The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-11-24

CHARLES ANDERSON.
BY tho Governor,
WIN. HESRY SMITH, Secretary Of State.
- ~. ~--------
RESULT OF THE NOV EMBER ELEC-
III oNs-THE. LESSON TAUGHT.
Tho people have spoken through the
Ballotbox, and their decision, in every Nor
thern FREQ State is-that tho Democratic
party must be kept out of powor--that they
must not have foothol in single State.
New York--the great metropolis Of the
continent, whore in 1863 Democratic mob
ocracy hel sway, aud SEyNoUa's 4 friends
imbrued their hands in negro blood, and in
dulged in the pastime of numbering Union
men, of burning orphan asylums, and of
indisJriminate robbery, arson and pllagc-
has had its overwhelming Democratic ma
jority reduced moro than $4,000, and the
Empire State ranges herself in the constel-
htion OF Union States with n IN 'jority almost
II not quite as largo as that of Ohio. All
honor to the irst State in the Union
But even the last Democratic stronghold
has been swept away, New Jersey, which
was supposed to have been irrcdeemably
joined to its Copperhead idol, has cast it in
the dust and trampled it under her foot and
with Union Governor and u Union Legis-
lature, she takes rank in the grand array of
Union States, and secures tho ratification
of the Constitutional Amendment for tho
abolition of slavery throughout tho United
States. This glorious result teaches us that
the verdict Of tho people is Enthusiastically
against the Democratic party That party
has beou weighed in the balance and found
wanting, and with all tho specious promises
and hypocritcal professions of its leaders,
in the recent campaign tho peopls have en-
phatically repudiated them and thoir dog.
mas, and have thus shown that they are to
be deceived by them no longer. Tho result
teaches Us that The people will it, that the
policy which has guided the Government
through the long years Of rebellion gotten
up by Southern Democrats, and aided and
sympathized with by Northern Democrats,
must continue to be the national policy, not
only for tho present, but for the many years
Of peace to como.
II ia etainontly important to tho well,boing
audlabsolute safety Of the nation that the
power Of the Government bs retained in
tho hands Of those who have wi,l led it
through the dark and terrible ordeal
thTorgh which tho American Republic has
passed during tire past fonr years or more,
The policy which has been pursued and the
good and true men who have carried us
safely thus far, with our national honor I'M
tarnished and our national fame and power
largely augmented, are certainly moro III to
be trusted by the people than that policy
and that party which has opposed tho Gov.
ernment at every step of its fearful strug'
Ile for existance, and through four years
of strife, aud blood, and devastation con.
stantly and boldly avowed it's sympathy foi
armo traitors, and cast its influence with
those who were the enemies of our rational
existence, striving in their msdness TO tear
down the Government our fathers had rear
cd, aud spread anarchy, dosolation and ruin
throughout the Republic. The verdict oI
the people in the elections that have taken
place, is that the national power must be
kept in the hands Of those who have proved
themselves faithful to tho nation,
The Executive power OF the nation ia il
good hands now, and will so continue, W,
believe, throughout the present Adnipstra
ton. We have confidence in the patriotism
tho integrity and the nerve of ANpsEw
JouNsoS. lie has boen tried, as it were, il
furnace Of fire, and his fealty 10 countr,
is above suspiclou. lie can neither bt
cajoled by fiattory nor awed by threat Tn,
power of the Executive could not repos,
in safor hands, But new Congress is I,
bc chosen next year, and local elections ar,
10 be held, and the Union party must see L
it that they relax not their vigilance, 70
upoa the result of the campaigns next yeai
much wiL depend in tho weight and impor
tanco that will attach to political contest
in the future. The Union party has gain
much vantage ground in the lac elections
1t is its duty 90 yield not an inoh of wha
has already beea gained, but, on the CO,
tfary, ,lmore mUstbe added. To do this, Unio
men everywhere must be earnest, wary an
vigilanf, LOT eternal Rlgta1ce ls the pnc
of success as wen as liberty,
The Democracy Of tho North have bee
well whipped. In this We have cause fo
rejoicing. And no W we ipdst see TO il thy
they stay whipped. The disloyal leader
Of that party must never again secure tn
favor Of. Office or WELD tho influence the
once did. They have lost ulrprestige, an
they are rightly served. The Democrat
party, as II has been known during the war
has been efcctually repud Ated by the pee
pie, and i. has met the fate that every prin
olpie OF Right and Justice awards IL. b
the verdict Of the people neuocracy ha
gone under, we trust never again to rca
its head, The leaders of the party hav
made themselves 80 odous and eoyure