The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-12-26
REFnRR rRE ELECTION.

line Democraglc papers Throughout III i@hu,
pointed to the dangers that must follow the
success. of any sectional party, North or South.
These things were hooted al by every Repdb-
lican paper. The Republican party ridiculede
the idea of am difficulty, and said the reports
we're only made for political effect. e de-
MED every charge of the kind, and gave our
reasons for supposing that danger did exist in
the event of tie election of a Sectional Presi-
dent. A sectional man has been elected, and
now the result of that election is upon US
Even Republicans can now see the dangers
that we presented before the election. There
were more facts connected with them than
men we're willing to concedc. Every man can
now see the necessity of adopting non-lnter-
~vention and popular soTereighty. The Re
publican papers think that the personal Lib
erty Bills of the North ought to be abolished,
as they are dangerous to the peace OF the
Union. What more than this did Democrats
urge before the election? Not a thing be-
yond what Republicans will be eon;peued to
carry out, provided this Union "endures," and
it docs not endure, the sectional Rel ubiean
party must father the ruin that VIII follow, OF
abide the Constitution, the Fugitive Slave
Law-and repeal every personal Liberty
Bill" III the North.
AFTER ELECTION.
Now come the confessions of the Republi
can party, as the election is over and no capl-
tai is necessary to be made for the election of
Lincoln. As You can only convict a Repubh-
can out of his own mouth, Cor he would not
believe any one else) we will give a few recent
remarks from the Chicago Tribune, to show
the Republicans Of this section, who look upon
that paper as their Bible, that since the cleo
ton it confcsses that danger threatens the
Union-that .'even' the southern Journals
that "set out with strong conservative and I'm
ion tendencies-point with unmistakable GER
tainty to dissolution" What do you men, who
advocated the election Of a sectional President
have to say to this confession ? But read the
extract in full. 1t is as follows
ave would not disguise from our readers
the fact that the ser tiinent of the e&tfeme
= South is rapidly concentrating itself Tor an
united effort that will break up the Union Of
these States, and form. QUITO sovreignties that
have heretofore been an u1it, two or more dis
cordant and possibly warning nations. We
have ourselves resisted this belief as long az
we were able to. But now all indications II
the Southern journals-even those which Sc
out with strong conservative and Union ten
= dencies-point with unmistakable certainty t.
dissolution, or, what is less probable, n surren
der of all the vital points in the annoying con
troversy, OH the part of the North
Whas did we say more than this before til,
election, when every Republican whiffet OIL
the stump saiu it was a lie-thatAno DANCE
: would follow Lincoln's election The Repub
licans played a strong game of deception upor
= an honest and we'll designing people, and thei
: success will we'll nigh ruin the country. Ev
= cry man North and South feels the effects o
|, this sectional triumph to-day, and We fear tn
= worst has not yet come.
r The Democrats who voted for Douglas ant
: the Union must sleep we'll to know that thei
> efforts and votes were not against any part b
the country. They can now rejoice to know
that they acted for the whole Union-and tina
! their principles must prevail. Eveti the sec
= tional President elect, must fall back upon tn,
. Democratic doctrine of non-intervention witt
the rights of the people of the States and Ter
= ritories, or this union "cannot endure" in peace
Is it not good to know that you stood upol
the Platform of your WHOLE country Is i
not good to know that the doctrines advocated
by Douglas, your standard bearer, are the tr1
doctrines of a free people? Is it not humili
ating to a triumphant party to be con,peHe,
to abandon its platform and to occupy the pc
sition taken by it's opponents