Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-10-19
THE ELECTION.


The results Of our late grand 1ri-
umph at the polls are now sufficiently
defined to make It certain that the
Union party has achieved net gain Of
at Ieasr one Representative and one
Senator IN Congress This is especi-
ally encouraging in view Of the TACT
that the johnson Democracy had to
gain ttceafy-t,0o Representatives in
Congress to be able to prevent the pas
sage of bills over a Veto. As yet,
however. that party has not made a
net gain of one sinR'e Representative.
At tae same time the voting strength
of the Unio1 Republican party has
vastly increased. and we have every
assurance that If is stronger to-day,
both in respect to numbers and the
fixed seufiments Of the people, than
ever before. The secret OF this lies in
the fact thas our party strength is
grounded upon great princip es, and
not upon any artificial contingency -
Before the Presidents detection cur
enemies said our party was kept To-
gether by the spoils Of Office, and that
as soon as deprived Of these it would
90 to pieces. They said the party drew
its nutriment from the public crib, and
that as soon as it could be debarred
from that It would languish and die
Consequently the Democracy were par
tieularly elate1 u hen they found Andy
was coming owes TO them und bring
ing the crib along. Now, said they,
we'll fix these Radical gormands who
have fatteued upon public provender.
Every one of them shall be Go use the
elegant language of the President
kicked out of office at once aud gnnd
Democrats put IN fheir places Aud
then" prophcsied these hopeFula- all
these Radical Office holders VINO love
place so much more than principle,
finding their bread and butter leopard
lied viii come over to our party in
which only they can hope to retain it.
Ours will be the. bread and butter par
ty, and where the carcass is there will
the eagles gather. The great bulk of
the Radicals viii join US, as viii also
all the Southern rebels, aud out of
these elements We viii organize a great
National Union johnson party which
will sweep everything before it. =
Such were the plans and prophesies
/ of the Democracy. How have they
been realized The question pro
vokes a smile, yet in one respect, it
must be admitted, the Copperhcad
/ programme was carried out. 1he
whole Executive patronage was used
in behalf of the Democracy. All over
the country Mr.. Lincoln's policy was
carried Into effect by turning his ap-
poiutees out of Office, Tn numerous
Instances soldiers who had lost liuIbs
or health IN the service, and who had
been given an appointment not merely
as reward Of merit, but as a means
Of livelihood, were kicked out, and
the most arTant COpperheads and Sons
of ofLiberty were installed in their places
Everyw here removals and changes
took place by the wholesale. The
highest merit and efficiency in Office
were made of no weight whatever
against the one virtue of endorsing the
bread and butter policy. Soldiers we're
bribed no less than citizens, being
tempted with the fascinating bauble
of promotion If they would fail down
and Worship the johnson idol To
do that was made a greater merit than
to have passed through hundred bat
ties. Some, yet but a small proper
ton Of the brave aud true men of the
army, following the Last in6rmity
noble minds, accepted the bait, and
have purchase promotion at the price
Of political defeat, aud the sacrifice, to
a lamentable extent, of their good
pane and prestige,
But in spite of all these temptations
defeotions, aud schemes for breaking
up our party it remained firm, and has
come out of the battle with uu bro ken
ranks. We found arrayed against US
the same elements as in 1864, namely,
the copperhead Democracy Of the
North and the rebels of the south.
These were reinforced by all the pat
ronage and power Of the Administra-
ton, but over all we have triumphed.
I Sympathy with ireasou, and treason
itself by that sympathy grown iusolent
aud dictatorinl, daye been steruly and
severely rebuked The President him
self has been taught lesson, aud
made pOwerless for harm during the
remainder of his Administration Be
sides, the Union purity has beeu SO
crystalized and solidi6ed by opposiaiou
that AL future attempts ru disrnembe
it must be futile. 1t will doubles 20
into the next Presidential contest with
firm aud united front, and its late rri
umphs are az earnest Of the result.
There are one or two other plien in-
ena OF the campaign thar deserve to be
noticed Many nj he lea. lag neu
who abandoned Il rre now resun,inp
to its ranks. The most noticeable ara
Rev. Henry Ward Beecber. Hon
Fl. J Raymond, and James Gordon
Bennett These, aud many more late
our bitter foes, now emerge tically ad-
vooate our platform. Thus they have