The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1861-10-30
AS WE EXPECTED,


against a barbarous rebellion, says the
Lewisburg Star d. Chronicle, it is desira-
BILE that there should be as few causes of
distraction among the loyal people as pos
tible. On this account, the Republican
friends of the National Administration,
during the recent campaign in this State,
made comparatively little effort to arouse
patty excitement, or to get out votes. In
nearly or quite every county where they
had clear majority they either invited
all true supporters of the var policy to
join them in making nominations, or they
openly gave Douglas Democrats good
efHceS-c counties, in which the Republi-
cans might have every man. These were
done in the best possible spirt-with the
hope that temporary sacrifice of party
interest and feeling, would BE- in the end
best for the country.
How were these advances met In a
few Republican counties only, but one
ticket was formed, and elected Delaware
and Huntingdon, for example In doubt
ful districts, they insisted upon our Civ
ing the best Offices to men suspected Of
Secessionism. But where the Democrats
had clear majority, they hooted aud
tcorned all "amal gamation with Black
Republicans" and grasped every Office
high or low. They put forth more efforts
TO excite party rage and animosity than
last year, and issued more detcstabe
falseho> ds and insnuations wherever they
thought the people ignorant enough to
bear them.
Thus our party generally conducted
she campaign on the Peace plan-conciI-
iation, aud ''masterly inactivity" Civ
lug away our own positions of honor and
profit. Our opponents took the War
plan-"Keep what you have. and get
what you can," AID divide and con l.
auer."
WHAT is THE RESULT? While in
no County do We see an aggregate Dem.
gain over Fosters vote of last year, the
Republicans are still more behind Cur
tins vote-and thus, they have gained
upon US in some counties. Where the
'Union" card in Republican counties was
vel! worked, every Democrat elected by
Republican votes is cIaiued as q Dem.
Victory =
We wish every easy, good naturod,
thoughtless Republican-who is so often
persuaded to desert his party aud his
friends, BY the plausible fbs of every ci-
ly-tcngued Democrat-had before them a
pile of Demo. newspapers, filed with
rampant Roos,ers, and the most extrava
giant, large type and double columned
boasts and Qualifications Of "Splendid
Dem. Victories" These "victories =
were won by our men supinely letting
them make all the efforts. or else bv CIV
ing them our votes direct. Noply re
warded.
The battle is over In the light of it
we ask all true Union Republicans wheth
er it is either polite or just to yield
where nothing is yielded to US? whether
it is e1pedient to keen down friends, and
exalt opponents who will jeer at our folly
and stupidity?
So long as we do esteem ourselve:
night and our party safe, let US stand by
each other aud the Administration O
whose fidelity there is 20 doubt.
The idea of purchasing patriotism, i:
preposterous. The more OFF ces and mon
ey Arnold bad, the more exacting anc
the more a traitor he became. Neither
Holt, johnson nor any other TRUE Unior
Democrat asks or needs a civil Office tt
bind or attract them to the cause Of then
country, and Of military honors they havc
their share.
E9- The cry that was made, few
months ago, against Gov Curtin in regarc
to contracts, &C., turns out to have beer
without afy just foundation. The Com
missiouers appointed to inquire into tn,
matter we learn from the Harrisburg Pa
triot, acquit the Governor of all censure
and the Grand Jury of the Quarter Ses
sions of Philadelphia, before which the