The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-11-06

some 10 secure q majority. Under the
circumstances, therefore, IL is clear thst
Gov. Chase has achieved a greater victo-
~ than Fremont did las fall Ia pro-
portion to the number z votes pollod,
his majority approximates moro nearly to
majority Of the votos OF both parties
combined than that Of Fremont. The
latter was in minority Of all the votes
cast in tho State Of if5o3, while the
complete returns Of the late election will
show that Chase's minority will not ex.
ceed three thousands & in Of Q. 900 over
Fremont, A statement, which we copy
elsewhere, from the State Journal, shows
moreover that Chase's aggregate vote in
1867 largely exceeds that cast for him
two years ago; and his majority would
have been corrospondingly increased had
il not been for the union Of the Domo-
Gratis and Know. Nothings.
That such a result should have been
achieved ia the face Of tho peculiar dill
oulties Of the campaign should be a mat
/ ter Of sincere congmtulation aud onoour-
agoment to every Republican, Supead-
dod to tho fact that the K. Ms were oom-
binod with the Locotocos to defoat our
tiokot, were other disoouraging ciroum-
stances. 10 which we must allude, al
though we have frequently referred to
thom before. During the last session Of
the Legislature tho leading Republicans
Of the State widely differed in opinion as
to tho policy proper TO be pursued in re-
lation to tho canal contracts. A pro-
tracled and bitter controversy was tho ro-
suit, alternating those who should have
been friends, destroying the unity aud
paralyzing the enOrgy Of the party
Then came the discovery of deficit in
the Treasury Ian event which our oppo
nents turned to their own advantage, by
making ii the basis Of the most extraor
dinary series Of falsehoods and oalumniei
ever perpelrated even by the leaders o
the Democracy. To make matters still
worse, the all-pervading business distres
and financial ombarrassment5 intervening
Just before tho election absorbed the AZ
tention Of thousands Of Republicans, an
? for the time beug ex,ingiiished their in
I tercst in political matters. An unpriu
cpled partizan press, regardless Of th
T. welfare Of the business community, di
all it could TO increase tho panic, and
5 excite distrust against the banks, wit
Q the view Of making political capital there
by. In this, however, there were fortu
nately, only to limited eutent success
full.
Again. The reaction that always 70
lows the protracted excitement Of Pre-
idential campaign, and the apathotic col
fdence Of Republicans througout Il
. State, paralyzed their efforts; while Il
opposition, inspired with tho hope Of su
Is cess, worked day and night with an @
n ergy amounting Ia desperation. While
large share of our forces were asleep u
W on their arms, the enemy was drummiI
In up recruits and placing them in array {
he the great battle. That thoy did not W
at the day was owing to no lack Of effort
tn their part Our success was won IN sp
IS of our failure to DO our whole duty,
n, and in the face of tho most extraordlno
o. complication Of adverse Circumstance
Id and Of the strongest political oombir
IN tion that a party ever had to conte
en- gainst. Yet relatively, the Republic
Y, vote Of 1867 bears a larger proportion
yo the whole vote cast, thar IL did one ye
70 ago: and estimated in this way. as
at have shown, it presents a oomparati
n gain of at least six thousand. Our vi
lg tory, therefore, may be fairly consider
at far greater one than any heretolc
he achieved and our success, under the c
. cumstances above enumerated, demo
MS strates that chat the Republican party
in, Ohio is stronger to-day than at any p
n viousperiod in its history.