Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-17

the fesss eslss9as VI General Ac6sIsa an tia hsa.
cratic ticket has done nobly.
In the gallant Volunteer State tf Indiana. vbers
Democratic Legislature has not permitted her soldiers
to vote the great civil victory Of yesterday s truly as
tonshing at once inspng tho Union hearts Of the
NORTH where col fsss some doubt was felt for the
recollection Of Governor Norton, and crushing to tho
last hope OF the Peace Democracy In the Northwest
P.om the New York Tribursl
Pennsylvania has probably gwen Us small majority
on the homo vote, which thai of the army will largely
increase The gains reported in our teegrsphic des
patches are gains the Governor vote of last year,
when soldiers voted save at their respective homes.
Now they vote In camp and hospital and of course are
not furoughed to 60 home so that there Is generally
ZION loss the home vote rs compared with that for
Governor last year; but all that will be reganed In the
army vote. We cannot doubt that this will carry the
Union popular msory qIte up to that ofas year. in
surDg the gain Of several Representatives in Congress.
PENN ylvania Ia cafe snougn for the November con-
test. q
Indiana has surpassed all expectations. We barely
hoped for Governor kortons election, yet considered
the chance decidedly against him OF the neV-
table loss of the sold ers' Boz Governor Merton
has very large gains in all the returns which have
reached US, and is reported elected by 90.
900, majority. Or course this s partly guess work,
but the estimate Ia justified by the returns
Rejoice with US feowciiz an for ,hs October cleo.
tons have conolusively settled the Presidential quss
The rebellion doomed, the Union must triumph,
slavery Is 10 die and LLcoln and Johnsons election
next month is assured. Let ~ all "rally round the
fsg" and their majority the popular vote and
| in Congress overwhelming.
TIE DEMOCRATIC TRIUMPH.
From the New York World (DemOcrsacl
PsnnsyIvsniA is redeemed Toe Republican hold on
Ohio Is broken, AID Iadiana, too b shaking herself
tree from the grip Of her oppressors.
Our returns from all these States of course nre In
complete, but more than enough appears from our
dstpatchea OF hand TO show that the Republican ma
jority OF fifteen thousand In Pennsylvania two years
ago 10 wiped out and DsmoOIs.io sscendsncy Of q,
least ten thousand more in the popular vote assured
Even 10 Philadelphia, vhsrs zee money Of the ADJ
nlnstration hsa been poured out Ike watsT, HhsEe
Republican 70 from Safes have been colo
aE,d and Nhsie Al lfs@suAs Republican ssiu sps
assn,ly predicted ~ our oppsRsnIs, 70 haze Dsne-
From ,te etbsr end ei the Keystone State the neWe
is quAly cheering Autkbauy 1oppsy abe 80 LaIsi
Democratic gain VI more than 5000.
Tie nteror toWns and counties, too, come 70 the res.
cue. Almost every where We have news Of small or
large Democratic gans which In lie st gsegs.e will roll
up gplsndidly.
TIE gerry wandering Of the State by the Republicans
Two years ago had led Us 10 expect the defeat of sevs.
raj If beet ooDgressmer This may Jet be The
l. will OF course, efeos the popular vote In
Nosembsr 30 lar the Republican plos co not succeed
but yet even tn poor and disgraceul victory
claimsa by them And Of the soldiers vote, which yet
remags be counted, whatever may be for local f.
GERS beyond doubt lt will be heape1 up great ma.
iorty for Mcclellan four weeks hence.
Tie Keystone Safe yesterday declared her choice
for Mcclellan by nifty thousand majority.
Ohio too fesls the swelling Of tide; and although
there TOO, the tame interruptions gerrymanderiDg Of
Congressional districts may lose In the House some
Of our best MEMBERS the cespatch,s from Republican
sources grbled, iAss aud partial as they are disclose
vast Dsmoo aEc gan On the popular vote. We shal
90 surprised II The Republican m oriLy OF one Hundred
and enc thousand Is NOS cut down 70 twenty-five thou
sand or less.
Fiom Indiana we havs no trustworthy dispatches
Those Mhch We have received are from Republican
sources, and are doubtless supervised and ooosored
by the military authorizes in Governor hortOns ia
Vor.
We hope TO have private dispatches from credible
and responsible parties III that to-day. Governor
Aortou has strength with the soldiers, aud none but
Repub loan soldiers have been permitted 10 return 10
tue sa;e 10 vote Indianapolis day as completely
subjuga!ed city as Memphis; but the towns aud ooun-
lies a redeem the SsGe LIST Our frienos bear Ia mind
thai tie vote in IndiaGs 10 day asturts the Hoo
ssr 8 a:s Tor Mcclellan BY twenty i've thousand ma
jority.