Year: 1865

celved from slxty-two counties of the six
tysix in the State. OF these fifty -four
show gains for the Union cause over the
vote of 1862. The aggregate gains ovel
all losses are nearly twenty five thousand
This will give to our candidates on the
home vote alone majorities exceeding thai
given by the army and home vote to oul
late lamcnted President, Abraham Lin.
coin.


Of the seven Union Senators whose
terms of Office expired we have not lost
one. The home vote has gained us ont
from the Opposition in Luzerne, and the
army vote will gain US another in Frank.
lin and Adams. In the lower House We
have retained all of our sixty-three mem.
bers of last session. The home vote has
added three to this number, and the ar,
nay vote will give US one more. The
Senate will stand twcnty-one to twelve.
and the House sixty seven to thirty y-three,
thus giving to US majority of forty three
on joint ballot.


For these results, so gratifying to the
friends Of our cause in Pennsylvania, and
to all patriots throughout the nation, we
are deeply indebted to the returned sol
diers Of the late Union army, who have
taught their friends and their foes that
they know as we'll how to vote intelligent
ly for the cause Of the country as they
know how to fight bravely and heroically
/ for the same cause.


Much praise is due to the press of the
Union party throughout the State for its
patriotic efforts in the good work.


To the secretaries of the State Central
Committee Messrs Hamersly and Ben
cdict, the loyal men Of Pennsylvania are
under lasting obligations. Upon them de-
volved arduous and responsible Duties
Many of their labors are not witnessed or
ever known to the public. They laborcd
assiduously by day and by night for the
are both most devotedly attached.
Every member of the State Central
Committee performed well his part, and
co-operated cheerfully and cordially with
the chairman in promoting the success OF
the Uuion ticket. To the chairmen Of
the several county committees it is conce-
ded that much Of the credit of our tri
umph belongs. 70 all the true and faith
fu men of the State, who so effectually
discharged their duties and made our tri-
umph easy as well as overwhelming, our
most earnest aud hearty thanks are e1
tended.


The defeat of our opponents is thorough
and disastrous. TO them it was unexpec
ted, although well merited. Having op
posed the war so happily and so glorious
ly terminated, they changed their policy,
nominated officers, and assumed to be the
especial friends of the soldiers. They
were confident and defiant. When we
were silent, they clamerously and imper-
iiousiy demanded our views. When we
spoke they charged that it was ''puerile
invcctive" They told their followers,
THAT we were endeavoring to turn their
fanks," and called Justify upon them "to
pierce our centre" Some Of them retired
with both faDks turned and their centre
pierce The balance were made prisoners.


Last year they assured their followers
that the election had been carried at the
point Of the bayonet that military rule
had interfered with the freedom of the
election, and that our country was fast
verging towards military despotiSm.-
That shallow pretext cannot avail them
now.


Supporting soldiers, they became the
champions OF deserter and refugees from
the draft. TO rally their desponding and
disheartened forces they proclaimed that
our President had become convert to
their views They well knew the opin-
! ions of those who had elected him, and
the principles of the platform upon which
/ he stood Yet they would gladly have
/ induced bin to abandon his friends and
his principles in order that they might
be restored to power.


The spirit Of slavery, Secession and
State sovereignty-had assassinatcd one
! President within the last six months, and
was striving to demoralize and steal an
other. The experiment failed the eff
| fort to make it has been terribly rebuked
by the people, and the result is the com
plete demoraization and overthrow o.
those who dared to misrepresent our Chic
Magistrate in order to promote the sue
cess of their sinking cause.


The oft-repeated and well established
truth of history has again been vindica
ted. No man, in any country can take
sides against his Government when en-
gagged in war, whether foreign or domes
tic. and retain the confidence and respec
of his fellow citizens after the termination
of that war. And such is the unavoid
able fate of parties. Either the party
which antagonizes the Government dur
ing the war must go down or the natior
must perish. Our nation is too young t.
die. Those who opposed our armies Oh
the Geld of battle have been defeated
The party whose leader opposed tn
nosecution of our war for national exis
tence have been beaten at the ballot box
Our people have just given another OF tb
highest proofs of the fact that "man Il
capable of self government.