The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-09
SUNDAY. OCTOBER .. 1854
The Elections Next TuesdaY.

lie EiectiDnS Next IReSuag.
The three great states of Ohio, Indi-
ana, and Pennsylvania, hold their gen.
eral state elections next Tuesday. In
each, there is ful1 congressional dele
CATION to be chosen, and in the last two
legislature is to be elected. In Ohio,
and Pennsylvania the union party had
a majority last year, and hence, the
full right Of suffrage was accord
ed to the soldiers; while the copper
heads Of Indiana, true to their instincts,
and 20 their ally-Jeff Davis-disfran-
cbised all the noble sons of their state,
who have taken up arms in defence of
the country lIas qH
It's generally admitted that the re-
sult, next Tuesday, viii determine the
general result in November, and so far
as We are concerned, we have no fears;
each OF these great central communi-
ties, VIII roll up immense majorities for
the union party, and viii administer
a fitting rebuke to all who.alIy them
selves 10 traiters and treason,
We call upon the soldiers TO remem-
Der one thing and that is that every
co psrhead candidate for congress, in
all of those states, with the exception
ofCol Rice; of the 10Th district of Ohio,
is pledged to vote no more money to
carry on the war and that the pay due
the army from the government, viii be
withheld, if the next House of Repre-
sentatives contains majority of that
political persuasion.
- In Indiana, governor is TO be elect
ed and the race is between Gov. Nor
ton, who has shown an extraordinary
degree Of executive ability, and who on
all occasions has proven himself the pc
culiar friend Of the soldier, and J. E
Macdonald, who stands squarely upon
the Vallandighsm disunion platform;
and hence we feel an unusual interest
in the result, aside from its bearings
on the presidential election. 1t is s
question, If not Of life and death, at
least Of the comfort and welfare of as
noble body of men as ever shouldered
musket; ana we know with what so
hcitade the heroes ofthe Hoosier state,
are watching the progress Of the can
vass. That Gov. Morton viii be elected,
b. avery Urge majority, we are assured
by men we'll posted in regard to the
politics Of Indiana; and that he deserves
it, is the verdict oG every true lover of
his country, and every friend of the
army
ohio he s,ipetAen representatives in
Congress; and Of this number, we thenk
that fifteen viii be unionists. Last
year, with the army vote, all the dist
riots, except one was carried for the
union party but two or three only by
maiorities Of less than q hundred; and
as We do not desireto create false hopes,
we concede the probability thrt four
districts may be carried BY the rebel
sympsthizers ea
In che first congressional district, ex-
lists 3 contest, of a peculiarly interesting
chsrseteE The candidates are BeDja-
min Eggleaton, and George Pngh, and
the territory embraces the east half Of
Cincinnati and Hamilton county. Mr.
Eggleston, from the commencement of
the war, has been alleading spirit in ey-
cry measure for the benefit Of the sol
diers has aided, in every way, to the
comfort Of their families at home, while
Pugh has never weariea with slandering
the brave defenders Of their country,
denominating them hirelings, assassins,
bouse-burnera, &c: and he has never
given a dollar Of all his wealth TO their
wives and children He is, and has
been, sn opponent Of the government,
and friend of the bogus confederacy;
and in the House Of Representatives,
he would be a more valuable silly of
JEFF Davis, than were he a senator from
Georgia in the Congress sitting st Rich
mond,
In the Hecond district, the race is be-
tween Colonel Hays. who lost an arm at
Anteitam, and who now commands q
brigade in sheridans army, having par
ticipated in the late battles in the val
ley, and J c Butler, 3 merchant and
banker The result is not doubtful Mr.
Hays viii be elected by at least 5000
majority.
Mr. Butler Sc a gentleman, and not q
politician and he was made candidate
because Il was known that Colonel
Hays would be elected and therefore
il was not policy to nominate polia-
clan.
We hope that every Ohio soldier here