Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-10-17
The Election in this County.

LILO I16CGlOA LII Gl1lS ScuAGy
. We have not received (W ednesday
afternoon) the official vote of this
County. We have reports, however
from the townships, and from these the
Union majority will not vary much from
$50. This is better than was expected
in view of the great number of voluu
teers absent in the service of their
country.
We have not time or space for ex-
tended comments, but will give some
figures, showing the majorities last
year, compared with this, and the num-
Der of volunteers in each township,
from which our readers may draw their
own differences.
Bedford,
Last year, gave Democratic major
ity of 10 only; yesterday it gave a Dem
ocratic majority of II. The number Of
volunteers from the township is los.
Chester,
Last year, gave Union majority Of
II; yesterday it gave only IL of a Union
majority. She has 80 of her sons in
the patriotic army.
Columbia,
Last year, gave Union majority of
26; yesterday it gave but 10. She has
&c volunteers in the service.
Lebanon.
Last year, gave Union majority of
SO; yesterday it gave only 13. She has
sent 1873 of her citizens to the defense
of the country.
Letart
Last year, gave Union majority of
Z; yesterday it gave 80. She has in the
service, 72.
Olive,
Last year, gave Union majority of
46; yesterday it gave She has sent
to the defense of the country LOG of her
sons.
Orange,
Last year, gave Union majority of
IA; yesterday it gave Democratic ma
jority of 30! She has 49 volunteers!
Rutland,
Last year, gave Union majority of
1S5; yesterday she gave but al. She
has sent PIP soldiers into the feldl
Salem,
Last year, gave 104 Union majority;
yesterday it gave but 81. Ninety five
of her men are absent in the service.
ScIpio,
Last year, gave Union majority Of
146; yesterday it gave but 80. She has
sent to the war 1853 of her citizens.
Sutton,
Last year, gave a Union majority of
63; yesterday she gave Democratic
majority of 9. 244 of her sons are
fighting the rebels in arms.
PomerOy,
Last year, gave a Democratic ma
jority of 20; yesterday it gave Dem
ocratic majority of 115. She has sent
to the war 234 of her people.
MidAIeport,
Last year, gave Union majority of
1856; yesterday it gave 183. She has
l6o men in the service.
From this, it will be seen, that while
the Union Majority in the County last
year was Sl3, it is reduced this year to
about $50, being seeming loss of 493.
But the loss is only apparent, as will be
seen from the numbers absent in the
army. 1t is true, a large portion of the
volunteers are boys under 21, an /, there
fore, not voters. But making all due
allowance for these, the seeming loss is
much more than accounted for by the
'oters who have left the County for the
purpose of suppressing the rebellion.
Upon the whole, the vote is an en-
one-much better then we
1t shows that Meigs
County is true to the Union under all
ircumstances-tha she can send 1000
IF her Union sons to fight the traitors
IF the South with the bayonet, and still
cave enough at home to defeat the
hopes of the South at the ballot box
We hope our brave boys will be home
again before another election.
Apples for the Hospitals.
Central Office, Sanitary Commission, !
WASHINGTON, October I'd, 1862. !
The inquiry being frequently made
whether the Commission wishes to
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