Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-11-28
Total. I,oo8

Nlh any Que, III lDe lace OF the<e re.
turns, assert that the voters were compeII-
ed to support the emancipation candidate
Doubtless, more votes would have been
polled, If notorious. implacable traitors
had voted as freely as Unionists; but even
in that case we doubt if they could have
much increased their majority. Some of
their young men are in the Union armies;
many more in the rebel armies; while hun
dreds who detest the Union cause, and
choose not to fight for the other, have ab
seconded or secreted themselves to avoid
conscription. The District comprising
these counties has elected Democratic
Member of the last Legislature, who is
nearly an open secessionist, to respresent it
10 the next Congress, giving him 4,47O
votes to 1881 for Holland, the uncondi.
tional candidate, and 1895 votes for Cal.
vert, the late pro.slavery Union Member.
Here 10 total of more than 10, 900 votes
polled, aud sympathzer with secession
elected. .l.E ill .a.T .... :are'
If the people we're drsgooned into vot.
ing for emancipation candidates anyw here,
why not here II their votes were CO
creed in districts where no opposition can,
didate was supported, why not in that
where traitors were VIGOROUSLY and most
abundant. and where there was danger of
their triumph Here is fact TO weigh
against assertions and theories Which
should kick the beam? In truth, we
learn that Maryland, sick of slavery and
anxious to preserve and maintain the
Union, has this year voted to rid herself of
the cnrse, at the earliest possible day
Such is the significance, the purpose of her
late election; aud Legislature hes been
chosen that will see to il that the public
will is obeyed. 81 tH
10 Missouri, the contest was more ar.
duous, and the result is not yet absolutely
certain; though the result in ninety one
counties returned, containing nineteen-twen.
tie,hs voters of the State, give 593 msjori.
ty for the emancipation candidates, render
ing their election highly probable. But
this is only corner of the whole truth
The only State Offices TO be filled this Fall
were three judgeships, aud the conserra.
tives re-nom'nated the highly respectable
incumbents, none of whom we're traitors,
though they received the entire secession
vote. There was perfect fusion of them
OF the strength of oil the fac ions opposed
to immediate emancipation, backed by the
patronage Of the State Government and at
least the prestige of being sustained by the
Executive of The Uniou. All these power.
ful influences combined did not succeed
at the worst, have barely succeeded-in
beating the three comparatively unknown
candidates put forward by the champions
of immediate abolition. .
Just on the heels of this result comes
the election to the U. S. Senate, by the
Legislature that vainly endeavored to
make choice last yoar, of b. g. Brown,
aud j. B. Henderson, both emancipation
lists, the former cne Of the earlies and most
thorough radicals in that. State. This tri.
umph is all the more welcome for being
unexpected. r... 1851
North Carolina, 10 spite of every effort
to FIX her in the ways of rebellion, has just
chosen a delegation to the rebel Congress
whereof at least half the Members would
much prefer TO take theft seats 10 that OF
the Uuion.
Tennessee. wholly recovered to the
Union. Is preparing TO return as q loyal
free State. sa.u .rer.
Arkansas, cleared Of rebel troops, is
nearly ready to return. -ss
Louisiana, almost cleared of the cohorts
o! rebellion, protests against being re-
stored to the dominion Of slavery, and il
preparing to marry loyalty to liberty, aud
cleave 10 both eyermore.
Let our geneals in the field but do their
whole duty; let the loyal millions reinforce
the Union armies as they should; and mex,
Spring will open on restored aud rei0sig.
GRATED Union. with no hostile flag flying
within its borders. and no slaves treading
| its SOIL .' ssai .1H .f... e.isv-an.l 3
God grant that this glorious consumma
lion may not be long delayed. ls,.
A Vermons farmer sent to an ofphsI
Asylum fOs boy that was smart. active
brave tractable. prompt. industrious