 over las
year The Senate is unanimously Republi
can, and the House nearly so. In almost ev
ery town we have Republican gains Th,
vote seems to be the largest ever polled, ano
the contest was animated. The Democrats
made desperate struggle. They were met
in the proper spirit, and the result is a de-
| cisiye victory.
The lesson of the triumph is this Work
will bring Victory In Vermont, as in all
loyal states, the Republican party and the
Republican policy are indorsed by every calm
and thougtful citizen. The issue was never
palmer. Upon one side we have the enemies
of the country, on the other its friends. 1t
is the issue of Sumter over again. Then
Beauregard menaced the national existence,
just as Blair now threatens the national
peace. All that Lincoln wanted peace,
all that Grant wants is peace. Now, as
then, the country responds, - Amen
If our friends anywhere would have been
justified in self-confdence and apathy, it was
in Vermont. Success assured. All the
/ offices were in the hands Of our friends No
matter how tame the canvass, the fruits of
victory were secure. But Vermont felt that
I
the first of the New England states to pro-
nounce upon the nomination of Grant and
| Colfax-to answer the menaces of Blair-to
/ give an opinion of the contemplated pro-
Slavery revolution. The influence that in
creased our vote in Vermont would prevail
in other states, and so the Republi labor
ed for victory at home, and for the comfort
and encouragement of friends in distant and
doubtful states. They worked hard-even
10 4,
and very warm weather. Every vote was
brought out. The party won't into action
with full ranks, and the victory surpasses
our highest hopes.
Maine comes next. We dare not hope for
a victory so decided, but our friends are in
earnest and every town rings with the busy
note of preparation. Nine more weeks of
work remain before the Presidential election.
LIZ - ~ s,e--i--~, sI-v-~-oi., ~~--.:---I "
mont work. and we shall have Vermont tri-
umph. Friends, give every hour to this duty.
Organize every township. Get out every
vote. Work-day and night-to poll our full
strength and to prevent frauds among the
Democrats. We have the victory in our
hands-but we can only gain it by working
everywhere as heartily our friends have
worked in the Green Mountain State.
From the Y. Y. Times.
The only question of interest about the
Q ciCtLIOI III NtIHlbb was liiC cANCiil VI It's
Republican majority A diminution in the
Republican. or an increase in the Democratic
vote, would be taken as Indicative of that
popular change of political sentiment about
which Democratic newspapers are ranting :;
while a maintenance Of the Republican vote
to the standard of former years, or its in
crease beyond that point, would be proof
that the party strength upheld, and
that its candidate commanded the allegiance
of all its adherents.
/ 1t turns out that the Republican vote, at
the election of yesterday, is largely in excess
of the Republican majority Of last year, and
approaches, if it does not reach, the over
whelmng figures of the last Presidential
campaign.
| This election scatters all the nonsense
about Democratic gains, dispels all the de-
lusions of Republican apathy and disaffection
demonstrates the popularity of Gen. Grant
and shows the power of Republican princi-
( pies
The Democrats arc welcome to all the COM
fort they extract from the result, and
are at liberty to twist the returns in any
way that may suit their mathematical con-
/ science.
We don't believe that the Republican vic
tory in Vt. will either make the Republicans
apathetic or unduly certain of the result in
any State Everywhere we hear of Repub-
lican activity and Republican enthusiasm
and everywhere we see the prospect of a
glorious National Republican triumph in the
election of General Grant.
From the " Y World, Democratic.
i The election in Vermont yesterday, as was
/ expected, resulted in favor of the Radicals
A larger vote than that of last year was
polleo ny "o.i' -. -, H. i-~-~---~ heine
greater on the Radical than on the Demo-
/ sida Tho ha
stirred themselves during the campaign
except SO far as to indulge in spasmodic
| effort at the very last moment, allowed the
| election to 90 by default, justly considering
! that its result would be in no degree indica-
| tive of the political sentiment of the country
The taking of Holland by the Dutch and the
success of the Radicals in Vermont are iden
tica. The Radicals have done no better
than they did four years ago; the Democrats
| have done no worse.
From the New York Herald Democratic at present
There can be ne doubt but that to the
course Of certain fire-eating Southern orators
in proclaiming their unwavering devotion tC
the rebel flag, in their vulgar and vicious
denunciations of Gen. Grant, in their
revival of the dead issues of the past, and in
other ways, alike unwse, impoltic and rev
olutionary, in all Of which they were aided
py lneir allies. inc coppernedu press OF the
North, can this democratic collapse in Yer
mont be mainly attributed. 1t does not ap
pear that the great financial questions of the
day were brought out in the canvass. Th9
people were not made to understand that now
was the time tor them to attempt to seeI
relief from the terrible burden of taxation
Instead, the old rallying cries of the wa,
were raised. and the Vermonters went tc
the ballot box as if they expected to b.
called upon to fight their old battles owe,
again. This sentiment was, no doubt
accelerated by the nicely concocted stories o.
rebel outrages upon Union men in the South
by the reports of an actual collision in a
least one of the Southern States, and by 9th
er means always at the command of tn,
radical leaders to influence the tender ant
patriotic sensibilities of the New England
people. The chief issues of the Presidential
campaign have, however, been discussed il
the State of Maine by the champions of botf
parties; and it is proper to await the resul
of the election there fortnight hence
before safe Judgment can be formed of th,