The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-11-13
ONO ELECTIONS.

OAtO 6LEO IOLNN'
Aswe have said on former occa-
sion, that not being ussd'tO defeats, we
have no set phrases as our opponents
have, 10 suit such occasions; but never-
theiess, we per haps have felt as deeply
chagTlned al the result in this State, and
the defeat OF our most excellent aad wot
thy Governor and numerous personal
and politica friends, as those who have
a ready flow Of tears end excuses in
store for such occasions. Although il
may have been expecting too much, vet
we had strong hopes--hoPes even ripeo.
ed into confidence, that Ohio would have
cast her vote Tor Mr.. Van Buren,, who
go nobly took his stand in behalf of free
and democratic principles against the
grasping & iron desPOtism ofthe Brit
ish American money corporations,
whose political organization must sink
US into slavery, or be checked by the
stern arm Of the law. And when We
beheld the tremendous vote gwen on
the 18th for Governor Shannon; more
than 2l 900 votes increase over 1888,
which was then the largest vote ever
given in Ohio, our friends out of the
State will certainly not be surprised at
the confidence of our friends here, who
daily advised us Of their increase Of
strength. And no one in his senses
can for moment doubt that had it not
been for the extraordinary means used
such as would soon PROSTATE the cleo
tive franchise, render the ballot box
farce, md drench this country in the
blood of civil wars, the democracy Of
Ohio would have given the largest ma
jori,v they ever gave in the State. The
means used by the wings we're SO shame
fnl and debasing that they already ems
deaver to deny their acts and 6isown
their conduct, even 10 cay nothing Of
the wicked frauds and pejuries com
milted on all hands by the wings, and
Ibe conduct ofAIferd Kelly's Judges,
elected beforehand, il would seem, 10
aid in committing fraud, and 10 receive
Illegal votes on the federal side, and 10
leprve the democrats of legal ones, as
ar as their positions would warrant.
The Democracy OF Ohio had also ta- .
zen high stand in favor Of the non-in-
erference of;he free States with the
Domestic concerns of those States hol.
ing slaves; and had shown her devo-
ion to the Union, and pence with our
passing law in obedi-
nee o the request Of Kentucky, 10 pros
,ct her slaves from the interference of
,e abolitionlstn; and when we behed
,e same Kentuckians arm and arm in
ur State with The very abolhionis,s of
hio of whom they complained, speak
g from the came stand and rBllying IN
'e support Oft very men they had
enouhced; speaking from The same
and and rallying in the support of tie
sry men they had depeuuced as thieves
nd robbers, and who they would have
ynched had they been caught on The
her side o. the Ohio river it left the
emocracy Of our State 10 receive the
UNITS aud sneers of their opponents,
pecially, all of which aided for The
oment in placing US in an apparently
lee sPosition, but which wbrggery,
emu XIV slavery, end aboIitioDrsm,
u not be able 10 Irfls with What
er we have ost now by tie union Of
Mo abohiionlsts and Kentucky saves
uldere, we shall gein in the future
olherly love of these opposires, uni
onlyto destroy the democracy of
. State.-. OHIO Statesman.