Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1864-10-18
Indiana, Ohio and PenRsyiva-
MIA Elections.

We scarcely expected to announce
this week more than q favorable
union triumph in Ohio upon the late
observation-disclosures and Pennsylvania
doubtful at least. IN the latter State
the heavy Government contractors
congregate, most of them Copper
heads and avowed traitors, there be-
ing no way for Government to avoid
giving contracts to such. These men,
constantly arrayed against the adj
ministration with all their power of
language, money and men, have done
much damage to the union cause,
sinking the home vote to almost a
minority.
Indiana, the center of secret treas
on for years, collapsed at last--the
secret lodges of traitors being expos
ed and near 100 of the leaders being
put under arrest for cooperating with
Jeff. Davis and arming the Copper
head masses with guns for resisting
the draft and making civil war. 1t
was fortunate explosion, not only
for Indiana but for Illinois and Other
Western States.
I Ohio has been in loyal training
and OF her nothing was expected but
such a union majority as has follow
ed.
Pennsylvania and Ohio allow their
soldiers to vote, SO that these States
are as safe for Lincoln as Wisconsin
or Vermont. Indiana, never before
her legislatures loyal, have refused
to enact laws allowing her soldiers to
vote, though according to the late
election results, this State too will
cast full 25, 900 majority for Lincoln.
Tie last news from Pennsylvania
is telegraphed by Gov Curtin and
ra-affirms a union majority on the
home vote Of about 1000, which, with
the soldiers vote, may run up to 49,
600. The union majority in Ohio
Inay exceed $4,000 on the homeyote,
and of Indiana 20, 900
But the most important results of
these elections are in the increased
majorities OF union men in their legis-
latures, the addition Of q large num-
Der of union judges Of courts and the
increase of union members Of Con-
grssss to represent those States. The
increase of union members of Con-
gress for these three States is estima-
ted above forty-the decrease of cop
perhead members the same, includ-
ing the defeat of most of the leaders,
as Cox, Pugh, Long and Pendleton,
Showing that as compared with the
Congressional elections of so, the
peace measures of these avowed ene-
mics to the constitution as it is and
the union as whole are unpopular
with the people. The vote shows
that, not only is treason unpopular,
but that keeping company with trail
tors is unpopular, so that Mcclellan
in bad company must share the same
fate with such bad company.
Though the defeat of Mcclellan at
the November election is certainty
as pledged by these elections, bare
defeat upon a feeble adverse MAORI
ty would still be success to the
SOUTHEAST as would be a drawn bat
tie; and though bare triumph of
Lincoln upon feeble majority would
be virtual defeat in many respects,
it becomes every union mai, to work
all the harder, and vote sli the surer.
Let the aggregate popular MAORI
ty of Lincoln be. a riIlion if possible,
for the greater the majority the har-
der the blow at the rebels and the
sooner must come the day of peace
and restored Union.
The people rightly can see no peace
and union in the Mcclellan platform
can see no failure IN the war, and
will elect Lincoln and johnson.