The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-20
The Elections.


While we are not wholly surprised at the re.
.sit o& the recent elections in Pennsylvania,
0hia and indiana we are yet disappointed at
rhes * tant Of the Democratic gains IN these To-
.saitses. We do not accept them, however, as
iti.eaeMe of sHg change in the sentiments of
.shs, asasses o! the people in these States, res
,nes:,sep, she .natio2&l issues which have divided
y,srsEes 4n years past but rather as CIV idence
&h1S taS.e who, ut the last Congressional cleo
tiezxs- made the Republican ajorities, are now
sfuea rAore numerous in the army than their
saSit1ras adversares. Months ago, sagacious
"a "a "a tho Western States predicted this result
sFhecz siny saw the great preponderance Of Re-
poalhans volunteering for the war, and thought
Ghes discovered a plan, on the part of Demo
&,TaEs. sesders to bring it about by this very
azaaaxS- Ohio has sent 100 90 voters to the war.
iutalaaa has sent $4,000. Pennsylvania has
.sesf }25 900. 1t would not be strange if the
aoss1scs OF 50 aarge portion Of the voters
stauld materially change results on election
asty. especially in localities where party leaders
tigsca vr4ee enllstments. And if the truth could
re aseerSa,ned, we believe it would appear that
the administration has, in all these elections,
xtcssveG as many votes from those formerly
0eau GssraSa as the Democratic ticket has re-
s:eIveE fcesr those formerly Republicans. Neither
Is II certain that, SO far as the people are con-
ccrasd, these apparent Democratic gains are in
ali instances significant Of hostility to the ad.
satGSa,1&tion, or to vigorous prosecution of
chs a7IE- 1t is only the choice Of one man, in
steal esl aocther man, to do the same work, and
e1zss1 oy Che same principles. For this purpose
w2~ 1eDaocrat is just as good as Republi-
IAN, and the election Of such need not enbarrass
she government
H1t afics we have extracted all the comfort
T9c car, ii this sort, We are obliged to confess
Ghat, IN the whole, the defeat of such men as
ts1a~ IN Penns ylvania, and Bingham 10 Ohio.
.tn4 the election Of such Democrats as Cox of
Okla, and Voorhees, OF Indiana, are inlicltiye of
lny1hing hat purpose, on the part o! the ma
Jorl 4f>s in tnelr DISTRICTS 10 heartily sustain the
administration il vigorous and uarelenting
pFGEtf5AN!Cu OF tEe war. AS lUr as tDeY are con-
1es7sas4, the result is JUS! what jeff. Davis would
.GaEe tsnc4ght about if he had had the power ;
.tw & st, ealGom is mistaken in choosing between
mis- Eyen4e spd his enemies. And all through
'1aH %esth, ard abroad, the election will, in
these @ns:2uces, be heralded as u triumph of men
's&n cal. sendeavor in some way to end the war i,
|uthaSt fighting it through until treason sue
{ aaHss. Before the war, the rebels regarded
Aax1a,ern Democrats as their political allies,
4HS supposed they would forcioly prevent any
.eEsempe at coercing the4South. They were dis.
apgHa,E tsd in this at the outset, but have never
given ur entirely the hope of receiving some
help Groxs them; and they will now accept this
election es a partial redemption of this pledge
Of assistance II will give them encouragement
sst1s sGeir cause will again find bold cham pions
III tae Goor OF Congress, who may be able to SO
pSnS&r s8s the government in its prosecution OF
she sar, as to defeat its efforts to suppress re-
5siiaar.
&C cannot be blind, also, to another eyi! re
suit Of these elections The South have ether
ache2es than merely the independence of the
.->pRfederAte States. They can loresee, if ever
chc g ave States are separated from the Union
and shcir independence acknowledged that the