Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-11-02
THE DUTY OF PUNCTUALITY IN
VOTING.

| The sun of tomorrow will usher in a
day, pregnant with results of vast
Importance. Tomorrow will declare
whether this nation, shall continue to
enjoy peace, prosperity and good gov
eminent, under wise and patriotic
rulers, or, whether retrograde move
ment set in, which shall drag back our
beloved country into vortex of cor
ruption and misrule. This would Ger
tainly be the result of the accession to
power. of that proud and relentless
party, who eight years ago, plunged
the country into q bloody and unna-
tural war entailing an enormous debt,
and all for the purpose of perpetuating
slavery, feeding their shallow vanity,
and hoping thereby to advance their
own selfish ACKNOWLEDGMENT. But, the
Most High who ruleth over the affairs
of men, knows their wicked devices,
and determined in his councils, to put
stop to this OVERLOOKING of sin, and
turn their riches and glory, into power
ty and shame. He put it into the hearts
of his people, to rise up and overthrow
this rebellious and tyrannical power,
and imbuing them with the spirit of
unity, in mind and action, after four
years of bloody warfare, their hellish
designs were frustrated, their wicked
power overthrow, and their unfortu-
nate people, sunk in poverty and degra-
dation, for which their ungenerous and
cruel conduct, forbid sympathy from
the most tender hearted. This same
party in the South, with kindred spirits
in the North, will tomorrow make the
most strenuous efforts, by means as
unprincipled as the motives which ac-
tuates them, to regain their lost cause.
But it is for you Republican voters, to
prevent state of affairs, so deeply to
be lamented. 1t is for you, to rally in
support of just and righteous govern
ment, and save it from the unhallowed
grasp of traitors 1t is for You to rally
to the altar of your ballot box, and
there offer your votes for the honor.and
welfare of your country. The ballot
box is the altar of freedom, of liberty,
it is when the poor man seeks his rights
and employs the means to procure
them. Who then would refrain from
this duty, or absent himself from this
sacred altar. Who will render tribute
of honor to the memory of our noble
dead, who sleep far away on many a
battle field I? Let him go to the ballot
box and there in solemn faithfulness.
deposit the evidence of his pure and Sc
rious respect. Who would honor our
crippled heroes, whom we see daily in
our streets =? Let him go and show his
sympathy, by casting his vote in sup
port of that cause, for which our heroes
fought and suffered. Whose heart is it
that melts with pity, when he thinks of
the multitude OF widows and orphans,
who people our land, the bitter fruit of
that unholy war. Lei him go to that
altar and deposit his vote against that
party, who were the sole procuring
cause of all their woe. 1t was great
magnanimity to spare the lives of such
blood thirsty traitors, and, in many
cases, allow them to retain their pro-
perty, but, forbid it every power in
Heaven and on earth, that they should
ever again rule in this land OF freedom,
this land Of glorious liberty. You have
the offer of President in the person of
General Grant, who has the confidence,
of the people, North and Sonth, East
and West The tongues of some may
speak against him, but the conscien-
cious convictions Of all, approve him.
In General Grant, You have the best
moral photograph ofyour spotless Pres
ident, Abraham Lincoln, that the
United States can afford. Gen. Grant
lead your armies sometimes under dis
advantages, and through dangers and
difficulties fought them to victory
You will find him quite as competent
when in the chair Of State, to direct
vour civil affairs. rs he was in the camn