Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-11-22
The Election.

have been defeated, and Abraham Lincoln
elected President Of the United States for
another four years.
Therefore the country must prepare it, |
self for another four years Of iDterminhtle |
and incessant wsr-aDother four years |
reign Of blood and devastation. Draft will |
follow draft, and our able bodied men will
be dragged Of South to face an exasperated
and freGEied foe, TO ANGUISH aud die by
thousands in the pestleDtal sWamps of the
southern latitude Our Latiopal debt, ell.
ready enormous, will lie more thsn tbrio-
bled and our present burdensome and ex-
! tortlOuste taxation increased in the same
proportion. Aod the FINAL severing wedge
will be driven between the States Of the
Union. and a desp1tism established 10
place Of our once glorious aud happy re-
public
These may seem strong predictions 10
some Of cur readers, but they will remem-
Der cur predictions four yesrs sgo, when
| Abraham Linccln first assumed the reins
of government. We then forstold what
| has since occurred. 1t is true We were
! ridiculed at the time and set down as false
prophets by many, but subsequent events
sustained our view Of the sulject. And
now, while we firmly believe that all We
| have predicted az the fruits of Liucoln's
reelection to the Presidency will certainly
fall upon our unfortunate country, at the
same time We most sincerely hope that We
may be mistaken. None Of the most ar
dent friends Of Mr.. Lincoln would rejoice
more heartily than We would to see our
country saved from the Appealing fate that
seems SO imminent ard unavoidable. We
most fsrvently hope that we may be false
prophets this time, and that Abrsham Lin.
coin AMI bis triumphant party will take
warning from the ! asst and not Plunge Us
deeper into the fearful mselstrom of civil
war that is rapidly swallowing up our peo-
pie and destroying our national existance,
and return to the principles Of tho eonsti-
tutiOn in the administration Of the govern.
meEt in the prosecution Of the war.
We need net tell cur readers that we did
all in our power to prevent the election Of
Mr.. Lincoln and the Republican candi-
dates. Despite our efforts and the efforts
Of every supporter Of the old constitution
handed down to US for cur guidance by the
fathers of the republic, the calamity has
fallen upon US.
We shsll not attempt to discuss at length
which for the sake Of ourselves, and our
families, and our poor, bleeding country,
we lament.
: Our dOfeat was brought about by various
means. First Lincoln had some two hum
, dred Thousand ofhce-holders whose interest
: it was to secure his re- election. Tn en-
a there was vast army Of shOddy oOutrAc-
= tors and other stipendiaries upon the pub
4 lie treasury whose occupation would havt
y been gone had George Mcclellan beer
= elected And then the farmers have
been receiving high prices for their pro
duce during the past season, while tht
8 great ABUNDANCE ef greeuback created &
feticicus show Of prosperity amongst other
: of our Industrial classes as we'll as oul
business men and merchants. Thus mer
= have been blinded to the appalling dan.
= gers that menace our country, and render
ed insensitle Of the hJw Of fratern blood
= and deaf to the lamentations Of fathers
mothers, wives and children over the
i slaughtered dead, by sordid desires. self
interest. CfH,ial positions and piles G
greeubacks, which may be worthless al
the paper upon which they are printed be
= fore the close of another year and fAstene'
= four wears more of woe upon the nation
, which we fear will prove fatal.
But as much as We deplore the result ot
!. the late election, believing as we do il
e submission to the will Of tue majority ber
expressed fairly and conetitutiOnslly, We
: bow t. the mandate tat has gone forth
4 from the ballot box, and shall render t
4 Abraham Lincoln and bis Administration
$ for the next four years the support roquir
> ed By the constitution of good and ioya
- citizens, reserviug to ourselves, however
o tn privilege Of expressing our homes
e views in opposition to acts which We shal
o deem wrong and inimlcal to the great fuu
:. damensal principles Of free government ant
h guaranteed rights.
N In conclusion, We would cay to our Dem
y ocratic friends who Rave labored with u
es to avert this great calamity that has falle
upon tue nation, be Of good cheer. A
r. dark and discoursging as may appear tn
I. future, there is yet hOpo that the peopl
ne may return to their reason and re-estat
}; lish the government upon a constitution
D" basis. Therefore, let Democrats stan
y firm. Let them be true to themselve
K. true to their obligations as citizeue, an
I'D true to their principles, and they mey ys
rs be able 10 preserve the semblsnce of a fire.
+ government. At least let them be prepar
er ed for the future and commit them to Z
be new theories, and wait for the approach
events that may place it 10 their power
al arrest the destruction of the country au
at unhOly and appalling slaughter of our pc
D. pie.
- Hon. 8. X. Casey.
v, Among the numerous victims Of I'll