Year: 1863

DEAR JOURNAL Before the next issue of your
paper the people of this State will have settled,
as far as lies in their power, the political status
of the State for the next four years. Have the
Union men of our county fully considered the
great Importance Of the contest before them-the
deep and holy issues involved, and the necessity
which exists that every exertion should be used
to secure the election of the entire ticket by such
a majority as shall satisfy the secessionists and
their tools that all attempts their past to place
the State in position of hostility to the General
Government are unavailngi Have they fully
considered their duty in regard to the election of
county officers! the stigma which will rest upon
the loyalty of our county if through our own
supneness we let single Copperbead be elected
to any position from the highest to the lowest
The power lies with us to defeat them and if we
stand by the nominations throughout we will do
it. But 1t cannot be done by merely saying that
we will beat them. Every man who holds the
peace and prosperity of his country at heart
must work with will. Our opponents are in the
field with a ticket composed OF the best and
strongest men of their party, and will leave no
stone unturned to secure their election, They
know that to carry out their objects they will
have to catch as many as possible OF the weak
bneed Union men of the county, and for that
purpose the old secessiOnists of '6l have been
TRUST aside, although they compose two thirds
Of the strength Of their party, and with one ex-
teption the names of none of them appear.


One thing in particular we should guard
against and that is not TO be discouraged by the
bluster and brag of the Copperheads. The have
q peculiar hnack of carrying this county just
before election, which the returns never sustain.
They even claim Douglas City, but Lord one
of them has got cheek enough for two sets of teeth
and would claim anything. Douglas City is safe
for every man on the Union ticket 10y from thirty
to sixty majority, and the best informed among
US put the vote at about two to one. The strong
hold of that party has heretofore been among the
naturalized citizens, but now that have shown
the cloven foot so plainly, they are losing that
support. There is charm .about the word
" Democrat" possessed by none other in the
English language. 1t is the first word learned
by beart by the exile from oppression when he


lands upon our shores, and to the party claiming
that honored title he at once attaches himself
But when Democracy falls from its high position,
and the term becomes Synonymous with treason,
when instead OF being the firm supporters of
Liberty and Union " they become its most
leadly enemies what wonder that naturaliZed
litzens, Irishmen and Germans, true to the allie
glance which they have sworn to their adopted
country, will abandon the corrupt mass TO which
!" 'ue uayS vi hs Po"ei auu Bioty 'hey "c's
proud TO be classed as members. With very few
exceptions, our citizens, both native and for
sign born, are true to the government Of their
country, and will show they are such Oh election
tay.


From every portion of the county the prospects
ire cheering. Point Bar, Stener's, Evans Bar,
indian Creek, and both Hay Fork precincts are
certain to roll up majorties for the Union tick ct.
from many other places in the county we hear
lhe same. If we go in with united front we
ire certain Of victory for every one OF the nomi-
lees. The only hope that our enemies can have
Of electing single man is in division in onr
lanks. That hope should be taken away from
ihem, for in hour like this no Union man should
icratch his ticket. Personal preferences should
be discarded for the good of the country. Let
Unoa men bear this in mind on the morning Of
election, and the victory will be sure. Yale


lMPREsoR.