Year: 1866

From the Philadelphia Age


The result Of the recent elections in sev.
erai Of the Northern States. when carefnIlv
considered, are not Of Z character n afTord
the most intense pleasure TO The RI1rr.rp.
FoRSEY-' 'Torch-and- Turpentine'' section q
the Radicals. In Revolutionary times some.
thing depends upon how near the parties are
equally divided. We doubt If even CRoAf.
WELL would have begun his war upon Dre-
rogatiye in England, If he could have polIed
the nation and found that the gan between
Roundheads and Cavaliers would be filIed
by few thousand men. And this lesson.
when pressed upon the leaders of the i'm
peachment cabal, and reinforced BY facts and
figures drawn from the contests lust ended In
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Iowa, may
have some effect upon their fears, if not upon
their consciences.


Il Is true that the Radicals have carried
all the States named on the popular vote.
In this State they have made a trifing gain
IN the Congressional delegation. But. the
ratio Of their strength in the Congressional
delegation, is not measure on the popular
vote. The great fact is that the COMPRESSION
al districts have been most infamously Ger
rymandered. Radical Legislators have ar
ranged them with the single purpose of
eiecting members Of Congress against the
opinions Of the majority. The minority has
been totally disregarded BY corrupt men to
serve their own political purposes. Take
the case Of this State. General GEARY is
chosen Governor by a majority of not more
than sixteen thousand votes in a poll of six
hundred thousand.


Now, this ratio would give the Democrats
two hundred and ninety-two thousand. and
the Radicals three hundred and eight thou
sand votes. The difference, when expressed
IN proporuOnate terms Of twenty-four the
number Of Congressman, would represent
just two-thirds of a member. The Radicals
therefore, would be entitled 10 thirteen mem
bers in a fair aoportiOnment and distribution
Of the vote, ard the Democrats to eleven.
But the State is 50 districted as to allow the
Radicals TO obttin seventeen Of the members
leaving the Democrats but seven. In Ohio
and Indiana, and Iowa, the same plan OF
arranging dis;iicts has produced similar re-
suits But, the main fact stands out in bold
relief everywhere that or the popular vote
the Radicals have lost heavily in all the
States in which elections have taken place
this fall.


Row, look at the division Of the people Of
the North by the light of that revolutionary
torch which the Radicals are holding up
when they threaten to depose and murder
the President, if he will nofIpield the con-
troll of the Government into1heir hands be-
fore the assembling Of the coming Congress.
A majority Of sixteen or ten thousand in a
poll Of more than half 4 million of votes
may elect a Governor, and when managed
by artful and designing men secure an IN
due and unfair proportion Of Representa-
tives in Congress. But, many other aspect
it is Of no account. Could such a majority
save the leaders Of the Torch-and- -Turpen-
tine" faction,from the indignation Of the free
men Of this State, if they attempt to murder
the President and seize upon the reins Of
Government Could this small difference
turn the scale, If General GEARY should
presume to use the arms and power OF the
State 10 aid the Radical traitors in their
work Of overthrowing the Republic and
placing a despot in the White House, in
stead Of a man elected by the people


When the "rorch-and -Turpentine" faction
talk of disregsrding the Constitution, and
laws Of the land, and taking hold of the
Government by force, they must not forget
that no corrupt districting would then ope-
rate against a portion Of the freemen of this
State but that they would be united and
stand almost man TO man with the Radicals
on the soil Of old Pennsylvania in defense
of the Union and the rights of the people
The meager majorities which sustain the
Radicals should give them panse, especially
when they see that they are losing instead of
gaining ground by their revolutionary and
destructive policy. The division Of parties
in the election Of Congressmen, aided by
such unfair means as have been used in dis
tricting the State, is one thing. The divis-
ion of parties when the Radicals shall dare
to uprear the black banner Of open resist
anee 20 the Constitution, and whet the axe
and prepare the block to remove all OBJ
stacles from their path 10 uncontrolled pow
er, is quite another and before that step is
taken, let the real division Of parties in this
State be carefully considered.