Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-10-06
The Election in Ohio--Importance of she
Contest.

The Election in OhiO--ImpOrtance of she
Contest.
The New York Tribune, in the course of
an article upon the Importance Of the
election in this State, gives the position of
Vsllandigham as being that of sympa-
thizer and cO-OperatOr with the rebels, and
adds these important considerations:
The position of Mr.. Brough is equally
unequivOoal no one doubts his sincerity;
and therefore the issue between Loyalty
and disloyalty is fairly made. No one
will absent himself from the polls willing
! ly; and hence the vote may be taken as a
| positive index If the feelings OF the people
Of the third State in Importance in the
Union. Indeed, from its location as a sort
of isthmus, joining the East and the West,
It may be ranked the first Arrayed
! against the GoEernment-as Yallandig-
ham waits and watches over the border to
array tit could really work greater
damsge to the cause OF the nation than
could the Empire State CT New York; and
it is for this reason, as well as the other,
that representative men are in the field as
candidates, that the outside world views
with such intense interest the pending
strugglein the Buckeye State. We say the
outside world, because not only the people
Of the loyal, but those of the disloyal
States, and of England, feel that the fate Of
the Union rests upon the result of the elec-
tion IN Ohio on the second Tuesday in Oc-
tober.
OF the prospect2 We fatter ourselves
thst 1t Is not doubtful, even on the home
vote; while the soldiers, who fortunately
are permitted to have a voice, will cast
their snfrages almost unanimous for
Brough. But this vote must not be de.
pended upon too much. It is opposed
denouaoed IS nconstitutionaI-bv the |
copperheads; and in the counties In which |
the clerks belong to that party, certificates |
OF election will doubtless be given to mem. |
bers OF the Legislature belonging to that /
party, on the home vote alone; and By this ]
means majority OF the members, who are
to be Judges of these elections, prims IA
Gle, to seats, which, out of numerical /
strength, they would hold; and thsn vben
the votes for Governor were couatsd. The
army ballots would be thrown out. Val.
lnndigham declared elected. and fhe pe.es.
sity Tor contest thrown upon Broush.
These acts create necessity fay 80,
and energetic action upon tbs e ElS,1pS Soaa
voters; let them Gcb'~ Part OK nome
1mph, and the soIS' Eve decided tri-
iority. -Iers will swell the ma
We bN''
he .Aeve the majority for Brough on
noue vote will be large At least
100000 ballots will be cast, aside from the
army; and we shall expect to see 220, 900
of these given TO the Union nominee.
These voters may be relied upon in any
emergency; they constitute the intelli-
gsnce and patriotism Of the State, and
will be found ready at any moment to
sacrifice party to country.
The sup orters Of Vsllandigham, how
ever, must be divided into classes. The
frat embraces, perhaps, 40 per cent Of the
party, and is composed of those really in
sympathy with The Rebellion, and who,
from the beginning, desired it to succeed
but who, from prudential motives, remain
ed silent for q time, and in some instances
gave a nominal support 10 the War dur
ing the Spring and Sunmer of 1861.
These are the leaders Of the party; the
men who control primary meetings and
County Conventions, and who always
manage tie party wires, and select Its
candidates.
The second class consists Of those who
have some ccmpunctions Of conscience
have no innate desire that the Government
be overtime wn: would rather feel rejoieed
to see it re-establish it's supremacy but
who are ambitious, and have not the
courage to sever party ties; rather than
yield their prejudices and ignore their
mt ~ ots Tnfbar hap oh
pect Of Office, would permit the Govern
ment to sink into ruin. These men make
up, perhaps, ten per cent of the Copper
head strength.
The third and last class-fifty per cent
Of the whole-are the voting machines.
Any clique Of politicians who can shroud
their designs beneath the hsllowed mantle
Of Democracy can command the votes of
those who compose it. They are such as
support the Wilmot Proviso, Popular
Sovereignty, the Breckenridge platform,
the War, Peace, Douglas, Vsllandigham,
JEFF. Davis, the Government, the Rebellion
ANY thing which certain fortunate poll
tieisns point out as Democracy; and they
chsnge from one to the other without
thought and without hesitation In the
name OF Democracy, they would support
an olgarchy or despoism; while under
any other title they would administer g
fatal stab to constitutional freedom.
But It matters not what may be the mo-
tiges Of any of these classes; the result
of their conduct is the same; their voics
Is for Disunion and civii war in the North;
and the Rebels and Europe will 80 coDstrus
their action; and the revolutionary pro-
csedings which Rallsndigham will inaug-
urste, II elected, will be an entire justiA-
cation Of their opinions.