Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-09
Chic Election.

er working for success merely. Tha
has been assured some time ago. The,
are now laborin9 for such a majority a
was never achieved over any candidate
since the organization of the Govern
ment Within the past two weeks
great change has taken place among th,
people of the Buckeye State and tn,
Union party seems to increase in vol
ume and enthusiasm with the most as
tonishing rapidity, as the day of election
draws near The Democrats of Ohic
nominated Mr. Vallandigham in fit o
spite, and regretted the step in less thar
one week after they had done so. The
thought that it would annoy and vex thu
Administration, but it will only result il
an ignominious defeat to themselves
Despite the efforts of Mr.. Pugh, Dan
Voorhees, and Tom Hendricks to de
ceive them, the people of Ohio are con
vinced that Mr.. Vallandigham is disloyal
at heart; that he is supported by
every rebel sympathizer in the
Government, and they are not
prepared to elect such man
Commander-in-C of their militia.
They prefer that he should remain in
Canada, or accept the Brigadier Gen
erals commission in the rebel army,
which was rendered him some time ago,
but which he refused because he thought
he could be of more service to the rebel
cause by remaining in Ohio.
The object of the conspirators who are
laboring to elect Mr.. Vallandigham is,
now and then, indiscreetly proclaimed
by some whose zeal is not according to
knowledge. Hon. d. Clymer, of Penn
sylvania, in speech the other day, dis
closed the plot. He said:
If Woodward and Vallandigham
were elected, with Seymour and Parker,
tLey would unite in calling from the
army the troops of their respective States,
for the purpose of compelling the Ad-
ministration to invite a convention of
States to adjust our difficulties.
The partisans Of Vallandigham are
making the most desperate exertions to
secure a majority of the home vote.
They are even resorting to the importa-
ton of voters. They design, in case
they succeed in this, to throw out the
vote of the soldiers on the ground that it
is unconstitutional The Hamilton Tel
egraph, in late issue, says:
Judge Clark, Dr. McElwee, and Jacob
Troutman returned last week from visit
TO Vallandigham.
Vallandigham told them that if he
would receive majority of the home
vote, he would be elected Governor of
Ohio. That the law authorizing the sol
diers to vote was unconstitutional and
their votes would not be counted.
The above named gentlemen, or at
least one of their number, reported Val.
to have said what we have reported.
The Cincinnati Times, in reference to
the same point, says:
Some time since, committee from the
army interrogated the Butternut State
Central Committee, and among other
questions asked if the party they repre-.
sented, recognized the validity and con.
stitutionality of the soldiers voting law
"a question readily answered by the
monosyllables yes or "no''-but they
evaded any direct answer; and attempt
ed to satisfy the interrogators by round
about generalities, which bound them tc
nothing.
There can be no question of ths deter.
mination of the Butternuts, if possible
to disfranchise the soldiers; and il
Brough does not get majority of the
home vote, Vallandigham will endeavol
to seize the reins of power
But the Union men are we'll organ
lied and will checkmate these designs
They are at work with an energy hitherto
unknown in American politics The
are determined on beating Yallandighan
on the home vote by thousands As al
evidence of their zeal and enthusiasm
the following papers has been signed b,
nearly every respectable firm in Cleve
land, and the example will, we doubt not
be followed by nearly every city ant
town in the State:
The undersigned, merchants of tn
city of Cleveland, ,-ho-oby osroo 70 clos
their stores on Tuesday, October 18th
(the day of the State election) for tn
purpose of giving themselves and thei
employees an opportunity to devot
zone day to their country"
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