The national Republican., 1862-09-23
Crsu uAyur rLuCrroN

We see by official returns from three hun
dred and eighty four towns and plantations In
the State Of Maine, that Hon. Abner Coburn
The newly elected Republican Governor, Will
have about seven thousand majority. This !,
about half the majority that was given 10 Gov
ernor Washburn last year.
The Democracy 10 other States are. As We
see, making themselves very jubilant over ,hi'
result. Thete men and papers, that have beer
so extremely patriotic the past year and hall
that they could not tolerate the existence o.
party, have very suddenly changed their tune
and taken courage They now 60 In nightly
for the removal Of the corrupt and tfete De
mocracy.
It Ia plain TO us how this result has beer
brought about in Maine. We could have pre-
dictcd It year ago, as easily as We can record
the accomplished fact to day.
This result il attributable partly ~ 40 un
avcidable circumstance. Maine has som.
twenty five thousand soldiers in the volunteer
"rvice of the Uuted States, TO say nothing o
her sailors in the navy. OF these soldiers, ful
three fourths are Republicans. Many person.
in Maine place the per centage at much higher
figure, but we spesk within bounds, when w
say three iourths Of the men gone 10 the war
are Republicans. And besides, almost every
DeiDocra, fro n that State in the Amy Ia II
sympathy with General Jameson, The Unior
Democratic nominee; leaving all the intens'
bunker, pro.slavery. anti war Democracy witt
their dupes--wbich latter class 90 far 10 MAXI
up the thirty thousand AT home, 10 vote for
Bradbury
There /, another fact Of significant import
ance which has contributed 10 this result.
The Republicans, who have for years had
things very much in their own way, last yea'
made a change in their policy. nnwissy, as W.
think. They thought 1t best to exhibit their
patriotism by placing on their tickets for State
Senators and Representatives. several loud.
mouthed Union Democrats, and all the Repub
iicans voted for these gentlemen, while scarce
ly Union Democrat was known 10 have volec
Tor q Republican nominee.
This same Biou Bradbury who now stands
upon platform with his 10000 voters, which
platform Is pro slavery IN every plank anti
war, and anti Administration, was returned b,
the Legislature from the town OF E,stport las
year by Republican votes. Thus hey furnish
ed him with moral power to strike down tbeii
own principles. They will now probably see
'heir mistake So, also, was the eeu,lema
who succeeds Mr, Goodwin IN Congress electeo
to the State Senate from the Cumberland dis
tric, By Republican voies. Mr.. swes, claim.
TO be u Uaion Democrat and a very earnesr
sdmirer Of President Lincolns Administration
Perhaps his is go; but we observe, in ioOkiug
over the vote OF his district for Governor tha
his own candidate, Jameson, ba. SOC vo,-s
while Bradbury has 1862. Is not somsbod,
Sold When the Republicans elected Mr.. L
D. n. Swea, to the State Senate, they made ,
rIight mia:ake They may now possibly hav,
time to repent q. their leisure.
We have baysr been in favor Of the Republi
cans sustaining anybody for civil oiiice, bu
IN outspoken, known Republican. For mill
tary appointment the matter is quite lifferen
In saying these things, we do no, deny tue pa
| iri0tsm Of large masses Of the Democratic pal
ty. Bu, there Is no reason why Republican
should vote lor men to discharge civil func
tions, merely because they are good patriot,
when, by doing NJ, they l"rego The principle
which they believe 10 be- vital In The civil ad
minist' alton oil affairs.
The Republican party should have kept II
| organization intact. aud there could certaiul
have been n0yalid obJaction to the Democrat
party doing the sane thing II thu DemCcru
cy choose 10 support the Administration II
prosecution Of the war, aud in preserving th
Uniop, there could certainly have been no oh
lection TO that party dolug tha very thing; bu
why must Republican bs called upon to 70,
for man merely because he is for proseculin
the war, when be differs from you upon othe
questions rs vital to the nterests OF the coun,r
as putting down the rebellion. No man il co
titled to receive the Republican vote upon th
GROUND merely that he supp orts the war. II
should have other requisites to ehti!e hR I
support, and the sooner this Ia understood lh
better will it be for The country.
We are aware that these views will be viz
lent)y opposed and that they will be said t
be unparotic at such time as this. We ar
aware also that they will be opposed the mo-
vebemeniy by the men who are At work to n
snscitate the ,fete Democracy
All we have 10 say now IL, let the Republi
cans Of the country ponder upon the lesso
which s taught them by the Maine election.