Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-11-11
6 The Returns"

This old Pennsylvania phrase for the elcc-
tion news has an emphasis OF meaning to day
The men who have sewn the winds are reap
ing the whrlwind now and those who went
forth sadly twelve months ago. sowing again
the seeds of truth are gathering in the harvest
of their hopes and tolls, In October Penn
svlvania and [udiana answered the appeal Of
the Democracy and they replied, Also to the
demands Of the Administration. Norcnbcr
has brought the reply OF Illinois and New
Jersey to the power, the money, aud the pat
ronage of their servants. and their answer to
the appeal Of the man who took their stand up
on the principles OF truth and righteousness,
and Ohio. New York, aud Massachusetts,
through all their domain, respond in unison
The States which gave the casting vote for the
Administration have repudiatcd and rebuked
its breach OF faith to them, and those which
voted against ii have added their endorsement
of the sentence, with force that cannot lie
misunderstood. OF a hundred and twenty
congressman elected within the month the
even hundred express the Indignation of the
people against the dSobcdience of the Federal
officials, and their violation of principles and
pledges. A year ago we made our election,
aJ whatever risk or cost, to stand ly the right.
Beset on all hands tempted threatened, i'm
rortuned, without, and tortured wthin-the
friends the associates of long political career
d>suading us and affections and attachments
stronger and Lcarer than all commitments
and ali interests, struggling against the de, i'om
o. our better Judgment. We look back now
to that honr of trial as one, awake after a
troubled dream, remcinl ierS the horrors that as
sailed him IN his hour of darkness and we
have the same difficulty in being reaSsurcd.
We sit here at our table in the same silence
and solitude which surrounded us in that hour
of agonizing strife and again We realize it all
Every throh, every doubt, every fear, is as
fresh and keen us it was then The cheers Of
victory, the congratulations Of friends the con
fidence of success, that have crowded life
time into single days experience, strangely
enough seem only to revive the troubled feeliag
with which we entered upon thcdoubtful eudea-
vor which has brought us all this rejoicing. 1t
was not until we had crossed our Rubcon that
we were assured that DOUGIAS was with us
After that again, WISE declared his resolution
To support the great issues, and long after,
when the question was to he settled in Con
greSS, ,MoNrGoMERY, HIcKNAN, iIASKIN, DRTAN,
and host beSideS-that might be counted
upon our fingers, indeed but not the less a host
in their strength the test, tie final
test and we stood buttreSsed by an inyinc-
bic band against our foes A weary, trying,
anxious year we have had of it. But it is
crowned with victory and why are we at this
moment more sad than in the darkest day Of
doubt and difficulty?
This is our trouble: Through all the fresh
est, brightest years Of our life we have stood
to the head OF the Administration, in a relation
so close, so true, so trusting. and so hopeful
that we cannot look upon his great discontinue
with composure, though it be, in part, our own
work, aud commands our most earnest approval
1t is painful, beyond expression, to stand over
the sacrifice which duty and patriotism demand
and be compelled to say Not that | loved
CAESAR less, but that loved Rome more"-
God help us ! Is it come to this But two
brief years ago, after a campaign that allowed
us scarce four hours out of twenty-fOur for
sleep, Pennsylvania and New jersey, especially
the objects of our labor, and Illinois, relief
upon without doubt for the support of the
man of our choice, rolled up their majorities
for him ; and with emotions more than heart
could hold, we reported to him the success of
all our tolls, and the fulfIment of all our hopes
and now, o-day,-though "but yesterday,
CAESAR word might stand against the world
now Hone so low as do him reverence !'-Eor-
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