Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-10-20

THURSDAY MORNING. OCT, 20, 1858.
orrfcrAL ABsrRAcr In another column
may be found the Official Abstracto Of votes
polled in this county on Tuesday Of last
week. for State and County oAicers. In
order that no wrong impressions may GO
abroad, we make the following remarks:
/. "A number Of votes were polled in
some of the townships for James G. Bres
In. They were intended for John G. Bres-
lin, for State Treasurer The mistake hap
pened on this wise: A few friends Of Tenn
perance, mainly Freesoilers and Democrats,
after consultation, agreed to get up a Tenn
perance State ticket composed Of the most
reliable temperance men to be found on the
other three tickets. Breslin was their choice
for Treasurer. A written copy Of the ticket
was brought to this Office (Which copy we
still retain J, and acertain number ordered
to be printed. On that copy, the name is
written James O. Brsslin. Thinking this
correct, the name was so printed. Several
days afterwafd We received an order from
Messrs. Campbell and Sherwood to print a
few Democratic tickets the color Of paper
Of those printed in Athens being objected
To- In printing these, we discovered the
mistake in Mr.. Breslin's name, and informed
the friends of the Peoples Ticket of the
fact, They Immediately sent word to the
several townships; but, it appears that in
some of tie townships this word was not
received in time. Mr.. Breslin will not need
these votes--if he did, we should insist upon
his having them. He will, however, re-
ceive the largest majority on the Democratic
ticket.
2. In Lebanon township, John Griswold
is returned as having received 85 votes
This is undoubtedly mistake of the Clerk
who made out the returns. The votes were
cast, we think, for Wayne Griswold.
8. Samuel Lewis, Reuben Hitchcock, and
Alonzo 0. Blair, Freesoil candidates fol
Governor, Supreme Judge, and Board o.
Public Works, it will be seen, received 6
much larger vote than the Wing candidates
for those offices. This increased vote was
mainly from the Wing party, and solely OF
account of their views on the temperanc,
question. Had Freesoil temperance mer
acted with the same consistency as thei
Whig brethren, we might easily have elected
Maine Law. ticket in this county. A few
voted the Peoples Ticket; for further par
ticulars see Official Abstract.
4. For State School Commissioner, ant
Board Of Equalization, the Freesoilers hat
no candidates. Their candidate for Lieut.
Governor had also declined. Those VIII
wish to know how the great body of tn
Freesoiers voted for these three offices, ar
respectfully referred to the Official Alb
stract. We make these remarks, in consid
Grafton OF certain Circular freely distrib
uted before the election by our Democrat
friends.
8. The Maine-Law Democrats, SO far a
we have heard, stood their ground nobly
J.V Smith, Geo. Dusky, the Messrs. Swa
low, and many others we might name, Ii
bored faithfully for the temperance ticke
1t is true, a few Maine Law Democrats e.
changed their principles for Offices; bu
with these few exceptions, we believe the
acted honorably.
6. Many Wings voted the Democrat
ticket for the first time in their lives-n
that they loved their party less, but whisl
more. This is especially true of Oran,
township. Many Wings refused to vote
all. Having always voted the Wing tickt
they could not desert it now; yet, being o
posed to the Maine Law, they could NJ
consistently, vote the Wing ticket. So tn
remained at home, hoping, no doubt, tn
tie Wing ticket would be elected. T
Wing vote is less by over two hundred tn
was cast last fall The Democratic vote
about the same as was given last fall.
We are beaten. Democracy and whis
are triumphant. So be it. 1t will not
ways be so. We may yet live to see
day when the people of Meigs county, a
every other county in Ohio, shall dccr
otherwise. Till then, let us learn to lat
and to wait.
COLUMBUS AND HocKrNG VALLEY RA
ROAD. We learn from the papers along