M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-12-15

may We not sg zee that The sooner the better
IL is not claiul4l That the election his i'm
pUse duty on membrrs to change Their
views or Ineir yOles any further than as an
additional element TO be considered Thtrr
uignent may be effected by il. It is the
vhice OF lhe people now, for the first tim.
heard upon the question. ln a great Nation.
al crisis lik, uurS, unanimity ol action
among those seeking common end is very
desirable, ain st iidi'p4nsdbIe, and yet no
UppnDach TO such unlnlty is attainaJl- un
less spm4 d!lf.rence shall be paid to the will
Ol the IN jIrlly, simply beciu,e it ij the
will Of the IN rity.
In this case tho common end is the
maintenance OF the Union, and
among the means to secure that end
such will, through the eecton, is
.n,st clearly declared in favor Of such
constitutional amendment. The
most reliable indie ltlon ot pnolic pur
pose IN this country, 10 derived
throu.h our popular elections Ju Ig
lng bv the recent canvass aud It's re-
suIr, the purpose OF the people within
thJ luyai States to maintain the III
egrity Of the UniUn, was never NOR
firm nor more nearly nnanim ,us than
now. The extraordinary ua'maess
lnl goId order with which The NIL
mons Ul voters met and mingled a.
'he p lis, gave strong assurance OF
this. Not only all those who support
edlh0 Union ticket, so called. but a
great majority Of the opposing party
may bc lairIy claimed to entertain
aud tu be actuated by tine sans pun.
pos1. 1t is an unanswcIable argu-
lncut 10 this effect, that no candidate
tor any office whatever, high Or low
has ventured to seek votes on the
avOwIi that he was ior giving up the
Union. There has been much i'm j.
pugning Of motives, and much heated
controversy as to the proper means
and best nude OF advancing the Union
canse, but in the distinct Issue ~ Un.
ION. or 10 Union, the politicians have
shown their ;nstnct;,e knowledge,
that there is no d verSlty among the
people. In awarding the people the
air opportunity Of showing one to an.
other aud to the world this frmncss
and unanmity OF purpose, the cleo
tion has been Of vast value tO the ma
tipnal cause. The election has TX
niblted another tact not less valuable
to be known; tho act that We do not
exhaustion in the most i'm
poltant branch OF the national re
Vt living men.
While it is melanch Jly to reflect
hat the war has filled So many graves
and caused mourning TO ~ many
homes, it is sOme relief t. know that
with the surviving, the tai
len are 50 few While corps ard
and brigades, ard Regiments
have formed, and fought, and dwin
dIed, and gone out Of existence, a
great majority Of men who composed
,hcm are Sull living. The sam, is
true ot the naval service. The elec-
ION returns prove this so many
votes could not else be- found The
States regularly holding elections,
both now and iour years ago, to-wrr:
California, Connecticut, Delaware,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky,
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, NJ nnesoia, Missouri. New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Onio, OIgon, Pennsl lvania, Rpode
Island, Vermont, W,sturn Vrg MIA
and Wisconsin cast 3,9S2OlI votes
now against 1870 222 cast then,
showing an aggregate now Of 3 39S.
I'll, to which ls to be d Ided 80 762
cast now in tke new States OF X .nsas
and Nevada, whish States Did II It
vote in 1860, thus swelling the ag-
grcgate To 4,O75,773, AMI the net IN
Crease dnrlng th1 three years and a
hall OF war to 1861. A table is
showing the particulars to
this. Again should be added the
Of all the voters in the field
from Massachusetts, Rhole Island
New jersey. Delaware, nditna, Ill
inOls and California, VINO, by the laws
ol these States, could n, vote away
rom their home, aud which uumbcr
cannot be less than 80 900. Nor yet
is this all. With the number in or
gained Territories it is triple now
what It was four years ago, wbil.
white and black join us as
the national arms ioIce back the in
surgent lines.
81 much is shown aft 'mativolv
and negatively by the election. Ii ls
not material to inquire how the in
Crease has been produced Or to show
that it would have been greater bu
Tor the war, Which is prooanly true.
lie lInpOltan TACT remains demo-
strated tina: We have more men n w
than we had when the war .gan
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