Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-10-26
The Election on Tuesday

Resulted in a most glorious triumph for
the Democracy in this county. We have
much cause for graduation and rejoicing
in the victory which we have achieved.
The party has acted nobly. She refused
to aft late with those who professed to
hold contrary principles and advocated
different policy from her, and has, in her
success, preserved her organization, and
kept herself in such q position that she
can in the future contribute to the COM
mon wealth All honor is due to its men,
bers, who so determinodly marched to the
polls, voted full tickets, and thus testified
their devotion to principles, rather than
mere individual preference. Never, in
the party contests of this region, was
duty performed more cheerfully, or under
such untoward circumstances. Misreprc-
sentation, yillifcation and abuse, without
measure, had been heapcd upon the party,
and at every turn its members had met
with sneers, tauuts and opprobrious cpl
thets. The weak may have trembled ;
the timid quailed; but DUTY nerved them
for the struggle, and they have come off
with flying colors All honor we repeat,
to the noble hearted Democracy. of Colum-
bia county!
If the Democratic party had failed in its
devotion to the Union, agd its love for
the CONSTITUTIONAL it had hesitated to
follow the flag of the country through sun
shine and storm if its members, blinded
by partisan zeal, could not recognize, in
successful opposition candidate, the
eonstitu ional head Of the government
and through factiousness, had thrown OBJ
stacles in the road Of his Administration
in the darkest hour of our countrys peril,
then that party deserved universal exc
, Grafton, and, like Rob Roy's kindred
should have been dispersed, " homeless
o and nameless.' But the party, in thu
past, had adopted Decatur $ sentiment
-, /" Our country right or wrong; may sh
ever be right; but right or wrong, Coz
bless her. And she has remained tru
to tn at sentiment. he glory ofour coun
u try causes Democratic hearts to pulsat
= more freely, and every attempt to detrac
from her honor, or to retard her progress
n only nerves and impels them TO renewe'
> exertions.
IS The triumph of Tuesday was full
+ clear and unequivoca' endorsement o
y such sentiments The Democracy true
= herself-true to the Union-true to tn
= Copstitution-wa the verdict of the pee
- pie. The lame, miserable, uncalled fc
J. attempt of political tricksters to cast
2 blur on the party escucheon-and to bran
W the party with secession, disloyalty an
'r dishonor has proven an abortion. III
al praty stands proudly for the Union-oi
H. and inseparable, now and forever.
y As Democrats, having in the most u
qualified manner declared our positio
we went into the contest. The sentimen
le which have au,horatively been declar
it as the sentiments of the party, are the
e- which we claim to be Judged by, and viii
e. the people of this county, by their ballo
nd have commended. We owe our duty
.' the great Democratic party. We also o
l. duty to the Government. These cam
gs conflict, if the party is true to its antec
NJ. dents; but should they, then allegiar
is to Government should destroy Party ii
hn Democrats cannot forget that the clai
All Of Government must not be overlookt
If treasure and blood are needed to susti
the Government, they must be provide
We and they will be, for all legitimate objec
it. but we have the RIGHT, and it is our L
rat TY, to see that the aims of the Govel
% ment are not perverted from legitim
Is purposes.
ur, In political contests so exciting as
i've one that has just closed, much is of
ley said aad done that should not be. 1t '
by our aim to avoid doing either. Most
of bored efforts were made from time
" to time 10 torture our language into ser