, 1863-11-04
TIE FAeL ELECTIONS,

The result Of the fall elections Of 1868 is
made up, and stands an onslaught upon
snakes. compared to which, that Of St.
Patrick was bagatel1e. The victory has
spread through eleven States. Gun has
answered to gun from the Pacific to far
down East. Everywhere it has been q
slaughter Of coppe1heads, so complete and
terrific, that the survivors are Fastening to
corer each his own wounds, only eager TO
escape detection and association with so
great carnage. For the same cause the
wounded burglar, the manned rioter stolc-
ally cloaks his hurts, glad to escape thus,
and fearful to invite worse after fate By
recognition. The copperheads Of 1868 will
he hard to identify year OF two hence
those at least not impaled in these recent
defeats sustained by disloyalty. The party
that opposed the WIT, aimed to diminish
loyalty, aud to keep up the fire in
tue rear have found the people On the
war path, and hare persisted miserably:
They were daring, and for this loyal
men may thank them. They are to be
honorcd for their learlessness, though it
was only shame1essness They mighthave
lightened their fate by assembling. It
wns purely rash to nominate Vallandig-
am in Ohio and Buck Morris in Chicago.
It WAS simply foolish to attempt to vend
such stale and tainted treason as belongs
to these men, and the people rebuked
the impudenoe IL, more sorely. But let
theirs be no misapprehension. It WAS not
these men, but the underlying principle
Of coppc1headism TINT the people attacked
with scarce less zeal even Then more decent
II garbed under the name OF poor futile Of
Iowa and Judge Woodward in Pennsylva-
mia In those States. victories hardly less
monumental attested that, in the Tiew OF
the people, he that is not for the Govern
mcnt is against it.
So hAvc pcrished miserab1y they thst
plotted against the Government, the
Northern allies OF rebellion. In several Of
these States, the election Of an entire State
ticket has given consolidated result. In
Others, the local elections have even more
strikingly shown the earnestness Of our
Northern communities to stand by the
Union and its army, since lacking gen.
eral State ISSUE, they have turned out
in neighborhood and local contests, and
fought the great issue Of the hour under
various leaders, but in the same sign Of
loyalty.
The returns We give elsewhere show
that Illinois stands by the President
Chicago, that first saw his name flung
out upon the Republican banner, sends
him THREE THOUSAND majority to tell
him that the metropolis Of the Northwest
subtains the war. Great credit is due
to our loyal men who were faith
full yesterday to the citizens duty
Everything was quiet. The increase in
the number Of precincts in the city re-
turned to plague the inventors, since it
gave unwonted facility for voting, and a
better opportunity to watch for illegal
voters. Everything WIS quiet, almost be-
yond comparison, md the result one Of
which our loyal citizens may be proud
With equal taithfuluess IN time past Chi
cago would never have known copperhead
rule.
We should do less than justice to one
element Of the SUCCESS yesterday, were we
to omit to mention the zeal that every.
where possessed our loyal women to press
their husbands and brothers to the ballot
box. To this agency may probably be
attributed many loyal votes cast yester'
day. Let loyal women remember thei1
power in this respect, and be erer as In
slant on like occasions and the apathy o
good citizens ut elections would become
a thing Of the past.
And now let loyal men thank God and
take courage. They have been told that
discomfort and mutfny had spread all
through our loyal States. Busy bodies
and misunderstanding. sheets in the service
OF the rebels have diligently circulated tht
reports Of disafection and decay Of loyalty
mark how nobly and fully swells tht
chorus Of the loyal States, giving
their voices, one and all, as "atii
Tor war," until the last rebe
succumbs to Federal power. Hence
forth heed not the words Of our home tral
to1s;thc number Of whom will rapidly les
gen. Scared and abashed they sl1nk away
from vision Of judgment. If traitorou'
presses and demagogues still taint 1oya
Al, with their preachings Of t1cason'hencc
forth they arc f4ngless and powe1less 70
harm. Push forward the columns. FL
up the Army. Stand BY the Government
Rally round the flag. The people WILL i
Their elections have made it dangerous t
be otherwise.