Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-11-10
COLUMBUS, OHIO.
IY,e Result.

ut Is quite certain that ABRAHAM LINCOLN
has been elected, for the second time, Presi-
dent of the United States. 1t would be idle
to attempt, at this time, to explain the vari-
ous reasons and causes which combined to
produce this result but 1t is no exaggeration
TO say that something like the infatuation
frequently mentioned in the worlds history
as having taken possession of different peo-
Piles before finally committing their liberties
to the keeping of their enemies, possessed
ourpeople on Tuesday last, and drove them
into the suicidal act which willforever make
that day memorable in the calendar. Not
withstanding the facts that his administra-
tion for three years has been menace
against the liberty and life of every citi-
zen, and his future term promises nothing
better than the perfect accomplishment of
those menaces; despite all the arguments
furnished by his Administration, any one
of which would have been sufficient to
have ruined any previous Administration
ABRAHAM LINCOLN received the ind6rse-
ment' Of the people lie has abused, been
rendered indemnity for all his past offenses
and offered security for future usurpations.
Although the child unborn will rue the
voting of that day, its most fearful conse-
quences are more likely to fall upon those
Immediately instrumental in producing the
misfortune. Four years have demonstra-
ted, as clearly as it is possible for thing
to be demonstrated, that ABRAHAM LIN
an, ~ ie inoop,Datant tn uoaat tha nv traor,l;
nary exigencies of the time and the posi-
tion to which he was first accidentally ele-
waited. What there is to be hoped from him
In the future, aside from continued disaster
and still greater calamity, we confess our in
ability to perceive. The calamities produced
by the defeat of DOUGLAS in 1860 will be
aggravated by the defeat Of MCCLELLAN in
1854; and the result of the two can not fail
TO be such as win leave no room in the fu-
ture for further catastrophe.
The gigantic minority in the country,
who, inspired by the ancient love of liber-
ty and practical patriotism inherited from
a more glorious age of the Republic, made
the greatest and most gallant struggle that
could be made in behalf of Democracy and
free government, in the face of monstrous
fanaticism which ostracised them and COLI
demned their posterity to infamy--the De-
mocracy Of the United States have no self
accusing consciences to answer for the ca
lauiities which threaten the country. They |
have done their duty-done it nobly-and |
they have the satisfaction and reward which
the performance of sacred obligations in
variably brings. They can take their stand
IN history by the side of generations of
heroes and martyrs who have failed in the
grandest and holiest of causes.
The Democracy-still the great and only
break-water which shields and saves this
country from summary destruction-ac-
quiesce i'm the decision which fastens ABRA-
HAM LINCOLN in the Presidential chair, and
will bide its time. Amid the wreck ofthe dis
aster and defeat the flag still flies, and there
are still no signs OF Generalization or panic.
Honor survives, an undaunted organization
remains; immortal principles still live; and
with these to fight for and maintain, we
must gatherup the stragglers, and still hold n
the old fortress of Democracy as the base
for future operations.