Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-10-21

10 " ~ ~ 90 o'iiS VIZ ~ NiAicNioSy
may have professed to have been in
the early days OF the campaign, and
hopeful for the election of SEYMOUR
and BLAIR through the aid of South
ern traitors and rebels, they now have
not the slightest hope of success
Warned by the driving IN of their
pickets in Vermont and Maine, they
put forth the most extraordinary eff
forts in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana
to rally their forces, importing thou
sands of illegal votes from Kentucky,
Maryland, and the haunts of lniqulty
III New FORK City, with a confident
expectation of being able to carry at
least two of those states. Nebraska
being largely settled by Southern
rebels they felt no fears of the result
in that young State. But alas. their
hopes are all blasted. Not only
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana, but
Nebraska also, responds to the echo
from Vermont and Maine, with a
shout Of victory stunning to the ears
of the supporters of SEYMOUR and
BLAIR, and rendering the - lost cause"
beyond all hope of redemption. New
er since the defeat of LEES armv
at Gettysburg has the rebel Democ-
racy been so demoralized as since the
news from the October elections
Even SEYMOUR md BLAIR, themselves
are ready to surrender unconditien
ally to the hero of Fort Donelson,
Nicksburg and Richmond, and each
are reported to have placed IN tho
hands of the National Democratic
Committee letters withdrawing their
names as candidates If thought ad-
visable by that Committee. What
they viii advise remains to be made
known. 1t is quite too late in the
day to place their leadership in new
hands, or bring in new candidates.
The fatal error was committed by the
Convention which met in New York
on the 4th of July in transferring the
control and leadership of the party,
North and South. to the hands of
such men as HAMPTON, FoRREsT, and
other rebel leaders more than one hind
red Of ,rhom mere delegates IN that Con-
vsntion, and dictated the platform OF
principles sent forth to the world as
the principles Of the Democracy of
the United States. Party discipline,
however successful on former occa-
sions. could not force all Democrats
in an arrangement by which they
were to be sold to Southern rebels and
aristocrats. Seeing this, though at a
late hour, a new deal is now demand
Cd by leading Democrats in New
York, Washington, and elsewhere,
but it Is, already, too late. The en-
envy IS routed, and Hyisg from the
field, and it is now the duty of. every
Republican in the land to press for
ward with closed ranks and secure
the victory that awaits tie party on
the Sd of November next. Let US
not be content with a bare election OF
GRANT and CoLFAx by large ma
iorIty Of the electoral votes, but let
the popular voice of the people be
such as to silence forever the clamor
of those who believe rebels with their
hands still red with the blood of our
brothers. fathers, sons, and other near
and dear friends, are fit persons to
have control of this free Government.
The rebel Democracy at Richmond
under LEE We're not more subject to
the Will of General GRANT than the
party, North and South, are now sub
ject to the Will of the people, who
control them with ballots instead OF
bavonets.
As at Richmond, so throughout the
country now, let no one falter until
an unconditional surrender is secured
and him who led our conquering ar
mics then, and Is leading Us to victo
~ now, shall be able to unite hi:
voice with the law-making power Of