Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-20
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
ADDRESS OF the National Union k1-
eeutITe Committee 10 the People
0fsfhe United States. q 11a
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eeutITe Committee 20 the People +
ofsthe United States. 2 aa4
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1I4 NEv YoRK, Oct IA, 1854 II,
Feglop Citizens: The elections of
Tuesday last give splendid auguries %
the result Of the Presidential contest,
now so near at hand The great Cen
trail States of the Union have pronounced
in unmistakable tones, their condemna-
ton of the principles, the purposes and
the candidates Of the Chicago Oonveu-
ton. Although the great issue waspre-
sented only indirectly for thsIT acaon, !
/ they have branded as false the declara-
ton Of that aSsemblage that the war
| for the restoration Of the Union has
proved a 4tfailure, and have stigmaa
tized, as unpatriotia and eowsEdlg, Us
| demand, made in the midst Of our most
lsplendid trium phs, for a /" cessAuon o.
hostilitiss, and a eonpromise with the
men WAC are assaihng, in, armed rebel
lion, the nation life.
Ia Pennsylvania, the old Keystone
Stste, although there was no State ticket
to arouse enthusiasm or stimulate ex-
ertion, the Union men have elected SIR
teen out Of the tcenty.fou saembers Of
/ .Hopgreas, secured 8 large majority IN
- branches Of the Legislature, and
~ the State by Popslar majority
- 80. "a. than FIFTEEN THoUsAND;. !,
! - - asio ,-ithout any special effort,
.bs TJs;on nan have elected sirtess
members Of Congr as out Ct nine:ssni
/ he Chicago candidate ior tns 'isa
Pr, sideBcy, George H. Pe'ealet9al mas
bssn soEerwhelmed in his or alss1ieti
| ali n. n, ointment leaders Of the s.nieago
n,ovs.,sn, - 20 dared to present | rem
selves for pnb,.e judgement, hare besn
Condemned by a. eisive verdietsi The
Legislature has lGr.'e uDlon majority
in both branches, shd H. 'ne osA'e a.
| large the Union cause has PgPulai
majority Of not less than EIGHf, iHos-
SAND. t
Is In Indiana, where the coppesheaas
made the most desperate and determined |
struggle, they have net the most sigma l
defeat and overthrow. Their orgaa;xa- /
tion Was perfect, their means abundant, |
and their efforts marked By the utmost |
syigos and determination. But they have |
been. attsrly roated, By the most decisive |
majority which ths State has given for |
many years. Although she had more
,.han 40, 900 soldiers in the field, from 4
whom Ihe opposition party bad withheld I
tie vi;gh, - vote, the Union men in that
raliafst Stat. S~se gained three mem
6ers of Copsras. AT Schuyler celfax |
back, 10 spite Of the nO. : % -. 80 -
forts 20 defeat him, 10 the seA 80 p
long adorned, chosen Union
tnre, reelected the gallant and patfl
Governor Morton by $4,000 msiority,
and overwhelmed, with the lasting stig-
ma OF popular condemnation, the Goa
spirators who had dared, in aid Of the re-
bsllion, to orgaaize upon her soil move
ment Of armed resistance to the consti-
sutlonal authority Of the United States.
fellov-citizsns-Th results nay
well hIl your hearts with confidence that
IN November the popular voice viii de-
mand that the Febeilion be crushed by
"foree OF arms, and that there be no
cessation ofhostilities until sha integrity
Of the Union il restored, and the snprem-
Aey Of the Constitution ia re-eatablisbed
oye: every foot of The National domain.
They leave 10 room for doubt ae 10 the
settled sentiment and parpose Of the
American people. The Union victories
Of Septefnbes in Vermont and Maine in
eiicate, uHmistaaablF, the feelings Of
New England New York has never
failed to sympathize in political ssnti-
msnt with Pennsylvania. Illinois al
ways votes wlgh Indiana, aud the over
uhelming majority ia Ohio renders GER
tain the verdict Of she mighty West
But take care that the very splendor |
of these victories does not beiray you
into fatal inactivity lie. them STINT
late Jou TO fresh exertion-nos luIl you
into false security. These contests are
only the preliminary skirmishes Of the
grand engagement The battle is Just
begun; it viii not be closed until the
last vote drops into the ballot-box at
sunset on the 9Th Of NsEsmber next.
Our opponents now will not abandon the
contest; they will only fight With the
greater desperation on account Of the
check they have sustained
( Besides this, il is not enough that we
secure victory. The Union cause de.
serves aud demands at our hands an
overwhelming triumph We owe it to
the flag we sefvei to the memory of the
noble hearts who have died in its de-
fense: to the heroes who are even now
rAllying, in blood and FIRE, to The rescue
of the starry folds, to put such brand
OF popalxr condemnation upon its foes
as shall Leave them neither heart nor
strength 10 asssil it from this time for
ward foreyeri
Signs, moreover, are not wanting that
the allies of rebellion, represented at
Chicago, are prepared, If the contest be
close, 10 resist the verdict CT the people
now, as il was resisted four years ago
BY armed rebellion. Threats Of such q
purpose have been freely uttered Sc
eret organizations, looking to snch a
movement, have been perfected. Arms
and ammunition have been secretly &C
eumulatsd in the Westera STATES And
| the Chicago Convention itself refused to
| adjourn sine die after its business had
been transacted. but on motion Of Wick
| life, of Kentucky, an open ally Of the
/ rebellion, and in imitation of the Jaeo-
bin clubs of Precautionary France, re-
solved itself in permanent body for
! the avowed purpose Of taking such steps
as emergencies might reqsirc between
nov and the 4th of March next To +
/ what do these preparations look, if not I
to a repetition oa Nor;hsrn soil Of the /
secession movement in the Southern /
States; to fresh attempts TO arouse re
bellion against the will Of the people, If
that will should be pronoaneed against
them
For these reasons, fsllow-eitizens, and
for every reason connected with the vel
fare, the honoF, the salvation of our be
loved country, is OF the utmost impor-
tance that you should give in November
an overwhelming majority for the Union
cause. With proper exertion you can
carry every loyal State in the Union for
the Union candidate Let that be the
aim Of yo1r efforts Be content with
nothing less Remember that the con
test IS not one for party ascsudxncy.
You are not fighting for party victory
The stake for which you are contend
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