Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-09-09


NoRrHFIELD this year was the battle ground
| of the Comfy. Both parties were terribly
| in earnest, and worked with will to carry
their ends. The Democracy in particular
strained every nerve and rcsorted to every
means to win the election. Meetings were
held and professions came off in large num-
bers. Democratic speakers were imported
from other states, to squelch out the Repub-
licans, and money was paid out without
stint Ye fierce Democratic of Montpelier
were invoked to the aid and they went up
with music, and banners, and torches, and
transparencies, and efigies of kicking but
riderless steeds and maudlin shouts &C., such
as are seldom met with outside the cities.
There were also divisions in regard to men
| in the Republican ranks, while the Demo-
Gratis were compactly united But the day
of election came and the Republicans tri-
umphed almost gloriously. The Democratic
horse and rider were overthrown they and
their bright hopes persisted in the sea of dis
appointment. 1t hard fought battle,
but the Republicans proved equal to the day
BARRE.-This good old town did nobly
on Tuesday. always sure to clect-if she
elected anybody good man and true Re-
publican to represent her interests in the
General Assembly, still it by no means
certain who the lucky man would be until
the votes of her freemen had been several
times counted. Barre has been for years the
battle-ground of Republican factions. There
was so little copperheadsm in the town that
to make a fight with it almost sorry
work as the fellow said it was to kick against
nothing-it gave one terrible wrenching,
with satisGaotiUn 10 repay the exertion
And so our boys, spelling for a fight got into
the habit of pitching into each other, just
for the fun of the thing; and they went at
this with such good Will that they soon be-
came by force of habit almost persuaded they
were really in earnest about the matter, and
that it was part of their duty to g lay out .
a few Of their friends, just to keep their hand
in the business ready to hit democratic
head whenever it should be foolhardy enough
to put in appearance. The results of such
sport, of course, were not always ageeable
to contemplate, and staid, sedate citizens
sometimes would get slightly out of pate nee
at the proceedings.
With Republican majority offour to one,
it wasn't always pleasant to stay at the
polls all night voting, and leave the wives
and daughters to do the milking and to feed
the pigs. But this year Barre comes out
clothed in her right mind. Besides giving
22l Republican majority on the State ticket,
she elected representative on the first
ballot, the Republican nominee-Charles q,
Reed Esq, one Of her most worthy and capa
bic citizens, and Republican to the very
core.
BERLIN.-The late election in this town
shows Republican gain of 81 votes to a
Democratic increase of 80. The Republicans
might easily have added 40 more to their
for Governor, but for an unfortunate division
relative 30 representative, which diverted at
tention from the State ticket. Mr.. Wheelock
was not the caucus candidate, having declined
the nomination after receiving a majority Of
the votes cast on an informal ballot and he
neither sought or desired the election. But
his friends refused to accept his declination,
and on tuesday placed him II votes ahead OF
the regular Republican nominee on the first
ballot, and on the third elected him by 80
majority over the Democratic and all other
opposition. He desires now to thank his
friends for the honor thus thrust upon him,
and to assure them that while personally he
shall ever hold in warm and grateful remem-
brance those friends whose votes have placed
him where he is, he trusts never TO forget
that officially he is now the representative of
the people Of Berlin, and that it is his duty,
as it certainly will be his pleasure, to labor
with all the ability given him for the welfare
of his town as a whole, and the interests of
the State at large.
WORCESTER made for herself proud record
on Tuesday last. Many daughters have done
virtuously, but what praise shall not be a
warded Worcester? In peril from within
and without, the Republicans never faltered
or looked down, but with eyes fixed stead
Easily on '.Old Glory" and with hands nerv-
cd and ready to seize and bear aloft their
chosen banner should any of the color guard
show faltering, they kept steady pace to the
music ofthe Union, marching calamity into
the thckest of the fight, and at 5o'clock sent
to Montpelier this laconic dispatch 90 We
have met the enemy, and they ours
Well done, NV orcester.
The County Court now in session in this
county has decided not to attend to natural
ization cases until the Petit jury is discharg
ed, after which, parties who qualified
may be naturalized
CROPS the present season we believe to be
unusually good-in many insta noes better
than for several years past. Corn is mostly
out of the way of frost, and potatoes are do
ing full as well as could be expected. We
ha es vet seen little. or no rot. and the
yield is good and of fair size. The few late
showers have had a most beneficial influence
and in many instances we notice a large a
bundance of very small potatoes just begin
ming to grow where no small ones were seen
in hills of the same field dug two weeks
since Where the vines are yet green and
thriving, the potatOe crop now bids fair to be
increased fully one-third. Grain and smaller
crops, are also promising bountiful har-
vest Let us be thankful
RAIN came down plentifully in this section
on Friday of last week, and again on
Monday of this, doing much good to or ops
and springs, and no damage to highways or