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Some Account of Eatanswill; of the State of Parties therein; and of the Election of a Member to serv

           Bothsaidthatthetrade,themanufactures,thecommerce,theprosperityofEatanswill,wouldeverbedearertotheirheartsthananyearthlyobject;andeachhaditinhispowertostate,withtheutmostconfidence,thathewasthemanwhowouldeventuallybereturned.

           Therewasashowofhands;themayordecidedinfavouroftheHonourableSamuelSlumkey,ofSlumkeyHall.HoratioFizkin,Esquire,ofFizkinLodge,demandedapoll,andapollwasfixedaccordingly.Thenavoteofthankswasmovedtothemayorforhisableconductinthechair;andthemayor,devoutlywishingthathehadhadachairtodisplayhisableconductin(forhehadbeenstandingduringthewholeproceedings),returnedthanks.Theprocessionsreformed,thecarriagesrolledslowlythroughthecrowd,anditsmembersscreechedandshoutedafterthemastheirfeelingsorcapricedictated.

           Duringthewholetimeofthepolling,thetownwasinaperpetualfeverofexcitement.Everythingwasconductedonthemostliberalanddelightfulscale.Excisablearticleswereremarkablycheapatallthepublic-houses;andspringvansparadedthestreetsfortheaccommodationofvoterswhowereseizedwithanytemporarydizzinessintheheadanepidemicwhichprevailedamongtheelectors,duringthecontest,toamostalarmingextent,andundertheinfluenceofwhichtheymightfrequentlybeseenlyingonthepavementsinastateofutterinsensibility.Asmallbodyofelectorsremainedunpolledontheverylastday

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