The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-11-10

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ghe ab5ee. Il i rcralrly a renarka-
be competition. The energy wah
which lbe writer coaus we, fhe
democracy 10 heil 10 company with
BE political op ontnis to fec which
can stand il The longest, is very SRI.
king. lie e~yhlen,ly iainks hat hi.
Democracy can endure ~ the longest
period any state % thing, rhich can
b 6gufausely expressed by HE'LL
an assertion whbh ne haze rs intcn-
ton IL denying Ncn who haze stool
by tie Democracy throagl The last
ten years If Democratic leadership
have sufficiently proved tlcir ability
to endure, nitbog, shrinking many
things Which ms.t have originated
in The abode o. Sd. Tie political
tendencies, social aiauities and pact
experience Of tie mocraey Of to.
DAY, are such that W. have no doub, II
cuuid extract 4 certain kird IF pleas
ure from a political hell, even though
raised By is opponents. is present
uneasiuess is easily accounted tor.--
The present state of affairs Is altogeih.
er TOO good for It's own nainre, 1t Is
very much in the unfortunate position
Of a sinner In heaven. Thcoloeiaus
tell Us that If a sinner could by any
possibility gain an entrance to heaven
il would DC to him worse than he'll il.
self. 1t is on this principle bat we
account for the Courier being so WV
idly impressed with the idea Of a CON-
ing /" hell on earth
The Courier evidently lad full re-
turns from the Empire State when the
above was penned. There Is 4 sad,
reproaehful, III IL, Braef' express
sion about il which is very affecting
New York has placed herself beside
Massachusetts and gone Abolition, .
and this ungrateful blow fairly un-
mans her former friends, and gives a
subducd and resigned expression to
the otherwise irrrpressihlc Courier.
The Courier has our sympathy
OF course he could not he expected to
view such a complete downfall Of the
Copperhead fabric without giving
some evidence of disappointment and
Encouragement. But he is not with
out his consultations. Other great
men have, after years Of toll and eff
fort ii behalf Of their benighted fell
io~s-cirizens, discovered thut fheir I'm.
grateful counlrymen neither gave
heed 10 their teachings nor apprecia-
ted their efforts. The Courier in dis
covering that the people are s,ill
/" blind TO that hell on earth which
is so vivid 10 his own Imagination,
and which he as a faithful watchman
on the Copperhead towers has so elo-
quently warned them against, is only
experiencing a disappointment which
many others have felt before him.
His brave assertion about " present
victory" proving a death kneIl' in
4" November, ca" just after having
marshaled as a body guard around
tile !" Union, the Constitution and the
Democracy the whole State Of New
Jersey, reminds Us very much Of a
boy whistling through a graveyard
after dark to keep up his courage.
But after this momeaiary weakness
the Courier is +" himself again. and
exhorts conservative men, every
where" TO stand firm and "bide
their time" This last, especially, we
regard as good advice. Patience is n
cardinal virtue and one which the De-
mocracy will have a chance to exer-
else for a long time 70 come. Nallan-
digham may sit disconsolately on The
line, and Wood may mourn for the
good old days wien be marshaled lis
hosts for victory. 1T present the De-
mocraey may as well wait, like Mi
camber in +" C%opperfeld,' " for some
thing to torn up We confess our-
selves really amazed at that percep-
lion which could discover, 10 election
week, with immense Union "a. M in
every city and nearly every county,
that the signs Of the times" indicate
that the nation must soon appeal to
Wood aud ValIaudigham for saliva
iion." The Courier may rest assured
that tie time ~hen Mr.. Seymour as
President Of the United States, will
send forth the olive branch Of peace
r., IL. Wfsfa H. ~ L.