The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-11-12
Cno Northern Eiection-The United
states surrendering Its liberties.

brain Of ono Of the most illustrous OF rebels.
Cne Northern Eiection-The United
states surrendering Its Liberties.
From the Richmond Dispatch, Nov.
Yesterday VIII be long remembered in tue annals or
mankind On yesterday twenty millions OF human beinss
But four years ago esteemed the reest population
earth met at various points OF for the
making formal surrender OF their hberes-not' to
great military cooqueror not to renowned statesman
thst estimated 10 worldly wealth; not TO
who has tho state from foreign tyranny or In
creased s glory and It's greatness At home not 70 Caesar
Or Napoleon the glory OF whose achievements might be
pleaded a. an apology for the abect submission Of tho
multitude but to vulgar tyrant, who has never seen
shot fred anger who idea Of satesmADship
1hsu OF making money whose career has been
ono Of unlimited and unmgated Disaster whose person
~ qualities those Of low buToon and whose mist
10tsWorthy conversation 10 mediy Of profane jests
and obscene anecdotes-a creature who has squan-
Asred lives OF millions without remorse and without
the decency Of pretending feel for their misor
tunes who still cries for blood and for money in the
pursuit OF his atrocious designs. To such man yeser
day. the people OF the called United States
Cd their lives their liberties their persons and their
purses 20 have and TO bold the same for at least four
years and for much longer he shall choose For Il
IL plain that II be so will Il, no may hold on for his
natural e and transmit the scepte TO his descendes
There 10 nothing In the world to prevent him should've
feel disposed and there s reason 70 think that
Shus disposed he will not be. II seems strange TO
Shat be should have TO submit to election
NJ all; and convinced he would never done
So bad boon convinced beforehand that 1t would
result In his favor. How Mcclellan could have been
10 infatuated te thrust himself In his way are
unable to conceive The light punishment he had to
expect DO Cru6nod, might nave
that he been elected, he would been
allowed 70 take his seat. All the preparations OF Lincoln
indicate to take possession Of the
ment by force-his military arrangements; the station
ing OF soldiers about the pos tho arrest OF tho New
York commissioners; the prohibition against any
but hts 10 the feet his jealous supervision Of the
voting In the army-ali these indicate determination
20 conquer by ballot box possible but any event
90 conquer How could Mcclellan expect to weather such
his adversary had II In his power raise at
moment OF the day2 Even the grand resort Of ty
In all has not been overlooked In this
W hnl
cities to overthrow the best under the
to shoot Incoln TO stun the ballot hox to aasst the
confederate TO do every thing that Ia awful and
just in the very niok Of tmejust in time to lmprson
influential friends Of Mcclellan and TO keep the body OF
his supporters from going to the pois And this
farce Is to be called election and Lincoln seated
upon his throne Washington by the bayopes of his
troops decidedly the First Napoleon seated upon
she imperial throne Of France by the military power OF
the nation still retains the title OF President and adheres
% the forms Of republic, Augustus and Tberus had
themselves regularly elected consus and tribunes long
after they had concentrated all power IN their own per-
We are prone to believe that every nation enjoys the
exact proportion OF freedom to which It is entitled. II
the Yankees have lost their liberties, therefore, think
self evident that Is because they deserved to
have them IL they slaves, |; because they ut
for the situation Slaves they have been for years all
the base passions that indicative OF progate and
degenerate race; aud when advance that pout
che transition to material bondage but single STEP
Surely the surrender the Yankees made ON yes
terday OF their liberties to the Jack Pudding. Abraham
Lincoln is ~ rs way the most remarkable event Of hich
history makes mention. Surely, the Yankee nation, II
existing atons.
Vote for President Among tho Union
Prisoners In Eich ,Mond.
From the Richmond Examiner. Nov.
Yesterday being the day OF the Presidential election
North out OF curiosity vote allowed to be taken
among the Yankee wounded prisoners OF war Hospital
No 81 in charge II Surgeon Sempe. Commissioners and
clerks selected from among the prisoners Of whom
there about five hundred IL the hospital, including
good many soldiers. Though the negroes claimed
the right OF suffrage. because fighting for the Union
decided against them and only the white
Yankees we're allowed TO deposit their ballots
Tho rocs thereupon threatened to refcr the
question to. Massa linkam for his decision.
TIE vote stood as follows Comm ssioned officers
Mcclellan, IL; Lincoln, q. Non commissioned officers
and priv atesMcCellan, 2S9 Lncnln 1S3 Majority Tor
Lincoln among the commissioned officers 10 majority
Mcclellan among the rauk and lie 156. Doubtless this
faircr election than witnessed at any voting
place 10 Iankeedom yesterday The voters voted their
sentiments; there marrow Eating" OF tickets
after the OF the New York peltcians stung
the ballot box after universal Yankee custom. Un-
der which King the question and the alternative
choice OF the other, OF the two evils they
chose the least, and gave Mcclellan. tho 'sma y
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