The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-11-04
rne mora1 Of the ELECTION.

spirators. " hen full details can be present
ed, the matter will be alluded to again.
The moral of the Election.
If there is one truth taught more plainly
than another in the history of our country, it
is that no man, or party of men, can in time
of war, allow opposition to the government
to go to the extent of obstrueting the nation
al arms, or embarrassing the prosecution of
the war in any measure, and escape political
annihilation. Almost any thing in the shape
of legal opposition TO the governments is per-
mitted in time of peace, but woe betide those
who when the honor of our arms is at stake
before the Worla, obstruct them or encourage
the foe.
Last fall the opposition on war plat
form, with candidates who gave their person.
al influence in favor of sustaining our arms,
carried Ohio by small majority. The event
was hailed as evidence of reaction, and as
indicating the coming triumph of that party,
and SO it might have been, but in an evil
hour it forgot this great truth, planted itself
on a platform of open and undisguised dis
loyalty, selected convicted traitor fora STAN
dard bearer, vainly believing that the poten-
tency of its stolen (democratic) narne would
bear it on to victory. II has suffered the
most terrible defeat ever inflicted upon any
party in Ohio.
Pennsylvania carried last fall by the same
party on a war platform, on the same issue as
in Ohio, now pronounces, as Ohio has done,
against the traitors. 8
There was this only difference in the two
States, that Judge Wnodward's disloyalty was
less ontspoken than Vallandigham's; his po-
sition less clearly defined his treason less
glaringly obvious. Honest men might be de-
ceived in him, they could not be in Vallan-
digham.
The difference of their position, indicates
the difference in result, in the two States
While the Ohio man is annihilated, the more
wary Pennsylvania, dodging the rugged is
sue, has escaped so complete a defeat.
The lesson is the same in 10th States. The
people will not tolerate traitors This then
is the great truth taught by the election in
Ohio, that disloyalty to the government does
not pay That it involves certain ruin to
those who practice it. Henceforth if it ex-
lists it will be kept carefully concealed. The
mission of Vallandigham is ended If we
find his party again in the field, it will be be-
cause madmen learn no wisdom. However
we may expect an organization opposed to
the Unionists. The principles and platform
of the latter comprehend all that there is or
ever was of true and pure democracy. In
spirit and in strength, we may expect the
masses to stand with the Union party. 1t
is identical with every interest of every 10y
al man. - -
In just what form or shape the "opposi-
tom may unftlrl their banner, it may be idle
to predict; however, it is most likely, in O..io
at least, that the leaders will be chosen from
among those who though figuring as pcliti-
clans. have not entirely forgotten to be patri-
/ OTIS. Thus we shall see the record of the
lesson.
The Rebels to their Deceivers.
The Richmond Enquirer thus alludes to
Vallandigham and Sam Cox
We wish from our heart they were both
already safely chained up at the present writ
ing. They have done us more harm, they
and their like than ten thousand Stewards and
Summers. Oh, Dictator Lincoln lock ye up
those two peace Democrats-together with
Richardson-in one of your military prisons-p
The Enquirer has occasion to wish these
creatures chained up" Never were men
more cruelty deceived, than have been the
traitors South, by the false men of the North,
vallandigham caused the Morgan raid. He
braught on Gettysburg. No wonder the reb-
els would like to have him g chained up.''-
IF it had not been for these deceptions, this
rebellion would never have broken out, and
had the fre-eaters = been as intelligent as
they were ambitious or reckless, they would
have seen into the rotteness of these whelps,
and averted disgrace and destruction.
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q Gen. Grant has appointed military COM
!, mission to examine into the property-titfss
and loyalty of Vicksburgh citizens. The
4 property of disloyol persons viii be condemn
ed Widows who have friends in Rebel ar
mics may retain their possessions on taking
the oath of allegiance
. Fourteen of the Ohio delegation to the
: expression of public opinion in the State is an
admonition to them not to be copperheads
new kind of Iron.clads, named Bull
A dogs are tn he mt or, ta stocks in, N,