The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-10-24
oUn bEFEAT.--rTs CAUSES.

the election, to see II they may NOT be
romcdied hereafter. Men canno, be csns
psigning in Kentucky and vireinis, snd
be at home voting at the same time. Last
year the PeonsylvaDia voters who wetc
| in camp on the Potomac as volunteers in
the Union armies voted for Stnte officers.
aud the result was over 900 for the
Republican nominees, TO less than 1000
Democratic. At the late election in To-
wa the volunteers were all allowed TO
vote by an act Of the Legislature, and the
vote oftwo regiments (the only ones that
we have secn) stood as follows: The 40
III for Congress ,2T2 Union, 81 Demo-
cratic; the s9tb, asa Union, 100 Demo-
cratic. These returns show not only how
our brave volunteers would have voted u
at home, but also shows which party has
furnished the most soldiers for our ar
mics.
Thoro was no effort made In those
States by the Democratic leaders to pre-
vent their psrtisuns from volunteering TO
be al all compared with the effort Of the
vallandighnmites in eur Stats, aud yet
we see how the Union ptrtv prcdomi-
mates even there. or the 10000 voters
from Ohio now absent in the Union ar
mics, we do not believe 10000 could bs
induced to vote the Valland,gham ticket.
OF course we suffer In the results Of the
election, but such triumph will prove
an embarrassment and damage to those
who won il.
Itis humilia,ipg fact tina, large por-
tion Of the Union voters did not 90 to the
polls at all, while every butternut, with
out an exception, cast his ballot for the
Democracy. We do not say every Dem
oc rat cast his voto for the butternut tick
ct, for we know that there was q num-
Der voted for cur candidates, aud we give
them great credit for it. But We say ev-
cry butternut, every secession sympa,hi
Sor and traitor in tho State voted what
was siylcd the democratic" ticket.
some ignorant men were made to bo-
licvc that IL the buttcrputs were success
full the war wculd at once be ended, and
consequently they would not be required
TO shoulder their mushets aud expose
their brsve(D bodies TO tie rebel balls.
They were also told that if the Rcpubli-
eau ticket was successful they would
abolish slavery nnd all the slaves would
come North, and consequently they would
put down the price Of lsborers TO ten cents
day. In fhct, the butternut speakers
and wire pullers worked on the fears ,pas-
sions and prejudces Of the ignorant,
while the Union men were busy procuring
recruits for the army. POD
The enemy have caught us mapping
this time, whilo they have been leaving
no stone unturnsd by which they could
secure vote. Let us rrost by this les
son. by their persev erance and unscru-
puleus course they have procured seem
ing rsbukc TO the Presidents War Poll
oy and to his great Proclamation ofFrco-
dom. Yet VIC feel assured that il tho ma
ked Issue was presented to tho people
they would indorse It by a heavy mrjori-
Iy.
We ho remain at home must bear In
'"'"v 'na, ,licro are duties To perform here
az well ns In the army Wsmust do our
best to sustain the cause for which our
brethcren arc Offering up their lives
Every election carried by the vsllandig.
ham ties gives aid and comfort to JEFF.
Davis and his minions, and encourages
them in their efforts to break up the
Government by giving them encour, ge.
mont to hold out Little longer. when
they can dictate terms to I'll. Govern.
mrnt and break up the Union. No mat.
tor what tue voters mesn--they will
take the acts aud opinions Of the leaders
to mean that, and is what they will under
stand by il. They know that vallandis-
ham, Cox g. Co., are their friends aud
mean that they shall triumph; end natu-
rally conclude that a party which su,-
tains such men and tries so hard to re-
elect them must, Of course, share their
sentiments. This undoubtedly dees in-
justice to many who still cling to tho
Democratic organisation, but who do not
believe in the sentiments of the buttsrnut
leaders. Such men will always be mis-
understood while thcy iellowship with
those who really 'ympsthize with the
traitors now in arms sgainst the se.i gov
ernmen, ever vouchsafsd by God to
man.
Yet, still, their remains smother cause
Of defeat which we have not noticed. II
has had great effect in keeping votes
from our Ptrty, and to that is due the
apathy among large number of our own
psrty who never went TO the polls. lii
The iaaeiicn Of our drmies
II iss well known fact that our ar.
mics occupy ncsrly the same positions to-
day they did one year age. No differ
snec whore tho blame rests--and we
don't believe il rests with tho Admins.
tra'ion--the party in power has to shoul-
der the responsibility. The people can't
sec ,hs, the rebelliOn is getting crushed
ss, hut they can zee the enormous deb,
We are Piling up, and tho consequent
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