Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-11-02
Address Of the National Democratic
Committee to the People of the
United States.

Committee to the People Of the
United States.
The October elections are over
They enable us to form a tolcrably cor.
rect idea of tho true political situation
Of the country. .n .. If
In Georgia. we have to recount a
victory for the Liberal Democratic
ticket so unexampled as to take her
out of the list of doubtful States, and
practically to pronounce in advance
the decision ofat least 125 votes in the
Electoral College. TO this number il
is only necessary to add sixty votes to
elect Greeley and Brown.
In Pennsylvania, the distinguished
Chairman Of the Liberal Committee
has eloqucntly characterized the meth,
ods by which the result ofthc election
there was accomplished. We com.
mend this statement to the thoughtful
attention of the country.
In Ohio. despite most Unprecedented
gains for the Liberal Democratic tick
ct, the Grant managers have carried
the election by reduced majority
having brought to the polls their en-
tire reserve vote. Had our Democrat.
ic friends in certain Localities of that
great commonwealth shown the same
carnestncss and activity and enabled
us like our enemies to record our en-.
tire strength, they would now be ex-
ulting over brilliant victory.
In Indiana, the Democratic and Lib.
cral forces have achieved most i'm.
portant success over Pennsylvania tac.
ties most unscrupulously employed by
the administration and its allies, show
ing thus that n free people when arous-
cd know their rights aud dare main
tain them. Indiana has fairly demon
strated that she can neither be 7" bought
nor bullied.' The moral of these re-
suits is that victory is still in plain
view for our National ticket, aud that
cnergyand courage will assure II. That
victory must be won. II VIC wish to
preserve free institutions On this con
tinent we must assure IL.
The event in Pennsylvania, on Tues
day last, when considered in its causes,
is the most appalling political catastro-
pho that has ever taken place in this
country. Should the system through
which this catastrophe was brought
about be condoned by the people aud
foistcd on the other States. it seals the
doom of freedom in America. A sad
contrast il is surely that the city in
which our republic was born amid the
anthems of free people shotld now
be the first to toll the kncll of our lib
critics. 1t is for the free, unbought
people of all the States TO calmly re-
view the fearful crime against suffrage
in Pennsylvania, and To decide whcth-
or it shall be repeated within their
own borders.
For tho Grst time the system Of free
and sanctity Of tho ballot
arc really on trial in the United States.
From this hour forward the prcscrva.
tion of the franchise in its integrity
dwaris all other issues.
Let our friends in each of the States
catch inspiration from the heroic con
duct of our fellow w-eitizens of Georgia
aud Indiana and from now till No
yember let their struggle be manfnl
and unccasing for liberty aud an un-
tainted ballot box, for Reform aud an
honest Administration Of the Govern.
ment.
AUGUSTUS SCRELL,
Chairman National Democratic Com.
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