Year: 1863




The Ohio EIecnon-The Issues In.
-f..f voived.


The New York World expressed the opinion
that the Democrats of Ohio were defeated il
consequence of the nomination of VALLASDIe
HAM, and says:


Had Pugh or Cox, or any other prominent W al
Democrat. been nominated instead of Vallandg
ham, and the election been fought on the issue:
to which they have attempted to confine it in
spite of the peculiar position of their can iidate
no one doubts that Mr.. Brough would have beer
defeated. W


The Cincinnati Enquirer thus responds to these
structures of the World:


Nor, it is a succinct reply to all this to state
that in 1861, at the last Governors election in
Ohio. the Democrats nominated Hugh j. Jewett
for Governor, who wrote a vigorous prosecution
of the war; letter. He was beaten 55 900 votes
by David Tod, and received some 25 600 OF
$4,000 less Democratic votes than Mr. Valan-
digham has now received In Maine, the Demo
Gratis adopted the Worlds New York Democratic
platform, and Mr. Bradbury for Governor
who was in favor of the prosecution of the wal
upon constitutional principles. Upon that plat
form the Democrats were beaten % 900 votes
which, considering the vote polled. worse
defeat than ours in Ohio. In California the
Democrats adopted ths Governor Seymour War
Democratic platform, and were badly defeated
In Iowa the Democrats General Tuttle, an
ultra war and ardent Administration man, for
b Governor. He has been beaten out of sight In
Pennsylvania George W Woodward, the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor, according to Gen.
eral Mcclellan. in "a letter published before the
election, and extensively circulated, took this
stand. General Mcclellan saws:


II understand Judge Woodward to be in favor
of the prosecution of the war with all the means
at the command OF the loval States, until
the military power Of the rebellion is DESTROYED.


81 understand him he of the opinion that
while the war is waged with all possible decision
and energy, the policy directing it should be in
consonance with the principles of humanity and
civilization. working 10 injury to private rights
and property not demanded by military neces-
sity and recognized by military law among civil
lied nations.


"And, finally, understand him to agree with
in the opinion that the sole great objects OF the
war the restoration of the unity of the nation,
preservation of the Constitution and the supre
macy of the laws of the country"


Now. when we consider the fact that Pennsyl-
vana is naturally Democratic and that Ohio is
naturally an opposition State, Woodward has
been as badly beaten in Pennsylvania as Vallan
dig!iaH IA in Ohio


In view of these facts, how foolish for the
World to say that if the Democrats of Ohio had
nominated "some prominent War Democrat,
they would have carried the State" We know
the temper of the party and have no hesitation
in saying that in that event they would have been
beaten far worse.


We agree with the World that the people-a
majority of them-are not vet ready Ito try the
policy of peace as means to reunion" Ii is
Just as clear, also that thev in favor of con-
tinuing the conduct of the war in Republican
hands. They believe that the Republican
party is responsible for the war. and got it up,
that it can manage it better than any other party
They want the war to be in the hands of its
friends. The Democracy never come into
power as war party. The great mass of the
Democracy believe with Andrew Jackson, in his
Farewell Address that the Union can not be
preserved by force; and with Stephen Douglas
that "war is disunon now and forever" They
believe that il is utterly opposed to the contnu-
ance of republican institutions. Whenever the
people want peace as their policy, they will call
upon the Democracy AS long as they want
they will judging from past results, continue
the Government in the hands of the Republicans


Let us say further to the World that the De
mocracy of Ohio. and we believe, also, of all the
Western States, agree with Mr. Vallandigham'
views respecting the var Even if he had not
been arrested and exed, he would have been
nominated for Governor. The convention that
selected him was for peace, and would have SO
declared ia the PLATFORM it the antecedents Of the
man had not been sufficiently explicit


The World NAV dismiss its idea about the
people calling the Democracy to power to pros
ecute the war, for t will never be realized. The
Republicans are entitled to all the glory and al
the discredit of the war. and the Democracy have
no intention either to fch the one or share il
the misfortunes OF the other They will never
come into power until the people resolve upon
total change of policy from war to peace.