Eastern times., 1855-11-01
Gasteru Gimts.
BATH, NOVEMBER I, 1866.
The Beginning of the End.

The result of the recent elections, says The
Washington Union,-in all the northern states
1--WE include Ohio, for the democratic gain in
this State is full fifty thousand vo,es) has oc-
casioned with many feeling of surprise
While chronicling the succession of brilliant
trumphs, achieved solely through the nation
slity of the democratic party, we confess to a
feeling of joy and gratitude, but not to one Of
surprise. The prevailing sentiment of the
great mass of the American people is sound
conservatism, based upon arden; patriotism
Their individual characteristic is common
sense. From being wearied with the cant of
hypocritical moral reformers they have be-
come alarmed at the secret and open assaults
which have been made against the social, re-
ligous, aud political institutions of our coun-
try by the organized band of fanatics and trail
tors now fighting under the black flag of fu-
sion, and they have instinctiyely turned TO that
party whose principles are shown in their
measures, and whose measures are identified
with the prosperity, stability, and glory of
Me republic. We have been led to these re-
marks from reading an able article which ap-
pears in late number of the Indiana State
Sentinel in regard to the result OF the late
election in that State. We invite the serious
attention of the reader to the following ex-
tracts
"The result of the late election in this
State indicates the rapid decline and the ap-
,1raaobipU ond IF hn -nff Irisr
Bigoted religonists, and INSCRIPTIONS politi-
clans had BY their combined and untiring ef-
forts, artfully availing themselves of the pref
udices of the people against slavery, of the
Protestant Churchers against Roman Catholi-
cism, and of all men against intemperence, or
ganized wild political crusade OF parties and
individuals more heterogeneous than ever fol-
lowed Peter the Hermit. The combined fore
es of bigotry, abolitionism, and Maine law ad-
vocacy called in the aid of the know nothing
organization, and Unexpectedly, not less to
themselves than TO us, carried the State last
year. Counties once reliably democratic,
were overwhelmed by large fusion malortieS.
Democrats who stood their ground, resisting
as best they could the forces of the enemy,
were insulted and trampled on. Honorable
and hIgh-minded wings, who would not affili-
ate with the new party, were prescribed and
outlawed. Patriots, who saw the danger, the
imminent and alarming danger, of the unmixed
evil which must result 10 the union of the
States from the formation of parties on sec
tional issues, and who raised the voice of
warning, were ridiculed.
PhiIanthropisls, seeing the disastrous effects
which must result TO morals and religion from
the course so injudiciously taken and persisted
in by most of the churches and ministers in
the State, and refusing to Join the crusade,
were abused, villifed, slanGered, and pro-
scribed- in every possible way. Fanaticism
stood rampant, lashing with her whip of scor-
pions all who had the misfortune 10 be within
her reach. A year is past, and her reign is
over. From her neryeless arm her whip has
fallen. Over her venomous scorpions has
come a spell from which they never will
awake. They may be now safely approached,
and their fangs may be plucked away. She
herself, dispirited and chagrined, is beginning
TO retire from the field, giving over the contest
as hopeless, at least for the present. Her vo-
tarIes must now take care of themselves as
best they may. They can expect no comfort
or help from her. She has no heart for pity
even for those wounded and slain in her SER
vice. She makes loud professions of con-
science, but, alas it is scared with hot iron,
and hence useless for all practical purposes"