Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-10-18
To The RapubIicnr oe Ohio

To the Republicans OF OHIO
R :rusLicA sSrAre cts. Com Rooms
CoLuasus, u Oct. IL lo6o.i
The Ociobes eisetipns in Pennsylvania.
Ohio aud indians, trc over, and the result
ha- Q omc a Significant fact in the politi'
cal history Of this Republic. Each Of these
three great Central States has givsn
N set decided and emphatic expression in|
favor Of Republican principles, In each OF
them, all of the elements Of opposition 10
% united to defeat our ticket, but the free
isboriug masses. .csme to our rescue. 10
Chic, the struggle was desperate, but our
triumph is complete. We have elected our
State ticket by at least hcsnty thousand ma
jorify. We have again proclaimed to the
world that we are true to the principles OF
our Fathers, and that, standing on a still
dedicated to freedom, we do not cease to
proclaim our allegiance to the doctrines Of
the Jeffersonion Ordnance Of 1887, and our
feprob alton of she traitors that would, in
this hour Of trial, desert the cause Of free
labor, and its attendant free institutions.
In Pennsylvania, our victory hai been still
more decided and importdnt. With ma
jority of l55 900 against us in that State in
1856, we now have the election Of Mr.. Cur
tin, our candidate for Governor, by at least
35, 1000 majority. This fact becomes still
more significant when we know that oil the
factions Of the opposition; Douglas, Breck
inridge and Bell, united upon Mr.. Foster,
his opponent. We have triumphed over the
combined foe. We have elected twenty
one Of the twenty-five members Of Congress.
We have elected Legislature strongly
Republican in both branches, which secures
us the gain OF United States Senator, in
the place of Mr. Bigler In Indiana our
triumph has been equally decisive and Im.
portrait. In 1856, the majority against Us
In that State was 47,0O0. Now, we have
swept il In an open, fair issue between the
Republicans, and all their opponents united
upon one State ticket, by at least l5,00U
majority. We have elected eight OF the
eleven members of Congress. We hav,
elected Legislature, decidedly Republican
In both brsnNhes, which secures the gain o
a-Unitsd States Senator in the place of DR.
Fitch. This victory 10 scarcely with
parallel In our history. Added to lhes.
splendid uiunphs we have the recollection
Of the recent elections in Maine, and Yer
mont 10 cheer US on to certain victory. Il
Maine, the most persistent efforts wer,
msds TO break our column, but to no avail
The Republican State ticket was elected
by about twenty thousand majority, an,
every one OF her six members OF ConSres
are Republicans. In Vermont, the Repub
lican State ticket was elected by twenty
one thousand majority, and her members @
Congress are all Republicans.
The Presidential election 10 substantial
decided by these magnificent results. E.ci
Of these States will cast their electoral vot
for Lincoln and Humlin by many thousand
I increased majority in November. Tn,
gains Of the States Of Pennsylvania and In
diana. added to the States that cast the
votes for Fremont in 1856, will give Lin
coin more than enough votes to elect hir
President. We shall lose none that wer
with us In 1856, and we shall also hav
with Us New Jersey and Illinois, whic
we're then. against US, and we shall hsv
Minnesota, which has since come into tn
Union. We have a rapidly growing Reput
licsn Rarty In each Of the border Slav
States OF Delaware, Mary land, Virgins
Kentucky, ana Missouri; and we shall hav
open, a. we now have secret friends il
every Southern State, as soon as we ca
dispei the illusions oil prejudice md fanati
cism, and establish free speech, and fre,
press on the basis of Institutional rights
In this hour Of our triumpb,both State
national, while we congratulate our friend
remind them that there are correspond M
obligations resting upon them which they
mvst not fail 10 meet. Ohio must struggl,
TO maintain her pre-eminsnce in the grea
Republican column. Of States or she will b
outstripped, on the 9th Of November, b
Psnnsy ylvania and Indiana. Our eneme
are divided. distracted and embittere
against each other. They combined gains
us not for principle, but for the spois, an
they are badly beaten. They may attemI
another last desperate rally But they mui
bs met and conquered. Our majority f
Lincoln in Ohio must te at least 40, 900 :
II may be more, " we work. Lot there b
no disbanding Of our forces. Let ever,
county committee continue the viglanc
shst has already accomplished 50 much
Let meetisss -se'heid IN every township an
school district. Let documents be dstrit
utsd. and facts be presented to tho people
Let the grand Republican army of Obi
con tinus iis onward march to still NOR
splendid victory. Aud when tho 9Th OF No
vsmberis past, and Abraham Lincoln
elected President of the United States, le
q the shouts OF our victorious hosts mingl
with those which will 60 up from Pennsy
vanis and Indiana, In proclaiming to III
world that our cause is triumphant, and ou
nation redeemed.
/, By order. GEO. NJ, PARSONS. Chin.
w. T. BAscoN, Sec.
ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA.
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