The daily union., 1846-10-26
oHIo-THE LATE LEcFioN-lTs RE-
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have not been received sufficiently authentic inlell-
genee has reached us TO authorize the declaration
that Colonel Tod, the democratic candidate Tor gov
ernor, has been defeated by his federal opponent,
Mr. Bebb, by about / 500 or 1900 votes-that the
delegation from Ohio, in the next Congress, will
be composed Of a majority Of federalsts-thst par
ties are equally divided in the State Senste---and
that the opposition have majority Of about in
the House of Representatives. In November, 1874,
Mr.. Clay received the vote Of the State by ma.
jority rising $500; thus exhibiting a federal loss
in Ohio, since the last presidential election, of say
1000. Last session, the opposition majority in
the Senate was 6, and in the House, ls; showing
whig loss, in the legislature joint ballot, Of Is
10 the present Congress, OHIO has - democratic
representatives. As is generally knows, the legiss-
ture Of ls45, since these members were elected ro-
dlsricted the State--a proceeding Unprecedented Ia
lts history Had not this change taken place, the
democratic delegation, in the next Congress, would
be at leas as strong in the present Colonel Tod
received decided majority in each of IA districts,
nom which the members OF this Congress were
chosen, viz daIricls Nos. l. 2, S, 6, 7, 6, 8, 10,
III, 10, Is, l6 IL, ls. la no single district which
elected democratie representative to the present
Congress, has the federal candidate for governor re-
eeiVed majority. The change, then, in the poliIi-
cal complexion Of her congressional delegation, is
not the result Of a revolution in public sentiment
but has been produced by the unprecedented action
Of the State legislature, already hinIed at I
Thus it will be seen that the democracy of Ohio
have acquitted themselves nobly. Although de-
feated, their march has been onward and without
single explanatory remark, the result Of the cam
paign places them on an enViable eminence with
their political brethren Of the Union. But when
the circumstances connected with the late contest
are properly understood, the republicans of Ohio
must occupy yet more elevated position.
Three regiments Of Ohio troops are now in Mex
ico--numbering some twenty-four hundred men,
hve-sixths Of whom would probably have voted the
democratic ticket. Instances have occurred where
one hundred volunteers have enrolled themselves for
the war, and not ak Of that number have been
wings. Ia other States the proportion may have
been, and doubtless was far different; bat we are
well advised that in Ohio it Is as has been stated
Was there no direct evidence upon the subject the
glaring fact that ye Of the eight whg represen-
tatives from that State voted against supplying Gen
Taylor with men, arms, and provisions, at time
when was feared the gallant forces under his CON-
nand would be put to the sword by the treacherous
and sanguinary enemy-affords ample proof Of the
correctness Of the information we have received
But, Notwithstanding the very serious disadvantage
experienced by the democracy from the absence Of
the volunteers-embracing as they do men who oc-
cupy the front rank political writers and orators
it is evident, from the returns, that Col Tod wou
have been elected had the entire party at home been
united, and acted in good faith towards the candidate
dominated by the regularly constituted convention.
We insert, at the close Of this article, letter ad-
dressed by Col Tod to the president Of the slh of
January State convention, which was read prior to
his nomination. 1t will be seen that gentleman de-
clared himself hostile to all banking corporations,
and opposed to the paper-money system The con-
vention responded, endorsing Mr.. T.'s letter, and
pledsng the democracy of Ohio against all banking
institutions. Swindled out Of millions of property
by the monstrous frauds of Ohio Misunderstanding
been plundertd to greater extent, within the past
twenty years, than any other State in the Union
having in vain endeavored to make bankers indisd-
ually liable for their corporate debts-after seeing
dishonest presidents and cashiers elevated to posts of
honor and profit by the whig party, seemingly as
reward for their knayery-in a word, having fruit
essy endeavored to protect the oing millions from
the corrupt practices Of Ohio bankers-the great
mass Of the democracy had already seuled down in
the conviction that, sooner or later the issue Of
bank no bank" must present itself. Being
matter of State policy, it is not our province to
ment but to state facts. As to the propriety Of
making the issue, it belongs to the democracy Of
Ohio to decide. 1t was not to be expected, how
ever, that men in the enjoyment of privileges not
possessed by the mass, should relinquish those i'm
munities without, at least struggle for their main
tenance. Some thirty banks were in existence in
Ohio. A number Of persons, who had hitherto act
ed prominent part in the democratic ranks, were
connected with these institutions as stockholders or
otherwise; and, with few exceptions, they have
thrown their influence in opposition to the election
of Col. Tod They established press, osensbly
democratic, to oppose him-county and township
meetings were drummed up to denounce him, and
even State convention was summoned to nominate
democratic bank candidate for governor; but this
last project failed Each of these bankers possessed
more or less influence; and whatever may have been
the fact in this case, it is well established that banks
have sometimes used certain cogent arguments with
their debtors to effect given political object. Hun
dreds of honest democrats ID were persuaded
to unite with the whig party in eecting Bebb; and
the result has been that large number of have
been given to the whig candidate which would other
wise have been cast for Col. Tod. In 1s44 the
counties of Wayne and Stark gave Tod about 1900
majority; in the same limits he now receives some
300 and this great loss Of 1900 is to be traced to the
action Of the stockholders, retaners and advocates
of the Wooster bank, ocated in the former couny,)
which is under the control Of individuals who had
hitherto co-operated with the democracy, but who,
at the late election, made common cause with the
federalists to PROSTATE the very man whom the
democratic party Of Ohio were gallanty endeavor-
ing to elevate to the chair Of State. j..H" aa
The defeat Of Col, Tod is deeply regretted by the
l.