Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-19
A VICTORY or GIiagTlC PROPORTIONS
The City for the New Constitution
b! 500 Majority and the
State by 10000.
THE GREAT VOICE OF ILLINOIS FOR
THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION as
1T Is AND THE FEDERAL
UNION As 1T WAS.
Final Overthrow Of Stumptai
Money & Stumptail Politics.
Illinois SETS ara FrampTe for her
Sister States.

The grandest victOry for the Federal Consti
tuition - it is and the Federal L lion as it was
which has been achieved since the war began.
and the greatest victory for sound Democratic
principles IN State Government which has ever
been achieved on the continent, WAS achieved
yesterday in the city of Chicago and in the State
OF Illinois.
On the question of the adoption of the new
Constitution, the majority in the city for the new
Constitution is
and in the State it will probably reach, and may
exceed,
Ii was a political issue-made so by the Repub
lican leaders and by every Republican newspaper
organ in the State. The Democracy accepted
the issue; BEHOLD THE RESULT.
liz has been a tercely fought contest by the
Republican leaders ind newspaper organs, and
tins contest was commenced AT the assembling OF
the CONSTITUTIONS Convention in Janutry. The
convention contained a majority OF Democrats,
and this Of itself determined the Republican
hostility To- il, and 10 the Constitution which il
should make, whatever that Constitution might
be. The majority OF the convention were de
nOunced rs a b,Hd OF secession cOLspiratOrs, ana
the Constitution has never been alluded to hy IL
Republican newspaper in any more gracious
terms than rs "A secession ordinance" an
Egyptian swindle," an 'accurSed thing and
no known supporter OF it has escaped the epithetS
OF "seces-ionist' and traitor" And the result
OF the election, according to the Republican
leaders, and according TO these Republican news
papers. was 20 decide whether Illinois is "A loyal
Or "a secession State.
AMI other elements entered the contest. The
whole power of the Federal Government. so far rs
the Republican members OF Congress from this
State could exert that power: the whole power
Of the Suite Government; the whole power of
the bank stumptail ana otherwise; the power OF
railroads. locomotive and horse; the power OF the
express comptn e.; the power OF The stumptil
judiciary here in Ciicigo,-lll these powers join
ed the Republican p1rtiSin opposition to the new
Constitution. anu joined in ihe cry of "sece,sion
ordnance" Egyptian swindle,' .'accursed
thing"
Behold. we say. the result: Nine handred and
three majority for The Constitution in The city, and
trenty or tbiTty thousand TOR Il IN The State.
but let not the rebels OF the South Tor "A mo-
ment accept The Republican Interpretation OF the
result. The cry of secession ordinance" was
the invention OF Northern seceSsiOnists. It was
simply 10 brighten the timid from the support OF
a Constitution thtt declares with the most solemn
emphasis tor the Union. now and forever. and
against secession, whether il he by Southern or
Northern rebels. The result is a declaration of
undynS and unc0mpromisiug war alike upon
Southern secession and Northern abolition.
illinois Is To day a Democratic State, more
firmly ii possible, than she has ever been before.
In this election she has opened the campaign OF
1862 She has set an example Tor her sister
States. only by following which can this war be
brought to a successful close, the Federal Con
>tituuon preserv ed, and the Federal Union re
stored. As Illinois pronounced yesterday, 80 will
she pronounce IN November. The faith she &c
cI,rrd Yesterday she will cling to AS a mariner
clings to the last plank -Chicago Times.