Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-10-23
Letters from Senators Sher-
man and wade.

At a large and enthusiastic Republic
can ratification meeting held in New
York city, last Wednesday evening, the
following letters were read:
LETTER FRoN SENATOR SHERMAN.
MANSFIELD, O., Oct. II, 1867.
Ny DEAR SRI regret that l am
not able to attend your meeting at the
Cooper Institute, on the 10th inst. l
would like in person to assure you that
the Republicans of Ohio are not in the
least discouraged by the elections on
last Tuesday. Geneal Hayes and the
whole State ticket are elected by 5000
majority, which we will make $4,000
next fall, with ease. We lost the State
in 1862 by 5000 majority, on the emsn-
cipation proclamation of Abraham
Lincoln. The next year we beat Val
landigham by 100000 on the same is
sues. Impartial suffrage and implicit
observance of the public faith will,
next zeal az this year, be engraved on
our banners, and will as surely triumph
as that God rules. independence
would have been defeated in I775. 1t
was proclaimed throughout the land in
.I776. Our soldiers were not disheart-
ened with partial defeats, bat the Cop
perheads we're. They raised the white
flag in 1864. In 1865 the National
banner hoated in triumph over every
part of our country. So will it be next
year. In the meantime we will learn
wisdom from our defeats. We must
insist upon greater economy in public
expenditures. We must. enforce our
Revenue laws. We must cease to quar-
rel smong ourselves. Our adVersaries
may be made useful in closing our
ranks. 1 trust that New York, as the
Empire State, may take the lead in
this movement, and by malntaing Re-
publican &scendency convince Demo
Gratis ard rebels that the party and the
principles that prevailed during the
war will govern the country, now that
peace and The union have been won.
With the best wishes for your success,
1 am truly yours,
JOHN SHERMAN.
A. b. SAGE, Esq, Secretary, &c.
LETTER FROM SENATOR WADE.
JEFFERSON, Oct. u, 1867.
4. B. Sage, Esq, Secretary Union RsVu5-
Ecan Committee Of the City Of Nes0 York:
SIR:-Your circular of tb 8th inst.
is received. l regret my j. ability to
be with you on the 10th inst, as YOU
request. But 1 hope and trust that
the Republicans of the great Empire
State will not abate one jot of courage
or hope in consequence of the tempo
rary check their brethren had in Ohio.
For more than fourteen years Ohio has
had a succession eff Republican Cover
nors, and she never will have any 9TH
er. Her recent narrow escape will only
have the effect to secure her against
future accidents. The Republicans of
Ohio were never more radical, more
confident of their strength, nor more
resolutely determined to carry out their
principles to a final triumph, than now;
and if our election could be held over
again tomorrow, warned of our danger,
we should carry the State by more than
$4,000. We certainly shall do this
next fall, if we stand firmly by the
great God-like principle of equal and
exact justice to all men. But ever de-
feat, on such a principle, is better than
victory on any other and final defeat
on this principle Is as impossible as
that a God of justice shall cease t. rule
the world. Yours, with respect,
B. F. WADE.