Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-10-12
The Election in Ohio.

voices! C0he TO The JuDllGe!
The Election in Ohio.
!, We have not been able to get anything
like complete returns from the State at
large. But enough has been received to
warrant us in saying that, the Republi-
cans have triumphed by at least tsoenty
thousand mejor,ty. This is an increase
of some eight thousand over the majority
for Governor last year. We will be able
to give the full returns of the State in
our next. Both wings Of the Democracy
were united on the State ticket, and the
Bell party on a portion of it. But at
the Presidential election, if each party
runs an Electoral Ticket as they say they
will, Lincoln's majority over the high
est of the other candidates will not be
less than secenty..fre thousand! Mark
the prediction! Evermore, Ohio viii
give her voice, and her arms if need be,
for freedom, the CONSTITUTION and the
UNION.
OFFICIAL VOTE OF MEIGs COUNTY.
I'VE are able to give the official vote of
this county, to which we refer our read
-ers with the most unfeigned pleasure.
Never has there been SO complete rev.
olution in political parties as has oc-
Cured in this county. Mr.. Horton. es-
pecially, has received such an endorse
ment by his immediate .neighbors as no
other man in the State has received -
This is compliment as honorable to the
people as it must be grateful to Mr..
Horton. A majority of thirteen hundred
and eleren, is the response which an in
'telligent community has given to the
avalanche of falsehoods with which it
was intended to overwhelm him. Never,
in the history Of political warfare, was a
campaign conducted with such an utter
disregard for truth and the com mon de-
cencies of social life, as this; and the re-
suit, we trust, will teach them lesson
that will not soon be forgotten.
The whole Republican county ticket
is elected, of course. The official alb
;stract, to which we refer our readers
will show the major! ty received by each.
There will be general torch-light
procession, and speeches this (Friday)
evening, at Pomeroy, to which every
body, is invited. Let the people rejoice
But in their joy, let it be remembered
that for the glorious result, we are in
-debted to hundreds of earnest, honest
men who have always heretofore, and
many Of whom will hereafter, act with
the so-called Democratic party. Many
of them have acted with us simply to
rebuke the shameless profigacy and
dishonest efforts of their leaders to de-
4ceiye the people and obtain their votes
ON false pretenses. There are hundreds
more of honest men in the party who
are ashamed and disguised at the course
of their leaders, but who are not yet
prepared to leave their old party name
and associations. Let the Republicans
use their triumph with generous forbear-
ance-let them rely upon the force of
truth and the justice and benefcience of
their policy--let them address, as hereto
fore, the intelligence and moral sentiments
of the people-letfhem avoid all appeal
to. passion and prejudice, and these hun
dreds will be with US next year. II is
an insult to a reading community to sup
pose that they can be imposed upon, and
led blindly to their own degradation, by
the insane rawlings of unprincipled dem
agogues, shouting "Nigger!'-"AboIi-
tionism!" - "Black Republicans!'' -
"Woolly Headsr' &c. This style OF
slang-whanging has become stale, and
men who have any self respect left, feel
it in insult to their manhood to be ap-
preached any longer in this style. We
think tts vote Of Tuesday will ipaugu-
rate new system, of conducting can
vass. And for the honor of human ma
ture, We hope our Democratic stumpers
will be convinced, that our people ap-
preeiate them at their true worth.
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