The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-10-21
OHIO POLITICS. RESULT or THE ELECTION.
cOruDus, Oct. II, 1857.

10 the Editor Of as Union
DEAR SIR The smoke OF battle is clearing away, and
look around us TO II anybody is seriously hurt
We find our men all safe and in excellent spirits Our
candidates out of the battle unscathed although
somewhat bespatered with the usual detacon thrown
on them by their Congo" opponents They are excel
lent men, and whether in Office out they sustain
characters above fepfoach and living indictments Of
correct democratic principles, interpreted in the Exam
sas- Nebraska bill and the "Dred Scott decision.
The counties are all in and the result does not vary
three hundred votes both parties count showing
democratic gain of nearly seventeen thousand The official
returns must determine who is governor elect of Ohio
This Is an overwhelming victory
The legislature is largely democratic This exhibits
the dsrust of the people in the rule of
ism in State affairs especially and in respect to the false
attitude repubcansm has placed Ohio in with respect TO
the oonfederacy Ohio has wheeled into line, and has
again taken her proud position in the galaxy of demo-
cratic States The flag of the constitution and the Union
floats her without star erased The foes of the
Union have been made to bite the dust their cohorts
have fed in dismay, and left in possession of the field
Let hosannas and shouts of Joy ring out the gladstone
air. for Ohio is disenthraled and dsunionism has no
foothold on her soil
The legislature being democratic in both branches il is
fair test of the ascendency of the democracy in Ohio
The questions discussed involved the State policy The
republicans presented for the popular suffrage certain
amendments to spoil the constitution made in 1851 by
the democracy The treasury defalcaton also in
voved in the fight Our triumph indicates that the peo-
pie with all these issues Chase be the gov
by meagre majority the official count that fact
cannot destroy the laundering victory we have won
Thirteen out of the twentysx congressional districts
democratic which is emphatic expression of the
people in federal affairs, and should ente us to the
he force of n
pgress.
In any event, have carried on State ticket one
member of the board of public works by ten thousand
majority also, treasurer of State and judge of the
supreme court most likely. Our legislature will stand
twenty two democratic majority in the house and three
majority in the senate which gives twenty-five major
y joint ballot This result renders certain the repeal
of the odous law denying to brethren of portion of
this confedeacy the right to ails for securing
their property. 1t also prevents the repetition of the
miserable farce of State legislature passing resolutions
declaring the Dred Scott decision unconstitutional 1t
insurcs the repeal of the bastard haJeas corpus law by
which the last republican legislature sought to enange
the relations Of the State with the federal government
From all these results Ohio sends greeting to the Union
her old democratic fidelity redeemed
This result is peculiarly gratifying, every
where charged by our opponents as the Dred Scott de-
m9cracy' Our candidate for governor, Mr.. Payne,
stood by that decision, and by his able, ndefatgabe,
and thorough canvass everywhere vindcated it before
people. 1t was in platform it defended by
orators the hastings Everywhere the national
democrats stood by the law decided by the proper r
bunas and with what result the whole country
by the figures Our victory is gratifying again. because
the policy of Mr. Buchanan in Kansas has been sustained
Our opponents tried the old screech about that Territory
They fired guns and out their best speakers all
State to stir up the people for ee Kansas after the
election there But the democracy heldas Payne their
gallant standard for governor heldthat all who
stood by Buchanan were Communicates in the demo-
cratic church.
This result, then, in Ohio is noble tribute the adj
ministraton. A.. #a ID,
In this part of Ohio, and especially in this the capital
congressional district represented by Mr. Cox has there
been noble vindcaton of democratic principles. It
has given us tsoo thousand majority! We gave Cox only
1856 last fall Here at the capital where the heart of
Ohio beats where the people have kept close watch
upon the republican maladminstration has there been
effected miraculous change Not miracle either for
it is owing hard work Look at the figures Last fall
the vote stood thus in this congressional district