The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-11-08
Our Victory.

Never have we derived as great salts
faction in recording o triumph AL the
ballot box, as in the one which yester-
day crowned the lAbors Of the Radical
Unionists Of st. Louis. The victory is
Of no ordinary sigr ificance. 1t is, in
fact, a double success. II is a victory
over open enemies, and pretended but
treacherous friends. The defeat is that
of coalition of most extraordinary
character-A coalition in which repre-
sentatives of the National Government
and open-mouthed advocates of the reb-
81 Confederacy joined hands under the
common name of Conservatives II is
the overthrow of an enemy which enter
ed the contest boastful, insolent, defiant,
and utterly reckless Of the agencies it
employed for success. That foe is to-day
utterly routed and humbled in the chief
city of the West--never more TO raise its
head in intimidation of loyal and free
dOm-loving men,
The circumstances under which the
Radicals of st.. Louis have won this,
their latest and greatest triumph, make
IL a success perhaps without precedent.
AM. one not engaged 10 the contest can
form no real conception Of the discour-
sgements under which they were COM
PEELED to labor. They formed one of
three parties which have heretofore dis
puted the feld--the others being, frat,
the disloyalists and, second, those Union
men who have always mingled conser-
vAtism with their loyalty. In this in
stance the two parties last named, which
have heretofore exhibited an aggregate
majority Of votes, combined their forces
and attacked the Radicals both in front
and flank. Nor were these by any means
the sole antagonists against which the
Radicals had to contend. The influence
0f the Federal Government was arrayed
against them. Mr.. Lincoln was quoted
as their enemy, and his reply to the
Radical delegation from this State, re-
Gently visiting him, was adduced in
proof Of his hostility. In addition to
this use of the Presidents name, all the
weight OF his patronage, which in this
city is very considerable, was thrown
into the Conservative scale. The men
holding appointments from the President,
the Government contractors, the expec-
tants and applicants for oliice-all were
found fighting in the combined rebel
and Conservative ranks, and contributing
of their means tor the defeat of the
Radicals. Thousands on thousands Of
dollars of Federal money were expended
for the purpose, not a little of it in
bringing rebels TO the polls to vote the
Conservative ticket. Thus, as will be
readily understood, the Radicals were
placed between two tires-the rebels and
professed followers Of the Administra-
| tion alike warning upon them, while they,
on their part, had nothing but principles
to fall back upon. a- utIf
A victory under such circumstances by
any vote would be signal triumph, but
when the radical majority comes TO be
counted by thousands, it tells tale
which has indeed q significance. 1t de-
termines beyond all controversy the po-
litioal status of Missouri. As St. Louis
goes-must 60 the State. If the two are
not already in complete accord, that re-
suit is merely question of time. In
fact, the battle for the mastery of Mis-
souri, was fought between radicalism and
conservatism in this city, on yesterday,
and decided. We have now the assu-
rance, as positive as passing events can
make anything in the future, that Mis-
souri,, at the next ell, ction for President
will give her vote for that candidate who
represents Unionism upon radical pIat-
FORM
Other results of the most gratifying
character--all of which we will not now
attempt to enumerate, will follow this
most signal triumph. Not the least OF
these is the comp plete and final overtime W
of that most detestable coalition attemp-
{. d TO be formed between known rebels
to the Government and men protesting
friendship for it. Hereafter we will
have no half-loyal and hslf-disloyal
parties in Missouri. The Union men
will be upon one side and all disunion-
lists upon the other. What = withering
aud crushing rebuke the true men Of
ST. Louis have administered to those po-
litical leaders who, for the sake Of sue
cess have joined hands with the enemies
of their country! The prize for which
they have sacrificed principle and honor
has eluded their grasp. They have earn
ed the fame and fate of Judas, without
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