Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-08-18
The Kentucky Election.

There has been an amusing disctepS ncy in the
sham Democratic papers about thu election In
Kentucky. Beofre the election .b e ticket headed
by Wcklife was called by ,'nem Democratic
and thatheaded by Bramlette. Republican. When
it was first known tina, the Bramlette ticket bad
succeeded, these same papers fercely assailed
Gen. Burnside for having kept Democrats away
from the polls. At last, however, these papers
have made the discovery that the Bramlette
ticket is true blue Democratic, and they shout
accordingly. The mistake they have made all
the time consists in CHASING the candidates as
Democrats or Republicans There were two
parties in Kentucky, the war party and the peace
party. 1t is the war party which has triumphed
by decisive majority.
The Louisville Journal, commenting on the
election, says;
awe shall not say much about the elections
Of yesterday until we get fuller returns. But
what we have already heard and what we give this
morning to our readers shows that the loyal men
OF Kentucky, the friends Of the country. the true
champions Of the Union and the Constitution, the
supporters Of the war for the putting down oil
this rebellion against the United States, against
mankind and against God, have achieved a victo.
ny even greater and more signal than they dared
to expect Their majortes at nearly all the
points heard from are startling even to them
selves.
Many Of our people know not, and probabl!
they never will know, what dreadful results the,
escaped yesterday by the crushing defeat Of the
, disloya candidates. We confess that we wer
deeply fearful Of the result, for we knew what vas
advantages our opponents in some respects hat
a in the contest. If they had triumphed the Gen
( ius Of Kentucky might have shrieked woe woe
, woe But the danger is past. Truth and homo
and patriotism are victorious The clouds c
: treason are dispeed, and the pure blue sky, THO
e and glorious with stars is bending over US.
G We shall hear no more about the withholdin
# Of the men and money necessary to the prosecu
ton Of the war The disloyalty that has been 5
noisy and threatening is rebuked. 1t has receive
}. lesson that 1t is not likely to forget during tb
It rest of its brief days. Its nsolent crest is bowed
|. Kentucky, deeply and bitterly as she nouns tn
Y, awful war, will, in her own strength and th
9 strength Of heaven, prosecute it until the Unto
It shall be restored and may merciful God graz
81 that the time be short"
j. We are willing that the Blue Light anti-w'
Democrats should exult if they can over such
|, political victory. The truth is, the Bramlett
o party, though dislking the emancipation mes
It ures OF the administration, are unwavering
+ their support Of the war, and in favor Of givir
i men and money for vigorous prosecution
t They have no sympathy with the Vallandighan
and Seymours Of the North in the attempts no
~ being made to parayse the arm Of the Govern
.. ment, and make Jeff Davis success certain,
II resisting the draft, and encouraging northe
re revolution. They are unconditional war me
- - and as such we hail their success as victory +
m the Union.
The following gentlemen, all Union, will repr
sent Kentucky in the Thirty-eghth COngre"
:. l-LuCien Anderson, 5-'Robert Mallor
- Geo. H. Yeaman, &C. Clay Smith,
u 3-'Henry Order, 7-Brutus ]. Clay,
- Aaron Harding, S-Wm. Ii. Randa
:. 9-'Wm. H. Wadsworth.
IL Re elected.
l. In the Legislature parties will stand thus Sc
ate-Union, 81 Opposition, O. House-Unio
: 6s; Opposition, 2.