The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1863-10-29
Communications.
flor the News.
[For the News.
The Ohio Election and Its Lesson
to Demagogues.

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The election, together with its at
teudant excitement, is over. Fraught
with consequences Oft the utmost i'm
port, not only to the State Of Ohio, but
to the entire nation, it is not rsmarka.
bic that the deepest solicitude was felt
throughout the land. The eyes of patri-
ota and traitors were turned with equal
anxiety towards the State of Ohio. 1t
was to be seen whether she would pro.
nounce in favor of our benign Govern
ment, or of that miserable attempt
which perjury, treason, and despotism
are making to overthrow it.
The national party, headed by that
sterling patriot, John Brough, declared
its fixed determination never to COM
promise with armed traitors, and ever
to stand by the Government in every
measure deemed lawful and necessary
for the suppression of this bloody and
infamous rebellion. The other party,
led by the eziled traitor Vallandigham
expressed its readiness to offer conces
sions to blood-stained rebels when there
were no honorable concessions to offer.
1t opposed every important measure
that the Government found necessary
to emp loy-some Of these measures, as
for instance, the Consoript Law, being
rendered necessary by the action Of
this same Vallandigham party. While
this party was ever apologiaing for the
rebels, it could never find condemna-
tions too harsh for the Government
> Thus were the lines clearly drawn, and
the issue fully made out. 1t was as
l. much conflict between patriots and
c traitors as any battle that has been
fought with tho death. dealing instru-
j ments Of war.
1t is not here charged that all who
voted for Valandigham are traitors Of
+, heart. Doubtless, some honest minded
men did vote for the great Northern
traitor; but they did it through ignor.
g anco and prejudice, and not from a de
siro to aid the overthrow Of the Gov
= ernment. But their good intentions
c could not alter the effect Of their votes
e If fValIandigham had been elected by tht
' sufTraacs Of patriots, it would not hav,
y made him q patriot, and he would havt
u had the same power for evil as if h,
had been elected by the votes Of such
IT men as the olitor Of the Chattanooga
n Re- el. But thanks to tho patriots 0
q our noble State, Vallandigham has no
been elected to fill the highest Office 0
n honor aud trust within orr gift; but hr
d has been defeated, crushed and con
IF signed to the lowest depths Of infamy
al never again to raise his traitorous heat
al before the people of Ohio, and in8ul
- them by becoming a candidate for ever
is the meanost Office the in State.
5, This is righteous retribution. TIL
l. hand Of God is in it, No greater m is
d fortune could have belalen our fai
n State than the election of such a trai
u. tor to its chief Office, We should re
sr ioice and thank God for putt ng it in
n, to the minds of the people to avert sue
sl dire calamity, Had this wretch bee
1t. made Governor of Ohio, soon woul
lis the blood of her slaughtered citizen
RS have drenchel her fair plains, and a
re of her inhabitants would have put o
'al mourning. Father would have bee
all arrayed against son, and brother again
ok brother; the sabre and musket and al
" devouring cannon would have dea
ed death and dcsolation to all in our b
de loved State. 1t is hard to over estima
as the evil that would doubtless have 70
nd lowed.
n When Mr.. Opdyke was elected Ma
or of New York, one of the leadir
70 London journals characterized it as
tes triumph ofrespoctability," The olecttc
m Of Mr.. Brough is not only triumF
ire of respoctability, bnt it is a triumph
ye- intelligence over ignoranco-of reas
81, over preiudico-of loyalty over trc
IN, son-of Christianity over barbaris
e, :" Good people everywhere will "reioi
ar with exceeding joy" Men who help
Of defeat the great msgogue and trait
,st will lift up their heads with hon
,rv pride, while those who supported h
,si will hide their heads for very shame
In the infamous speech made
ii. George E. Pugh, at Columbus, bef
,ato the motley convention that nominal
at. him, he said to his hearers, that if
nm ter fair trial, they failed to elect III
hu' ticket, he would advise them to lei
mn the State in disgust, and emigrats
es," some place whore they could enjoy tn
liberty, Will not the press of 0