Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-10-18
Tbe voice OF ohio.

Ohm has spoken in tones of thunder for the
TIo;on and the Consultation. More terrible than
armies with bauners-more potent than the
roar Of cannon, the voice Of the people uttered
tbrouOb the ballotbox makes Abolition Disun
ionists and Secession Rebels alike turn paie
with alright. They see hstthe day ol retriou'
tion is fast approaching; that the people are ell
ting in judgment upon the two revolutionary
factions that have all but completed the ruin OF
the country, and that the rendition Of the YER
dict and the execution of the sentence can mol
be much longer postponed.
The recent Democratic and Conservative VIC
tory in Ohio, go unparalleled in political sOnaS'
ia due mainly to one great and oVerpoWeripg
cause. The mass of the people in our State
are from principle and from sympathy ardentiy
devoted to the Constitution formed by the
fathers, and to the Uuion as it exists under thai
Constitution. That Union is as dear and as
sacred TO them as life itself and all thoee tief
of kindred aud affection that render life bless
ing. Wo to the party or to the faction in Ohio
that AtLempb5 W ttluO eh'o wy
ment Of her people to the old Union oil 90!
Oae year ago, the party in power in this State
and nation proclaimed that the sole purpose oil
The war was ITO defend and maintain the su
preaacy of the Constitution, and to preserv'
the Union, with oil the dignity, equality ant
rights of the several States unimpaired." 1
christened itself with the holy name of f"Union
IL obtained such majoritieS In Ohio and olhe
States az led its leaders TO believe that the!
we're firmly fixed in the seat Of p Wer, and tina
they could dupe the people to ratify any schem'
of public pluuder and individual aggrandize
ment, however abhorrent it might be to all thu
lessons they had learned from their fathers, ant
all the feelings of devotion to the Constitution
and the Union which they had imbiDed.
Never we're any people so grossly deceived
and iDsulted as have been the people Of Ohi'
and other Northern States by this falsely STYLED
"Union" party. Instead Of defending ant
maintaining the supremacy Of the Constitution
its leaders have openly violated and set al
naught its most sacred provisions for the pro-
lection of life, liberty and property. When re-
moustrsted with for these infractions OF thai
sacred instrument, they have called the remon
s.rsnts "rebels" and "sympathzers with reb
els," and sent them to political Bastiles.
Instead of seeking to preserve the Union
With all the dignity, equality and rights of the
several States unimpaired, the leaders of the
same party, have denied that certain States had
any rights under the Constitution, and have
taken measures for snnihilating these Statee
converting them into territories and thus effect
ing the dissolution Of our old and cherished
Union. Their majority in the present Congress
have legislated for the accomplishment O.
these nefarious ends; and by their power ant
influence over the President of the Republic
they have forced from him IN edict for th'
punishment, not of individuals merely, but o.
sovereign States, stripping their people, loya
and disloyal alike, Of thousands Of millions Of
property, and threatening to involve the country
in still heavier burden Of taxation and ruin
ous and protracted war for the maintenance BY
tue army huu uhFy W sho hoe~olA Va '"ASS "
four millions of negro slaves.
Seeing these direct assaults upon the Consti-
tuition, the Union, and the rights Of the States
composing It, by those who had solemnly pledged
the Administration that the sole and only OBJ
jecs of this expensive and bloody war was tt
defend the Constitution from violation, and
maintain its supremacy over oil, rulers and
ruled, alike, and to preserve the Union, with
the rights Of all and every State unimpaired-
seeing all these solemn pledges broken and
treated as "trifes light as air." Is II strange
that the indignant and outraged people Of Ohit
rallied 70 the polls at the late election, and ad
ministeFed such decided rebuke to those who
had thus cajOled and deceived them7
The result Of the election on the 14!h inst
is not mere partisan success--it Is great
popular demonstration. It 10 q Democratic vic
tory; but IL is also Conservative, Constitu
tional and Union triumph. twill be hailed
with joy and thankfulness BY every truly loya
man throughout the length and breadth Of th'
land, while IL will send terror and dispay int
the ranks Of the Abolition Disunionists and Sc
cession Rebels.