The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-10-18
The Late Elections,

The intelligence from the general elections,
which passed oflast Tuesday week in the
States of Pennsylvania, Ohio and Iowa is
surprising, but not startling. We are war
ranted in believing, that whilst the Democ-
racy has pOIled its entire strength, the Repub
iican party, thinking that victory was easy
and certain, was not so enthusiastic and
jealous as in former campaigns and failed TO
discharge their entire duty at the ballot box.
If such is the case, these tremendous gains
that are tFumpeted from one END of the Union
to the other by the Democratic journals are
all stuff and nonsense. In Ohio the amend
meut to the State Constitution enfranchising
the cUlored man is undoubtedly lost, whilst
at the same time the Radical candidate Hayes
Is elected Governor. This proves that the
amendment is a local issue, which may have
lost to our party a number of votes, but the
election of Hayes certainly proves that upon
the great cardinal principles of Radical Re-
publicanism, the people of Ohio are uncom-
promisingly right. The only probable dis
Rster that may arise is the election OF the
consummate and reckless traitor Vailandig-
ham to the United States Senate, in place Of
Hon. B.. F. Wade.
The result will affect as much good for
the Radical party of that State as the Manas-
sas defeat did for the Union IL 1851, and aE-
ter conceding a Democratic gain, we can not
see that we have met with a reverse that
should In tn. least discourage US. The same
remarks will apply in the case Of Penusyl-
yania and Iowa. The Radical party may rest
well assured, that these results do not in any
measure foreshadow the results of the cleo
tion in November. They are not to be re-
garded as an endorsement Of the reasonable
and odious administration OF the migrate,
traitor and villain who disgraces the Presi-
Dental Office at Washington. The nation,
after having sacrificed the lives Of FIVE hun
dred thousand of her nnblest, purest and
bravest heroes, and spent almost countless
millions Of treasure 20 suppress the rebellion
"a muTdsroua and hellish mob Of Demo-
cratic traitors and criminals, can never and
will never give its appreciation to his ignomi-
nious course of crime and wickedness. The
glorious old Buckeye, the old Keystone Of
the national edifCe, and Iowa, a g%iantess
among the sisterhood Of States will not lead
the van in this humiliating movement. They
will never take upon themselves Kentucky's
shame and M%aryland'5 degradation by en-
dorsing the detection, infdelity and treason
Of Andrew Johnson, which has made the
country AbOiling Oauldrop ofpassiOn:snd vio-
lence, and delayed the complete restoration
vi the Union for an indefinite period. When
the two policies, the one Of q loyal Congress
and the other o!s peridious, treason-Fe ward
ing and loyalty prosecuting Executive are
put bsiOrs the American people in all their
broad dlStinetlreaeas and wide AntsgOnismi
when the smbattled hosts Of Republicanism
and Democracy are marshalled for the next
great political warfare in our country the
patriot sons Of every loyal State in over
vhelmlng numbers will flock TO thai standard
" glory, which a. a beacon light Of Heaven
guided, eheered aud srsd With a true war
Tior's zeal, the soldiers Of the nation in the
wild din and darkness of battle, when they
achieved for Us and the world those bless-
ings Of = free government, our Creator In.
tended We should enjoy, Never, no never,
will they ally themselves with those black
hammered cohorts Of treason, who attempted
ny lighting in the armies Of the South, and
Nes'rue.ing aad ~srippliHg the military opera
tioui Of the Union forces in the North, 70
esiabli'b a monarchy on the Western Cont
peni, and ;buS defeat the scheme Of our
wisesi aud best Statesmen and philanthru,