The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1863-11-10
HIIASDALE, MICH.,u TUE SD Az, NOVEMBER 40, 1858.


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rial who led the party opposed to the Govern
ment. And their great leader has at least ths
merit Of consistency. He has openly opposed
you and synpatbised with rebellion. From
the beginning he declared bis opposition to th'
war. He led that infipous Ave who 'resistct
every var measuss Of Congress. He has bsve
stoopsd 20 ia we'd you. But the Others who
calling themselves Democrats, have borne. hi
banners and fought his battles, are mousine
and hunting after place and power. Let them
be forgotten. ~ '1 1i .ielii i. 'ai'h q -
But the fruits Of our victory are not copRnet
TO our own State. On the Sd OF next Novem
Der this tide, which has been rolling from the
Ohio River TO the Lakes, will roll on over New
York, sweeping up at least $4,000 majority
for Union. The whole Of that State has teer
ablaze with demonstrations Of joy at the result
Of this election. Every city and town from
Albany to Bnffalo has been The scenc Of pub
lie rejoicing. have been flooded with dis
patches of congratuation from all over the
State and the bnrdeu Of them have been, the
salvation that Ohio has wrought for the Re
public. af voE hW
But its tone goes down to Dixie too. The
rebel leaders there have clung to the hope
of Vallandigham's election with desperation
To secure it, they would have sacrificed their
best army. Now that last hopa is crushed
their last plank has gone down. They haYe
heard this voice Of thunder from the loyal
States. Like Belshazzar, thoy see writing
on the wall, and in it they read their doom.
The news Of this victory goes over the water,
too, and settles al! talk Of Intervention there.
Ii wlleven enter the Tuilleries, and find lis
way to the ears of Louis Napoleon. stuffed, as
they are, with Mexicar cotton. He will dis
cover that we mean TO fight this fight out, and
the discovery will make him ring wonderful
change in bis tune. 9tienss,
There is another place to which the news
Of this victory will 60 with especial significance,
as it leaps from crag to crag, and bounds rom
crest to crest among the mountaios Of Tennes
see. The soldiers will bear it and will say +,
"We knew that the people Of Ohio would not
leave us to fight this battle alonc."l As this
news breaks upon our brave boys from every
mountain crest, il covers them with foam of
glory. And why should they not rejoice :
To them and TO their efforts do we owe every.
thirg. even the chance to vote. We bavo
not felt the effects Of this rebellion at all. No
blade of grass of yours has bcen trampled or
stained with blood The torch OF no incendi.
ary has Wrapped your homes in flames, the
knife Of no assassin has laid your children
dead at your hearthstones. But for this wall
OF Union hearts, which stands between you
apd your foe, oil those horrors would have
swept upon you, and Ohio would bear the
scorched and blackened evidences of war that
MississippiybGw does "a 1sf' q .sf
And 30 you know how these braye boys
bavo begged, persuaded aud imp,ored their
friends to vote for Unionl All honor to them
;ha. they did not, in their public capacity, use
threats also. l know of some cases, however,
in whico they have used threats, privately. and
with very happy result, too. Let me slate
an incident. When was in Lancaster L found
upon the stand from which was to speak an
old man whom had known in form { wears ),
and who had learned, wa. indrntiieJ with,
the Peace DEMOCRACY "Why Georg >, how
come you heref, said /. And the old man
told me then he bad son, q captain in the
army. His son had written 10 him, sayiug,
"F' thsr, pray, implore. l entreat you to
vote the Union ticket. B tif you do not ),
when come home, though may slip round
to kiss mother once in while when you are
away, SO help me God, will never speak to
you again" The old man went on 10 bis bro
ken Engis to tel how he carried the letter TO
his wife, and how moved by it aud her tears,
he concluded that he could not lose his boy by
one vote. Many Democrats Ike him had con,
GUIDED that they could not lose their boys for.
one vote. AMI if the election had been put
off for twJ weeks longer, wo would have got
all tho votes from tho old Democratic ranks
that were worth having. Many more of them,
think, have already come over, and in sixty
days glmost all the rest will claim they were
with us. Let US not repulse these men. Let
US cruelty, by public opinion, the leaiers, but
let us not tread down the honest aud delud.
ed masses, Fscv t.,.,,. .ls,I u an a
Let me now address a word TO the ladies -
our most potent, powerful and efficient auxil,
larry in this campaigu. We owe this victory,
as We owe al Of good in the world, to woman,
Woman was last at the cross and first at the
grave. She has been mighty for good in this
war, spreading uptold blessipgs all around. No
one can tell how much her ) ,lliers' Aid Socis-
ties have done in alleviating suffering and 10
bringing comfort TO the so.dior. Woman have
helped the soldiers on the bat,lo field by the
home letters WHICH they have yriien---letlers
full OF confidence, love aud cheer--vhich warn
the heart aud nerve tbs arm for The, fight.
She is always on the side Of the people aud
the Government and has always been with
US in this campaign. Her instincts are ever
for truth and right we owe much TO women.
Let us not forget her, Let gs never Jail 10 re
membrance OF and duty 10 her. - 80 ~" fe
Let ne remind you, 10 closing, that we
have still a Government to watch over and to.
preserve. Let us stand ready, like minute
men, to do so by our votes, by our bayonets,
and by all the means 10 our power. .,is, ID