Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-09-22
THE CANVASS.


but the tide Is against them. They
make much noise, especially with their
powder, but they make no headwsy.-
There were more men willing to vote
their ticket the day after it was nomi-
mated than there are now; and more
now than there will be on the day of
election. Their equivocation respect
ing their platform hurts them badly
The people demand of a party that 1t
shall at least have faith in their own
principles and not be ashamed to own
them. When the Convention puts
forth one creed; its candidate another
plainly irreconcilable with the former;
and not even an effort made to efface
or explain their discrepancy, be sure
the fates are against them. Discus
sion must render their position more
and more awkward, less and less tena-
BILE. Their motley garb cannot abide
the rough handling of an earnest, stir
ring, vigorous campaign.
If the vote of the loyal States were
polled tomorrow, it would present ag-
gregates of just about Two Millions
for Lincoln and Johnson against ,Fif-
teen Hundred Thousand for Mcclellan
and Pendleton. But we must and shall
do better in November. An important
Union victory in Virginia would double
the Lincoln majority in several States
and increase it everywhere. On the
other hand, a staggering Union defeat
would diminish the Lincoln vote; but
it would take two or three stunning
blows in quick succession to remand us
to the gloom and paralysis of August
We even doubt if the rout and disper-
sion Of Grants army could do it.
Of the contested States, our hardest
work is to be done in Indiana and Hi.
nois, because the soldiers absent from
their homes in those States cannot vote
After all has been done that can be
in the way of furloughs, we must beal
up against net loss of at least ter
thousand in the popular vote of each
Of these States for want of Soldiers
Voting act. We can stand this since
Atlanta; but only last month these two
States would have gone for Mcclellan
We had supposed New Jersey NOR
ally sure to go against us; but hel
Unionists say No-they can and viii
carry it, Their works honor their faith
From end to end, the masses come forth
to hear Unionist speakers and respond
to their appeals. We reckon that one
hundred Lincoln meetings were held
in this State last week, and that the
number is rapidly rising to five hun.
dred per week. 1t may be one thou
sand before November. In spite of a
heavy loss by the absence of soldiers
New Jersey will poll more votes fol
Lincoln this year than she did in 1860
BY the way: Is there not some Nc
Clellanite so hardy as to attempt to an
swer this question--If the soldiers are
mainly on your side (as you say) why
has no single Legislature Of your party
ever passed an act enabling them to potei
1t surely is not a'party's custom to dis
franchise men who were ready and
eager to vote for it.
Let there be no blind trust that all
will come out right We shall triumph
because we shall deserve to triumph
We shall SOW the land broadcast with
Union newspapers and documents, and
shall reap therefrom harvest of loya
votes. And when the result shall have
shown that the Unionists stand firm as
rock, meaning to have peace tha
will endure, tnat peace will be close a
hand.