| Show TO THIS la a we number of Bel fords magazine some very interesting figures hav been furnished by of show ver which carty m america won late rebellion heretofore the honors have been iven largely to the republicans as they have not been in the least backward in claiming the laurels being strengthened probably in their assumed position by the fact that the can administration ruled during the war logic contained in reliable statistics tend to show othen viso it appears from them that the democrats almost wholly did the fighting tn before the war the vote of the swanty two states that remained loyal to the union stood as follows democratic vote Ee publican vote democratic majority it will be in the loyal north the democrats were largely in the majority before conr army was raised in 1862 when we had volunteers in the field the vote stood democratic vota republican vote republican majority by comparing these figures with the above it will be found that the democrats had lost and the republicans votes tho former figures represent the total votes cast during a presidential election the latter an off year naturally the 1862 would be the smaller but the republicans seem to auve lost only the natural shrinkage of an off year in the same proportions as has happened right along since then on off apara but look at the great deoto cratic it not natural to suppose their voters were enrolled in the army of the republic whereby chev were de from casting their ballots in the next presidential year the vote of the loyal elates was republican vote democratic vote RP publican majority This an actual decrease of the democratic vote of the normal increase should have boon which plus the actual increase makes a total loss of votes on the democratic side where were the men that should have cast the missing ballots it is natural so suppose that they were doine services their country bravely fighting under the red white aud bine it will be noticed that during the whole war no loss has been in the vote t appears that they were about their every day duty while the democrats were fighting the union battles after the battles were fought the democrats returned and in we find the following somewhat startling developments republican vote democratic vote although the republicans gained the day abo way the domo wan swelled shows th bivs of bine lad returned home IL 1864 democrats cast ates four years afterwards they cast 2214 a gain of we think tb is quite conclusive evidence that the democrats fought the Beb ollion am dor a republican Ee publican president or wnm thia loss in democratic vote during hio war and gain after it while the ra publican vote went on as usual we leave the reader to judge for himself |
