Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-11-11
AFTER TIE RATTLn.

As one Of our public men has very we'll
expressed it, I'VE have lost in the skirmish,
but we have gained in the battle" While
the State and Electoral ticket of Delaware
have remained, as almost every experience d
politician on both sides expected they would
with the opposition party, we have trium-
phantly, gloriously, magniacently, reelected
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, 10 be President of the
United States.
When the unusually large vote of this
city WAS announced, it was hailed as happy
omen, and sanguins Union men felt sure Of
the State. They knew that the entire vote
Of the Democracy in this city, the very
highest they could poll and the very most
that they expected to poll was about 300
votes. consequently when it was made known
that the aggregate vote was $500, the Union
men felt sure Of the State. But we had
underrated the powers and devices Of certain
wicked men, and the lowest estimate we have
heard of sets down the frauds of the Demo-
cratic ticket, in this city alone, at 400. 1t
was not discovered until too late that bogus
tax receipts were being profusely used by
illegal voters, and by this means the State
was once more placed under the expensive
and disgraceful sway Of the drunken and
debauched traitors who have been the ulcers
of "our body polite" for the past few years.
If tax payers and true mo raj men of every
party do not unite in hurling these men from
their seats Of plunder ard power, Delaware
will become by-word among the States.
We are thankful thakNew Castle County,
the place Of our residence, is surrounded by
a purer atmosphere. Hencsforth down
country" will have to throw of its disgrace
or bear it. New Castle County helped in
every honorable aud liberal manner during
the campaign just closed, to redeem her
sister counties from the dominion of unprin.
cipled and extravagant legislation. But the
wholesale manner in which votes were
bought up at SO much head, by "the De.
mocracy" put oil honorable competition
out of the question, and if Union men haC
been disposed to buy up enough of thi.
commodity" to turn the election, "ths
Standing Committee" Of the SALISBURY
Brothers L Co, would have been on th,
alert to bid higher still While few hun
dred dollars could not be voted by tn,
Democracy of Kent and Sussex, to guard
the resting place of oar sleeping heroes a
Gettysburg, thousands and thousands o
dollars have been used by them in this Stat,
during the last few weeks, to push Delaware
among the rebel States and to give he
voice for a cOwsrdly few with cursing an
armed rebels.
But when we look away from Delawar
how bright and cheering the prospect
How magnificent the verdict Of the PEOPLE
Mr.. Lincoln, no longer "the minority can
didRte" has by an unexampled unanimity
been called TO his second term. His devo
tion, honesty, and success have been ap
proved the war has been endorsed, and hi
every effort to crush out the rebellion ha
been greeted with the applause of sixtee
States. Delaware is not among that mum
ber,but thank God that all the ntelligenc,
the social respectability and the tinAnciG
and moral power of the State are yet to b
given where Democratic votes have faile,
to support ABRAHAM LINCOLN our mel
President,iin putting down the armed con
spirators who still threaten the nation
life.
Liberty and the Union" are safe, an
ABRAHAM LINCOLN Ia STILL THE sTANpAH
BEARER