Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-10-01
tFrom the Wheeling lnteilgencerl
The Ohio EiectiOn--Its National
Importance.

A correspondent Of the New York Times,
who has Travelled through Ohio, quite leis-
urely, from one erd TO the other, predicts
tha, Valandigham will be beaten by l0O,-
600 majority. This may be too sanguine
estimate. Undoubtedly the victory will be
worry decided. Why it should not be IoO.-
600, and much more, We put to every voter
in Ohio, who loves his country and wants
this Union preserved, to answer. To the
voters over there who come within the range
of our circulation, we should like to address
this question: How can any OF you in the
face of the record, in the face OF what might
be the terrible consequences to the country,
vote for Vallandisham? Every hand that
deposits ballot for VAllandigham on the
9th Of October next ought to tremble as IL
it was throwing die OF fate. So fur as you
are concerned you are performing an act
that carries with it consequences awful to
contemplate. You arc individually leveling
gun at tho breast Of every soldier 10 the
field. You are doing all in your power to
stir up civil war in your own midst and on
this border Pueh has already told you
that if ValsDdigham was elected, and not
allowed to come into the country, he, him
self, would march an army Of 100000 mon
to the frontier, and, in defiance Of the Gov.
ernment, bring him home. And he would
do this in despite Of the record Of vallan
digham despite Of the dangerous sedition
which he was stirring up in Ohio, and foI
which he was sent across the limos.
Men Of Ohio calling yourselves Demo
Gratis, did you read that ominous article il
the Richmond Enquirer the other day, be
ginning thus
"The svcces of The Democratic part,
,couM be no longer doubtful should Genera
Lee once more ddcnnce on Meade. Let hin
driue Meade into Washington, and he ieii
again raise tie spirits ofthe Democrats, con
firm their timia and gire confidence to heii
carering." .}f.I
And in addition to this, and MS commen
upon it, did you read the following para
graph from General Butlor's speech il
Chester, Pa: bsat.et
at 10 a remarkable thing that reverse'
10 the National arms nre favorable to tn,
Democratic party. Suppose Gilmore i
driven away from Charleston, Rosecran
from Chattanooga, or Meade from Virginia
would that not tend to increase the Demo
CT attic vote at your next election2 Undoubt
edly. Suppose, on the other hand, iha
not only Charleston has fallen. but that tn,
rebellion should give its last gasp, can thcr,
be any doubt Of the election Of the UnioI
ticket in Pennsylvania
All of you, or nearly so, have read wha
the Chattanooga Rebel said Of vallandig
ham at the time he passed through there OF
his way to Richmond. After declaring hin
to be "our style Of man, =" and nomina
ting him as next Governor Of Ohio, tn
editor Of the Rebel proceeded to say:
His tVallandigham's) road, which lic
to the steep ascent Of the future, is direc
and gas lighted all the why. Ii leads ou
somo Confederate port TO Nassau; thenc,
to Canada, and finally to the Gubsrnatcria
chair of Ohio. p" $50
On the 18th Of August last, another rebel
an emissary Of jeff. Davis in England
Lieut. Maury, wrote as follows to the Lon
don Times:
Valirnd,gham ssoits and patctss QUE
the border. pledged, II elected Governor Q
the State Of Ohio, 10 array Il against Ian
coin and the say, and 90 for peace.
The movement Ia favor Of Vallandir CHAN
in Ohio, Maury assured the people Of Eng
: land might be taken as an
"0ffset TO the tide Of military rsverses
D running against the Southern Coufederacy.
o On the 26th day Of April, 1861, just a
f ter the flag Of the Republic was fired upo
r by the Charleston rebels. VallandighaI
y wrote as follows to the Rev. Sabin Hougt
. notorious rebel in Cincinnati, who not Ion
Q ago was arrested for overt acts against th
4 Governments, and among whose papers th
4 letter yps fousA.