The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-10-18

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The frst battle has been fought in Iadi-
ana. Ohio. and Pennsylvania. The grand
and 6nal conflict comes of on the 9th Of
next month. in all the States of the Union.
Il is lar more important than the last. be-
cause it involves greater and more important
10 terests. Il is national in its character. and
Is iookei to with interest by all the civilized
nations of the world II is not contest OF
personal advancement. or The mere suprem
, acy Of party. 1t is a contest for priacipls
the great principles Of human freedom -
1t Is no new theory in our government. bu,
Ii Is The great practical idea upon which our
fathers based our government. The great
truths which were enuncistei 10 the glori-
Gus platform adopted on the i,h of July
1776. are involved rs much in this contest
as they were in that. Such being The rreat
issue, it becomes every lover of freedom to
he Jealous aud active in the contest.
We have triumphed in our late election of
State officers. How we succeeded so far
beyond our most sanguiue expec atoms. vs.
do not know. We do not know how msuy
Of the friends of Mr. Bell voted the Repub-
lican ticket. or how many of them for Mr..
Hendricks. We do not know whether the
friends Of Mr.. Breckenridge voted the DEM
oc,a,ic ticket. or whether they voted at ALL
What the result is To be on the 9th OF No.
vember is as much matter Of doubt now,
as ~ Al
We may triumph by a majority of 90. 900.
or We may be defeated. One thing we do
know that victory is only to be gained by
an active and thorough organizstion--by
every Republican being at the polls, and vo-
ting Not only voting but guarding the
ballot box from illegal votes. We were
beaten in 1856 by illesal votes and ballot
box stufing. Every effort should be made
TO guard its purity. There was very full
vote a; the late election. LIE, the poll book
of that election be arranged in alphabet
cal order, and placed in the hands of man
at the polls and as each man votes, let his
name be checked. If any one offers to vote
whose name is not found on that list, let his
claim to vote be closely scrutinized
1t is 10 be hoped that every school dis
trict will be thoroughly canvassed. and ev-
cry man who is able to go to the polls be
taken there--that no trivial circumstance
shall keep voter away. All we want is
full vote Of our party and those who believe
our principles are right, to vote, to secure
signal triumph.
We say to the Republicans go to work.
Let no opportunity secure vote be lost
The time for speeches has gone by. We
want no big meet'ngs-no fandangoes. but
we want work. You have less than twenty
days in which to do this great work Ev-
cry day, every hour. and every minute is
important We trust the young men in the
Wide Awake association. who have done
uch glorious work during the past three
months, will be Wide Awakes indeed, es we
NOW they will. Boys keep your armor on
sleep not--rest not, until the victory is
ours. You can never serve your COUNTRY
T humanity more efficiently than now
remember there is less than twenty DAYS to
york. Organize in small squads-n de-
AIDES, and see that every man is at his D ,st
hen the battle begins and as it progresses
nd when the sun goes down on the 9th of
ovember. you will have the glorious con-
'lauon OF seeing your beloved country re.
eemed from the hands OF the men who have
olated the faith Of our fathers, and have
emitted the fr edom of speech and of the
ress to be crushed out in one half of this
MON.
"Once lr 70 the breach Z
Dear friends once IN re-" !;