Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-09-27
Our lesson in Maine.

Oui lCOSOu Ill
For the Democracy to claim thutthey have
been triumphant by virtue of their numbers,
in Maine, is simply absurd, as the figures, at
glance will show. The vote stands as fol-
lows, so far as heard rrom:-
The whole number of votes cast was l04,-
2l4, Of which number MORRILL, the Fusion
candidate, received 487O4, WELLS, the De-
mocratic candidate 1920, and REED, the
Wing candidate, lo2Sl. These are ;he
figures, and if democrats can derive any COM
fort from their pe"usal they could, with the
slightest imaginable pressure, obtain moon
beams from cubbages, or blood from turnip
But the result of tie election in Maino
comes very opportunely to the Republican
party af Ohio, showing th' policy of the De-
mocratic par,y to be Divide and Conquer" +"
A complete fusion of all the forces opposed to
the Administi alton in Maine, would have re-
suited in the most signal defeat Of the Admin
stralon party, but they have suffered triAng
issues to divide them, and the LoCofocos sep
ed in, and by securing the Legislature, have
obtained power once more in the State. The
result of the vote fr Governor, will be to
throw the election OF that officer into the
hands of the Legislature, and once there we
are not left long in do.bs..ss ,to the result.
From contemplation OF this result in
Maine, we confidently hope that Ohioars
will turn to our own State, saddor, yet wiser
men. In all probability u Maine victory
wits upon the Ohio Democracy, at the ap.
proaching election. They have divided our
ranks when every vote was needed to place
Us upon the side of freedom They have
aroused foolish prejudiees, have excited o
foolish, empty pride in stubborn hearts, and
to their success in ;hus excit ny Us to dis
agree, may be attributed their victory, if they
are successful. But we hope for better
things. We have higher opinion of our
political friends in OHIO than this. We trust
that when the hour for voting comes, there
will be but two candidates for Governor, that
the issue may be fairly made; and that those
two candidates will be those Who best repre-
sent tie great questions at issue;-we refer
to SALMON =. CHASE, and VIM. MEpILL.
Friends, bear in mind that Mr. CHASE was
nominated by the same Convention, that
nominated Capt FORD, and the rest Of our
ticket. He was nominated as fairly MS they,
and therefore is as much entitled to your
vote as they are. Every vote cast for TRIM
BILE, is one for WM. MEDILL, and the election
OF the latter will be herRIded from the ever
slades OF FLORIDA to the Aroostook pines, and
from the Atlantic to the Pacific 40 a tri umph
ot:hc Administration and defeat of the A.
merican party in OHIO. Reflect over these
things-weigh them we'll in your minds, an
vote for that man whose election you honest
ly believe will best advance the interests of
our noble state aud par common country.
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0J-rhe Bell Air Tmes--i Trimbie paper
(now deceased) used the following language:
|! is notorious fact which admits of no
denia., that some OF the ublest men in the
American party, are advocating the cause OF
Chlse, aud they seem rather hard on us be-
cause we do not do the same Now, we would
gladly 80 with our friends, provided we could
do il consistently y--but we remember that we
have pledged ourselves to support for office,
none but Native Americans, aud those who
are members Vf our own order.
In Mr.. 1rimbie's letter Of acceptance.
which we published week before last we find
the following:--
The nomination has been made without any
Consultation with me or the know ledge ana
consens otanv person althorized to speak in
my bshsif sgains, my own personal wishes
and xlih We hull knowledge on the part o.
the 81 tn<ion that lpas MOI a member of The
rsrlC n esatsd By them.
~ cte't support 7rimlle. then, unless he
violasss that pledge he speaks of, What can
hs dol
: sLhsye Is but II tle doaDt that WIILs the Demo-
cratic candidats for Governor - elected BY the peo.
ps, ,p--tphio Patriot