The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1852-11-10
THE OHIO STAR.
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Wednesday. November 10, 1859
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The elect on cf November srcond has passed,
with nj! lis stirring activities and understanding
an era, ly many OF lis peculiar characteristics in
tie history of American politics. But III on this,
we Will not here s.opto speculate.
Bat the result is the most astounding and over
wheInling ever before known. surprising nearly all +
alike by the magnitude ofthe victory, and tie al
most total annhafion Of one Of the bunker pares I
involved in the defeat.
But why this total rou;-wlly this staining, |
Waterloo defeat! Is it owing to the superior in
tegrity aud vtue Of the zyietoicus party, consid-
cred merely in issparty character! Is it owing to
.hs superior personal worth OF The successful can
iidn.e , ~ no means. The Wing party is a VIC
i'm of false. nay. if we may so say, without the
charge Of undue asPerity, of hyroeriiicai i'osl'
ton The fact cannot be disguised that in its hate
efforts it presented Northern anda Soutborn face
while the Democratic party. rs fahIess' but |
yet bodsr essayed not to disguise its sefyiiy by
false presenees.
! Ii is deplorab!e enough TO think that the admin
i istrI;ion Of the country must sill be w!eided BY
the slave poy9er-but we feel no insurance as FAR
as that is concerned, that it would have been any
better had Gen. Scott been eleeted to the presi-
dency.
Early in the canlpaign we cheerfrly gave the
Wing party credit for the possession OF large fi-
ement of freedom, and freely admitted That lis
Baltimore convention was on the ~hcie, less SER
vle than was that OF the Democratic party, IL that
some seventy of lis Delegates voted against the
Platform Gen Scott also shared largely in
confidence, ms man possessed of much anti slave
ry feeling and sentiment, prior TO his nomination.
but bis ready acceptance Of the Platform, and the
reliable Developments subsequently, made, in re-
ference to his support Of the Compromise meas
ures, tho Fugi.iso Law incudad, aud his servile,
Ipro-sayery tendencies destroyed that conf ience
and we could not indulge the hope that freedom
had more to expect Fl orr Que IhGn Iiom the other
Of the bunker nominees. Hence pathway
was clenr-a repudiaion OF to'I inevitable.
And thus thousands, and tens Of thousands were
Influenced. My more, the strange Inconsistency
Of Greely. Seward, Benjamin T. Wade and OH
ers oracies and cham ions Of the party, in ropudi
atng the plafo m, and Jet supporting him who had
accepted it, and pledged 10 is support, shook
the couiIonce Of thousands in the honesty Of pur-
pose and reliability of the party. And thus stunt
bling along in this false position, with practice III
!
c seemingly never to rise ngnin.
a And row for the future. Whst is TO be ezpec-
$ ted What TO be lone
5 Setting ASIDE party leaders, the mass of the
/. Whg party imbued with ratrioiic humane
il sentimepts nad want those sentiments carried lmto
4 efficient action. The same is also true OF the
lnass of the Democratic party. In short, in the
l bsople we have confidence. They patriotic
t they are inbued witt, sentiments of patriotism
humanity, freedom. Their prejudices we know
are strong, and their party prcudees often o' er
: master better considerations. Nevertheless, the
people of all parties, at heart honest, and de-
sire that to be done which shall be the best for the
Is yvhule. Nevertheless, tce much under the inAu
e ence, of partisan. Office loving leaders, they arc
ID quite too Liable to view their duty as "through
10 glass daEkiy.''
l. Iaying an abiding trust in God, having conf
To denco in the people, We hare large and eheerin
,e hope for ihe future. To the work and to the res
e possibilities of that hopeful future let all patriot
ID men Eow apply themselves