Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-10-21

Those who suppose that because abolition
lists succeeded in the elections on Tuesday,
their principles or policies we're therefore ap-
proved by the people rest under very grave
error The people have been led 20 believe
that a verdict against the administration, at
the polls, would excite revolution The can.
didate for Governor OF Ohio, and the Cover
nors Of Illinois and Indiana, as did other
speakers of the administration party in the
State, including ex and present Senators and
Congressmen, threatened revolution in case
Of the triumph OF the Democratic ticket The
delberateness and solemnty with which
these inenaces were uttered in every other
portion Of the State, very naturally alarmed
the people, and induced them to incur the
risk of meeting the despotsm of the admins
tralion rather than civil war around their own
firesde
Besides this, there were the frauds in sol
diers' voting, which have become regular
practice with admnistrationists in elections,
and the enormous eorrupting Influences which
official patronage and the interests Of govern
ment contractors could and did exert There
are many thousands in each State who are
making money by the war, and il would be
an unexampled instance of unselGshness and
patriotism in them as n class to vote in oppo-
sition 10 their own interests. Never yet have
class in any government under any cir
cumstances, been known TO give such an IL
lustration of disinterested benevolenee.
The agencies of the adminstration-fra
intimidation, bribery, and the influence of
contractors, have carried the election. II is
an insult to intelligence and honesty to sup
pose that popular sentiment has approved
policies and principles which 1t condemned
hut Ta Iho o,n n1 ,.yI, ,nh Ia, 10
monstrated themselves, the longer they we're
tested, to be destrnctive Of the professed OBJ
iects for which they were instituted, and sub
versive Of all constitutional principles and in
dividual rights
The Democracy have been beaten in the
elections, but they have abated on that ac-
count no jot of hope or interest, nor will they
abate in the slightest their efforts to secure
victory hereafter. The justness Of their prin-
ciples and the wisdom OF their policy have
been demonstrated by a history unparalleled
| in grandeur. They are confident that, soon
er or later, the nation will return to those
principles and that policy as to an ark of ref
uge from the tempest Of desolatiou which now
sweeps over the land. Corruption will have
its day, ianaticism will eXpend its venom
sectional hatred will work its own cure, by the
exhaustion OF the parties 10 the conflict and
personal liberty and constitutional safeguard
will be trodden under foot by the passions and
madness cfthe hour; but reason Will in time
resume her sway and the people, chastened
by the follies and misery they have invoked
will seek shelter from the Constitution they
now cast from them lt...,.
Time is the avenger of the just, and the
Nemesis of the vicious and proaigate We
appeal to time, God and the people Our vic
tory, when we secure it, will be lasting Tn,
longer it is deferred the more certain is tn,
assurance that it will be permanent settle
ment between us and our opponents of thC
questions in issue. 1t can not be long defer
red. Death, debt, misery, desolaton and thu
destruction Of the most sacred rights Of tn,
people are the practical results OF Abolition
ism Opposed to these we have the resplend
ent and benehcent progress OF half a hundre'
years to witness how grandly our statesman
ship has built up the nation. Democrat
must consecrate themselves anew to the ad
vaucement Of the principles of the party. The
must speak in noIbated breath of the corruF
ton which is converting the land into
slaughter pei" aud rioting upon the desola
ton it creates. Firmly, boldly, and confident
ly let US grid ourselves for theiconaict of tn
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