The daily union., 1856-10-11
rHE oANYAss 1N ONO ANp INDIANA.


Tbs question often asked US why is il that in the
great States Of Ohio and Indiana whese six months ago
the democrats had little or no chances Of success the
tire democracy looking forward to the approaching
election with the confidence OF who feel assured Of
certain victory This question think is susceptible Of
most gratifying solution The immense accessons 10 the
democratic party which have been made within the last
few weeks in these two States are in opinion solely
traeeable the full and free discussion by speakers Of
all the issues before the country As in other northern
States daily meetings have been held throughout the length
and breadth of Ohio and Indiana and deep interest
felt in the pending canvass and eager and universal
the desire of the people ascertain what has caused such
fearful agitation of the political waters that these gath
erngs have proved be without precedent in point OF
numbers and in all those essential elements which const-
tute popular demonstration of the most significant and
imposing character The warning eloquent voices of the
chosen champions of have been heard and felt in
every township county, and district But few workshops
houses and log cabins have been left unsupped with
campaign documents Every voter has had the opportunity
of hearing reading what the true principles and the
measures and who tho true men, Of the democratic
party and rejoice to add that the opportunity has been
rarely left unimproyed.
Full and free discussion as commonly understood and
ordinarily pracised could not have produced that great
spirit of reaction in the public mind of Ohio and Indiana
whose glorious fruits 10 be exhibited The dis
cusson in which friends zealousy engaged was
of far different kind than is usually heard at popular as
sembes Deepseated asehoods had to be uprooted with
unsparing hands Unpaatable truths had to be told The
preudces of birthplace and the bgotry and intolerance
of religious anaticism had to be overcome Ignorant
obstinate sefwed had to be met and disabused OF
their errors and absurdities. No issue was avoided,
whether of fact ncynothing left unexplained or un-
defended The people taught to believe that the fed
eral Union is simply voluntary compact between free
sovereign and equal States in which of the mem
bers be degraded oppressedthat the constitutional
rights of the citizens of the southern States are TO be as
carefully guarded and respected the constitutional rights
of the citizens of the northern Staehat the citizens OF
all the States have and interest in all the
Territories which the joint confederacy has acquired
hereafter acqueand that the sovereign power is and OF
right ought lodged in the hands of the people, whether
citizens of State Territory The slavery question:
found and left by the trainers of the constitution, was
stripped of all the false issues and wreched nisrepresent
ations of black repubcanism and, for the first time in
our political history southern upon northern ground
defended their domestic institutions from the traorous
wisdom and appeal set forth the ardor of their patriotism
and the nationality of their spirit The Kansas issue
coured not avoided repubcansm looks to
Indiana for ympathzers with Reeders land specua
tons, or with Jim Lanes band of bird ruians with
the rife of Parson Beecher and Mary Duton
with the wepad manufacturers of Kansas outages they
will look in vain. We may be mistaken in the outward
manifestations of popular sentiment and popular feeling
The crowded schoohouse the crowded courthouse the
assembled thousands and tens Of thousands in open mass
meeting may have been idle shows and meaningless gath
erings. Our democratic contemporaries in those State
deceived themselves may have deceived Those to whom
we heretofore looked for correct information in regard
to the political of their respective districts and who
bid be Of good cheer may be aborng under some
mental halucinaon but until the votes cast and the
made the columns footed up and defeat proclaimed
we will continue 10 believe that the of truth and
right of the Union and the constitution, will triumph and
that the thirteen electoral of Indiana and the twen
tythree electoral votes Of Ohio will be recorded in favor
OF James Buchanan and John C. Breckenridge.
| At the commencement Of the campaign Ohm and Ind
ana were regarded by friends doubtful Statesin
deed the only doubt which existed in regard to the first
named State TO the probable majority she would
give against the democratic candidates We single out
Ohio and Indiana to show that nothing is to be appre
hended when the democrats weak in numbers by
meeting every issue presented by the enemy in the bold
broad, national spirit of the democratic party. Tht
has been the policy Of the democratic party from its
lest history and although have met with occasiona
defeats by unhesiangly avowng and inhexby adherng
TO- our principles regardless OF the opposition Of any
tion or the prudises any locality the truth in the enc
has been triumphanuy vindicated