M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-11-07
Grow, Chapman !

It is now apparent that at the late cleo
ton the Democracy carried the State oy
from thirty to forty thousand majority. III
one short year otter the Triumph OF section
alsm, the Republican party has been com
pelled TO abandon its name and Tepudlate
its sectional principles to escape public con-
demnatiOn. With delrat and disaster star
ing them in the face, the Republican lead
ers sought to identify Repubicanism with
the Government, and called their party the
Union party, hoping by this popular name
TO escape the defeat which seemsd inevlta-
ble. They branded every nan as traitor
who refused to desert the Democratic party
and meekly bow in submission to what lhey
called the Union party.
But the gallant Democracy OF the Key
stone State were not to be deceived or lnll-
Undated into a deseTtion of the principles
which they have reyered for years, and which
they felt assured must predominate IN the
Government TO insure the peace. the pros
perlty and happiness Of the Republic. They
lrumphantly pointed 10 the Democratic par
ty as the true Union party Of the county
always for the Union and the Constitution
in peace and in war, in prosperity and ad-
versity--and boldly declared that, while
they were willing 10 make any sacrifice Tor
the Union, they would as zealously stand by
the national flag OF Democracy, and endeaV-
or to restore to power the good old party
which has so long and so ably administered
the Government Of The country. They held
their conventions, passed Union resolutions
nominated Union Democratic candidates,
and triumphuntly elected them =.
The people OF Pennsylvania have lost all
confidence in the Republican party, and de-
cided by their ballots that even the sacred
name of "Union" should not save the party
from defeat. The Democratic counties
wheeled gaIantly into lire, and although
they had in late years yielded to the storm
in the late contest they have rolled up thell
ancient majorites. H. Lancaster, Lebanon
Huntington and other Republican counties
not only no Republican majoities were Civ
en-, but the loyal Democrats and conserya
tive Republican joined, and elected Dnlor
men, defeating the ultra Abolition wing o
Of the Republican party. Thus, with smal
majorities, or 10 majorities at all III thel
own counties, and large majorities agalns
them in the Demo cratic counties, the Re
publican party has been thoroughly over
thrown in our loyal, patriotic State.
The lower branch Of the Legislature, fol
several years overwhelmingly Republican
is now Democratic by small majority
counting the Democrats elected against the
ultra wing Of the Republican party, and th'
State OF Pennsy ylvana, which in Novembe
1860, gave q majority of over II 900 for the
Chicago Platform nominees, NOW GIVE
A DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY NEARLY
AS LARGE IN 1861. The patriotic people
of Pennsylvania, are always attached to The
Union and the Constitution have OncO
more manifested their confidence in the Den
ocratic party, declared it the true Unicn par
" of the country, and nobly rebuEed it
slandelers. The trinmph is compIele-tht
old Keystone State is redeemed, and nc
county has contributed more large ly to this
glorious result than old Democratic York
York [Penn.) Gazclte.