The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-10-17
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ain oboythere was respectable contest but the pub
lie attention was too much absorbed by pecuniay anxiety
and the republicans poed far less than their usual VOTE
and are clearly beaten.
Thus spoke the New York Tribune on Thursday.
1t is graceful apology for defeat-a most disas-
trous and ignominious defeat-in what has been
regarded by the Tribune and the republi-
leaders as the stronghold Of the republican party
Ohio, the Empire State of the West, whose gallant
democracy have struggled for three years past
against immense Odds has thrown off the blackre-
publican vampires who had fastened themselves
upon her, bankruptng her treasury, dishonorng her
hitherto untarnshed credit and in fairly and hoty
contested battle enrolled herself alongside her sister
States of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, California
and Iowa. in the front rank of the democratic column
But, says the Tribune I" The public attention was
too much absorbed by pecuniary anxiety What
wonder that the people who had been plundered by
the million by dishonest blackrepublican officials
men who, under professions of economy and re-
FORM" and by the aid of % bleeding Kansas" had
stolen into power; what wonder that emanating
under such republican rule, the masses should be
+" absorbed by pecuniary anxiety" and rise in the
majesty of their might and Indignantly hurl from
power such corruptionists But no, The Tribune
and it's friends-Chase, Giddngs, Wade, & Cox
pected they could bleed Kansas yet little longer
that by the aid of bred Scott and fanatcal appeals
they could divert the attention of the people from
their own affairs and perpetuate their power. But
the democracy met them at every turn. Standing
fairly and equally the national democratic plat
FORM yielding inch, nor compromising title
of democratic principle, they charged home the OPP
position their reasonable designs against the Union
their negro suffrage and negro-equality proclvties
their incompetency and corruption in, the manage
ment of public affairs wherever committed to their
charge, at home or abroad. They wisely concluded
that, under Mr.. Buchanans administration, Kansas
could take care of herself and they would give
attention to "bleedng" treasury at home and to-
day Ohio stands redeemed regenerated, and Olsen
thralled from the dominion Of the blackrepublican
spoilers. 1t is immateria what the precise figures
shall be when the official votes counted-whether
the democratic ticket be elected by FIVE thou
sand votes, OF whether Chase and his ticket shall
have meagre majority of one two thousand in
either case it is substantial defeat of the black-re
publican party Its prestige of victory is gone, and
it may be considered doubtful whether the party,
under its present name leadership, and organiza-
ton, can ever make another respectable contest"
Chase himself the arch agitator is politically dead
Wade is repudated and democratic Legislature
will have the power, should he be again disposed to
look home for instructions" to direct him to be
loyal to the constitution, loyal to the Union, and
abandon his disorganzing disunion schemes and ag-
tations if he would faithfully represent the sen-
ments of the patriotic, Unionloving people of Ohio.
There is another feature in this contest which
is peculiarly gratifying. The democracy of Ohio
have led the in proposing to adopt the ndepend
ntreasury system of the general government in the
administration of their State finances. They stand
pledged to establish that system in Ohio, cutting the
State entirely loose from all connexion with banks
as keepers of the public money. This is step in
the right direction and at the right time Now, when
the paper-currency system is about breaking down
from its own inherent rotenness and the question of
o return to the constitutional currency as the only
eectual remedy for the evil must necessarily engage
the public attention--when the question of Nation
al Bank, long since supposed to be an "obsolete
idea, is being gravey brought forward in certain
quarterst is fit that the great State of Ohio should
banner the good old Jacksonian doctrines of 'tNo
union Of Bank and State--a constitutional currency
and an Independent treasury"
All honor to the gallant democracy of Ohio