The daily Wabash express., 1864-11-01

The polllcal campaign which has Just end
sd 10 this State vas one OF the most remarks
able, and most important the people Of io-
diana ever engaged In. The Old democrats
ic psrty which hsd for 50 many yeafs con-
trolied the sfslrs Of the State. .cluug with the |
tenaciiy OF despair 20 Its former power. I've
~ device which sshooled cunning could re-
sort to-every subieringe which charlatan-
ism could command-svery influence monev
could control-ali The Establishments OF de-
csit, the mvstihcations OF soph-tFy. aud
the bold unbluahibg lasbinsa Of party drlll.
were brought Int, full requisitIon by the
democratic party. % maintain their prestige
and their power The Presidential campsien
OF 1864 ninged N great degree upon the
result Of cur state election. This. the lea
dess OF the democratic psrts throughout the
entire country. knew fail vel. and heFFe
their gigantic efforts 70 triumph ~ ocio0er.
They selected. as the expoben. Ct their prin-
ciples. the most popular sod the most INTEL
isctual man in their rarity. "a the State Ha
wnsthe Aiax lebanon OF the democratic fsitn
in tho state OF Indiana The orAcsl pride
sus profound leader ot those who hsd faith
10. and gave allegiance 20 shs Chicago plat
form. Around him, in the commencement
Of the cSmpaign. rallied every phsze OF dem
ocsato faith He wss sufficiently ultra for
the pesoe men Aad conservative enough TO
snit the war faction. IN fact. Joseph +.
Mcdonald rroiessed in eminent degree
the malleabiity. the stubbornnfss, the row.
dyism. ihe morality. The shrewdness aud tho
lnsellec,ual qualifications % make a fret
class democratic leader
he started into tho campaign with near
ten thousand majority IN bl. fssor az the re-
suit Of The ctnvass Of 1862. He presented
the arguments IL support Of biz principles
aud his party. veil but few men oonld have
done Il besscF In tho beginning Of the can
vs-s everything indicated that the democrat
l. party. under The leadership Of ifa great
favorito. would overwhelmingly triumph
Governor Morton commenced tho joiat
CANVASS OF tho State with Mr McDosaid
Public attention was rive,ed upon the contes-
lants "A the discussion ebbcd and flowed,
90 ebbed and 6owed che hopes Of the people.
When the campaign was half over, IL was
sppAseot 70 evssy man 10 the State that the
contest w.s an unequal one Before tho
aercolian blows OF Governor Morton his
competitor could not stand an tho argu t.
meats OF DIR McDsnad wsfeso soncIusively
answered. and 50 overwhelmingly demoIish-
81 tha, every listener saw H. and feli it. and
knew IL at once His sophisns woro lain
bear. bis tricks exposed, and the principles he
sdhsared 90. crushed beneath tho unanswer-
asle logic oi bis competitor Never WAS an
opoo' ent more completely demolished. and
ns7eF have the annals Of poensic discussion
IN any State. presented more cogent reason
ing or brilliant eiuciaation, than we're the
efforts Of Go~esuor Merton. They stand.
aud will ovey stand a. lasting monuments 10
his great ability. ssd 70 Ms far seeing states
manship.
With a majority ~ neat ten thousand
against hin two yesrs ago. he eomes our OF
this contest With moro than twenty one thou.
sand majority over his competitoe No other
man could have achieved nore-sho could
have accomplished 80 muohf This great
ensnge In popular opinion. Is owing more 70
the mastery mahoer with which be handled
the thrilling issue. OF the day. than 10 any
thing else Whsrovss he spoke Hood Of
brilliant llgh, followed him. which could be
plainly seen by the mosi unwilling.
No man In the army. or out OF IL. has done
more to sustain the Federal Government da-
ring lts last four year- ol trial. than has the
Governor Of the State o. Indiana No nan
saw With more olearness. from tho begin
ming. the peril aud the necessities Of sbe
Government No man eomprehended more
perfectly lhe situation OF afalrs--none work.
81 more devo,edly. more deserualnedly, more
herOicslly. Instead 81 ~aliins 70 follow IN
the path marked out by Federal authority.
he hss, on important occasions. and a. divers
times. glyea direction % Federal authority.
and pointed 10 il the proper path TO be pur-
sued. Never mistsking she path of duty
and pasrlot.ssa. he has slwsys been Ia the
advance. sod sboundine in resources. he IN
fused the scinsillasions oi he lofty spirit into
tue hearss Of tbs people Of me State. which
spread. hse ,he sldlngs Of great event.
throaghoas the loyal masses OF every State
wesre no' speaking " salosy of Cover
nor Morton ~hsn we thus write hisiory
has already written these shings. and We but
seltsrate them. Add when. 10 The future.
the historian again writes, 40 pures OF loltisr
patriotism ~ili al his pages. than those re-
eordiae the acss ofour Governor
In view Of az shsss facss---of all cur sur
roundings now, and what we think oil be
our surroundings II tour years from no~-
IN view of The psss. the present aud the fu>
ture. we announce. to-day. our desermina-
tion IN favor q 0tuEK p MosreS. as eta
slxsT osolct soA rnE PsssspkscS ~ is6s.-
ws rtkr>f Fsts savsrR TO rus rsKrsE. AND
VII rIssr uxprn ITS sRosp szApow rsrft
ras GALLANT Asp FATkIoTic. kSp sAn-sEuxs
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