Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-09-21
THE ELECTION IN MAINE.

Maine has spoken with the clear and
emphatic voice of her noble freemen.-
1t was one of the States claimed by the |
PLAIN Dealer and other Douglas organs
as absolutely certain for Douglas.
Both wings of the party were cordially
united upon the State ticket. They
thought that by this union they could
carry the State at the September cleo
ton, and that their success then would
nave powerful effect upon the Presi-
dental election in November. With
this view, no effort which money, craft,
misrepresentation and humbug could de-
wise, was left untried to defeat the Repub
licans. So clamorous were the orators,
and so boastful the Democratic papers,
that even the New York Tribune doubted
the success of the Republicans at the
State election, and conceded to the Dem
ocrats one or two of the four members of
Congress. Douglas himself was sum-
moned to the rescue, and made a stump
ing tour of the State just before the cleo
ton. While at Augusta, one of the
leaders telegraphed to a Doug las Con-
vention in New York that douglas was
surrounded by, and was speaking to-,
$4,000 Democrats, and that the State
was sure to go Democratic by large
majority.'' The dispatch was read to
the New York Convention amidst the
widest excitement, and resolution was
instantly adopted, and sent back to the
Augusta meeting, pledging the State of
New York to follow Maine in the COM
ing election.
Well, the Maine election has come
off, and the Republicans have swept the
State by a majority many thousands
larger thap last year. We have not the
exact vote before US, but it cannot be less
than 10000 over the united Democracy
and some $4,000 over all the factions
opposed to them. They have carried
the whole delegation to Congress, and
nearly the entire State Senate and House
of Representatives. Such a crushing,
overwhelming defeat never fell upon a
party before. It, with the utter annihi-
lation of the party in Vermont, shows
unmistakably the current of popular
opinion. We have no doubt the prom
Use of the New York Convention, to fol-
low in the footsteps of Maine, will be
fulfilled to the letter. ..t.
Republicans of Meigs County! Let
the success of your friends in other
States inspire you to greater exertions
Let us do our part to swell the mighty
tide that is bearing on the party of free
dom and progress to a glorious victory
Every true friend of his country should
J feel the responsibility which rests upor
him, and act accordingly. The grea
heart Of humanity beats true to freedom
and Justice Passion, prejudice, false
hood, misrepresentation, and party ties
may blind the eyes of multitudes for d
time But while free speech, and a fret
press are allowed to exist, the shams an6
delusion which are the defenses Of dem,
agogues will soon be swept away, ano
the people, rising in the majesty of theil
sovereign power, will pronounce theil
fiat from which their will be no appeal
In less than three weeks you will be called
upon to exercise the dearest right o.
freemen. Don't let us disappoint oul
friends in other places. Meigs County
can give 1000 majority, and every vote
she falls short Of that number will be {
proof to our friends that we have no
done our duty. If a distracted and di
vided party can labor for the spoils
with what zeal should we work, wht
work for our country?