Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-11-01
nau York Election.

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The Importance OF the eiecuon IL
New York can not be overrated,-
Ohio, Pennsylvania, iadians' Iowa.
Mo;ne and other States have spoken,
and declared themselves strong as
heretofore for the great principles Of
the Union party, and in favor of the
Congressional plan of reconstrue-
ton. If New York is carried, the
victory will be complete, and the
South will. as matter of policy, If
for no other reason, acquiesce in the
verdict thus pronounced By the great
body Of the Northern people. 1t is
therefore desirable that New York
shall pronounce for the Republican
policy-that is. for the proposed
Constitutional amendment, as the ui-
timatum of recsnstruetion-bY ma
jority largely increased from that of
last year. If this is not accomplish
ed, the Southern States may be en-
couraged to set upon the advice Of
their Northern Copperhead allies,
and reject the amendment, in the
hope that by another year the Demo-
cratic party, with the Presidents
help, will be strong enough to carry
such leading States as New York,
Pennsylvania, and Indiana, and so
assure the South admission to Con-
gress without any reduction of her
representation, or conditions of any
kind whsteyer. The Union party of
New York have it in their power TO
destroy this last hope of the opposi-
ton party, by rolling up n grand and
decisive majority for the Unioatick-
ct, one that shall render it morally
certain that New York is to remain q
Union State. 1t is clear, that the
restoration of the Union is 10 be ad-
vanced or retarded ss New York
shall speak upon the issue now made.
Let her declare by decid ed majori-
ty, that she is in favor of and viii in
sist upon the Constitutional amend
ment, and the South will in all prob
ability accept that amendment as the
best adjustment to be had. On the
other hand, let the Democracy gain
In New Ysrk, and the South will be
very likely to reject the amendment,
in hope of something better. The
opposition of the South to the amend
ment is not based upon the fact that
its provisions are unjust or ungener-
Gus; for no candid man, North or
South, can deny that all the terms
embraced in that amendment, are
eminently just, and far milder than
the South expected or had any reason
to expect at the close of the war.
If these terms had been then pre-
sented, they would have been st once
and gladly accepted. The present
opposition Of the South to the
amendment is founded solely and
sinply upon the fact that the Demo
cratic leaders OF the North have en-
couraged the South to believe, that
by bold rejection Of all terms and
conditions, they can force themselves
back into possession and control Of
the Government. Let that delusion
be once dispelled, and we shall see
The South readily acquiescing in the
amendment. And no one thing will
go so far towards dispelling that de-
lusion, as a complete Union triumph
in the New York elections. We trust
that the Union party of New York
are fully alive to the importance of
their coming election, and the great
influence which it must necessarily
exert upon the interests of the nation
at large. The State should not Only
be carried, but carried by an over
VIII Ginning majority.