Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-10-27

The loss of Ohio and Pennsylvania is. for the
moment, severe trial To our friends in those
States That the Democrats in each State
made gallant fight and polled for their respect
i've candidates clear majority of all the legal
voters of the State. Is cause for satisfaction.
The open shamelessness of the Federal Admins
tration in trampling ON the honest franchise of
election dsv leaves nothing To be accounted for
in regard to the defeat When Secretary Chase
could in the very want0nness of his arbitrary
power 20 20 the polls and vote in Cincinnati. when
he bad a legal right to vote only in Columbus, it
was an open defiance of all safeguards and an
avowsl that frauds should not be inquired into
nor punished
But there ia surer ground of congratulations
than tina, the majority ct the legal voters in Ohio
and Pennsylvani, vote the Democratic ticket Ii
ma seem harsh To say il. but defeat III " probably
be better in both those States than victory would
have been. Ii is now serious question whether
the election of abolition tiovernor in The Suite
of New York, would not have been better than
the barren victory of eiecting Governor
Seymour on a 'sprosecutior-of the war basis ="
A badly set limb has to be broken
anew before il can be rendered serviceable
Ia a grievous fault heal light" the wounds
Of people Deep wounds are worse with a SUI
perhcial closing than open sOres. Perhaps il
may be found that condition, though 1p
ptrently more critical. would havA been really
more hopeful. with wadSworth. ~he avowed
AbOlitionlst. as Governor. than with Governor
Seymour The influence 81 The latter's election
has been tn luii alarm. and To- cherish the delu
sion that this Federal Administration will permit
the question OF their holding on to power after
1865. To be submitted to honest vote OF the
people
Had Wadswor,h been elected the Democrats
would have been forced back, for their personal
protection, upon organization based on old Demo
cratic principles. Shoddy and railroad men would
have been thrown 10 the winds and ~omew here
about three hundred thousand voters might have
been enrolled in this State by the present time
pledged 10 the old Democratic principles OF States
Rights. These. with the secret friends of peace,
who ashamed ~ the possession OF so
much common sense in this time of delirium
would. on the distinct issue of peace. have had
far better prospect of carrying this State at pres
ent. than the stammering and unintellgible
coalition that has presented ticket without
principle. and with the policy" of rowing one
Nay. while they look the other.
The Democracy of Ohio have shown that there
is enough OF youth and sigor in their political
growth 10 meet the coming crisis Liberty. 70 be
bad. must be contended for Ii costs people TO
maintain their liberties When the latter have.
for time. been lost sight Of their aiming must
cost the herceT struggle
The people OF Ohio and Of Pennsylvania will
trust no more to TIE enthusiasm Of mass meetings
against the strict organism of the Leacuers The
Democrats in that State will do a they must
now do in New York. enroll. and organize. and
instruct etch other. by discussion. not in the
noisv forum-not by windy platform speeches
but matchmaking their neighbors. a few gathered
In one place. in the simple catechisn and practice
OF tree government. Let the Democracy look
around them. select the most efficient method,
they can hnd. and 90 70 work II they do thew
may have occasion To look back aud rejoice 1T the
defeat Of 1868. a. having thr0wu them hack on
the truer organism Of local self government in
stead OF miSl skenly waiting Tor the Goyerno,s IN
inaagurate What the people ought 10 ,reosra
and then bid their Governors ratify York
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