Year: 1864

IN LOOKING On 1ne BoOu resn4L6 OF l0e elec-
tion just decided, one Of the most evident, Us
well as one Of the most gratifying, is the rc-
lief It must be to q large number Of men to be
once more free from the necessity Of regard
ing all Union men and measures In the worst
possible light, and Of deuouncing and con
dcming them in the worst possible language.
The opponents Of the Administration and of
the Union party, have been for a long time com-
pclled by the most stringent political ucccs-
sity, and under threats Of the most disastrous
consequences, nesor to see any good whatever
in anything proposed or done by the party in
power. However loyal their purposes may
have been, 1t was the boundcn duty of the
opposition never to know it j; however wise
and patriotic their measures, their political
foes were compelled always to ignore 1t how
ever great mud good the men who were its
leaders, 1t was running imminent risk of in
slant political death even for moment to
admit 1t to be possible. Whatever else one
Of the opposition might behold, he was never
allowed to open his eyes On any good thing
in the administration. He must always be
utterly blind to any merits in that direction
under pain Of terrible penalty. nhe opened
his ears TO any report Of any word or hint Of
loyalty and patriotism among Republicans,
lie WAS in great danger Of some fearful retribu-
lion. BE had better be always deaf on one
side Of his head, for If not he WIS in great peril
ofloeing his head altogether 30 all perva-
ding and fearful was this party tyranny, that
every MN who marched In its ranks was thus
forced, not only to make himself both blind
and deaf to large md most important part
of whit YVES doing in the country; but also
blind and deaf to all that xas best and uoblest
In the land- For If man by some tremen-
dous tyranny is compelled to shut his eyes and
stop his ears to all the pure patriotism, and
devoted loyalty of the Republican party, he
could neither see nor hear much Of those pre-
cious virtues anywhere In the whole country.
It is then, Scource Of great satisfaction to
think that this reign Of q more than iron des-
potism is near its close, and that this cruel
power which has stopped so many ears, and
put out 50 many EYES IL at length to be over
thrown so that these, our fellow citizens,
will once again behold with their own eyes,
md hear with their own ears MI the devoted
patriotic duty, the loyal purpose and heroic
achievements Of that great Union pn1ty, to
MI whose excellence and glory they have 50
long been wholly blind and deaf. With their
eyes once more opened, and their cars un-
stopped, how will they rejoice and exult in all
the great Union party has done and suffered
for the country. What now sensation Of grat-
i.ude and joy these men will feel, what strange
feelings Of pride In their country, so long dead
Will be rc.awakened; and what wonderful
emotions of devotion to the Union and Free
dom un1elt before may now be reused within
them.


It Wis impossible for these men, with the
eyes and ears party compelled them to wear,
to sec anything In the army but incompetcncy,
defeat md disaster. They could not help sce-
ing, hearing, and believing that the war was
failure; that blood Of gallant men WIS be-
ing poured ont like a food for nought md
that tho end Of all this enormous waste Of
life and treasure could be only discontinue
mud humiliation. How pitiablc the condition
of men who, with the eyes and cars party
rnye them. could not sec or hear anything
else but cowardicc, disaster, retreat and dis
cracc In our noble army. And, surely, 1t Is
one Of The most gratifying rcsnlts Of the cleo
lion. that men 20 outragcously Inaltreated
pad abused, even to the extent o. spelling
both sight and hearing, arc now cmancipated
ftom this civil tyranny. Their sight Is to be
restored. and their hearing given them again,
and then how glorious will be the vision on
which they Till, gaze, how cheering the ossa-
RANGES which they will hear. They will find
the North full Of patriotic, loyal, devoted
Union men, firm in their purpose to save the
country and re~establish justice with freedom,
and ahundantly sure Of success. They will
fnd an army no longer Of towards and inva-
lids, but Of brave soldiers and skillful leaders,
winning victory atter victory, daily 1narehing
TO new eonquests, and and advancing still fur
tler in front the banner Of the Union, rival
,np II not surprising by their achievements
tl,c martial deeds and successes Of any army
tl,at ever marched to victory, croWning them
selves with undying laurels, md lending a
bright aud immortal glory to the name OF the
Great Republic.


oorsTrrUTIoNAL AMENDMENT.


Al tie last session Of Congress an amend
mcnt to the constitution abolishing slavery In
.fhe United States passed the Senate by the
...a.,,e5+a two.thi1ds majority, but failed to