Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-10-17

ing OF jubilation on Tuesday evening"
A large crowd was present. and was as
uproarious as whisky and victory could
make it. Vallandigham spoke, begin
ming his address as follows: "Fellow
traitors, which means fellow patriots
He also derisively said that the Republi-
cans would be received into fellowship
with the DEMOCRACY on the abandonment
of their heresies and sincere penitence.
His remarks We're n mixture of exulta-
tion and nddenunciation.
REJOICINGs AT CINCINNATI OVER
THE ELECTION OF HAYES.
Speeches by Gov. Hayes, Richard Smith,
Ben. Egg1estcn and Fred. Hassaurek.
From the Cincinnati Gazette, lith inst.
When the news was received last even
ing that Gen. Hayes and the Union tick
ct were elected by some $500 majority,
the fact was posted on transparency at
the Gazette Office. Very soon an i'm
mense crowd assembled. Rockets were
sent up, and general enthusiastic rejoic-
ing prevailed. 'rHf
Gen. Hayes was sent for. He was at
home, entirely ignorant of the good news,
and could hardly believe the reports from
Columbus. When it was learned by the
assemblage, by this time numbering sew
eral thousand people, the General was
called out to receive their congratula-
tions. He was presented from one of the
windows of the Gazette Office as Cover
nor Hayes, and was greeted with great
applause. r
GEN. HAYES SPEECH.
FELLOW CITIzENs: / hardly know
what the facts are in regard to the close
contest we are now closing up. You
have always heard, as proverb, that
figures don't lie. 1t occurs to me that
the man who was the author of that say
ing, could not have been familiar with
election returns in Ohio, or he would
have changed the prOyerb by striking out
the word not, and inserting some other
word, SO that it would declare figures
often do lie. 3D.. r.....-.
Feeling the uncertainty of these things,
accept your congratulations with some
little allowance. However, it gives me
opportunity to say one or two things that
perhaps, may rs we'll say. 1 shall say
nothing that it will be necessary TO take
hack, in case the result should be differ
ent tomorrow. ........,
One of the agreeable facts in connec-
tion with this contest is what has trans
pired in the debates between the dis
tinguished gentleman who was my COM
petitor, and myself 1t has always been
my desire in all political contests, so to
talk and SO to act, "a to give no just cause
of offense to any reasonable adversary.
And am proud to know by the public
speeches of Judge Thurman, that he has
felt toward me, during this canvass, as
man feels toward fair and candid adj
ycrsary; and | may say to you that that
is my feeling toward liin. I feel that,
whatevermistakes he has made. in pub
lie lie, in his conduct toward me he has
behaved like u gentleman. ,.
Another word, personal TO myself:
| Great difficulties have arisen in the Sec
ond District, in consequence of the va
cancy caused by my resignation-ditfi-
culties between my friends, which very
much regret. And assure you if / had
known such trouble would have arisen
in tile District, would not have been a
candidate for Governor, but would have
retained my place in Congress. could
not have supposed any such thing would
have occurred between members OF the
| Republican party, prominent enough to
have claims fer the candidacy for Con-
.gress, rs would be adversaries after the
nomination by the Convention; and not
surprising it, L knew there Were men
enough in the party to represent that
District far abler than did. In saying
this / east no reflections; the public
know how / voted, and advised others
tolvote.i it'ir.... ur. .at-ialpia. .1--
1t has been satisfactorily demonstrated
that, although Hamilton County is OPP
posed to cOlored suffrage by four or five
thousand majority, that the candidate
for Congress, and the only one opposed
to colored suffrage in this contest, a most
respectable and estimable gentleman, Mr..
Reemelin, received but 100 votes, while
the suffrage candidates received ever 20,-
600. 80 Hereafter nobody in this County
can ever rise up and find fault with a
man because he is in favor of negro suf-
frage, because both parties have indorsed
the men who were negro suffrage candi-
dates. TCheers. pG,Is Ell aH E.ak yg.
One word as TO the issues. The Union
party have been in favor of maintaining
inviolate the faith of the nation. They
will continue to stand on that plank to
the end. [Cheers.] They believe that
the natioHdl credit was an important part
of the national power. in its late struggle;
and the gold name of the nation is, un-
der all circumstances, to be maintained.
Again, il is probable, from the complex
ion of the legislature, that a three-tifth
vote cannot be obtained to submit again
/ the eolored suffrage issue for many years
to come, and therefore cannot be in any
canvass before the people foralong time.
In the meantime we shall have the ex-,
perience of other, States in this matter.
But on this you may rely that the Union
paft4yy will be in the future as II has in the
-bRstTttie party Of progress, the party i'm
favor of hun,au freedom, the party in
favor of eqlpk human rights; the party
in favor of giving to all the governed an
equal voice in. the Government. and al
though III Ia ide eseated this year, we re-
! freinBef ttiat III 1862, In the very pinch
of the war, we were beaten IN Ohio,
Pennsylvairfa, and other fStates,f by ma
jorites Ear larger than any given against
US this year, And we remember also
thaf la 1863 our rtnajorities were without
baraiiei ia the political history OF this
Gtolmtryab What happened then am
sure is t0happen now ~ and next year,
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