Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-10-09
The Approaching Election In Ohio.


On the thirteenth instant an election for State officers
will take place in Ohio 1t will not be without impOr-
tant results both within and without the State Imay
be observed that the results of the general elections Of
Ohio are attracting more attention than formerly This
is undoubtedly, in degree attributable to her
derfuly increasing numerical strength if may use
the phrase but it must be chiefly ascrbed to her rela
tive local position integral member of the Union.
This is peculiarly noticeable at the present uncturc
when concerted and widespread efforts making to
divide the people of the cOntederacy questions which,
years ago, Washington characterized geographical
For though Ohio is frontier State yet it cannot but
strike rejecting that she may be well esteemed in
respects the political focus of the Union There
to centre the various political and social
influences which make and mark American character
converge. And herein lies perhaps, the solution of her
varying elections. While, side she feels the in
uences Of the East touching she does the two great
est States Of the Atlantic confederation on the Oherse
joins hands with the great West which has all the dis
tnguShng features Of the generous and genial spirit of
the South from which she is only separated by her
cherished river And thus the present status of politics.
combined with her peculiar position gives to her coming
election something more than a normal interest and
ipmOrtance.
TO the republic at large it may seem of no direct con-
Germ whether or not the treasury of Ohio becomes
den of thieves may it personally and at affect
rGmOer States should Ohio elect governor and legisa-
ture whose ayOwed purpose is to ince and keep up
intestine in distant Territory while awaiting them
Selves OI every opportunity 10 Dflng catc ana
era authorities into angry collision at home is it
even probable that slng electOr i'll Maine LOuisi
ana would sleep less sOundy upon hearing that the peo
pie Of Ohio had sOcly at the polls recognised equali
ty with the negro.
1t seems however almost impossible but that the re-
hecting voters of Ohio, realizing that they part of
common Union, are deeply impressed with the mpOr-
lance Of the coming election and the influences its
suits will exert not only within but without their immG
date State organization. Before the whole country they
tn
to denOunCe to commend the prostitution of State
power for the unhalOWed purpose of dsuniontO sink
cOntenedy to the level of the negro or to vindcae with
their votes the claims OF superior race and higher
order of civilization.
So far as we may augur from the press there is no
particular excitement shown in that State, either by
the democracy or their opponents In fact the memory
of the alabsOrbng of last year is yet too
cent to expect any great manifestations OF enthusiasm
by either party. The elections of 1857 have been dis
tinguished accordingly throughout the Union by the
comparative Quietness in which great political results
have been attained the opposition having in every poll
sustained heavy numerical losses. In neither point most
probably, will Ohio be exception to the rule. There
s indeed Stiffness but it is the pause before the thun
derstOm, which shall purify the political atmosphere
The events which have distinguished the advent and
continuance OF black-repubCan rule have been so re
markabe as to attract attention in another hemi
sphere The bonds of the first State of the West have
under Gov. Chases administration, sunk from 1l3 tC
W cents on the dollar. The most alarming defalcatOI
yet known in American history has become part of he1
history. Her State government has in dsgraCefu
and unsuccessful collision with the central government
and meanwhile her whole financial machinery has become
deranged almost beyond the power of repair Foil,
and fraud have alike run riot in one of our mobiles
States, and her credit trembles and falls in the scale.
1t in 1914 that first the opponents OF demOcrac
seized upon the negro question opening wedge t.
divide the Union. Those opponents, convened at Hart
ford, became impershaby infamous it is true but thei
policy and principles like the plague in garments, live
to cOntamnate the air of the republic. Twenty year
afterwards the disease again showed itself in the first
ganzed strife between the dominant and the serve
The story of its gradual speed need not be repeated here
1t was reserved however for the blackrepublicans
Ohio, for the first tme-may it be the last Ito declare
by its presses and orators the absolute social and polt
cal equality Of whites and blacks
The voice of Iowa has already been heard on the mi
nor issue Of qualified suffrage, and the tremendous falling
of of republican ballots at the recent Maine and Ter
mont elections issues less broad it is true, but still
kindred to this can leave little room for doubt to tn
result in Ohio
And we may congratulate the democracy of Ohio Oh
beng the rst divSOn-he advanced guard OF the CRANE
army-t0 meet this question, satisfied we are tina
victory partial or complete awaits them. 1t is tru
mat we lost the State last year from causes so Obviou
is not 10 demand recital Even then the democratic
I@'Fy went into" the Reserve with majority of NOR
lAh l,1OO' The former stronghold of our party, how
''L -'ile pack bone failed 1t is not so now
I'll former TIMES the democrats of Ohio ever looked +
the high dividing ridge which crowns the slopes of tn
hiS Oh The north and the river on the south phys
,ca barrier against the ianacism Of New England, to-
faithfully reflected in the lake counties: ,"d n0r
IeaSt, we are assured they will not look in vain Ash
Gno Wayne, Columbiana, Knox, Mahoning Stark, St
mSo"' anu hlchlmd VIII prove worthy their ancicn
name and fame -UG&tingtoa Union.