The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-12-14

ncvet morc FIRM nor moro nearly unaniinoua
Ihan INV. Tho extraordinary camncss
and gvUd order with whivh tho millions
OF VOTERS met nnl mingled at She polls
gave strong assurance Of this MT only ~
all those who supported the Union ticket
so-Oalled, liut "A great majority of the op.
pOsion party alau; may bo fairly claimed
Ia entertain aud to he actuatcd by the
sane purpose. II is an uiahswerablo ar.
gmncrt 10 this effect, that no candidate
Tor any Office whatever, high or low has
Vcittuled TO spok votes Ua the avowal
that be was TOR giving up the Union
Tnero have been much impngning of mo.
tiyes, and mnch heated controversy ae ~
tho proper means and better means of ad-
Tancihg the Union cause, hut IN Mo dis.
! tinct issuo OF CniOn or no Cnion the poll.
ticinBs have SHOWN their instructive knowl.
edge that there is no diversity among Mo
people IN awarding 10 tho people the fair
opportunity Of showing one to another and
To- the world this lirnness anl nnanimity
of purpose. The election has been Of
vast value to.tho National cause.
Tho election has exhibited another fact
not less valuable TO bo known, the fact
that we do not approach exhaustion in
the most important branch of tho National
resources that OF Living Mcn. Wade 1t
is melancholy to reflect that the war has
filled ~ many graves and caused mourn
lug To So msuy homes, it is some rcief to
know that compared with the surviving,
the fallen havo heon so few. While corps
and divisions anil brgatos AMI regiments
have formed and lUught, aud dwindle ]
and gone out Of existence great MAORI.
~ of tho men who composed them are
I,,st,. IA. = ,,l a
service. The election returns prove this.
So many voters coald not else bo found.
Tho States rcgularly holding elections
both now aud four years ago, to wit:
California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massa
chusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont,
West Virginia aud Wisconsin, cast 1882
oil votes now, against 1870, 222 cast then
showing an aggregate now OF 3,3932ll, to
which is to bo ldcd 331G2 cast now in
tho new States Of Kansas aud Nevada
which States did not vote IN 1860, thus
swelhng tho aggregate TO 4,075,7T3, net
increase during tho three years and half
Of war Of lt5,T5l. A table is appended
showing particulars. To this again should
be added tho number OF all soldiers IN tho
field, from Massachusetts,, Rhode Island,
New Jersey, ID ylawre, Indiana, Illinois
and California, who by the laws OF those
States, cUuhl not vote away from their
hO ncs and whUlI number cannot be less
than 10000. Non yet is this all Tho num-
Der IN tho organized territories IL treble
what Il WAS luur years ago while thou
sands, white and black, are added as the
national armies press back insurgont lnes.
So mitch IL shown alhrmativ0ly and neg
ativoly by tho election. 1t is not material
10 inquire how the increase has been pro
duced or 10 show that it would have been
greater but t0r the war. which IL probably
true, The important fact remains demon
strated that We hlVo moro men now than
when the war began, that we are not ex
hausted. nor la process of exhaustiUn; that
We urc gaining strength. and may, il need
be, maii in the contest indeiin ,ly. AS to
men, material resources, they arc now more
complete aud abundant than ever. Tho na-
tioual resources then are une Exhausted. and
we buliove, unexhaustabc. Tho PublS
Propose to re-establish aud maintain tho
national authority is unchanged, and AZ We
believe, Interchangeable.
TuE coNTISuANeg OF THE WAR.
The manner of continuing tho efforts re-
main to chance. On careful consideration
OF all tho evidences accessible IL socms to
me no attempt at negotiations with tho in.
surgouts could do any good. lilo would
accept nothing short ol tho serverence of
the Union. Ills declarations to that cffrc,
are explicit and oft repeated. Not attemt-
ing to deceive, ho affords us no excuse to
deceive ourselves. We cannot voluntarily
yieht between him and us tho issue is
distinct, simple and iutlexibc It is an is.
sue which can only b. tried by war, and
decided by victory. II wo yield wo are
beaten; ii the Southern pooplo fail him he
is beaten; either way il would DO tho VIC.
tory and defeat following war,
What is truo, however with him who
hsads tho insurgont cause is not necessari.
ly tTIo o. those who follow. Although he
calm 1t rocede, they can. Some OF them we
know desire peace aud reunion. Thoy can
at any m1ment have peace simply by lay
ing down their arms and submitting 10 tho
national authority under tho Constitution,
After SO n.uoh, the government ould not.
II II would, mainlaln war against thom; the
loyal people would not sustain or allow it,
ii on some questions they should complain,
We should adjust them by peaceful means
Of legislation, conferences, courts and
votes. operating only in constitutional aud
lawful channels.
Some otitcr possible questions would b0
beyond the Executive power to Just, for
instance tho admission OF membors into
Congress-, aud whatever might require the
appropriation Of money The Executive
power itself would be greatly disninishcd
10y tho cessation of actual war pardons
aud remssons OF forfeiture, however,
would still be within Executive control. In
what spirit and temper this control would
lac exsrcisod can bo fairly Judged by the
past. A year ago general parden and
amnesty upon specified terms were offered
Ga all expect certain designated classes. and
il was made known that the excepted
olasses Eere still within the contemplation
OF special clomency. During tho year many
avalled themselves of the general provisions
and mary more waited only that tho signs
OF bad faith in some lad to suoh precau
tionary measures as rendered the practical
process lcss easy and oert,in At tho same
tmo, also special pNr,lons havo boen grant.
ell to individuals Of tho excepted GLASSES
and no voluntary application has bSon do
MED.
Thus, practically, tho door his for full
year boen open to all but such ne woCe moi
ln coOdit;ou q maze treo chpiol, that ia,
were in custody OF un Tor restraint. Il il
still OpOn hut the timo may oo,nl, probably
will cOm, whom pWbio dnty shlll olaim it
bT o'Osad, aud IA Ire vigorous m"asures
than heretofore shall b adopted, la pre-
Sonting tho ahan lnnmant of arn1l epst.
anc } 10 tllS nation Al authority on the mari