Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-11-21
Ephralm JoIned 70 Hor Idol..

Massachusetts and Michigan have gone Re-
publican. Ephraim is joined to her idols, let
her alone. While all the Central aud Middle
States stand, with the border States by the Un-
ion and the constitution, these two States-one
East, one West--give Sumner, Chandler and
Andrew another chance to attempt to ruin the
country. These are but the fag ends of demol-
ished abolitionisu, however, and we shall pick
them up at the next election. We can now af-
ford to wait till then.
We clip the above from protested Democratic
paper, but in reality tool of JEFF. Davis, hail
ing not more than 40 miles from Norwalk. No
wonder Democratic votes are so scarce in that
region. Such unblushing falsehoods as the above
are enough TO disgust any man with that party.
The Republicans have not only carried the two
States named, but also the States of Maine, Ver-
mont Iowa. Minnesota Wisconsin, Oregon and
California. The only Border States that held
elections were Missouri and Delaware-the for
mer having gone againstthe Democrats ON State
officers, oongressmen and Legislature, while the
latter has elected the Union candidate for Gov
ernor, and the Union Congressman was defeated
by only IS votes. The States that this year
have gone Republican or Union, have given an
aggregate majority of about 10000, while the
States that have gone Democratic have given an
aggregate majority of only about 56,00O-leay-
ing ballance in favor Of the Republicans Of
15.O00t Thus, notwithstanding the absence of
about 100000 Republican voters in the army to
about 100000 Democrats, 1--WE donot count JEFF.
Davis army which is composed entirely of DEM
ocrats,) the country has declared in favor Of the
war and the Administration by handsome ma
jority. The Constitution and the Union will be
preserved in spite Of the traitors both North and
South. OF the grammatical arrangement of the
above quotation, we have nothing to say.
Prisoners OF War-The Exchanges in our
Favor.
Col. Ludlow, (says the New York Post,) an
able and intelligent officer on the staff of General
Dix, has Just completed arrangements with the
rebel commissioners for a mutual exchange OF
all prisoners of war. The result, as given in a
report from Fortress Monroe, is more favorable to
us than was generally expected. The boasts OF
the rebels, Of the immense number of prisoners
they have taken from us, prove to have as little
foundation as many Of their other assertions; and
the account now stands in our favor by about
six thousand priyatss and six hundred aud sew
snty officers.
Thus, though at Harpers's Ferry and on some
other occasions We have lost more than the enc
my. and thus given him occasion for his boasts,
it appears that on the whole, and taking the
West with the East the advantage is largely
with US. What is thus true of prisoners IS true
equally of the general results OF the war. The
rebels may have gained some slight advanta-
gcs in the East; but their blows have been re-
turned with heavy interest in the West; and our
losses on the Peninsula have been made up by
successes of the armies under Rosecraus, Scho-
field, Curtis. Mitchell Morgan and others The
average of success, Ike the surplus of prisoners
held. il on our side; and now, that an energetic
and hitherto always sncce ssful captain is at the
head Of our greatest army, We may hope 70 see
the east retrieve for it has lost and III
val tbs West in the celebrity and value of its OPP
enSans.