Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-11-25
The People are Loyal.

After the October elections some o
the republican newspapers headed thu
returns Union" and "rebel" We wer,
solemnly assured that there was at leas
1900 majority against the rebels" il
Pennsy lvania on the home vote. Thu
same papers had told US a little befor,
how many rebels were elected to tht
Connecticut legislature. Since th'
presidential election the general tone 0
the party press has considerably moder
ated. although some republican orator.
and newspapers are still al such a rec
heat of animosity as to characterize the
Opposition party as traitors. This is not
only an offanse against / b ordinary
courtesies ofpublic life, but against truth
itself. Look at il: the entire vote for
president just cast was about $500, 900
of which 2000,000 were given to Mr.
Lincoln 100000 to Gen. Mcclellan
"a difference of but 100000, or eight
per cent of the whole vote. This is the
aggregate majority as nearly as it can
now be computed it is likely to be re,
duced to 100000 rather than raised to
100000. 1t is sufficiently small at least
to moderate all party arrogance and dis
pose the successful party TO magnanimity.
The point we now make of it is this
the rebellion is not supported by forty
six voters out of every hundred in the
free states and the loyal men Of h t
country are not in the meager and ptiful
majority of 100000 in a vote of nearly
four millions. The supposilion is false.
absurd, monstrous. And what a repre-
sentation is it to put before the rebel
leaders, that nearly half the voters of thu
North are on their side and would fight
for them if they were not cowards.-
And what statement to make to for
eign powers. Why should they not in
terfere, in the interests of civilization, to
stop the useless efTuson of blood if the
whole South and hall the North are for
disunon? 1t needs but this plain state
ment to show the wickedness and folly
of all such party abuse. That the cop
perhead faction prefer the success of the
rebels TO the success Of the government
u p its emancipation policy is clear
enough, but this is not true Of any con-
siderable number of the democratic party.
Let any man look around upon his dem
ocralic neighbors, and see how many he
can fix upon that he can honestly write
down traitors to the country. No, let US
drop all such malignant partisanship it
lis { a | S e, unhealthy, subversive Of all
sound political morality, and dangerous
to the public welfare. If the Union is
saved it will be by the right arms of
republicans and democrats united. The
republicans cannot save it alone, and it is
madness for them to repel from the COM
mon cause those who have honestly vo-,
ted against the administration.
The spirit which the president has
manifested towards the opposition since
bis recollection is most admirable. He
said to those who called TO congratulate
him on the result, the other night:
snow that the election is over, may
not all, having a common interest, reun-
lite in a common effort to save our COM
mon country For my own part have
striven, n d shall continue to strive,
to avoid placing any obstacle in the way.
So long as l have been here, l have not
planted thorn in any mans
bosom. While I am deeply sensible to
t b high compliment Of reelection.
and duly grateful, as / trust, to Almighty
God for having directed my country-men
to right conclusion, as think, 70 r.