The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-10-20
THE OHIO ELECTION.

The democratic journals Of Ohio are of opinion
that Mr. Payne the democratic candidate for gov
ernor, is elected by small majority. The Cincinnati
Enquirer of last Saturday morning has returns from
seventy weight counties, which show democratic
gain Compared with the last presidential election)
for Mr. Payne of sixteen thousand hundred and siy
90 There are,' says the Enquirer, ten counties to
hear FROM and if Mr.. Payne gains over FIVE hundred
votes and the reported returns right he is elect
ed. The contest is very close, and we may require
the official canvass to determine the result The legis-
lature is certainly democratic" ~ q. "a IA .E8BG
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awe have never in the whole of experience
seen more intense interest manifested to learn the result
of election than the that has just passed in Ohio
governor Our Office has been crowded night and day
with eager listeners for news and it has been the great
topic of conversation the streets The feeling was ex
emey strong and the wish ardent among the democracy
to accomplish the defeat of the electromagnetic and abo
on disunionist, Chase. All seemed to appreciate the
notifying attitude which Ohio has occupied under the
republican regime in regard to her sister States and
the disgrace and eproach which has been put upon
consequence by the national throughout the Union
Chase has been particularly obnoxious by his sectional
and unpatrotc views of national policy to the democracy
and the defeat of no man could have caused them
satisfaction. 5', za fa@na
s'As the returns came in and more favorable to
the democracy and the chances appeared to be against
Chase, the enthusiasm unbounded. But whether de-
eated elected by few hundred votes it was agreed
that his was that the State of Ohio might
with propricty be considered hereafter as democratic
That organization has already the legislative ascendency
The governor in Ohio has veto, and the whole law
making power rests with the legislature. That law
making power will without doubt give expression to the
national feeling and do much erase the stigma
which blackrepublicansm has cast upon u.s. 1t can
peal the infamous statute designed to embro the State
in collision with the general government and prevent
the execution of the fugtiveslave law, mscaed haea
corpus it repeal the law denying to the general gov
eminent the of its as and repeal all the foolish and
mischievous legislation in which that body so prolific
1T can instruct Wade to his future course in
the Senate and put Ohio generally right upon the great
questions of the day investigate and expose the
corruption of the black republican State officers in regard
to the finances and to the relations which the State
taned under their auspices to the Ohio Life and Trust
Company which have been for party purposes
covered up and concealed. If Chase is elected IL is
under circumstances which destroy his prestige and will
render him poweress forever After three long years in
the wilderness of defeat the democracy Ohio have at
last emerged into the light and have cheering prospects
before them They have carried thirteen of the twenty
one congressional districts redeemed the legislature
elected member of the board Of public works. and run
the black-rcpubcan State ticket to the grths Three
years ago the democracy beat eighty thousand votes
in Ohio Who will say that they have not done Hercu-
lean work in eectng such result in short time r.