The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1864-10-15
The October Elections,

On tuesday last the annual State elections
took p ace in Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylva
mia, and true to its we'll earned reputation
Tor misrepresentation and perverson, the
telegraph announces sweeping Abolition vic
tories in all of these States, with large gains
on the vote of former years, as well as in
members of Congress The Democrats of
the Pacific coast are not disappointed at the
reception of this news. Ia fact they had
long since made up their minds, that what
ever the result Of the elections, that under
the manipulation Of its Abolition managers,
it would announce complete Abolition tri-
umph. This was necessary to sustain the
dropping spirits of the party on this coast,
that was becoming inert and parayzed on
account of the popularity of the Chicago
nominations. Therefore Democrats were
not unprepared for this anuouncement-they
looked for it. and had the telegraph told the
frozen truth to start with, and confessed that
Pennsylvania bad gone Democratic, as she
undoubtedly has, it would have been a
stretch of honesty wholly unaccountable and
unlocked for.
1t is still fresh in recollection land the files
Of the Sac. Union show it,) that in 1862,
the telegraph announced the success of the
Lincoln State ticket, in Pennsylvania, by
$4,000 ma GRITTY, when at tho same time the
Democracy bad carried the State by 5000
votes. Large majorities were also claimed
in Indiana and Ohio, with the largest portion
of the members of Congress elect, when the
facts were that the Democracy had achieved
brilliant victories in both Of those States.
If it was found necessary to lie so eyre
eiousl about the result of the elections 10
those States then, how much more important
to the Abolition party is it now, on the eve
of Presidential election, that the fraud
should be repeated on a more exaggerated
scale. No matter if the fraud be exposed a
week hence; it was big point to announce
a complete victory to the faithful, that their
hearts might be fired for the November con-
test. 1t was something to have the first yell,
and to burn the first powder
1t was necessary to show that all of those
States were for Lincoln, as the loss of either
would jeopardize his election; and hence,
although it was conceded at Harrisburg,
Pennsv lvania, at noon, on the 10Th inst,
that the Democrats had carried the State,
yet dispatch was trumped up bearing the
same date, claiming an Abolition ma ority
of 100000 and then tie telegraph line COM
vepienty broke.
We have every reason to believe that
Pennsy lvania has gone Democratic by very
decided majority, aud that the fact will be
demonstrated in few days. The result in
Indiana will be closer-but the State is cer-
tain for a handsome majority for Mcclellan
in November. Ohio has not been claimed
for Mcclellan, and we do not suppose has
gone Democratic now; but the true result
will show that the gallant Democracy of that
State have made a splendid fight, and re'
duced the heavy Abolition majority of last
year by many thousands.
The cause of Mcclellan is strengthening
from day to day. He is strong in the aztec.
ton and confidence of the American people,
who intend to place him in the Presidential
chair by their votes. The weak invention OF
counting him out by lying kilograms, wont
10.
LArER.-Before going to press we have
dispatches to the 13th-one day later. So
far as heard from the Pennsylvania Demo
cracy had made gain on last years vote Of
10000, and carried the State by handsome
majority. Hip. Three times three, and a
tiger.