Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-11-15
The Result.

The Result.
The political campaign just closed, resulting
In the almost unanimous reelection OF Abraham
Lincoln, IS an event both in the history Of the
war and in the lie OF tho nation. OF no ordinary
significance. In the mds. Of gigantic civil
war which has been in progress for nearly four
years, and with the issue directly presented to
the people respecting the conduct and further
prosecution Of that war, after a most thorough,
exciting, yet with unimport1nt exceptions a
peaceful canvass, tho lreemen OF the country
hav' quietly assembled at their usual placs, Of
voting, and without strife or contention, other
than that otargument and debate, have, accord
ing to the cons tuition and laws OF the land,
declared their will and made their choice of
President Tor the next four years The great
truth politically demonstrated by this event is
that the people are capable Of selfgoyernment,
that Democratic institutions stand in the hour
of seyerest trial as steadily as IN the calmest
weather, that the machinery of Republican
government is adapted as well to the hardest
strain as to the lightcst labor, and that no party
can cheat the Yo.ers into surrender of their
country or a denial of their manhood and
courage. The people have uiumphed glorious
ly, and have rejected with supreme contempt
the attempt made at Chicago to PROSTATE the
nation at the feet Of JEFF. Davis; yet they have
done this with even less violence than they
would have conducted canvass in "pplpg
times of peace" soberly, decently and in order.
The great gravity of the crisis, The Infinitely
disastrous consequences to the .untry to result
from the triumph OF the cowardly Chicago
platform, gave a soemnity to the struggle which
chastened aud sobered the whole Republic, and
men voted, as our soldiers fight on the great
fields Of the war, Us though the Ii g Of the
nation was hanging on the decision Of the day.
And when they knew that the day WAS won, tha.
the old flag was still borne aloft by the ballots
of almost million vOt'rs, as it has SO many
times ADD 50 gloriousy b9en carried to victory
by the stout arms OF our gallant soldiers, they
felt hardly like shouting their joy was too
deep, the triumph too grand the sense of relief
too profound Tor such demonstration-b rather
like devouty and with grateful hearts and
revtrently giving thanks to God, who hold, in
his hands the dsstnies Of the nations, for this
deliyerance
This election proves, among other facts, that
the people Of this country have courage, What
ever may have been the opinions or wishes Of
individual men who voted Tor Mcclellan, the
majority of his supporters were opposed TO the
war Those who advocated hi, election in the
newspapers or on the platform, were continually
attempting to persuade the people that the war
was expensive in blood and treasure and would
cost much more, until, ( Lincoln were reelected
" the last man and the last dollar would be
demanded to suppress therebeIion. This argu.
ment is that OF the selfish coward, and every
man who suffered it to influence him, was,
whether Willingly or not, subordinatiOg his
love of country to his love of self By Yalandig
ham, and the architects OF the Chicago platform,
this Issue was made 50 distinctly, that no man,
except he were wlfully blind, could fail to see
that vote for Mcclellan was vote against the
( war and Tor surrender to treason. But the
people have declared at the ballot box their
undying resolution, thai, cost what it may, the
rebellion shall die, and the nation shall live.
This is manllness, this is courage, this is old
fashioned sturdy pluck. Last Tuesday, # IN
POI tlsnd to San Francisco, the votes Of lreemen
uttered the unmistakable purpose of the great
majority Of the cItiEsns OF the Republic "to
tight it out on this linen Aud we are no,
without hope that those who by party spirit or
party camor, or love for the once reyered name
OF Democracy, were induced to join the organi.
cation whose cry has Leen, 4" the bulden OF the
war, " the burdens OF the war, :" the burdens
OF the war, will cut loose from ASSOCIATION with
the miserable politicians who have dshonoted
the name OF Democracy, have emasculated the
party, and have turned their backs upon its
honorable record and its traditions of bravery
, and endurance when it carried the flag and
stood fast by the honor of the republic. The
Chicago Convention has made the very name
OF Democracy stencil in the nos,rils of all
brave men who prefer free nationality to
divided country and now let thosa who have
reluctantly followed such leaders as Seymour
and Nallandigham to overwhelming defeat,
leave the shattered hulk of Democracy, and get
on board the staunch ship Union, and work
with US to SIND to the bottom the black pratt.
cal craft commanded by JEFF Davis.
This election has aso shown the dsterm ina.
. 'lon Of the people to drive Slavery to the wall.
However cOvertly the Chicago platform an
nounced It's devotion to Slavery, freedom 10 the
slave has been one Of the principal Issues in tho
/ canvass. Ii has been declared by the support.
et' OF Lincoln, that justice, humanity aud hber.
~ demanded that the war should be 80 conduct.
ed "a to prove not only the dealh.blow OF treason,
bat the dea,h.blow Of Slavery and that while