Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-11-09
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The elections of Tuesday last have re-
suited in another great triumph of the
Union party and its principles. Again
Johnsonisn and Copperheadism have
been repudiated aud condemned by the
tremendous voice of the people. The
loyal Congress and its reconstruction
policy have been sustained and en-
dorsed in November by majorities
which gloriously respond to the victor
les of October.
New York first wheels into line with
a Union majority of ten thousand.
| johnson and Seward were confident
of carrying this State and New York
I City, full of Southern rebels, and of
every description of rascals and roughs
gave them many assurances of triumph.
Allowances are always made for about
ten thousand fraudulent Democratic
votes in the city, but in this instance
the frauds have been unusual and as
tonishing, swelling the Democratic
majority to about $4,000. In the ru-
raj districts there were large Union
gains which offset to some extent the
Hoffman scum and sewerage in the me-
tropolis. The Legislature is Republic
an, and It is reported that the Con-
gressional delegation is unchanged, the
Republicans gaining three and losing
I the same number.
Massachusetts, repudiates my poll
cy" by a splendid majority of $4,000,
electing the Republican Congressional
delegation entire. Hon. B. F. Butler
is one of the successful candidates.
From Delaware there are yet 40 re-
turns but it will disappoint nobody
to anticipate the success of the Cop
perheads.
In Maryland the rebels guIped
down the test oath and carried the
Democratic ticket. This is too bad
for the noble UnionE men who Sc
calamity fought to retain the loyal
| P olice Commissioners against
all the power aud influence of the
National and State Executives to re-
move them. Since the war the rebels
who invaded the State under Lee
have focked into it by thousands, and
Baltimore has been a famous rendez-
vous for the young men of the South
By the aid of this element Maryland
the first Of all the States that sustain
ed Mr.. Lincoln, has endorsed the
bread and butter policy. In Balti
more the polls were in some instances
seized by armed rebels who drove the
Union men away. By such m cans
has Andrew johnson succeeded in Sc
curing the endorsements of one little
State, but the time will come when ii
viii be seen that it has cost him dearly,
From New Jersey we have better
news. The Republicans have carried
the State by about 6, 1000 majority, gain
ing two Congressman. The Legisla-
ture is Republican in both branches.
Better still from Michigan. This
noble State has no sympathy with trea-
son or traitors and elects the Republi-
can ticket, including the enti re Con
/ gressional delegation by %, 600 majori-
y
Next comes Wisconsin with 10000
Republican majority. Five Union
Congressman are reelected inelu-
ding Gen. Paine of the First District
Milwaukee, which was supposed
to be doubtful. Doolittle and Randall
are disowned by the Badger State.
/ In Illinois the Republicans have
achieved a triumph truly glorious, car
rying the State by about 10000 major.
ity. The Legislature, is strongly
Republican, and Of the Congressman
there are eleven Republicans to three
Democrats. Gen. Logan is elected 10
Congress by about 10000 majority
The dispatches say nearly all the
Iris h m voted the straight Re-
publican ticket.I Johnsonism does not
flourish around the grave of Lincoln.
Missouri has done splsndidly, The