New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-03
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chosen Governor for the three ensuing years,
o Judge of her highest Court, and Legislature
for the year ensuing The struggle is OF course
q desperate one, and we have had fears OF the
result. Recent adviccs have strongly tended TO
dissipate them. Gov. Curtin was electeu I'D
1860. after a most vehement struggle, wherein
his opponents polled within few hundreds OF
their vote for Buchanan in Sc, and larger
number than they ever gave at any time 10
anybody else. The poll was as follows:
Curtin. Repub. -. co. 400 Foster, Dem: 2S'
Curtins majority. ..-.........-.'o-'V''
In that contest, Mr.. Foster received the hearty
and unanimous support of the Douglas brech-
inridgc and Bell parties. The Lincoln strength
alone suficed to overcome them by the above
handsome majority.
We estimate the Union loss by absence in the
armies of the Union or by death in the National
service as just about balancing our majority OF
1850 Hence, the election Of last year showed
this result:
Cochran. Union.. .al5 SIG Slenker Dem. .el9,liO
Dem. majority .-.......-........10-f
That this majority will now be handsomely
overcome, we believe for these reasons:
l. The popular hopes of National triumph and
restoration are now far higher than they were one
year ago. Then many despaired of the Repub-
lie, and either voted for pcacc-at-any-price or
sulenly avoided the polls. Gettysburg ana
vcksburg operate strongly in favor OF Curtin
and the entire Union ticket.
III. The vote will be far heavier than lbs,
year-not less than $4,000 hoayier-and the
increase VIII be greatest in the Union strong
holds-Alleghen Lancaster, Bradford, Ches'
ter. Somerset. Erie Indiana, &c.-whcrc the
vote of last year was far below that of 1850.
We shall be disappointed if the Union gain on
last years vote in the counties above-naned
shall not exceed 10000
III. Philadelphia will do better for the Union
cause than ever before. In 1850 she gave Fos-
ter some 5000 majority: she will now give
Curtin nearly double that amount.
". Gov. Curtin is deservedly popular with
the Volunteers from his State, and has been In
detstigable in watching over their welfare and
ministering to their comfort. Many ofthem have
been discharged from the service for disability OF
on the expiration of their respective terms OF en-
listment ard are now at home to attest thei'
gratitude. His vote among the returned soldiers
will oyerleap all party lines, and the letters and
personal influence of the soldiers in camp or IL
the field will signally help him.
V. Finally, the attitude Of The present Demo
cratic leaders in Pennsylvania, their manifest
hostility to the War for the Union, their ire
pressble sympathy for the slayeholding traitors
and their willful blindness 20 the logic Of events,
must tell against them in the poll. Among
them are many inve,era,c Wings Of other days
whose sole attraction TO the Democratic stand
ard is the essential disloyalty Of It's uphoider'
Their candidate for Governor justified IN adj
vance rebellion for Slayey's sakc-in fact
prompted and impeled it. From the beginning
of the struggle to this day, be has uttered M
generous, inspiring word in behalf OF the Ma
,ional resistance to foul, wanton Rebellion. il
fact, his latest manifesto, endeayoring TO clcal
himself from the impuiaton Of secesionism
distinctly intmates that he holds the Republi
cans oulpablc for, and Of course the Rebels rela
lively innocent of, fomenting this horrible con
Aict carnage and devastation. His head seemi
a solid globe of Copper, utterly impenetTahie Il
truth and reason. he is to-day more essentially
Rebel than Alex. II. Stephens, Nice-PreAdeni
Of Dixie; for Stephens has attcsied that 'h'
Rebellion was without excuse, while WOODWARD
holds the exact opposite
We strongly, confidently anticipate Curtin
election, but we entreat the friends OF th'
Union cause TO rest in no false security. The
election of Woodward would be a terrible blow
to the National cause, and the very last cfor
should be made to avert even the possibility o.
such disaster. If there be single Pennsyl
vania voter now absent from his home, We
exhort him to prepare at once to be at The
polls at his proper district on the morning o!
Tuesday after next, no matter at what per.
sonal sacrifice. Let not vote be lost