Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-10-17
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Republican Union majority at the
late State election in Ohio. To our
mind the reason is apparent, High
taxes and the constitutional amend
ment are, in our view, the real caus-
es Of our defeat; but the principal
aud greatest of these is the amend
ment question. Whilst some have
been deceived by the continual
elamor BY the Democratic papers
and orators about high Government
taxes, non-tax- paying Government
bonds and National Banks, a much
greater number of Republicans have
been deferred from voting the I'm
ion ticket by their own prejudices
against the colored race, and the
raw. head and -bloody-bones negro
equality howl, constantly kept up
by the Butternut papers and public
speakers. But tic negro suffrage
part of the amendment was not the
only point Of objection to its adop-
ton by the people, There we're
hundreds who objected to the dis
franchisement Of a certain class
in the State. These men had their
personal friends who were Union
men but could not vote for an
amendment to the Constitution that
d srra lchised tlat class o men,
who, although they had committed
a gross error, might yet repent and
become as loyal men to the Govern
ment as others, who were never stls-
pected Of being faithless to the
Government These questions, we
think, are the causes Of the defeat
of the amendment, and with it very
nearly the defeat Of the entire Union
ticket. The truth is, however much
justice there may be in extending
the right Of suffrage to the colored
man in Ohio, the people are not
ready TO acknowledge that right
But there is no question but what
public sentiment is tending to that
point, and it is but a matter of time
when that right in Ohio will be ex-
tended to every male citizen OF the
United States over twenty.One
years; but those reformations that
have 10 contend against deep-seated
and long entertained piejudices pro-
gress slowly, and they must b'de
their time.
The Union party need feel no
encouragement, however, on ac'
count Of the near defeat; another
year will show the Democracy that
the election this year is merely q
Democratic spasln, and that 1t will
rccoil upon them next year, with a
fury like that Of 1863, after the un-
ion defeat Of 1862. The reverse Is
only temporary.
In 1862 the emancipation procla.
nation was mainly the cause Of tle
Union defeat, as the suffrage qpes'
tion is this year Mcclellan had
been driven from the Peninsula, the
war dragged heavily, and defeat on
oil bands met the eye OF the people
There We're enG nies 70 the Govern
,neut at every point declaring every
act Of the, Administration to be un.
constitutional l'he result Of these
Influences upon IN, 'Inion party was
that the Butternut "EY o"'iio'
Olio by 5000 majon ~ o''o''
fourteen out Of niaeteen ne'"ue''
OF Congress, In PennsyIyah = 'ne'
carried the State By $500 mag ''T
and elected fourteen Members y
Congress out Of the tNeEdy-fonr.--
They carried New York by 10000,
and elected IIoratio Seymour Gov
nrnor Of that State, and elected II
,mdjority OF Democrats to Congress,
They carried Indiana by 10000 sasd
Illinois by 1900, and reduced our
authorities III other States, But this
Great streak Of luck, as they thought
il, only served to arouse the Union.
party to action and to their duty
for thc very next year (isssD the
lnion party rallied to their posts
with vlgor and energy wortiiy o'
The glorious cause they advocated
and Tie result was Union majority
In Ohio Of lol, 900; IN PennsyiVa,
ria. $1,000, New York, 10000 ano
Illinois, 10000. So Il will be y
1893. The result this fall is oy a'
means a dcfeat--it Is only . lessor Y
that will serve to stimulate 'hO ~
lon party to vigorous action ana
glo,ions uuion victory dt 'ee ele'
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