The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-10-28
To the Union Voters of Ohio.
STATE USIoN EXECUTIVE Com. Rooms !


COLUMBUS o., Oct. Is. 1854.
You have achieved u glorious victory at
the late election. for yourselves aud for the
cause Of your country. You have given an
almost entire Union delegation to the next
Congress. and you have elected ,your SAFE
tckot by very large majority over the
friends and sympathzers with treason in tho
state. The vote of our noble soldiers in the
ne'd, which is every day coming in over
wbe'mingly on the side Of the Union. will
increase this majority almost to an poua,itv
with that which crosnod the great victory
Of last year.
But this work 10 by no means completed.
We have an election approaching uf even
greater Importance than that which is
passed. We must hero again achieve Gig
nal triumph.
We have but few days for active work:
and we are opposed by party, vigilant, en-
orgetic well organized and unscrupulous in
its efforts 10 give success to a bad cause
Let us TO, be less untirlng in our eudeavurs
to secure tho triumph of right, OF Justice
AND OF the country. We need not remind
you OF the great interests to be determined
at the coming election. Suffice it to say.
that. 10 the Judgment of many Of tho best
aud wiees, men OF our country. tho very *
is'eDce OF tho nation depends now on the
success of tho Uuion cause, and the election
OF Lincoln aud johnson as the choice of tbc
Union party.
| We cannot afford to be idle whom such
vast results hang upon our action. A thor
ough organization can alone assure such sue
cess as W. ought to have. We mus, SEQ that
oSery man IS at the polls. Thousands OF
votes have been lost in tho State at tho pas,
! election, SIMPLY from apathy aud lnatteniInn
ou tho part OF our friends, arising from tht
! idca that our success was cei,uin. This
must no, DO repeated We havo strength.
aud ~o must tring it to tho polls In th,
short time allotted for work before the 8 h
day OF November, wo cannot afford to con.
sumo much timo in displays or in large as
sembages OF mon. Let the great meetings
DO at the polls. Let the township and war,
( committees throuG0ut the State have nccu-
rate lists OF Union voters copied from thr
| pol books ot last year, and lot thcIn DO we'll
assured that do man remaining in tho town.
ship ward, or precinct, fails to cast his vote.
We repeat il: this must bo done, and must
DO done IN every voting precinct. There is
no excuse Tor want o! proper organization.
l~0 or tbreo men IN every township OF
ward eau effect this, and it must not DO neg
iected.
| Groat pains have boon taken by, tho State
Central Committee to supply tickets to the
army, but still much good MAJ be If nctr d
by cutting out the electoral ticket from our
newspapers,a and enclosing it in letters TO the
soldiers. especially when they are known To
DO in hospitals or a; distant posts, lest there
should be points which the vigilance of our
agents has failed to reach. We must en-
dcayor 10 secure tho voto Of every soldier.
Cor these Inen, standing as they do in the
worry breach, appreciate tho issues in the
present contest, and are found voting on
tho side of the country.
Tho tiUc tor long com nun ications, either
verbal or writton, is past. the cause do
mands vigorous work. Les every man ngain
prepare again prepare himself for The cnn-
test Again We call on Union mon through,
out the State to give the day of election to
tho country. Le, all places of business be
closed, and let every patriot repair to his
voting place, prepared TO do his duty. and
to urgo other men to do theirs. Other af,
fairs can be postponed; this must be done
on the appointed day. Ono more triumph
TO cheer our soldiers in tho field, and to
carry dsmay and encouragement to their
foes, and the country is saved.
BY order of the Committee.
G. VOLNEY DORSEY,
Chairman.