Burlington, October 20, 1862.
We have carried the State triumphantly. We elect all of our
six Congressmen. Without the aid of the army vote, our majority will be greater
than ever before; with that added, it will be overwhelming. We took the bull by
the horns and made the proclamation an issue. I traversed the State for four
weeks, speaking every day, and the more radical I was the more acceptable I was.
The fact is, we carried the State by bringing up the radical element to the
polls. The politicians are a vast distance behind the people in sentiment.
SOURCE: William Salter, The Life of James W. Grimes,
p. 217-8
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