The New York herald., 1862-10-30
The Conservative Uprising for the Com
seitution and the Union.

The October elections in Ohio, Pennsylvania
and Indiana revealed the commencement Of .
deep, powerful political revolution. The more
the results of these elections are studied the
more this fact is apparent. Consider by what
overwhelming majorities the republicans car
ried these States in the last Presidential cleo.
ton, and then compute how large must be the
radical loss and the conservative gain to pro-
duoe such a revolution as the conservative tri-
umphs indicate. 1t will not do to attempt to
account for such result by asserting that the
radicals have sent nearly all their voters to the
wars. Such an assertion is manifestly untrue,
and was never ventured upon by the abolition
organs until the exigencies of the present can
vass demanded the falsehood Up to the time
that the returns Of the October elections were
received the abolitionists had not dared to claim
that they had sent any great number Of repre-
sentatives to the army. On the contrary, they
admitted that in nearly every State the conser-
vatves'had furnished the majority Of recruits.
Their appeals to the President for an emanc-
inent that such document would bring out the
abolition reserve force, who had never yet
smelt powder. The Tribune even went SO far
as to give the exact number Of the abolition
recruits to be obtained by such proclamation,
and stated !. at nine hundred thousand. The
false assertion that the enlistments of abolition
lists in Pennsylvania. Ohio and Indiana caused
the losses of the abolition party in those States
is rctuted. therefore, by the declarations of the
abolitionists themselves. The plain fact Of the
mater is that the people of the Central States,
after thinking the whole subject over, resolved to
put down the radicals and have this war carried
on constitutionally. The voters OF this and of
other States have formed precisely the same
resolution, and will manifest it in the came way.
The elections in November will be the sequel
otthose i'll October.
The canvass in this State has created no very
great popular excitement. In this respect it is
exactly similar to the canvass which preceded
the elections in October. Evidently the people
are making up their minds for themselves.
Revolutions in public opinion are quiet and
undenonstrative until the moment OF action
arrives. The still waters of politics always
run deep. When the people hold their tongues
it is because they are keeping up terrible
thinking. Men who are cogitating great ideas
are never ioauaeious. The great principles in
volved in the coming elections have made a
deep impression upon the people. In vain The
rafting. uoisy politicians attempt to disturb
the public mind and avert the approaching
revolution by the old, stale devices of party
roguery. Eahbling orators go for Gothng: for
the people have heard talking enough. Choice
tidbits of scandal in regard to the Candidates
are anreiished; fer candidates are OF no account
when grand constitutional principles arc a,
stake. Appeals to party feeling and party
discipline are unheeded: for all political par
ties are dead, and the Union and disnnion par
ties only remain. Epi'hets and nicknan,es are
banded about without effect for the people
arc cngrossed with considerations more i'm
portant tnan hard names. We tell the politi-
clans ol all parties that they have lost the ear
Of the people; that they are despised and re
pudiated by the people; that they are unable
either to understand or 20 control the present
feelings OF the loyal voters. and that the escc-
tions TO be held in November are practically
decided in advance. The conservative ava
lanche which started in October. suddenly and
without the slightest premoni.iou. is gathering
strength and Increasing its moulentum as it ad
vances. and in November it will be irresistible.
To try to arrest its progress by the silly clap
trap OF on ordinary canvass is as insane rs 10
try to sweep back the angry Atlantic with all
old broom. The experiences OF this war have
educated the people, and they now accept tie
habble of politicians at its true value. Can
politicians talk back life into the slain fathers,
husbands. sons and brothers of the people !:
Can politicians talk the money expended in
this war back into the pockets of the people I.
Ii not, neither can they convioco the people
either that this war should be stopped ingiori-
ously or that 1t should be continued in accord
ancc with the abolition policy.
The secession policy ana the abolition policy
are Identical in their results. The people Ua-
dersiand this, ard will rebuke them both. Be-
tore this war began. both the fire-eaters OF the
South aud the radical aboiitionists of the North
| were avowedly disunionists. So far these two
| classes OF extremists sympathized with each
| other. When South Carolina seeded Wendell
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| first paper TO bid the secessionists God speed
| and glory IN the disruption oi the Union. Now
the abolitionists profess to oppose the seces
souis,s; but il reality both are striving for the
/ same object, with different motives just precise
| ly as they were before. The secession leaders
\ desire TO dissolve the Union and abrogate the
| constitution in order to obtain power in a new
| confedcracy The abortion leaders desire
10 destroy the Union ard superseue the consti
tuition in order to destroy slavery and rcor
| ganize the nation as q great abolition society
with aDoltiorists in all its Offices II the rebel,
were to triumph aud the Union were divided
both sections would break up into number o
little sovereignties, all warning against each
other, like the petty republics OF ancient Greece