The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-11-27
The Fall Elections,

Never in the history of this country.
did the old Democratic party labor under
% many disadvantages and discourage
peuts az at the recent elections. Ii is not
peeessary In this connection to reiterate
them; they are familiar to every one. We
take up our pen only to refer to results
In Ohio. while 10 many counties we did
veil. 10 some..better than nsua', the aegre-
rate vote, under oil the circumstances, Is
large enough for ell future hopefnluess,
and amazingly so when we reflect on our
insxcusable disorganization-
Psansslvamia, which never was. nor ev,
er win be. Influenced by Yankee fanati-
cism, literally wiped ont Republican Ao-
olitioniem by one of the most remarkable
political revolutions, all things considered,
ever witnessed iu .onr political annals
4uch has been tbe honest reyulsion OF
sentiment in that State, over the attempt
"a fraud in Philadelphia. by which the
Democratic sheriff was to be cheated out
Of his election, by mass of forged re
sss~s, purporting to have come from q
regiment Of soldiers, that spontaneous
meeting of all shades Of politics met a.
independence Square, and denounced IN
unmeasured terms the authors of the in
iuuity. This, while it finishes Republican
Abolitiouism, will. also. we hope. put an
end TO the shameful tricks and frauds in
all time to come, in that or any other
State. Men have too long used the par
ties to which they were attached. to cover
over their delinquencies. and stife inses-
tiratiou into their acts. Let this, hence
forth and forever, be denounced, come
from what quarter Is may. and we snail
soop begin to lay the foundation of pub
10 sentiment which will re establish ou.
Government on q more solid basis thar
ever. Unless this is done, all hope is
zone. and thanks to the State Of Pennsyl.
vanfa for putting the ball in motion. The
honest population Of that old s'a,e have
been too long under the cloud. hung in
darkness over their heads by Bet OF
most villainous. trading politicians.
jNsse Jerry where there was more
charges Of secession than in any other
State. and where persecution, imprison>
ment aud violence 6rst commenced oo
leading Democrats. has completely thrown
OF the yoke of Republicanism. and bo'h
branches of the Legislature are Demo,
cratic. No 8 ate officers elected.
Nsv Yerk is terribly mixed up. and
though the Republicans may be said to
nomiually hold the State, it would take q
keener eye than mortal possesses, TO see
into the future of New York politics
judging from the point where it now
stands. The minority has an organlza
ton; the majority has sign boards pat up,
pointing in every direction, 80 that eyes
cspnot see. nor ears hear the hoped for
path, and it will take the strong scent Of
hunger to sharpen the nostrils so as TO
6ud it. a u
Massachusetts, bad as she is. wicked as
she has been, shows some signs of distufb'
ing the great deep of her intensified sec
tionalism and shoe peg politics, as may be
seen in the deep whining Of Bosto' iaa's
letter which is published in the N York
Tribune s3so' ls
Everywhere west Of Us we see signs Of
: speedy return to Democrats doctrines
and ascendency. .t,
Illinois has literally extermiuated the
Republican element. Two thirds Of the
delegates just elected to constitutional
Convention, ordered last winter, arc
Democrats. and all the paper money
schemes and bank law frauds. scattered &c
the winds; while in Detroit. Michigan, the
Democrats, at the recent charter election
have. with an uprising Of the people
against every disheartening obstacle, car.
ried every department of the city govern
ernment by unprecedented majorities.
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The result in Wisconsin, is not fully
known; but to the astonishment of every
body, the Democrats have probably eleei
ed .. part of the State ticket on fail
6ght, aud largely increased the number q
their members 10 the Legislature.
One important lesson politicians may
learn in this, viz: that the Democ il
party may be betrayed. misrepresented b,
those entrusted with its honors. deteattc
and maligned, but it can never be dis
barded, dispersed. nor extermina'ed. So
-. th;s fdao all may rest aS fixed anr