Rensselaer Union, Volume 3, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 August 1871 — Progress in Kentucky. [ARTICLE]

Progress in Kentucky.

In 1860 the vote of Kentn.fi. . j Lincoln, 1,864; D.-mocrati* 1 0 4 k jLj 8 r!i 1864 the vote stood, Republicans’? Democratic, 64,821. In 1868 “he stood. Grant, 39,566; Seymour, licssu* a majority of 76,328 In 1870 tIW votoV' candidates for Congress, the colored vote being polled for the flrri time, stood, Re publican, 57,261;' Democratic, 88,945. And now comes the election for 1871, and the Democratic candidate for Governor has but 20,000 majority on a full vote of the State. The total vote of each party hat - not yet been ascertained; but the returns show that the large annual gain of the Republicans is kspt up. It is not too much to expect that in a comparatively short time Kentucky will throw off the Bourbonlc rulers, ana become as strong a Republican State as Ohio or Illinois. The growth of tha Republican vote la more

thnn equal to the increase of the State; as the old generations-pass away the new, progressive, and liberal population, which is ail Republican, aro taking the ir plaoes Ten years ago Kentucky laughed in 6corn at the “Black Republicans," and in 1871 it required all the energies of the Demo cratic party, with all their old prejudices and hates, to prevent that same Republican party electing the Governor, and obtaining control of the Legislature. All honor to the brave and persevering Republicans of Kentucky. A few more years and their devotion will be crowned with vie ory, and the State will be redeemed.—Chicago Trwtine.