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Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political
Alexandria, Virginia
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Vermont legislature elected Isaac Tichenor as federal candidate governor, Paul Brigham as democratic lieutenant governor, and other officials including Benjamin Swan as treasurer and Dudley Chase as speaker. Federal councillors won by 500 votes majority; house has small democratic majority. Tichenor's majority over Smith was 887 votes. Wm. Page appointed secretary to governor and council.
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The papers from Vermont, give us the official proceedings of the legislature of that state, with respect to its organization. By these it appears, that the hon. ISAAC TICHENOR, federal candidate, has been elected governor; PAUL BRIGHAM, esq. democratic candidate lieutenant governor; Benjamin Swan, esq. treasurer; Dudley Chase, esq. democratic candidate speaker; Thomas Leverett, esq. secretary of state; and Martin Post, esq. democratic candidate, clerk of the house.—The federal ticket for councillors prevailed by a majority of 500 votes.* In the house there is a small democratic majority. The Hanover Gazette in remarking on the election, has the following statement:
"Mr. Tichenor's majority over Mr. Smith, was 887 votes. Wm. Page, esq. is appointed by his excellency, secretary to the governor and council." In our next we shall be able to give a statement of votes for members of congress, in that state. It has been a matter of deep regret, that general Morris, and some other federal members were absent, at this important crisis. Had they been present, we have little doubt but there would have been a federal majority in the house. It is also unfortunate that four of the most powerful members of the house on the federal side were elected into the council.* Otherwise, it is presumed the joint ballot would have still stood in our favor. Nay, we hope it will yet. Contrast this election with that of last year, and we shall see an astonishing change of public sentiment in favor of Washington and republicanism."
[* The editor of the above mentioned paper should have informed the public, that in cases where members of the house are also elected to the council that warrants are immediately issued for new elections to fill these vacancies—and that they are generally filled up in the course of 3 or 10 days. This circumstance therefore, will give to the house the four federalists taken into the council before the time elapses, within which the electors must be chosen.]
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federal ticket for councillors prevailed by a majority of 500 votes; small democratic majority in the house; tichenor's majority over smith was 887 votes; four federal house members elected to council, leading to new elections to fill vacancies.
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The legislature organized with Isaac Tichenor elected governor (federal), Paul Brigham lieutenant governor (democratic), Benjamin Swan treasurer, Dudley Chase speaker (democratic), Thomas Leverett secretary of state, Martin Post clerk of the house (democratic). Federal councillors won by 500 votes. Hanover Gazette noted Tichenor's 887-vote majority over Smith and appointment of Wm. Page as secretary. Regret over absent federal members like General Morris; hope for federal majority after filling vacancies from council elections. Contrasted with last year's election showing change in public sentiment.