Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-11-13

There were only six towns in Massachusetts
that gave majoritie= for Seymour on Tuesday.
The report that Andy proposes to veto the
election Of Grant lacks confirmation.
The total Democratic gain in then next Ccngres-
will be twenty-seven.
The election frauds in New York city were SO
palpable and enormous, that steps Will be taken
worthith to contest Hoffman's election.
Think Of Charleston, South Carolina, giving
1855 Republican majority Which it did on
Tuesday.
John Morrissey don't seem to have had any
opposition Of moment to his return to Congrsss.
and got over II 900 majority.
Vermont is the Republican Banner State, as
according to the returns she gives the largest
popular majority in proportion to the number Of
Electors.
Inc New England States all stand once more
shoulder to shoulder in the good cause, as they
did in the great Presidential elections Of 80, go,
and g.
The tone Of the Southern press is generally
favorable to the result Of the election. They be-
lieye that it opens a new era of peace and pros
perity to that section.
The New York city republicans are proud Of
a steady gain IN their presidential vote. from
17,77l for Fremont in 1858, to 47,77s for Grant
in 1865.
Negro suffrage was voted for in Minnesota and
carried by over two thousand majority, and in
Iowa, where it is reported as having "a tremen-
dous majority
The aggregate majority Of the New England
States for Grant is 100000, which is 1000
more than for Lincoln in 1864, and 10000 more
than for Lincoln in 1860
Frank Blair heard the news at Chicago, and
said he had been beaten like HI that
Salt River was not large enough, and he was
going to Salt Lake, and ne started
Seymour's own town-the town Of Deerdeia,
y. went agains. him by majority Of one
though it was previously Democratic. Grants
own town-the town Of Galena-was carried for
Grant-though it was previously Democratic.
Ex-President Pierce has so far recovered that
he was able to vote on Tuesday As he handed
a Seymour and Blair ballot to the receiving
officer, he remarked, at is a strong ticket. -
What a touching example of misplaced conf
dence
We shall lose United States Senator in New
Jersey, as A successor to Mr.. Preiinghuysen will
be chosen by the new Democrats Legislature
On the other hand Mr. Doolittle Of Wisconsin
Democrat, or worse-will retire in consequence
on Tuesdays election.
Florida cast her vote by the Legislature, and
had no election by the people The Legislature
being Republican gave it for Grant and Cofax,
40 to O. One of the electors chosen to give the
final vote is n negro, and will be the only black
man in the whole electoral college, and the first
who ever held that position.
The Republicans of New York stste fought
against the prestige of nearly nifty thousand
Democratic majority year ago; against the
most tremendous efforts azd INSCRIPTIONS ap-
planes of the Ring; agairs The votes of about
fifteen thousand late rebels who have removed
to New York city since the war; against at Least
twenty thousand illegal naturalizations and ten
thousand repeating votes in the cities of the
State; aud yet the majority against them will
not probably be more than eight thousand on
the Presidential ticket.
A Providence hOi carrier receiving tardy
access Of enthusiasm Wednesday afternoon, ex-
utantly shouted Three cheers for Gineral
Seymour - "Gineral Seymour >" exclaimed
his comrade at the top of the ladder, :" and pray
what liver was he general of - - sure," says
Patrick, and didn't he command 1t the great
riot in New York;
A comparison of the total vote on President
and Governor in twenty-five districts of New
York city shows that ne less than ,O3o ballots
were counted for the first, and ! ,l31 for the
second, in those districts. in excess Of the num-
Der of voters registered This result vitiates the
entire vote Of those districts. The republicans
will contest the election of Hoffman before the
court Of appeals, and say they will count Girls
void in governor and elect the Grant electors