Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-10-13
The Elections.

The result of the elections III the States OF
Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana, is less
discouraging than many were led to be-
lieve night before last, by the comparative
results in this District Here, although we
reduced the Abolition majority of last
year about three thousand, the Democracy
were unable to overcome the powerful
combination of shoddy and fanaticism
against them. The Administration had
determined to defeat Mr.. Cox in the Sew
enth District, and bIr. PUGH in the First,
and it succeeded. SHELLABARGER and EG-
GLEsToN will take the places in Congress
heretofore occupied by Cox and PENDLEToN!
"What fall is this, my coantrymen."-
But from the authentic returns now begin
ming to come in, the Democracy have made
heavy gains in every District in the State,
and greatly reduced the stupendous and
fraudulent majority for BRoUGH last fall
We tell the Administration placemen that
the Democracy of Ohio have not abandoned
the field, nor do they intend to abandon it;
but, encouraged by the immense gains they
have made, they will go forward and give
the Electoral vote of this State TO the Hero
Statesman, GEORGE b. MCCLELLAN, whose
popularity is much greater than any local
or State ticket.
From the best data in our possession, we
are convinced that the Abolition majority
in this State will not be over t,centy thousand,
which will be gain of forty thousand for
cir 1oc Tho A holt
tion leaders in this city, we learn, do not
claim the State by more than twenty-five
thousand. There is notable change in the
countenances of the Loyal Leaguers since
Tuesday night, and they are exceedingly
melancholy and lugubrious. The spirit of
the Democracy has, in view of these en-
eouraging returns, become exceedingly
buoyant, and they look upon the assured
election of MCCLELLAN in November as
sufficient recompense for local losses in
Ohio.
From PENNsYLvANIA-the great Old Key
stone of the Union-there comes the cheer
ing intelligence that in spite of cart-loads
of greenbacks and all the corrupt appli-
ances OF the rotten Administration at Wash
ington, there has been given a round ma
jority for the Democracy. The dispatches
we receive from Abolition sources concede
flvethousand majority; hut we are confident
that more complete returns will greatly
augment the majority. This result in Oc-
tober ENSURES the overwhelming triumph of
MCCLELLAN in that State in November, and
"as goes Pennsylvania so goes the Union"
MCCLELLAN will carry. a majority of the |
votes of the Pennsylvania soldiers in No |
vember, and these, added to his home ma
jority, will secure the Stately forty thous-
and majority.
The Abolitionists yesterday morning
claimed INDIANA by forty thousand majori-
ty; at noon they claimed twenty thousand;
and last night they claimed no more than
ten thousand. If MORTON has carried the
State by less than twenty thousand, Indi-
ana is sure for MCCLELLAN in November.
MORTON received thousands of votes for
himself which would never be cast for
LINCOLN; and besides, it is quite certain
that bis majority, whatever it may be, was
secured by the most astounding frauds
ever perpetrated in this country. In
indianapolis alone, where MORTON is
reported to have gained -four aous-
and, there is sufficient evidence of fraud to
defeat better party than the Abolition
corporation. These frauds cannot be re-
peated in November and we can count In
diana among the States certain to cast their |
electoral votes for the hero, not the joker,
ofAntietam.
AS the smoke of battle rises from the field,
there Is abundant evidence that instead of !
susfalnlng defeat, the Democracy have
good reason to rejoice over substantial
victory. Another month viii work won
ders.-it win confirm the glorious prospect
now before the countryside prospect of /
being rslcased from the base reign of SER
vitudo whioh for four years has rested like
an'incubas upon the nation.
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