Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-10-07
HINTS FOR THE CANVASS.

There are at least Oae Million pelsons who
are seveTally anxious to do something to pro-
mote and insure the success OF the Union cause
aud candidates in thu approaching election. -
Most Of them are legal vottrs, who, with another
million less zeaiOus, will vote, of course but
they wish 10 do more than thia. To this class
We present as the fruit of nany years expert
ence and effort in politics, the following sugges-
| tions
l. Leave all manner of violence, iluster,
browbeating and bowling to our adverearies. Ii
you see fl to attend any Of their meetings, or
witness thsir processiOns, mantain throughout
an attentive, respectful silence. Save US spec
tatOr or auditor you have no business there; if
| you hear or see what you oannnt abide, go
qdieily away. Leave them o monopoly OF the
roihaOy blsckguaIdism Of disturbing public
meetings, aud Of yeping ut the heels Of public
speakers.
II. Consider who, within your neighborhood
or the sphere Of your personal influence, are yet
undecided with regard 10 the vote they shall
cast in Novenber, aud devote your efforts 10
these Procure the beat joufna's documents,
&s, aud supply each Of this class with all they
will read. Do not crowd them. nor attempt TO
exact pledges, but supply them with ali the
reasons ut your command for voting with us and
leave badgerng aud importuniug them 10 those
who know no better
I III Whhlo uotnluB VI time OF energy OQ InOSe
whom you know to be at heart in sympathy
with the Rebels These would not be persuade d
though one rose from the dead The man who
tells you that he considers Slavery d good thing
that negroes are only 6t to be slaves, &c.. &c
lie too far gone for recovery in season for the
election, Sow no seed on such ground where
quick Ieturns are wanted.
~ Utterly, absolutely aud forever refuse to
have anything TO do with bnyiDg votes in any
| aTNa tu hal Vt aN.-a
run will buy belong 10 our adversaIies, and will
20 there at any rate. We do not need one Of
them; II We did, il were better 10 fail for lack
OF them lhan TO win by their help
| v. Devote your attention mainly to enlight-
ening the careless. arousing the lukewarm, in
teresting the indifferent, apj getting every vote
that honestly belongs to us, Here is where we
habtually fail When Henry Clay was beaten
for President by James X. Pok-a disaster
which the property of this City could have richly
afOi ded to pay Billion of Dollars to avert
there were Wing votes enough unpoled in this
State TO have changed the result But some
voters were on voyages; others IN foreign lands
still others looking for lands in Virginia or in
The West; while many were ceIgymen or sick
or stricken in years, or had some excuse or other
for not attending the polls whereby. we lost
,mm22 arT. r.S,s v.9 ,v-uqy rwenty Thousand
legal voters IN this State and THRICE that number
| iu'tue Union WnO VIII vote tue union ucket II
any, but who have not yet resolved to vote at
all. These votes We want aud you can help
secure one or more of them if you will. Aud
that is the chief end of the canvass
vi. Write to yeur UniOn relatives and friends
In the Amy and elsewhere TO inspire them with
zeal in the cause. A friends letter weighs far
more than the appeal of IN unknown writer or
speaker Send ballots to the soldiers from your
neighborhood who love and trust you, aud take
care that you seLd none that are not perfectly
correct. Every soldier or other friend who
loves you will welcome tie sight OF litter.
VII. Begin now to take precautions ngainst
illegal voting, Sciutinise the regislries OF your
ward or township, and be sure that the names Of
none who are dsad Of 90 longer residents are
Retained thereon Disregard oil whispers or
nudges thatso-and-sb are ''all right )" for they
arc not right if they can be persuaded to vote IL
legally. We have legal votes enough if we get
them out aud don't permit them 0 be nullihed
by Illegal pe as sure AZ can be when the rgi9-
.fy is s9sed lhat i qnptaius no palnes bpt bose
6i'el, ctprs entitled tb'vote at your poll We cau
win on these VIC shall lose il the result is de-
cided by frRud
VIII. 30 sure yep know at leaat week
before election how each vot0r is to reach the
polls, and that be ia 10 be there early in the day.
II this is left TO the dsy Of election, it win al