Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-20
From the Ohio State Journal
THE GLORIOUS RESULT In OHIO.
ITS NOR AL.

nentiy AtPuoiicah Is settled by the decl-
Give vote of last Tuesday. The triumph
then achieved by the party of freedom is
more significant than any or all its former
victories in this State. 1t is true, it has,
in two former contests achieved greater
nominal majorities; but if we examine the
circumstances peculiar to those contests,
we cannot avoid the conclusion that they
were not won, as in the present instance,
by the single and undivided force of pure
Republican sentiment. In 1854, the uni
versal Indignation aroused by the repeal of
the Missouri compromise, and by the sub
stituted outrage, the Kansas Nebraska bill,
united men of every shade and of opposite
extremes ofpolitical opinion, in common
determination to rebuke and protest
against that monstrous act of Congression-
al treason against the people. This pro-
test found expression in an anti-Nebraska
majority that year, unprecedented in the
history of popular elections. The same
feeling, combined with the support given
to the Republican ticket by the American
organization, swelled the majority of 1855
to huge proportions, although it was appa-
rent then that partial reaction had fol-
lowed the first outburst of anti Nebraska
feeling. In 1856 the free people of Ohio
were again aroused by the Infamous and
bloody war against freedom in Kansas and
by the exciting interest of a Presidential
campaign. In 1857, the Treasury defalca-
ton absorbed all other issues, and the re-
suit OF the contest was divided victory,
the Republicans securing the State officers,
and the Democrats the Leglature. In 1858,
the Republicans entered the contest with
everything in their favor. Their opponents
were divided into Lecompton and anti Le-
compton factions, and the issue that thus
distracted the Democracy, united and
strengthened the advocates of freedom in
the territories. The American vote of
Hamilton county and of other section uni
ted with them, and the result was an ave-
rage Republican majority Of about twenty
thousand.
The canvass of 1859 has been attended
by none of those advantages that grow out
of such excitements as followed the Kan
sas- Nebraska treason and the Lecompton
swindle. No fresh act of slavery aggres-
sion or of northern treachery had occurred
TO awaken an unusual interest among the
people. On the contrary, very general
indifference had succeeded, protracted pc
riod of universal and absorbing interess in
political matters. Superraded TO this
lethargy, there was an apparent want of
harmony and unity between the Republi-
cans of different sections, the result of mis-
apprehensions to which we not now refer
In some quarters there was an undue de-
sire 10 modify Republican principles so as
to attract the support of that element of
the opposition whose sympathy with the
party did not 60 much farther than their
common hostility TO the so called Democ-
racy; and in another direction, there was
restless jealousy, ever on the alert to de-
teet and protest against the slightest indi
cations of such compromise or surrender
of the pure Republican faith.
Upon these facts our opponents built
great hopes of victory. But they under
rated the prudence, the wisdom and for
bearance of the Republicans of Ohio
While differences of opinion upon points
not involved in the immediate issues of
The canvass were mutually tolerated, rigid
adherance was exacted and yielded to the
declaration of principles put forth by the
party at its June convention. That decla-
ration embodies in plain and direct Ian
guage the doctrines maintained by the Re
pubiieans of Ohio doctrines essentially and
purely Republican, without any intermix-
lure of extlaneous ideas to catch votes
from factions outside of the party organiza-
tion. They have been thoroughly discussed
and ably advocated in every part of the
State, by such speakers as Corwin, Chase,
Stanton, Delano, Giddings, Sherman,
Bingham, Schenck, and others-men, who,
however they may differ upon some points,
are all united in their devotion 10 Repub-
lican principles, as declared at Philadel phia
and Columbus.
We have heretofore remarked upon the
uniform courtesy and fairness that distin-
guished the discussions between the two
candidates for Governor, Messrs. Dennison
and Ranney, both of whom acquitted them
selves ably. 1t is due 10 Mr.. Denuison,
however,to say in addition to that which we
Lave before said concerning these debates,
that his principal triumph does not consist
simply in the fact that he has established
his superiority as ready and skillful deba-
ter, profound thinker and a thoroughly
informed politician, but in his eminent sue
cess in presenting Republican principles TO
the people in such way as to secure for
them hearty and unqualified Endorsement
from thousands who have heretofore Weld
ed them only a lukewarm and Indifferent
support. He has not sought TO conciliate
that class Of vote by making concessions
TO their pmjudiees or by sofiening the sharp
outlines of the Republican faith; but he
has challenged them 10 justify their dis
sent from the doctrines of the Republican
party; to show wherein they are wrong;
and to vindicats either the position of the
so called Democratic party, or the more
equivocal position of neutrality between
the two great political organizations of the
In all Mr.. Dennison's efforts he has
boldly and frankly proclaimed his senti-
ments, seeking no advantage by equivoca-
ton or reserve, and shrinking from no re-
sponsibility that could arise from faith