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Pennsylvania Election

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Parent Issue
Day
21
Month
October
Year
1864
Copyright
Public Domain
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-Af Ier the snioke of Tuesday's battle has, io Borne degree, cleared away, we are enabled to look calmly over the field, and give the result of the groat coutest in Pennsylvania. In our issue yesterday we auuouuced that, if tho democratie gains iu the couuties to be heard frora equaled those reoeived up to the hour of going to press, the demociacy would bave a decided majoiity ou the home vote. - That prediction has been gloriously verified. Throughout the entire State, we have raadü such tremendous gains, as to enable us now to say, with certainty, that the people of Pennsylvania are true to the Union and the Coustitution, and that the demooracy have overeóme Curtin'a majority of fifteen thousand, and oanied the State on the popular vote, by a majority of from four to tive thousaud, showing a democratie gaiu of twenty thousaud votes sinee last October 1 Thia result will fill our democratie brethren, throughout the Uuion, with joy and gladuess. It reuders the old Keystone safe for McClellan and Peudleton. It will nerve the hoart of every freeman in this Coimnonwealth, who values fais own and his country's safety, to enter the Presidential contest wilh a sure aud abiding hope that the cause of truth and justice will triumph in November. Alreudy are the great effects of our mag niticent victory becoming appa'"ent. The democracy are jubilaut. Joy beams upon every couutenance. Every mau feels the deep incentive to renevved exertious, that unmistakable triumph always excites. There is no oue who does not now know that Pennsylvania is domucratic to the hearts core. Proudly, grandlj, the olcl Keystone looms up in the darkness that abolition misrule has tbrowu over the laud, and to day she stands forth redeemed, regenerated, aud diseuthralled from the fuul embrace of the worst party that ever curscd a once free and happy nation. The vote on Tuesday last was a terri ble rebukc to Mr. Lincoln and hissatellites. It has crushed them to the dust. They never dreamed that'such a result would be obtained. They never, for one moment, supposed their fate had been sealed by the honest yeomanry of our gallant Commonwealth. In the midst of their joy - in the huur of their revelry - in the bright moment of their antioipated triumph - they have been struck dumb by thu fearful handwriting on the wall, and read their doom in the irrevocable decree that they have been weighed in the balance and found wanting. They spent hundreds of thousauds of dollars. They deuounecd as " disloyal," all who would not beud the knee to the brazen image thoy had set up for the people to worship. They made the issue boldly and defiantly, aud staked all their hupes of carrying the State in November on the reeult of Tuesday's contest. They everywhere proclaimed that a defeat on that day, would be certain defeat in the Presiden tial struggle. The democracy accepted the gage of battle, and gloriously triumphed. All honor to them ■ They won a victory " not for a day, but for all time ! " Tbey have made a record for a catión to ponder upon and exuit in. They have covered themselves with impcrishable glory. But not to thein alone is the credit due. There were thousands and tens oí thousands of true hearted conservative men in the State, who never acted with us before, but who, seeing the danger of their imperillcd country, rushed into the breach, and, with the flag of the Union above them, aided inachieving this magnificent triumph. All honor to them. They have fought a good fight. They have helped to achieve the greatest political victory that was ever gained in any State in the Union. Acd now, Freemen of Pennsylvania, ouce more to the great work. You must not falter or waver now, You must not rest upon your laurels. You must nerve yourselves for a hotter fight and a grander triumph. In every county, township, and village, in the crowded city aud se cluded hamlet, on your ron bilis, and amid your green valleys, lift up the old flag of the Union and the Constitution, and march proudly on, uutil you have once again, and we hope forever, quishcd the enemies of your sufferiog and bieeding country ! Spare no labor ! - Cense no exertions ! Givo evcry day aud night to the cause ! Keep on your armor ! Stand firin in your unyieldiug liaes ! Marshal on your unconquerable legions ! Aud let your battle cry be, McClellan, Pondleton, and the Union !

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Old News
Michigan Argus