Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-10-22
THE ENEMY FALLING BACK.
Tho Press Of the Country on tho
Late Elections.
tFrom tho Philadelphia Inqnirerl


The logic ofevents is proverbially nexor-
able. Experts at igures may cipher and
calculate probabilities, and possibilities, but
still the events remain.afier the calculations
are utterly wiped out. 1t is so with the re-
suits Of Tuesdays election. Some stubborn
nartisans still cling TO their overturned
theories but the masses Of the vauqnished
party accept the reelection of Gov. Curtin
ham as accomplished facts They have vet
tho philosophy of those results They are
deliberate expressions Of the sense Of the
people against the unpatriotic teachings and
the factious proceedings Of tho Democratic
leaders against the war. They are declara-
tions of tho masses that the efforts of the
Administration TO re-establish the national
authority by force of arms have their ap-
proval for the past, and shall have their
support in the future. They are demon
strations of the supreme hold which the
cause of the country has upon the affections
Of vhe people.
These arc lessons Tint the Democratic
leaders sadly needed. The deductions they
drew from thu results of the election in 1862
we're grave errors. Mistaking certain ex-
pressions of the people upon side issues as
indicative OF sympathy with armed rebels
and traitors. they presumed upon this to ar.
| ray their political organization against the
country. They grew bold aud defiant in
their clamors that tho soldiers Of the Union
should ground their arms in presence of the
public enemy to hold psrley, with fore
knowledge that no such parley would bc ac-
cepted by the enemy except upon the basis
Of separation. Wherever these leaders
could control the organization, their resolu-
tions placed party first and gave duty to the
country but secondary consideration. In
sll these proceedings party issues were made
TO assume the same vital consequence Of
that great struggle which is consuming the
substance and draining out the life blood Of
tho country. What other effect could such
proceedings have than to disgust the peo.
pie and make them eager 10 recall the mis-
interpreted expressions offs yesr ago, and
TO replace thom by the emphatic dsmonstra.
tion in support Of thewar policy Of the Ad-
ministrstion, which they delivered on Tues
day, aud during the present year.
Our whole. history teaches that no party
that permits itself to be used to embsrrass
the Government 10 ita hours Of peril car
command tho confidence ofths people. The
great heart Of tho mass 10 always with the
country. 9ti.s to ~ -..,. n
tPfom the New York Hsrsldl
The general results ofthe Pennsylvania
and Ohio elections are significant, ,iinpor-
tant and highly encouraging TO the Nation.
o. cause and especially the emphatic, deci.
sive and overwhelming Union victory in
Ohio. ~ ISL ~ - n
The issue in that State was distinctly and
broadly defined. There never has been in
any loyal State an issue more fairly aud un-
equivocaIly presented to the people than
that between John Brough and Clement i.
vallan-ighsin. the one ss the war oandi-
date, the other ss the peace candidate for
Governor. The platform Of Trough vas
the suppression Of the rebellion BY force
Of arms, and q generous support Of the Al
ninistration in al the means and measures
essential 10 secure this great result, snd