Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-11-15
T lE TELEGRA Phi.
PoMERoY, o., TuEsDAY::.::::::.::No I!
November Elccfip,,s.

Elections were held in four free State
on the 8th inst, and the result is a. glo
f'ous and triumphant victory in each o
them, This is the mos, crushing def.a
OF the sham Democracy ever sustained b,
any party. .'' ''''.''f'
The sections in Pennsylvania, Ohio
~Ind'ana.lowa and hinnes o,a, which cam,
off on I'll llth of October, all giving over
whining majult,es for the Republicans
rendered the Atricanized party desperate
Unless Nav York, Massachusetts, New
Jersey and Wiscom in. whose election,
were II month later, could be secured, th,
hopes of the slave-traders of the Sou,h
and their dough.laced allies in the North
were forever blasted. Knowing it wAe
their last struggle for political life and p,u,
sp"ils, the means rtsor!ed t., were rs despe
prIae as the condition of the party Every
free SAFE except California had rppudla,rd
them, aud without lhese, the last to elect,
it was manifest that Tie Government next
year would go into the han Is Of the people.
and the d'srelale demagognes who have
80 long cunlroled it would be hurled from
the places 'hry have 50 lony held through
eubserviehcy 10 n mere sectional interest.
10 avert this impending tate the mos,
unscrupulous means were resorted to-
The wicked and insane movement of Old
Brown anI.his twenty mad followers came
as II p-r!ec G,a.sen To the leaders of De-
mocracv. They imm"dia ely seized upon
II rs thrn last hope and with All audaci'y
of alsehood and abuse never equaleL since
language was invented, they cl,ary>.d the
Republicans with completely III the 'in
sur,ec'ion.' Trey ev'den,ly thought chat
there WAS Ignorance and p rjudice enough
in those States, which couli BE- operated
upon IN lllls way to defeat Tie Republican
candidates.
Not only we're the passions and prrju-
dices OF the ignorant appealed 10, but their
fears, as we'll. Knowing that th" people
OF lhe free States a,e devoted to The Unon,
the threat was made in every possible
form. hat If they voted the Re..ublican
ticket the Union should and would BE- dis
solved. Neatly every Democratic paper
in the South boldly and perslsienlIy
threatened an immediate disruption Of the
Government if the people did no, choose
to con inue them in power. aud their craven
tools in the North echoed the impo,en
threa.s of treason.
H. this desperate conflict the Rrpubli.
cans scarcel hoped for success. II. The
las. T1,yr"pA we frankly stated our ap.
pr.r.uslrrls ot defeat. Not that W.
dubbed for II moment the timl triumph OF
our principles, but We feared thar the tHloe-
hoods aud turgerles with which the com
Try was flooded on The eve Of the election
might have a temporary effect before the
truth c)uld be spread before the people.
Tie result. however, shows that these
fears were groundless, and tia: the mass
Of the vo;ers are tou intelligent 10 BE-
longer duprd by such insIrumrnaliiies.-
II these D,.mecmic lea iers wee III earn
est in their threats. they ouyh t" pr"cet d
at once to cunsummaie their threatened
treason by disso'vny the Union. viii
they dare 10 make tie attempt? If The,
do no, W. assure them that the insulting
threat will br p"wrrlpss in all iu u'e ime.
The people understand them, and instead
Of being frightened into submis 'lon, vii
treat their blu ter with the contempt !;
deserves. And if the attempt is made, by
ov. IT acts. TO destroy the Government. We
believe there is power aud virtue enough
left in the country to teach them the folly
of ttnir attempt. ....
The result of Il ese elections is cheering
to every friend of his country. 1t demon
strales that the !ruil: fairly presented is
more than match fu, all the shams and
falsehpods which can BIZ invented. Ii
den, ,nstrale< further. that in the Prrsi-
dental contest Of next year the R"pubIi
cans have but 10 present Il man Of known
and acknowledged character aud ahiIi ir>.
and the present sectional Admins 'rati"n
vii! be sw"p, from power and the exciting
questions which lave SO long disturbed
the country be settled forever.
New Jersey Election.
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