Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-10-12
9 There is no such word as Fail..

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Sc There is no such Word as Fail"
The Washington Constitution, speaking
of the result of the election in Pennsylvania,
on Tuesday last, says: A single battle rare
ly decides the fate of empires. And the pre-
liminary struggle just over in Pennsylvania
oughtnot to be regarded as determining the
vote of that State month hence, still less as
determining the general result of the presden-
tial contest in the North or West. cwoud
not conceal the regret or deny the apprehcn-
sions occasioned BY the defeat of Foster but
we are not on that ground to treat the triumph
of Lincoln as a foregone conclusion. The
vote of Tuesday reveals some facts the reverse
ofdiscouraging; whilst the general effect of
Curtin's success will be considerably miti-
gated wherever the frauds the f,.lschoods,
the corruption employed in his behalf shall
be as well understood as they already are
by the Democrats Of Philadelphia and its
ncighborhood
Nearly a month yet remains for work
The period is long enough to render possible
reversal of Tuesdays verdict, and the ex-
tent to which this shall be done depends alto
gcther upon the spirit, the energy, thc,judg-
mcnt with which the active and influential
members of the Democratic party address
themselves to the discharge of their obvious
duty. The true man shows to advantage in
the midst of difficulties. And it is deroutly
to be hoped that the combined supporters of
the Constitution throughout Pennsylvania
will rcpudate everything like craven counsel,
and the fatalism which leads only 70 despair,
and will promptly apply themselves to the
yet practicable task of securing the vote Of the
State in opposition to Lincoln. 1t were sheer
madness to accept the decision already pro-
nounced MS rrcyocablc, or to shuttle ON to
other States the burden of doing what every
good citizen should help to do so long as the
opportunity remains. We trust and believe,
therefore, that a few days viii suffice to bring
about the resumption of the local canvass,
with a stern resolve to secure the weight of
Pennsylvania on the side of the Union in this
momentous conflict with the enemies of our
country's peace and prosperity.
!" AsSuredly, there is nothing in these pass
ing tribulations that ought to impair the en-
ergy OF slacken the exertions of national De-
mocrats in other States. simultaneously with
the election of Curtin, we have the magnif-
cent inauguration ofthc Union canvass at New
York-an event which, whether considering
the numbers, the character, the capacity, or
the varied shades Of opinion and interest that
entered into it, may well encourage and
strengthen conservative citizens everywhere.
New York is inteat upon its duty and the
difficulties that long impeded its performance
will be forgotten in the enthusiasm which now
animates the opponents of Lincoln and his
abolition allies. The black-republican prints
cannot find in Curtins election consolation
to atone for their certain defeat in New York !;
and our friends, North and South, should note
the fact and profit by it.
" Let us not, then, waste the precious days
that remain to us in idle regrets over defeats
that may yet be reversed, or in the premature
discussion Of contingencies that may never
occur. With all the misgivings which pass
ing events are calculated to engendcr in the
hearts of the Southern people, they cannot
be unmindful of the disposition that exists
amongst a large part of the population. in the
free States to maintain intact the rights Of all
States under the Constitution. Fana,icism is
potent in the North, no doubt, but IL does not
weld undisputcd sway. And the least which
the National Democrats Of the North arc en-
titled to claim is, that their present honorable
cndeavors 70 crush abolitionism shall not
be paralyzed by any hasty balancing of adj
verse possibilities, or by any tame acquies-
cence in result which they are doing their
utmost to avert. The South will scarcely suf-
fer the malignity Of its enemies to obliterate
remembrance ofthe fidelity ofits friends"