Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-10-16
To the RspubIIean. Of Ohio.
REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL Con-. RooNs, /
Columbus, o., Oct. -, 1860, !

Columbus, o., Oct. 10, 1860, J
The October elections in Pennsylvania,
Ohio, and Indiana, are over, and the resulthas
become a significant fact in the political his
tory of this Republic. Each of these three
great Central States has given a most decided
and emphatic expression in favor Of Republic
can principles. In each Of them, all Of the
clemens of opposition TO US united to defeat
our ticket, but the free laboring masses came
to our rescue. In Ohio, the struggle was des-
perate but our triumph is complete. Wehave
elected our State ticket by at least tsceHy
tholsdnd majority. We have again proclaim-
ed to the world that we are true to the prin-
ciples of our Fathers, and that, standing on
soil dedicated to freedom, we do not cease to
proclaim our allegiance to the doctrines Of
the Jeffersonian Ordinance Of 1887, and our
reprobation of the traitors that would, in this
hour of trial. desert the cause of free labor
aud its attendant free institutions. In Penn
sylvania, our victory has been more decided
and important. With majority Of $4,000
against us in that State in 1885, we now have
the election of Mr.. Curtin, our candidate for
Governor, By al least $4,000 majority. This
TACT becomes more significant when we know
that all the factions OF the pposition-Doug-
Jas, Breckenridge and Bell united upon
Mr. Foster, his opponent We have tiumph-
ed over the combined foe. We have
elected tOsnty-ons OF the twenty-five mem
bers of Congress. We have elected
Legislature strongly Republican in both
branches, which assures US the gain
of a United States Senator, in the place
Of Mr.. Bigler. In Indiana our triumph has
been equally decisive and important. In
1856 the majority against Us in that State
was 47,OO0. Now we have sweptit away in an
open fair issue between the Republicans and
all their opponents, united upon State ticket,
by al least IL, 900 majority. We have elected
eight out of the eleven members Of Congress.
We hav, elected Legislature decidedly Re-
publican in both branches, which secures the
gain of a United States Senator in place OF
DR.. Fitch. This victory is nearly without
parallel in our history. Added to these splen-
did triumphs we have the recollection Of the
recent elections in Maine and Vernon. TO
cheer US on to certain victory. In Maine, the
most persistent efforts were made to break
our column, but to noavail. The Republi-
can State Ticket was elected by about twenty
thousand majority, and every one Of her six
members of Congress are Republicans. In
Vermont the Republican State ticket was
elected by twenty-one thousand majority, and
her members OF Congress sre all Republi-
cans.
The Presidential election is virtually de-
cided by these magnificent results. Each Of
these States will cast their electoral vote for
Lincoln and Hamlin by many thousands of
increased majority in November. The gains
OF the States of Pennsylvania and Indiana,
added to the States that cast their votes
for Fremont will give Lincoln more than
enough votes to elect him President. We
shall lose none that were with US in 1855,
and we shall also have with US New Jersey
and Illinois, which were then against US, and
we shall have with US Minnesota, which has
since come into the Union. We have rap
IDLY growing Republican Party in each Of
tie border Slave States of Delaware, Mary
land, Virginia, Kentucky and Missouri; and
we shall have open, as we now have secret
friends in every Southern State, so soon as
we can dispel the illusions of prejudice and
fanaticism, aud establish free speech and a
free press on the basis of Constitutional
rights.
In this hour of our triumph, both State
md National, while we congratulate our
friends on the prospects for the future, we de-
sire to remind them that there are correspond
ing obligations resting upon them which they
must not fail to meet. Ohio must struggle
% maintain her pre-eminenee in the great
Republican column of States or she will be
outstripped on the 9th of No, ember, by Penn
ylvania and Indiana. Our enemies are di-
sided, distracted and embi.tered against each
other. They combined against US, not for prin-
ciple bnt for the spoils and they are badly bea-
ten. They may attempt another last despe-
rate rally. But they must be met and con-
quered. Our majority for Lincoln in Ohio
must be at least 40, 600. It may be more, if
we work. Let there be no disbanding of
our forces. Let every county committee
continue the vigilance that has already ac-
complished so much. Let meetings be held in
every township and school district. Let doc
uments be distributed and facts be presented
to the people. Let the grand Republican
army Of Ohio continue its onward march to
a still more splendid victory. And when the
9th of November is past and ABRAHAM LIN
COLIN is elected President of the United States,
let the shouts of our victorious hosts mingle
with those which will go up from Penn Viva
mia and Indiana, in proclaiming to the world
that our cause is triumphant and our nation
redeemed.
By order, GEO. NJ. PARSONS, Chm.
W. T. BAsooM, Secy.