The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-10-20
The Recent Elections

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We had received but partial returns from
the elections held in the States of Indiana,
Ohio, and Pennsylvania. These were the
one sided exagerations of the Telegraph
under the manipulations Of abolitionists,
and of course were far from reliable
We did suppose however that they were
near enough the truth to blast with disap-
pointment, all hope that these States could
be carried for Mcclellan in November
Such however now seems not to be the
case This State has undoubtedly been
carried By the most unblushing frauds
The vote at Indianapolis was as large as
legitimate vote would have been in q
city of so, 000 inhabitants. while it is noto-
rious that it does not contain more than
10000 aside from the military, and other
transient persons not entitled to vote there
The fraud at that precinct alone was not
less than 5000 votes Then the rascality
and partiality shown in furloughing sold
iers home to vote, cheated the dem ocracy
out of at least 10000 to $4,000 more
As sample of the way the thing was
done, We call attention to the letter pub.
lished by us last week, from a portion of
the 18th Ind. Battery, and lso TO the fol-
lowing extract from letter written by a
member Of the 9th Indiana Battery, to
tie Fl, Wayne Sentinel:
The course agreed upon was this:
For the commanding officer of a regiment
battery or detachment to send certain
number Of men to the medical director of
the post, who would send then, to hospi-
tai as sick and coEraiescent soldiers, and
then he would grant them SICK fur
!ongh"' Cute, weren'tit? Our battery
comprises about sixty men; the number to
be made sick was limited to forty. That
many could not be spared, so thirty strong,
stalwart men were ordered to report at
such hospital The men were picked
out, and not one known as Mcclellan vo-
ter was of the chosen few. Strange
passing strange" that at least one sickly
Mcclellan man could not find favor in the
eyes of the military authorities"
The soldiers to be furloughed were
picked out and none were selected, except
those who were known to be in favor of
the republican candidates, or were pledged
to vote the republican ticket. Add to
these outrages the importation of Votes
from Illinois and Michigan, into large
number of the counties Of this State, and
the abolition majority will create no sur
prise. It was determined before hand
that the election should not be fair one
tina. Morton and the whole nest of unwor-
thles who support the tyrannical usurpa.
ton at Washington should succeed, no
matter at what cost. or what extent Of
perjury, fraud OF military terrorism
With fair vote, Indiana is soundly demo
cratic to-oay, by at least 10000.
The returns from Ohio show large
democratic gains in that State, and indi-
cate reasonable prospect of democratic
success in November. Pennsylvania in
stead Of going republican by 10000 a.
at first stated, gives the democracy about
5000 majority on the home vote, and will
be certain for Mcclellan In November -
The Constitutional vote in MARYLAND, is
very close, notwithstanding the military
usurpations and illegal intermeddling with
her election by that Prince Of upstairs
Lew. Wallace.
On careful survey of the whole field
we are constrained to say to our readers
there Is no cause for encouragement, ex-
cept the disposition Of those in power.
manifested at the recent elections, to Sc
cure success, by any and every means, no
matter how dishonorable or degrading
In conclusion we commend to our readers
the following excellent advice which we
clip from the Logansport Pharos:
1.-The October elections are over, and
The Pharos goes to press before the result
IS fully known IN the States voting ycstcr-
day. The duty of October has been well
discharged by the sterling Democracy of
Cass, and it now becomes their duty 20
close up their ranks for the final struggle
in November, for Liberty and Union
Let thosewho worked well for the State
election, work with greater zeal and deter
niination to promote success in November
Let Democrats who may have been luke
warm (if such there were but we have not
heard Of one) arouse to the vast and i'm
portsnt work Of changing our national
rulers. Such change is necessary to save
:he country from the disastrous results of
Lin.,oln. S mad slave freeing policy.
Let those who would save the nation
from bankruptcy, g to work.