Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-10-20
rrII. ELECTION!

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s5ys THE ELECTION. n -
THE result Of the election on the 13.h
s,sti In. doubt. so far rs the State officers
are concerned. Perhaps nothing but the
precise official vote from every county will
Determine whois Governor. although We
incline to the opinion that Chase will ..layt
small majori y. The vote has never,
perhaps. been so close in Ohio before
the r-suls'is not owing to any increase in
the Democratic vote, hut large falling
cf in that of the Republican. The he d
publican majority has beenso large for the
last two years, that thousands, deeming
the success of the parry certain, did not
take tie trouble 10 go to tie election.
We do not envy those who have been
thus remiss their reflections in view of the
result. Two more votes in each school
district would have given US a majori Of
more than TWEEN y thousand in tie Siaie!
We do not suppose ther. is district in the
State in which there were not mary times
that number Of r, publicans who neglected
70 vote at all.
In most parts o. the State we gained
largely from Il e Democratic parry. Blu
the loss thus sustained by the Democrats
was ma ie up BY the leaders, and large
proportion of the Know Nothings. voting
the Democratic ticket. We are confden,
wlie ,7tle official vote ID given, a compari
son with he last two elec ions will show
tie facts to be as stated.
On the whole. and in view of the means
enfi"yed. .we1tl j * tie result is moral
victory forthe principles of the Repubh-
can party. s,,ca as is rarely OBJ aimed. It's
notorious Il at he Republicans relied upon
tie Intelligence of tle people. and the in
leNnt eoundBess Of their cause for sue
Gees. willie th.ir orponeats resorted to
every coieeiv .b!e tri..k and falstLoo,l to
opeIa:e upon the 7'rsudites Of the people,
and secuIe !l.eir ynts. by pouring ont u
persistent ,si4eam of bold and infamou
salunnnies. on the Republican candidates,
and presenring false issues, which many OF
th.ir teiio~ers believing, were stirred into
perfect Gaaa:icism of ze and energy
l,y these meats ILL., y were enabled tore ain
the masses ,pft tie par y. and secure Their
attendance at, the polls, an have nearly.
carried tie Safe, ii in fact they have not
fully succeeded. - tf'
Sill, as We. .s@d I. we consider the result,
whatever it maybe, one of granlest moral
victories ever ,wan ia a political contest IN
Ohio. 1i,el field. as clear for the future
The Know Eotkiess @a9h cease 10 be dis
tubing el, meHt ~ tuiaae contests. The
magazine Of Iiessi.sur' " exhausted. and
furtli.r. repetatioHeof odd ones must be-
come stale ,aHd RRp,silSios- 40 their propa-
gators. ard Lopest men naaaAt cease TO be-
deceived ty hem. ,tfhe Rrp~blicans who
neglected. tp,Ypie, 4op tie AsHsaAed that their
votes mere pot, invaded .sgiA nemember tleir
mistake aad do their duvy hereafter. We
are qnile Srte.;f G,e.rote ywas 10 be taken
over again. with the .a3peaiea.ee Of last
Tneed:y .yEeFbelieve tie .A.epMbliean r.a-
jsi y ;w.snid not be less, thea tariy thous-
Snd ,The ,yote will staE that far more
than tha,n,.mher Of Repnbiicans stay.d at
home Theg Eitl potfbeIiikey to do so
again.
s~ekse no ea,ise to odoubt, ,tbp.sxe'gtiaia !
90 encourage US tor the fn i've Ne b.-
lieSe the people are hoaest, and that tsu;h
and jas, zee waa pr'Ssa over f;siseiiOo3 a'ii
wrong. Hpnl tie iEhs p.iaetples of Oa,r
Goseganeat, embodied in tie Cons i.M-
sien. and in;ended to BE- carried cat ty tIte
Republican Ta' ,. will make us-a fre4,, hap
-. aud uniied people
fP.sS. OnSunday evening, at Aineinna-
ii, H. Republicans claimed Alsase's eaet- 4
tion ty 100 v"teA.
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