New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-05


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WHAT DO DEMOCRATIC VICTORIES
MEAN
Tic Herald and The World, joint organs of
Seymourite Democracy in our city long We'd
with each other in calling for more energetic
prosecution of the War. They pretended to
demonstrate, by a logic satisfactory TO them
selves, that Seymour's triumph would insure
such prosecution. We hear little of this since
the election, though neither Of them as yet
plumply ayows the truth that hostility to the
War was one main element Of SEYMOUR
strength-that every open or secret sympn-
thizer with the Rebellion (and their name is
Legion) was an ardent supporter of Seymour.
OF course, there were other interests and in
huences that combined to produce the result;
but opposition 70 the War; repugnance TO being
taxed or drafted for its support, and de-
sire that the Rebels should force the Govern.
ment into n compromise, were largely iustru-
mental in making Horatio Seymour our next
Governor.
il has chosen or afraid Of the consequences OF
triumph which every traitor exults over,
thus misstates what every one understands:
lAt the November, The State election. the people Of
this city gave their opinion In reference me mlEagsnsn Of
the uGr, by defeating every candidate nominated By "a"
party that responsible for tho and the conduct OF tho
No; nominee Of the Republican party hid ghos; Of
chance Of election The Iepudilou Of hs Republican mis-
manager. = ne emphatic and decisive. A. the
charter election which la, just taken place the Republicans
nominated Robe, HAws the present Efficient incumbent
for Controller. Notwithstanding the ol that lie has the
hdonce Of tie business property holders and tar psyes
Of the city. enth Of whom preferred hn to Any oiher
ior tina: Office. yet. fearing that h' ighi BE-
claimed change IN public opinou and AZ a. si9''@sa'
c( me conduit o he ar they cast their votes n Bfenntn
the candidate Of the Conservatives thus prs.ing to take
the chances under his administration although b. had
experience hnanesl officer together viii the danger e.
HE being used by the City Hal ogaes to tbs, Of eecins
Haws and having bis claimed rdoremea; 4
As naEagsmsr; i fis tsl,."
Now it is true tia. dissatisfaction with
the conduct Of the War, dis.rust of IL
efficiency, desire that it should be more ,ner-
getic and resolute, formed one element OF OPP
position strength in our late Elections. Had
Burnside and Rosecrans been placed IN their
present positions last April, Mr.. Seymour
would have stood no chance Of success. But
the votes given 70 him distinctly on this ground
were not Twenty Thousand-though a some
what larger number were withheld from Gen.
Wadsworth, and not cast at all-while at least
One Hundred Thousand votes were cast for
the former, with deliberate expectation that
they would, and desire that they should, weaken
and cripple the Government, obstruct aud en-
barrass the prosecution of the War, and force
the Government TO "A humiliatng peace. The
Herald knows this as well as we do, and uses
the language above quoted with deliberate
intent to deceive and 10 ignore It's own agency
in damaging cause which it has pretended
jealousy TO support.
The Rebel organs. whether ia Dixie or in
Europe, have everywhere hailed the Demo.
cratic successes in certain States as substantial
triumphs for tie Secession cause. Tie hdeI,
their special London mouth-piece, which is
regularly advised by Secession correspondents
in this city. so represents it, The National
Adrocate, Jacob Barker's traitOrous oracle in
New Orleans, printed the news in an extra,
and proclaimed that an armistice was sure TO
follow. Gov. Shepley felt constrained to sup
press the paper for this outbreak, but was
afierward induced by fair professions TO let it
resume its issues. The sympathizng journals
of London and Paris all regard these Demo
cratic victories as popular verdicts against,
not the management of the War on the side
of the Union, but its object and its con-
tiDuance.
Even Tie Moniteur is permitted TO cite them
az proofs of growing desire for peace
meaning peace on the basis of Disunion. And
the Rebel soldiers are exhortcd by their jour.
nails to fight desperately, in the conviction that
their friends are soon TO come into power at
the North, 80 that one more decisive victory
is morally certain TO end the War. To this
we may add that the new Democratic Legis
lature Of New-Jersey is now under drill with
intent to make it postpone all other business
until it shall have mado formal demand for
an armistice with a view to such peace as the
head traitors will gladly accept. And they tell
us that they will have no Peace, and will give
us none, but on the basis of Disunion.
We shall keep the main facts in the prem
ises very clearly in the public eye with Il view
to the ultimate verdict they must evoke.
Unless we are grayey mistaken, the Dem
ocrotic triumphs of 1862 will prove in tho event
more disastrous to the party now enjoying
them than all it, defeats during the last half
century.
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