Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-11-19
The Difficulty about Democratic
Doctrine How Mr. Vallandigham's
Peculiar Views Embarrassed the
Party and Defeated Him. ~ ~


But, to put the party in the ssccndcncy
we must act wisely, and profit by the expe
ricoce Oftho past. Weare aware that some
OF our cotomporaries (ritle the Cincinnati
Enquirer and the Columbus Crisis assert
that our vote Is as large as could be expect
cd, aud equal to their most sangnine calcu
iations; aud from the tone Of some articles
on the subject, they appear to regard our
uefeat as netter than victory. ln.rcply to
the New York World. the Enquirer said;
We agree with the World that the people
"a minority OF them---are not yet ready to
Try the policy OF peace as o means to re
union. = The Republicans are en-
titled to all the glory aud all the discredit OF
the war, and the Democracy have DO inten-
tunes OF the other. They will never come
tai change of policy from war to peace. p
And the Crisis said: "Mr Vallandigham' /,
vote will reach nearly lS7,0CO and the bal
ance of the ticket over 10000. This 18th
largest Democratic vote ever pollsa in Ohio,
aud very nearly up to our hest estimate,
on which We based our Judgment Of the re-
suit. Of course, We could not calculate the
number Of imported aud frau lulent votes
our opponents would give" Aud again:
IF the Administration is right in their
policy, it was but right that they she uld
succeed" a.. ..r
II our party cast as large vote in the
State W these tnurnals expected; ii our vote
ran up to their highest estimate, it required
no skill or ingenuity to ascertain thar we
must be defeated; aud then the question
arises, why did these papers urge the peo-
pie into campaign Of such vast proper
tions, wherein 40 much money was to be ex-
pended and time lost, Tor naught, since i,
must have been foreseen by them, before ~
well rs after the election, that majority of
the people "are not yet ready to try the
policy of peace,' and being with the Ad-
minlstration 1T was (acoording to our CO.
temporaries) but right that il should sue
coed. l. NJ
The Enquirer assures the World that the
Democracy Of Ohio agree with Mr.. Val
landighams views respecting the war" and
that IF he had not been arrested and ex-
lied, he would have been nominated for
Governor that 'the Convention that Sc
lected him was tor peace and would have 10
declared in the platform, il the nntecodeRts
OF the man hal not been sutbuently cx-
piclt. We differ from the Enquirer. Mr..
VallundighaIn was nominated bgcaiise of
his urr.s ~ N M h,,;y b,,,t ,t ,rL;ol n,..,...-
ons acts oxar,, n"n,nor,,, ~ u.':' ouussoD
dignant. TN his pecniiar rielcs abom the
ic0r, undrresfeti and at home, he coyM ,,ot
hare been nominated These were hrtd M 10
be not 0ay premature, Jm ia,p,ucticaJk. -
The Uf1noc,r,cy Of the State are all IN Eiror
W pedce dnda rest0red tnan: bHtuot one
nun Jire Maf roted for NJ. WHuu.iigLy0,
coinci,tri NTH HIM IN hispecufiar rioes lie
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Is "o ;,a,;o,, a. ,r,.. ,.o" .n "". s'gyrct-
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nm I;s orrs,t ] n"T % L;sh ; @ :" ''o~. ,.,' allety
.nt 'nu,,n;n,, ".,S ~ no.. I,J:"," ,I:gg omg aprr
mnuW I,rc hesn ",,n;n% R'g RSgI,." liz r naSa'
in I,onyres. nm ,ha war non'nro. m' .d ,d'Gto L;'
nccnl;ar n.aco % c v;sws ,homna ' NJ, ;na adu mis