The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-10-21
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It is now certain that John Brouah has 70
ceivsd considerable majority OF the votes o
the people OF Ohio within the State, and is
elected; that Mr.. Valandigham, with the
largest vote in his favor ofany defeated can.
dldate tor Governor in our political history,
has lalled to receive majority. This re
suit, to those who have given close attention
to the indications, is what has been sntIcps
ted; and, although it ls result which we
regret, it is not one SO far as it has been
| !airy heved, Of which we have any right
to complain. The people are the party in
crested and ifths people wa John Rrough
for their Governor, the principles which be
represents to he these upon which the State
Government is to be conducted. and the ma
tional policy which he advocates to he con
tnued and applied to themselves they have
a right to be gratiGed We hope he people
have had better reasons Tor voting for Mr..
Brough than we have been able to discover
better reasons than have been urged by
the organs Of the PARTY in power to influence
their sutf'rages; that they have baen Impell
ed neither by lear, nor by iansticsm nor by
party or personal interest; that they have
gone to the polls, not as slaves. nor as huck>
sters nor as madmen nor as party janisss
ries, but AZ ireenen faithful to their convlc.
tions and, il wrong, only wrong in being
honestly mistaken.
We hope. furthermore, that they will moi
be DISAPPOINTED in TIE administrator Of the
man whom they have elected; that their
Governor will be more faithful in practice
than he has been in doctrine CONSTANT; aud
that tie responsibilities Of official life will
lead him 10 knowledge o facts in our con
dition as State which, as a candidate, be
has seemed unable to comprehend. The
vote which Mr. Va.landigham has received--
given under such circumstances OF discourage
ment--will teach him and his advisers that
there is numerous, united, faithful and res>
olute minority in OHIO: a minority too
large 10 be overlooked ia respect to its infu
ence, too firmly united TO be sa ELY treated
with contempt. and too powerful 10 admit
the attempt to outlaw it as made up o. Grim
inas to be OF any avail.
The election OF Mr. Brough II we are to
Judge by its aniecedents-puts the Govern.
ment OF Ohio in the hands OF the Admins
tration at Washington. To prepare the way
| for this is the sum ard essence Of the doc
hinees urged by that gentleman and his col
aborators pending the election. The State
as body corporate and pulltic, endowed
with some oi the attributes of independence
must either disappear being merged in the
paramount sovereignty exercised by Mr.. Lin.
coin in the name Of the naion--or Mr..
Brough, the Governor sworn 10 support the
State Constitution, must become very dif.
erent thing from Mr. Brough the csnd date
OF party which ony recognized State exist
ence in fact, to condemn it as thing lllegit-
innate and foreign 10 the true theory OF our
| institutions.
J We have the right to assume that Mr..
I Brough the Governor will be the legitimate 0
succ ssor OF Mr.. Brough the candidate, lha,
his administration will exemplify the polit.
cal dugnas to which he has willingly com-
mtied himself; that his oath to support the
State Constitution will be constructed accor.
ding TO the la est party regulation. We may
therefore bid-we hope but temporarily leu
| to the State OF Ohio. From this time forth
the state Of Ohio" will be only territorial
not a political designation: The power
which the State OF Ohio once had to protect
| its citizens, has some time since disappeared
In electing Mr.. Brough, he people have
sanctioned this act OF d smantIcment. This
gone, there is little remaining for which to
contend; and the choice OF man who pub
licly told the people, in oider T. gain their
support, that il they did not elect him will
Iingly, force would hterpose to put him in
the place to which he aspired, seems to
remove all tbs obstacles which stood in the
way Of the work Of State annihiation. To
elect a man who threatened to be . dictator