The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-11-20
Gke965telli9tfft2r.
RATES or sUBsCRTpTIoN.
RArTad dR ApLRHRfRtIs1Na.l
IT6e IesS.ss6 q 81 q .tlnss EIssa.I95s.. -
Eron the N. Z. Rolrld Tabll.

There arc circumstances connected
with the rSeenS State S1scti9nS which
entItle them TO grayer comment than
they claim az mere paf y fidmphs Or
IideSeats. In but one instance eswas there
any issue IL stake Save which Of the
two contpndlng partie4 aheuld get into
f0llie6. The D6mo Iilte % Nov = Jersey
! went into tho icampaigni on qnestlo Ions
which divided tho people three years
ago, and were, handsomely beaten, as
tdey deserved. They may hRye learned
by this time that the world moves, and
that the only way to,avold moving with
1 tits 10 20 out Of existence. The ques-
tion 6f slavery IS lsattled. Negroes am
hence forth ffee men, no matter wAethdr
the privilege Of fun citizenship be ac-
corded to them or not; and q party that
at this late day proposes to fight over
again tho battles OF years that are gone,
and inEfhe faGe. bf .thetthbtJl eentiment
or the whole civilized world, merits
inst what It has received In New Jersey
Ian afWhelmIhg defeat. q lGhei cob!
test in New York may be taken US the
presentattve'oftll contests tp pltthe
other Suites, except the one just nieh-
.loned. The Democratic party ,audaci-
l.ously changed front aypWed iis eontls
lAdence In man whom Its ofatora and
presses had within u year denounced
| In Rs yirulent a style as the English
language would admit Of and boldly
threw down tthA ganntlet 70 itsI ops.
ponents To vie with It In support OF
tbis same man land: the tneasllres for
the reconstruction Of the Union Which
he. MS President, =, had in4ugpFnted.
Never was there an instance OF 'pottti-
cal tactics so daring. irAnd as III to
make assurance doublysureI tho demo-
Gratis selected their most prominent
candidates for otfice from the republl-
can marty, and then plunged into the
canvass with u dish that temporarily
alarmed their opponents. Tho latter
held their convention, adopted a plat
form consistent with their previous
course, and went into the contest OK
pectant of success, So Identical were
The principles ayowed by each party,
cd persIstently did each claim to be the
chief supporter OF, President JOhnbon,
that the only issue at stake was whether
republicans or democrats should hold
certain State ofilces; OF course, such
struggle had little interest FOR the In
.telllgent portion Of the people, and the
republicans easily retained the suprem.
uey which they. huye held In this State,
almost uninterruptedly, since the FIRE.
mont campaign OF 1855. ..,..,.
The verdict Of tho people Is right.-
The democratic party acted n hypoclit-
ical part Throughout. 1tprofesSed most
abiding confidence and a strong regard
for President johnson, despite the fact
that certain features OF his reconstruc-
zion policy were directly contrary to It's
pFeVfously pronounced views-and for
whatYl Simply that II might get into
Office and share the patronage Of which
IL has been deprived 40 long. This Is
The truth Of the whole matter. It's n1isl'
sion us n party Is ended. No doubt
MANY yery patriotic men acted with 1t
during the war, and have Just voted for
its On caTldIdates from the purest motives.
SIN the fact remains and /, patent TO
tbe country that the predictions OF the
marty that Il was impossible to conquer
eight millions of people, that the debt
SvSs 40 enormous thnt It could never be
mid, that the republican party could
never bring the war to u succeSslul
close, or harmonic the country aiIer-
Wlfu-Hll EHeo5 lluN9. 9.ouuSVNiNNsuS
proven false. And now, nOtwithstand,,
tng it changed It's front and proiessed
ina very Views which its opponents
held, It Is again defeated. Nothing re-
mains for ii but TO pass out Of existence.
The election being over, It Is 70 be
hoped that each party will act with per-
fect honesty, without semblqnce or dis:
sembiancr. Each owes tito itself and
TO the country to deal fairly BY the ad-
mlfiistration, TO the Republican par.
ty has been committed the charge OF
feadIusting the relations between the
North and South upon a basis which Is
10 endure for all time. Never had
marty more glorious opportunity than
this. The problem Is 10 restore the
Union In such a manner that no inJus-
tICe shall be done 10 any section or any
class Of people, and no issues bc lGil
unsettIed which may. ever be commit
ted to the sword for Trbltrnments On
the other hand, the Democratic party
would purge itself Of the Odium which
Is now so Justly cast upon Il, ccaSing
10 dIssemlile, II must honestly approve
or condemn the acts Of President john
sons administration according as they
coincide with or differ from us own
opinions. Thus and thus only VIII the
country learn the lesson OF the recent
elections.