Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-04-18
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ty, in any .of the Northern States has !
been a rare oceurrance of late, and, no
matter by what combination of circum-'
stsnces sdeh a victory is obtained, the
anxi0,is and hungry aspiratits for place
and power in the, ranks of the Demo
cratic Party are swift to hail it as the
harbinger to them of a better day.
Itwonid be considered cruelty by sonic,
10 deprive these long defeated, sore dis
tressed adherents of modern Democracy,
of the littecomfort they are finding in
the result of the Connecticut election
We can not but think, on full view OF
the situation, that the once proud DEM
ocracy, that boasted of its divine right
to rule the country and control its des-
thy, must have greatly fallen from its
former exalted position, when 1t can be
thrown into such ecstatie jubilatton,
over triumph in the State where the
Hartford Convention held its sessions.
When the circumstances under
which this victory has been secured are
thoroughly examined, there is so little,
i'm it of encouragement for the Demo-
cracy of the last six years, that we are
astonished that they do not mourn over
the result, as the overthrow OF that
Democracy, rather than claim ii as a
victory When the Seymour Democracy
and that was the only kind there was
during the war--undertook to carry Con-
necticut on Democratic platform, he
and his party was beaten by l2oo0 ma
jority. The Seymour Democracy was
State Rights, Pro-Slavery, Anti-War
Democracy but the Democracy of Eng
lish, who carried Connecticut, is Eman-
cipation, War Democracy. While Val
landigham, Wood, Voorhees,, and Sey-
mour, the leaders Of the Democracy dur
ing the war, were giving aid and comfort
to the rebellion, and opposing every
means adopted for its overthrow, Mr.
English was in Congress- doing all he
could to carry on the war, and voting fol
the emancipation of Slavery. If his
election now is q cause of rejoicing to
the leaders Of the Democratic Party
then, indeed, has the Democratic Party
greatly changed. ..s....
Itmay be that the Democratic Party
lias proud record, and a promising
future, but the record is not q modern
one, over which its adherents love to
dwell and the most sanguine of its adj
herents can see little of the unity of pur'
pose aud action within its ranks so ne
cessary to secure success. In Kentucky
there are two Democratic parties--the
Vallandigham rebel, and the English
war parties. IN New York there are
the Tammany rebel, and the O'Niley
Long National Democracy and the name
less Democracy, under the lead Of Thur
man, Jewett & Co., with Nallandigban
as n sipernumerary, and thorough,
without principles or policy. If ther
is anything In the Democratic party yer,
encouraging to its votaries, we, certainly
cannot see it. ."t iH
HOW CONNECTICUT WAS CARRIED.
That Connecticut was carried for tn
Copperhead ticket mainly by downright
barefaced bribery is being demonstrate
daily. The Evening Gazette, (non-paI
tisan) has u letter from Merlden, which
after commenting on the speaking o
either side during the canvass-proceeds
"How valuable to either side this ARA
of oratory proved Is aquestion; but thos
who were present on the. scene kne'
that there was n more puissant fore
operating on the consclences and ballot
OF the frcemen Of Connecticut. Thl
power was Money. t 4at. .ltt
"The election was not finally carrie
by principle, nor by personal aniinosit!
infinitely baser than elther-Tgreenbach
i'm the itching palm Of hei citizens. 1 d
not mean that the Democrats bribe
voters, and that Republicans In superlG
holiness, deslsted. Would that one part
could be excepted from such debauohery
But both were involved. Each part
bought all the votes it had tho money
pay for---Republcans only insisting tia
they could buy greater number OF me
from the enemy for n given sum than I'll
Democrats could buy from them-whic
was probable enough. Never befoi
since the charter days we've the either
of Connecticut bought and sold so shame
fully In open market. AT every ball0
box, citlzens postponed voting till I'll
last moment, and then gave their ball,
20 the highest bidder. '-'+
49, NOteu yetT' Woulu De asked OF
those dilntory traders. 'No--haven
quite decided which way 10 vote.' Tin
Il most up---come In here, and let u
argue with you,' and the two would
off 10 negotiate. Ten dollars vote W
offered the day before by Rcpublica
-f and $50 by Democrats, and the tariff /
creased during election day at the SAL
ratio until In the afternoon one OF w
IL. Barnum's agents offered $3.50 for
single Republican vote In Wlnsted--a
got II. Taking into consideration 3
fact that the Democrats, had ten tin
the most money employed, the result
this bad business should have been asc
tanned ms surely theday before by natl
Inatics rs the day afterby counting. Or
one of.thc Republican candidates., n.
. Barnnm, had money; the others,l Ha
ley, Deming, 5tarkweather, and Mort
rop,. were unable TO give anything TO /
( canvass except work. ihHi oi- 3lt1.
a't tThe Democrats, ON theeontrary, h
taken care 10 nominate their very we
thiest men, without too much referer
70 other qualifications. Mr.. English "
worth million, aud VIM. IL. Barn,
and Hotchkiss million and half mo
Hubbard and Martin were, worth Tn
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