The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-10-21


mistakes in such a crisis when every.
thing was matter of experiment 2
II is true that in every war. aud cs
pccially in such II war rs this, there,
will bc moro orlcss of flnisapplication
of the public funds But as the war
continues, we soc more and more Of
improvements in this respect, and
were it to continue much longer, all
cause OF complaint would be remoy-
ell
HNs THE WAR FAILED
TITO" :. 10 a.,;I ehot th0 40, h""
been prosecuted four years and has
failed to accomplish its object: In
reply say, that the war has not con.
tinued four years. IL lacks eight
months of it, and if you will give
Grant and Sherman and Sheridan the
benefit of these eight months there
will be no one found to say that the
war has failed. (Great Applause }
Loyal people DO not now say that
There are some in Kentucky who say
it but there are some disloyal people
yet IN your State. The mass OF kon.
tucl,ians, however, are loyal, and they
have no idea OF closing the war TIA.
Til the country is saved. Did tho war
fail in saving Kentucky, or Marylanl,
or West Virginia, or Missouri, or
Tennessee. ur large part Of Louis
lana? Is that war iailure which has
placed the old banner in every rebel
lious State ? (Applause.) How was
it four years opu ? There was scarce.
ly regiment within command of the
authorities at Washington; the army
was scattered, and a partof it in Tex
rs was sGrrcnlcrCl to the ConIcdcra
cY bv traitor General our naval
and military forces were scattered be-
conl immrli1tc roach: The Baltimore
d Ohio Il lilropl was ia the h1nls o.
the rebels; we were almust boleaguer-
Ell in Washington; our arscnHls were
either robbed, or supplied with lin
tied munitions of war all our South.
crn forts were seized, except Fort
Pickcns and Sumter, and Fort Sam
ter finally fell.
Jr. Chase fully described the dcs.
titute aud prccarious position OF the
Government at that time and asked,
has the war been failure? GA the
contrary, behold the conqucsts that
have been made, and see the army
marching step Ivy step to the inevi-
table suppression of the rebellion. -
There is nothing like failure in all
this. (Applausc.l
WHAT OF MCCLELLAN?
1t is contemplated by some to give
tho command 10 IA General that Will
do tie work more successfully. But
admitting that he is in favor of tight
inc down this treason, he will be so
restrained by his party, and SO ham
pcred hy the platform which require
him to immediately stop hoatiltics,
that he cannot possibly do what he
personally might be disposed to for
the safety at the country. Look at
our afrie4 under Grant, Sherman
and Sheridan. suppose you 20 to
those armies and tell them to las
down their arms aud cease their war,
fare, would not the war then be II
failure in reality? How can they say
you fall when they propose to rs
nothing but q failureI
WHAT DO Tug PEOPLE sAY'
What do the people say in responsa
to this failure? What is the opinion
of Ohio? They have just spoken, in
: a voice of from 10000 to $4,000 ma,
iority, that the war has beeA giori
Gus success, and shall be prosecuted
till the last rebel submits Ap-
plausc | Indiana has given an over,
whelming majority to one Of the most
vigorous of our Governors, and that
gallant State laughs at the charge OF
failure against her heroic sons. Ap'
plause What says Pennsylvania
know that it is coatended that this
, State has not certainly given Uniou
majority, but | say that we have car
ried majority in both branches OF
the Legislature, and n majority OF til,
Common Councll Of Philadelphia, and
> that State can be pretty safely relied
2 upon, wheu the soldiers vote shall b,
I counted, giving about 10000 MAORI
: ty against the ''fllore" platform and
= for preserving the Union.
LtScoLN's Rg.ELECrIoS.
Whom we come to balance up thC
7 probabilities In reference to the elec
toral college, there can be no doub
n tof the result. You may count agalnS
Lincoln every doubtful vote aud tler'
II will he enough to eject him aud tc
I spare. iApplause. J | believe tina
: lby the Sth of November you viii fa,
| lthe people very nearly as unanimol
) as t..ey were when the FIRST gun W.
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