The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-07
The Late Elections.


The result Of the late elections in the IJyai
states furnishes an instructive lesson, il we study
with any care the causes, near or remote, which
nave led to it. Some Of these causes are super
fetal and obyions to every observer, and some
Of them are not SO evident. 1t wi! be suf!i
eicnt FOX our present purpose, however, to al
IuIo to the more immediate agencies which have
produced these Democratic victories
And we unhesitaingly put fret among these
causes, the absence Of 50 many voters in the
VIII. II We estimate these absent voters as on.
~ fairly and prcportionaIy representing the
political parties in their respective States, as
hey were one year ago, their vote Won Id have
changed the aspect in eya:y State which the
Democrats have now carried, unless New
Jersey be en- exception. Seymour has less than
2,000 majority in New York, and could the
New York soldiers have voted they would have
given Wadsworth more than % 900 majority.
What is claimed as the popular verdict in OHIO,
Pennsylvania and other States would have also
been changed into an administration victory, if
tlolv numbers to the vote at home And if
these volunteers had been at home, and st work,
as they would have been, for Administra ton can
dIdates, the Republican aad U0ion vote would
have been swelled much beyond their mum ri
cal strength, as their influence would have ad-
ded thousands Of ballots to the right side
Every mistake Of the Administration, and
every misfortune of the country, ali the de-
Engagements of business, and all the losses of
fortunes, have contributed to increase the ONO
sition vote or at least, decrease the vote for the
Administration. Thinking men have been able
to distinguish between the necessary and the IN.
necessary evils of our condition, and to clearly
trace these evils to their legitimate cause But
many men have only considered, that under a
Republican Administration the country has
been rapidly going to destruction, and have
therefore inferred that the Democracy could
save it or it could not be saved at all and such
men have either not voted at all, or have voted
the Democratic ticket.
The reaction which commonly follows the
triumph OF political party in a presi entail
election, has also had Nc small influence in
bring ing about this result and it would have
come in this case sooner, we believe, if it had
not been postponed by the temporary suspcn-
sion of all partisan warfare at the commence
ment of the war. Politics out of New England
is not stable, AMI has not beel for years.
Other considerations than those of the real
principles at issue often decide the contests in
the Middle and Western States, and the changes
IN these States now, especially the more South
ern Of these, is much moro conspicuous than in
New Englan!.
1t is also a painful truth, that many good
men have lost all heart, hope, and courage in
successful issue out of the present perils OF
the country. The management Of the war; has
not inspired them with any confidence, and
they have regarded it as an Indifferent matter,
whether Republican or a Democra: was in
Office. a change could make things no worse
if il made them no better and 50 believing,
they have taken no part in the political strife
just terminated
These causes are of themselves sufficient tC
account FOX the general results Of the fall cleo
tons, The other agencies at work Of genera