The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-10-26
To the Republicans Of Ohio.
REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL Con-. RooNs, I
Columbus, o., Oct. l3. 1860.

REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL Com Rooms, )
Columbus, o., Oct. l3 1850.
The October elections in Pennsylvania,
Ohio and Indiana. arc over, and tho result
has become q significant fact In the political
history Of this Republic. Each OF these
three great Central States has given most
decided and emphatic expression in favor
of Republican principles. In each OF them,
all Of the elements Of opposition to us uni
tod TO dofoat our ticket, but the free labor.
ing masses camo to our rescue. In Ohio
the struggle WAS desperate. but our triumph
Is complete. We have elected our State
tickot by at loast tpenty thousdnd majority
We have again proclaimed to tho world that
We arc true to the principles of our Fathers,
and that, standing on q soil dedicated to
froodom,we do not coase to proclaim our al
legiance to the doctrines of the Jcfferson:an
Ordinance OF 1887. and our reprobation of
the traitors that would, in this hour of trial,
desert the cause Of free labor, and its at
tendant free institutions. In Pennsy lvanis,
our victory has been still more decided and
important. With majority of l55 900
against us in that State in 1856, we now
have tho election of Mr.. Curtin. our candi.
date for Governor, by at lcast 35 200 ma.
jority. This fact becomes still moro signih
cant whom we know that all tho factions of
the observation-disclosures. Breckenridge and
Bpli-united upon Mr.. Foster, his opponent
We have triumphed over tho combined foe
We have elected hcenty one of the twenty.
fivo members of Congress. Wo have olec.
ted a Legislature strongly Republican in
both branches, which assures us the gain Of
Uuited Statos Senator, in the place of Mr..
Bgler In Indiana, our triumph has been
equally decisive and important. In 1856,
tho majority against Us in that State was
Al 900. Now, wo havo swept IN an open.
fair issue between tho Republicans aod all
their opponents united Upon one State
ticket. by at least Is 600 majority. Wo
have elected oigbt of tho olovun members
Of Congress. We have elected a Legislature,
decidedly Republican in both branches, which
secures tho gain of United States Senator
in tho place Of DR.. Fitch. This victory is
nearly without parallel in our history
Added to these splendid triumphs we havo
tho recollection of the recont elections in
Maine, and Vermont to cheer US on to cer-
tain victory. In Maino, the most persistent
efforts were mado to break our column, but
to no avail. The Republican State ticke:
was elected by about t,crnty housIEd ma.
jority. and sucry one of her six mcmbors OF
! Congress are Republicans. In Vermont,
the Republican State ticket was elected by
iipenty.on thousand majority, aud her mem.
bers of Congress are all Republicans.
Tho Presidential election 10 substantially Y
decided by those 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 tho State Of Pennsy lvania and In.
diana, added TO the States that cast their
votes for Fremont in 1855, will give Lincoln
moro than enough votes to elect him Presi-
dent. We shall loso mono that were with
Us in 1856, and wo shal, also have with us
New jersey and Illinois. which were then
against US, and We shall have Minnesota
which has since come into the Union. We
have q rapidly growing Republican Party in
each of the border Slave States of Doiewaro
Maryland. Virginia. Kentucky and Missouri
and wo shall have open, as We now have Sc
cret friends in every Southern State, &C
soon as VIC can dspel the illusions of prcju
dice and fanaticism, and establish free
speech and froe press on the basis o.
Constitutional rights.
In this hour of our triumph, both State
and National, while wo congratulate oui
friends on tho prospect for the future, w
dosirs to remind thom that there are cor
responding obligations resting upon then
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must struggle to maintain her pre-emiuenc,
in tho great Republican column of Statos, ,ol
she will DO outstrippod on tho 9th of Novern
Der, by Pennsylvania and Indiana. Our on
emies are divided, distracted and embittoret
against each other, They combined agans
us, not for principle but for tho spoils, ant
they arc badly beaten. They may attemp,
another last, desperate rally. But tho,
must be met and conquered. Our Uajorit'
for Lincoln in Ohio must bo at least 40. 900
1t may be more, if we work. Lot there b.
no disbanding of our forces. Let ever,
county committee continue tho vigilanc,
that has already accomplished so much
Let meetings DO held in every township ano
school district. Let documents be- dis
tributed and facts be presented to the peo
plo. Let the grand Republican army o.
Ohio continue It's onward march to q still
more splendid victory. And when the 9Th
of November is past, and ABRAHAM LINCOLN
is elected President OF the United States, lo
the shouts of our victorious hosts minglt
with those which will go up from Ponnsyl
vania and Indiana. .procIaiming to tho world
tina. our cause is triumphant, and oul
nation redeemed.
By order GEO. M. PARSONS, Chm.
W. 7. BAsooM, Sec.