Nebraska advertiser., 1864-12-15

he year is Gen. ShermaE's attempted
march of 500 miles directly through the
in.urgen, region Il tends to show a
great increase Of our relative strength
that our General-in-Chie should feel
aba to confront and hold in check every
active force Of the enemy and yet TO de-
iaeh a we'll appointed army to. move on
such an expedition. The result not yet
being known conjecture in regard 10 1t
is not here INDUCED. Important move
meuts have also occurred during the
year to the effect of moulding society for
durability in the Unien. although short
of complete success it Is much in,ihe right
direction that $4,000 ciuzens IN each Of
the Sla,es of Arkansas and louisiana
have organized loyal State Governments
with free constitutions and are earnestly
struggling 10 maintain and administer
uher. The movement in the same d.
r~ection, more extensive, though less def
I mite in Missouri, Kentucky and Tennes-
see should not be overlooked but Mary
land is secure to liberty Union for all the
future. The genius of rebellion viii no
more claim Maryland-lik another foul
spirit being driven OUT. 1t will seek TO
tear her, but it will WOO her no more.
At the last session OF Congress a pro.
posed amendment. of the Constitution,
abolishiDg slavery throughout the United
States, passed the Senate. but failed for
a lack Of a two-third vote in the House.
| venture to recommend the passage Of
the measure al the present Congress.
The most reliable indications Of the
public purpose in this country is derived
through our popular elections. Judging
by the recent canvass and lis r~esalts,
the purpose Of the people within The 10y
al States 10 maintain the integrity Of the
! Unio0 was never more firm.
The extraordinary camness and good
order wilhswhich the millions Of voters
met and mingled az the polls, gave
strong assurance of this. Not OILY
| those who support the Union ticket 50
called, bu, a great majority Of the
oppoi.rg party also may be fairly
claimed tO'be ac:ua'ed by the same Pur.
pose. lis an unanswerable argument
hat no candidate for any Office whatev-
er-high or low, has ycntured to seek
votes on the ayowal hat was for giving
up the Union.
While it is melancholy to',refect that
the war has filled sOmany graves, an
caused mourning 10 so many homes, it is
some relief to know that, compared
with the surviving, the fallen have been
SO few. While corps and divisions brig
AIDES and regiments have formed and
taught and bled, and gone out of exis-
~tence, q great majority of the men who
composed them are sill living. The
same is true of the Naval service. The
election returs prove this. SO many
States regularly holding elections, both
now aud four years ago, to-wit: Cali
f%ornia, Connecticut. Delaware, Illipois,
Indiana. Iowa. Kentucky, Maine, Mary
land, Massachusetts Michigan, Mime
sofa, Missouri, New Hampshire.
New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Ore
gon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island. Yer
mont. West Virginia and WISCONSIN cast
1882, OIL votes now agains. 3,77O.222
cast then, showing an aggregate now of
3,39S2Il, to which is to be added 50.
762 cast now in the now states of Kan
sas and Nevada, which States did not
vote IN 1861 lpus swelling the aggregate
10 a., 075, 773, and tho net increase du-
ring the three ysars and a half Of war to
1881. A table is appended showing
particulars.
To this. again, should be added the
number of al soldiers in the field from
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jer-
seq, Delaware, Indiana, Illinois and Cal
~ifornia, who, by The laws OF those States,
could not vote away from their homes,
and which number cannot be less than
g 10000. Nor yetis this all. The num-
Der IN organized Territories is triple
now what il was four years ago, while
thousands-white and bIack-join US as
the national arms press back the insur-
gentlines. So much is shown afirma-
lively and negatively be the elecli on.