Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-11-03

Hon. John Cessna, Chairman of the Union
State Committee, has issued the following
congratulatory address to the Union men Of
the State:
Another political contest has been deter
mined by the freeman of Pennsylvania. The
Union cause has again triumphed at the
ballot box Official returns have been re-
ceived from sixty-two counties of the sixty
six in the State OF these. ffty-four show
gains for the Union cause over the vote in
1862. The aggregate gains over all losses are
nearly twenty FIVE thousand This will give
to our candidates ON the home vote alone
majorities exceeding that given by army
and home vote to our late lamented Presi-
dent, Abraham Lincoln. Of the seven
Union Senators whose terms of Office expir-
ed, we have not lost one The home vote
has gained us one from the opposition in
| Luzerne, and the army vote will gain us an.
other in Franklin and Adams. In the lower
House we have retained all of our sixty
three members of last session. The home
vote has added three to this number anc
| the army vote will give us one more. The
| Senate will stand twenty-one to twelve, anc
the House sixty-seven to thirty-three thu.
giving US majority of forty three on join
! ballot.
For these results, SO gratifying to Tho
friends of our cause in Pennsylvania. anC
| to all patriots throughout the nation. we are
| deeply indebted to the returned soldiers O.
the late Union army, who have taught tbeil
friends and their foes that they know a,
well how to vote intelligently for the caus,
of the country as they know how to ight
braYely and heroically for the same cause.
| Much praise is due to the press of The
Union party throughout the State for it,
patriotic efforts in the good work.
To the secretaries of the State Ceptra
Committee, Messrs Hamersly and Benedict.
the loyal men of Pennsylvania are undel
lasting obligations. Upon them deyolyed
arduous and responsible duties. Many q
their labors are not witnessed or even know
| to the public. They labored assiduously by
| day and by night for the success Of the
| Union cause, to which they are both most
| deyotedly attached
Every member of the State Central Com
| mittee performed well his part and cooper
ated eheerfully aud cordially with the chair
man In promoting the success of the Upior
ticket To the chairman of the seyera
county committees, and the members oi
those committees, il is conceded that much
of the credit of our triumph belongs. II
all the true and faithful men of the State
who SO effectually discharged their duties
and made our triumph easy as well as over.
whelmlng, our most earnest and hearty
| thanks are extended.
The defeat of our opponents is thorough
and disastrous. To them it was unexpect
ed, although well merited. Having oppos
ed the war so happily and so gloriously ter
minated, they changed their policy, nomi
mated officers, and assumed to be the esne
cial friends of the soldiers. They were con
| fdent and defiant When we were silent
| they clamorously and imperiously demanded
oCr views. When VIC spoke they charged
that it was '1puerile invective They told
their followers ''that we were endeavorin.
to turn their fanks, and called Justify upoI
them TO pierce our centre. Some O
them retired with both fanks turned ant
their centre pierced. The balance wer,
made prisoners.
Last year they assured their follower
thar the election had been carried at tn,
point OF the bayonet; that military rule haC
| interfered with the freedom Of the election
| and that our country was fast yerging 10
wards a military despotism. That shalIoy
pretext cannot avail them now.
Supporting soldiers, they became th
champions OF deserters and refugees from
the draft To rally their desponding ant