Year: 1863







Result Of the Ohio Elections.


We shall not disguise to our reader
and the world the disappointment a
the result of the "home vote" on thu
18th inst. We speak of the RESULT
not of the amount of votes given by
our noble and glorious old party
which in victory Or defeat, in prosper
ity or adversely, never loses its FAITH
and seldom its temper. We gave, 81
far as we can learn from TIE very few
unofficial returns yet received at thi'
office, of the full vote given, all tht
votes we expected to give, viz: 200, 900
We think our vote will reach this fol
Mr.. Vallandigham, but cannot say fol
q certainty until further full returns
are received. We have at least come
so near the estimate we made that the
difference will not be much. We have
not been defeated, therefore, by any
falling off in the Democratic vote, but
by an increased vote of "the Govern,
ment" party, which we could neither
CONTROL nor ESTIMATE. We lost some
votes as we all know, and all know
the reasons, which we had a right tc
expect, but had we got them all they
would have been Of no. service to us
only on the numerical count. A sim
liar state of things existed in 1910
but it didnot last q year, and subserv.
ed but poor purpose to the men who
concocted that campaign. 1t is to bt
seen whether this will be Of more ser
vice to those who have conquered
They have but this advantage: They
will now keep up the war in full blast
to carry the Presidential election--not
to conquer the South, but to ride over
the North-not to save the Union, but
to crush out liberty where no rebellion
exists.


This, all the elections of 1868 indi
cate. The political machinery of "tht
Government" has worked to ITS sue
cess, and they cannot part with it fol
the sake of the Union or for peace
for the lives of our citizens, nor for the
sake of saving the peoples money
This is "the Government" idea Of tht
elections of 1868, but in the providence
Of God, "there is many a slip between
the cup and the lip A well discipli
ned and powerful minority, banded
together by a holy and noble faith, Of
ten wields a greater influence on tht
destiny of nations than the party il
power. This is why the leaders O
"the Government party confess Sc
freely that they "hate' the Democrat;
of the North worse than they do thu
''rebels of the South" And why
The case is plain one. Those in re
bellion in the South are for wAR--so il
"thc Government" of the North. Or
this they agree, and state of war is
all there is of either of the Govern
ments for the time being. One yea
of peace would commingle the people
North and South, and plans for re
union at once be inaugurated. This
neither "the Government" at Wash
ington nor "the Government" at Rich
mond can afford to test-hence th<
fellow feeling, and hence the hatred 0
the true friends of the Union Nortl
by the political war party, for the wa
now is mere political affair as carried
on.


The heavy vote in Ohio is a clea
indication of the people of this Stat
in opposition to the two war parties il
power, the one at Washington and tn,
other at Richmond, and the friends o
amicable adjustment North and Soutl
felt deep interest in our success, be
cause in the person of our candidate
Mr.. Vallandigham, every voter had al
opportunity to express his real, 10
imaginary opinion. He represented
PRINCIPLE, and that principle brough
out the enormous vote and the immens
mass meetings all over the State du
ring the canvass. That there ar
thousands of men South who are a
anxious for reunion of the States 0.
/ the basis of Convention as are tn
Democrats of the North, we have n
reason to disbelieve, but they are no
the especial favoritcs of "the Govern
ment" at Richmond for the same rea
sons that the Democrats Of the Mort
) are not the special favorites of 9Th
Government" at Washington. Wal
desperate war, is essential to bot
"Governments, as now administered
and the longer it is continued the NOR
$ certain is the ruin of the people, VIII
e are taxed in men and money to carr
it on. A Democratic Union "wa
! party in the North would be as ride
ulous as Union ''war party in tn
! South. War divides the Union-dl
vides the States, and divides the pee
pile of the States.


If the Administration is right i
their policy, it was but right that the
should succeed-they now have tn
whole responsibility upon their shoul
! ders at all events, and cannot complain
The Democrats took direct issue wit