The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-11-15
The Recent Elections and their Results

The Recent Elections and their Results.
The recent elections have been deci.
sive victories in favor of the Republican
Union Party, and as such must be taken
as indicative Of the popular will in favor
Of the policy adopted by the administra.
fion in the reconstruction OF the Unionl
They announce to theworld the animus Oh
the people Of The Republic, and may bd
interpreted by the semi-sympathyznd
rebel part Of the North. as the seal o
condemnation set upon their actions and
conduct during the four years Of bloody
strife between the sections. The vendi.
lion Of the verdict Of the people at the
ballot box this fall has said in thunder
,"l."s to the copperhead party of the
North, who have been setting their sails
to catch the popular breeze, in order to
ride into power. "You are unworty Of
the high and honorable distinction to
which you have been called as American.
citizens, and henceforth are unfit to be
intrusted with the honors and position of
trust and profit" But we refrain saying
any more but will adopt the annexed ar
ticle clipped from the Cincinnati Com
mercial," as expressive Of our own minds
upon the subject.
The fall elections are over. The result every
where has been sweeping triumph for the
party that stood unilinchingly by the Govern
ment in, the prosecution of the war; that accept.
ed every act and measure of the Administration
in good faith !. that reioiced when the act Of
emancipation struck the shackles from every
slave on America SOIL that stood out resolutely
against all proportions for compromise with
treason in arms; and that would not tolerate
any terms Of peace. of which the unconditional
surrender Of those who had risen in arms
against the Government was not the substantial
basis.
That surrender made, they hailed the return
Of peace with profound joy and thanksgiving,
and they readily subscribed to the liberal civil
policy Of new Administration, satisfied if it
should be accepted in the same frank spirit
that il was offered, aud with the conditions
attached to it by the Executive; namely, the
abrogation of the ordinances of secession, the
abolshment Of slavery in the States by act of
their constitutional conventions, the repudiation
Of the war debt of the rebellion, and the ratif-
cation Of the Constitutional, Amendment by the
Legislatures. By their votes they have declar-
ed their purpose to sustain the Executive in,
demanding the fulfillmeHt of these conditions
as precedent t the FULL restoration of the States
TO their Federal relations. ,.-----.. -.---- -...
It was in vain that the Democracy sought to
shake their steadfast purpose and mislead them
by false Issues. The old time trickery of play
ing passions and pandering to the prejudices of
the people is past. Neither the endless gabble
abont negro suffrage and negro equality. or
seductive suggestions of reputation by uncon'
siitutional taxation Of the United States Secur-
tiles. vailed them any thing. The Democratic
affections Of the people Of the free States, and
its shutting, evasive. and cowardly policy in
campaigns Just concluded, has sunk it into
unfathomable contempt It's last stronghold in
the North has been surrendered. aud New
Jersey is now in the hands of the Union party.
The lesson Of these elections is not without
its significance to the people OF the States IN
process Of ofreconstruction. II thew have depen-
ded upon the Democracy of the North TO enable
them to escape the conditions imposed by the
President; if they have directly anticipated a
restoration of slvery, or its existence in effect
if not in name; il they have INDUCED the hopc
that the mountain OF debt incurred in the war
upon the Government would be in part or in
whole shouldered by that Government, as has
been wiekedly suggested BY more than one
Democratic paper North then they have reck.s
oned without their host, as they did in the be.
gining Of the war. The Democratic party in
the North is poweriess to assist them in escap.
ins. ifthey 60 desire, the conditions which must
he complied with before they can resume their
Federal relations; for the people will not trust
party that betrayed the Government into the
hands Of rebels, and aftarward extended 10 them
the sympathy Of fellowship Of feeling, not,
withstanding alf It's pretentions and professions,
now that the rebellion is failure. As we have
said heretofore the New York Daily News.
the Cineinpati Enquiries. yand papers, Of like
political complexion. do not represent the feel
iugs thsspnxietions. or, purposes If the low al
masses Of the North, and the people Of the
Southern States will find in the result Of the
fall elections q confirmation uf our assertion.