Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-11-27
The Reaction.


The fall elections are over, says the Detroit
Free Press and the results sufficiently ascertained
to show that very great reaction has taken
place in the public mind since the Presidential
election of last year. The vote is much lighter,
of course, but as the falling off should be in
equal proportions, the Republican majorities
ought to be nearly the same if there was
change of sentiment among the voters. Indeed.
as we are fully satisfied that the number of Dem
ocrats who have enlisted for the war largely pre-
ponderates over the Republicans who have en-
listed, the majorities upon straight party con-
test ought not to fall off much, certainly. An
other consideration must be taken into the ac-
count; the urgent appeals made everywhere to
the patriotism of the Democracy to ignore party
and vote to sustain the Government have united
tens of thousands of Democrats with Union
movement who have no sympathy whatever with
the Republican party or its principles, and do not
intend to act with it. These men are as strong
in the Democratic faith to-day they ever were,
and WILL when a national contest comes around,
be found acting where they ever have acted, in
the foremost ranks of the Democracy. Yet, with
all these drawbacks, the strength which the De
mocracy has exhibited is surprising even to them
selves. Let US examine the figures.
In Massachusetts Union movement was in
augurated which was supported by that leading
Democratic journal, the Boston Post as well as
number of others, but it failed by the refusal of
the Democratic Convention to accede to the prop
osition. The Republican Convention nominated
Union ticket, by putting three Democrats upon
it. The Democrats declined, and Republicans
were nominated in their stead. Thus the Repub-
licans got the prestige of the Union movement
and all its benefits. Yet the result exhibits a
wonderful decrease in their vote. Last year
LINcoLN's majority over DoUGLAs was over 70
900. Now Governor ANDREWS majority is some
is now 80 600 short of LINcoLN's, while DAVIS,
the Democratic candidates vote probably exceeds
that of DOUGLAS.
| In New York the majority is about $4,000 for
the Union ticket, which had the united strength
OF the Republican, party and the DICKINSON hards.
This made change of $4,000 in the city of New
York alone. which no one will pretend is really
any more Republican TO day than it was last year.
The Democrats made bad balk of it in their
convention at the start, and yet out of New York
city their gain over last year is $4,000, even
against the two parties combined. A united De-
mocracy would have easily carried the State
New Jersey, the Albany Journal, Republican,
says, has gone Democratic. We have not seen
the figures.
In Pennsylvania the vote is much mixed. but
a review of the vote shows clearly that the De-
mocracy of the keystone State are again in the
ascendant
In Ohio, Notwithstanding the nomination on
a Union ticket of one of the strongest Democrats
in the State, who was supported by sound leading
Democratic papers. the majority against the De
mocracy but little exceeded that at the Presiden-
tial election.
Illinois, last year strongly Republican, has this
year elected large majority of Democrats to
the Constitutional Convention.
Iowa also exhibits a decreased Republican ma
jority
Wisconsin last year gave majority for Lin
coin over Douglas of 81 .0s9. This year the
ticket is divided, owing to the closeness of the
vote, Notwithstanding the Republicans put two
or three Democrats on their ticket, and called il
Union ticket.
The local elections in Indiana, wherever there
was a contest, show diminished Republican and
increased Democratic majorties.
These indications are so general and so decided
there is no installing their import. The PEG pie
are realizing how grossly they have been deceived
and how dear is the penalty which they are now
paying for not needing the counsels and warn
ings which Democratic statesmen time and again
gave them of their danger. The time is rapidly
approaching when those who have SO grossly de
ceived the people will receive their retributon
We confidently predict Democratic majority in
the next Congress.