Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-10-22
(From the Cincinnati Enquirer October Il
The ElcctiOn--Thc Defeat Of the
Dem Upon
the Results,


After an heroic and gallant struggle
after compaign Of unexampled len 9Th
and bitterness, the friends OF civil liberty
were overthrown yesterday, and the apol-
ogists of the Administration obtained a
temporary and what will prove, we have
no doubt an immeterial aud fleetng tri
umph. 1T will be so, because error, fol- /
ly and crime are never in the eni success.
frl, and always receive their just desert
and punishment. To doubt this is to
spurn the uniform lessons Of history, and
is to ignore the fact that just and bene-
fcent Providence presides over the des
TIMES of this world
Truth crushed to earth will rise again,
The eternal years of God are hers;
While error writhing sinks in pain,
And dies among her worshippcrs.'
The policy of this Administration is
wrong, and it so violates every principle
Of justice and morality, and tho spirit of
the Jacobnical faction by which it is sup
ported is so devoid of sense and wisdom,
that it is certain to be fol lowed by a ter
rible retribution. The longer it is delay
ed the severer it will be, the more tre-
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outragd people. Therefore on this morn
ing of defeat and disaster we look conf
dently to a not distant political revolu'
ton, when the star of Democracy will
rise in all the glory of final victory.
while that of our bitter and intoerent op-
ponents will sink, to rise no more, be-
hind the clouds Of irreparable DISASTER
We now bow. however. to the expires.
sion Of the sovereign will, and accept it
Tor season as a verdict from which thel o
is no appeal If the people want further
trial--a further experiment of the poll
cy of the Administration. by all means
let us have it. 1t they want more battles
AMI more carnage--mOre subscriptions,
more taxes further deprivation Of person
al liberty; of tho light of the habeas cor
pa,--far be it from us to oppose, except
in argument. such an expression Of their
DEGREES. 1t is through tho ballot box
we learn their wishes, and we can not
go behind.
Personally, we have great regret at the
defeat Of our candidates, for never did
we have a better and more worthy men
upon our ticket. The struggle OF Val
andigham and Pugh in behalf Of person
al liberty in this canvass is worthy Of
comparison with that of Hampden aud
Sidney in England; with that male by
our Revolutionary Fathers; their names
will rival tho most glorious friends of
freedom in antiquity, and will shine with
luster through all future ages In dark
hour for liberty they bore with unsur-
passed heroism and courage. and elo-
quenco and devotion. its banner. and
though it has fallen in their hands from
an overwhelming pressure, lot eternal hon
or be given them. They arc men whom
every Democrat will hereafter accept as
leading and representative characters,
and tor whom we will cherish the most
ardent and enthusiastic admiration, akin
to that which he feels for Jefferson and
Jackson From Maine to Minnesota the
eyes of million and a half of Demo
Gratis arc now directed to a patriot exile,
aud to the chivalrous. the bold and elo-
quent Pugh. and upon them they are
anxious to bestow the highest honors Of
the country.
The election iust past, like that OF
1900, constitute an era and epoch in the
history of the country and the party
Men will look back with pride and pleas
ure to the vote they gave for Vallandig-
ham and Pugh, as they now remember
that which was then given to Thomas
Jefferson. 1t is proud record, ever to
be glory and a boast.
We now trust that the political waters
which have been lashed into snch violent
turbulence. will quietly subside. and that
q calm moro conductive to reflection will
follow. The Republicans have got their
victory; they will enjoy it with their &C.
customed enthusiasm, while the Democ-
racy, now quiescent. will look forward
to the future, when they will roll back
defeat and obtain in its place substan'
tial and permanent triumph. To our
Democratic friends we say, then. be up
and doing; while you submit to the will
of the people, you can look forward with
confidence to the sober second thought
which will succeed the deliriousness Of
, passion that has just spent his force, and
upon it's correct wisdom the fabric oi
q Democratic ascendency will be built
f The Democratic party is only obscured
q by a temporary cloud. and will soon
!. blaze out with refulgent luster. You
=. have poled vote throughout the State
Q that is enormously far the largest you
ever gave--and in that fact, and by YOU
r. firm, compac, and solid organization
!. you have won the respect, if not the fear
!. OF your opponents. When two hun
.s dred thousand citizens of Ohio mare!
= in solid column to the ballot box ant
d deposit their votes for Mr. >Vallandigham
"a 1t is high time that venal and unscrupu
% lous men should cease their clamor abou
la traitors and treason. II they keep it NJ
\. after that demonstration. they will sim
n ply expose themselves to contempt an
,e derision.
n "A PRocLAMATIoN has been issue
c. by Governor Brown, Of Georgia. strong
ne ly protesting against the seizure Of pei
he sonsl property for public purposes. II