North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1862-10-22
The Results 1t an IndoI sement of the Abb
Olitionists


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As the smoke of the battle quietly lifts,
and we get view Of the scene of contest, we
are enabled to form something like proper
idea of the results of the battle. II, however,
an idea of the result were not ascertainabe
| from any other point, it would only require a
comparison Of the election editorials of our
cotemporaries, the Press, the Inquirer, and the
North american, to satisfy all that the off
cial returns very materially change the aspect
of affairs, and put the saddle on the right
horse" In a word, the election in Pennsyl-
vania has been a great and glorious triumph
for the conservative: Constitution loving
Democratic party.
True, the municipal election Of this City
resulted ia the choice of the Republican ca n
dIdates, but there are reasons for this result
which, at glance, overturn all claims to a
Republican victory As to its being an in
dorsement of the Administration, that is pre-
posterous bu: it was Grought about by the
lash Of power-by the threats of prescription,
by unheard Of attempts on the part of the
Abolitionists to carry the day, is undeni-
able
Where, in the annals OF our political his
tory, do we find such an outrage as that per-
petrated upon the nation and the honest
working men Of our City, by John Covode's
visit to and political md day speeches at the
United States arsenal and United States navy
yard, IN which he threatened them with dis
missal, and vowed eternal hostility to all fu-
ture appropriations for the yard, if the men
did not vote as the Abolition party desired
them ? Workmen of Philadelphia, where
was your womted spirit OR that insulting oc-
casion? Why was not the man who dared to
stltic the free exercise of suffrage, driven from
your midst with howlngs and eXecrations
But let US look farther. Read the printed
edcts from Mcrrick, Baldwin, Striker & Co,
and other men who have large Government
contracts, and who are growing fat off Of
them. They too threatened the lash of pro-
scriptioh.
Look still further, and see how the police
force wer0 engaged on election day. We
heard an Abotionlst say on Fourth street the
evening of the election, " the police were worth
five thousand votes to US to-day. | never saw
them work so hard. They knew they would
be turned out if Fox was elected, so they kept
the ball rolling all day"
Look still further at the, large number cf
persons here who have Government contracts
not so large perhaps as Mcrrick's-an6
who are deeply interested in prolonging the
war; and summing up al! these subornng in
fuences, is it surprising that our municipal
election was carried by the Abolitionists?
And yet, with all these odds against them,
with every morning daily except our own,
pitted against them, with no public patronage
with which to compel subordinates TO vote as
directed alone single handed armed with no
weapon but constitutional right and pleading
no cause but the cause of their bleeding coun-
try, the Democracy entered the arena, and
and more than Thirty thousand of them record
ed their vote against the treason of Abolition
Think Of that Abolitionists think of that
Thirty thousand of the people Of PhiladcIphi
untrameled by administration influences, of
their own accord in the face Of opposition the
most uhscrupulous, of falsehoods the most
glaring, of official influence the most out
rageous and unprecedented, dared to rebuke
the Abolition faction. Another trial, and the |
last vestige Of that unholy faction will be |
swept aside as chaff from the threshing- floor |
Take heart, Democrats, there is good day
coming! Take heart Stand by your prin-
cples, for the Constitution of the United
States is a strong rock of defence" Cling
to it SIS the shipwrecked mai liner clings to the
floating plank, God in his providence, will |
yet rescue the people from the plague of Alb
clifton.