Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-10-10
The GeOruia Election.

The returns, so far as received from
the Empire State Of the South, indicate
a sweeping Democratic triumph. Gov.
Smith appears to have been re elected
on Wednesday by greatly increased
vote, which is placed as high as forty,
and even fifty Thousand. There being
one hundred and sixteen counties to
hear from, the precise figures cannot
of course be stated for some days; were
the Administration in possession Of
the registry and polls, as in North
Carolina, it would probably be weeks
before an approximate result would be
announced, The Bullock system Of
government is over in Georgia, for the
people have been instructed in costly
school, and are not likely soon to for
get their lesson Bullock is an exile in
Canada, living on the fruits ofhis plum
der, but the people he so deeply out
ragged with his frauds and tyranny are
free to vote their independent opinions,
and this is their thunder of rebuke for
him and his supporter Grant. Georgia
has never been doubtful State in con-
nection with the November election,
but she has come up now with such a
noble determination to vindicate her
self as a commonwealth equal in rights
and importance to any Of her sisters,
that influence of her voice will be inn
mediately felt Throughout the entire
Southern section. II Alabama is shaded
with any doubts, as was believed until
very recently, this result in Georgia
will soon clear them all away, The
Liberal gains in the neighbor State
cannot but tell on the reSul next month.
And so in North Carolina, where
no counting-in process can swamp the
strength of Liberalism at the coming
trial.
Mississippi is deemed secure for
Greeley, while in Louisiana the pro-
spccts are rapidly Engineering, and in
Texas al the hickeriug hopes ofGrant-
ism are rapidly going out. Florida is
classed among the doubtful Southern
States, with decided tendency to
Liberalism. From South Carolina
nothing Is to be at present expected
Arkansas may redeem herself, while
Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West
Virginia and Maryland are all sure fol
Greeley. Thus 1t will be seen that the
present increased Liberal majorilies ii
Georgia bring a timely support to the
vote of the upper tier Of Southern
States, while they immensely influence
the result in the Gulf and Atlantic
States, already mentioned. GeOrgis
will still show herself the Empire STATE
Of the South, as powerful in influence
as she is magnificent in resources, This
election may be regarded as lifting
the whole issue over the flats and sands
of desolate carpet-bagism, and plac
ing the South once more IN right re
lations with the rest Of the Union, L
is the new sunrise for the South, after
its long night of misrule and almost
Of despair. The name Of Georgia vii
be on every Southern lip, to encourage
the feeble resolution and kindle the
fading hope. A better day is certainly
dawning, if the same purpose anlmate'
the people of all the other S ate Of the
Union. We have seen the end Of the
''ignoble incubus" Of Grantism, witt
its disgraceful incompetency for every
thing but selfish profit, if the bright
example OF Georgia his held up fol
imitation from one end Of the country
to the other The tine is full Of pro
mise for reconciliation and re.om.-
Boston Post, Oct 4M,