The weekly Butte record., 1863-10-24
Ohio and Pennsylvania Elections.

resulted in sustaining the policy Of the
Administration, it only remains for the
Democracy, if they expect to accomplish
anything in the future, is to draw les
son of wisdom therefrom. Pennsylva-
MIA last year gave Democratic major
ity. Now It has gone heavily against
them. Ohio has also given an increased
Administration majority, and Iowa and
other States have gone in the same d.
rection. There IS hardly doubt but
that New York viii wheel into the Ad-
miuistration line, and then there will
be clear sailing for whatever policy the
authorities at Washington may choose
to adopt.
For all this the Democratic party is
alone to blame, and they must either
return unitedly to the ancient land
marks of their party, or 60 blundering
on like blockheads, until all hope for
the country is lost. The Democratic
victory in New York last fall was Won
upon true Constitutional and Union
grounds, against the partisan policy
advocated by the Republicans. Itwas
claimed that the Democracy were the
true Union and tie real and effective
war party. The writer of this was in
New York at the time, and informed
himself Of the general tone Of the press
throughout the State, and knows where
of he speaks. The issue was between
a preservation of the Union, and the
Republican policy as eoreshadOwed in
the September proclamation. The Ad-
ministratiOn policy was repudiated.-
They were satisfied with the Union,
and only desired its preservation. They
cared not to exchange the old Union
for the new and untried one profered
by the Administration.
The result in New York would have
followed in every State where elections
have been held had the same issue been
as fairly presented, and peaceful I'm
ion might have to-day been the result.
But what are the facts? The resultin
New York induced the more hot-headed
and unwise in the Democratic party, to
believe that they could 60 step be-
vond New York, and declare against
the war for the preservation of the I'm
ion. New Hampshire led off in this
fatal policy, alienated portion of the
party, and gave the State to the Admin
istration policy by folly that amount
ed to wickedness, if not treason to the
country. Connecticut followed New
Hampshire, and now every other State
is giving in Its adhesion to tbs Admin
istration policy, by majorities that are
not only astounding, but overwhelming
and paralyzing. The efforts of the
people to avoid approving the policy of
the administration, We're defeated by
the insane folly and madness of the
democratic leaders. The golden op-
portunity for the Democracy to save the
nation, was thus thrown away by their
own act They told the people, after
the New York elec ion, that they must
choose between the pelicy presented by
the administration for the conduct Of
the war, or 10 war at all, leaving those
in rebellion. masters Of the field, to
carve from the Union Southern Con-
federacy Of such dimensions as they
might see proper, provided they would
not agree upon amicablc terms of Union.
This is the way the people viewed the
question, when the Democracy of New
Hampshire and Connecticut repudiated
the war policy upon which Seymour
was chosen Governor of New York, and
adopted peace" platform.
1t is true, in California, the Demcc-
racy presented Union platform, rec
ognizing the right and duty Of the gov
ernmont to resist rebellion; but many
of the Democratic papers only advocat-
ed that portion Of the plstform opposed
to the unconstitutional acts Of the Ad-
ministration. With the exceptions Of
Mr.. Bradford, we heard no candidate
upon our late State ticket advocate the
first and most important resolution II
our platform. Weller was apparently
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