Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-09
THE PRESS UPON THE LATE
ELECTIONS.


Our friends Of tho Republican press ar,
naturally exultant at the triumph of the
Union party in the elections Of last Tuesday,
and in New York the rival wings Of the
party are joining harmoniously in the chorus
ofjubilation, as II their past differences were
forgotten. The New York Tribune displays
the following headlines as an index to it's
feelings on the occasion:
A Magnificent Victory; The People not
Deceived; Andy Johnson's Old Friends Able
to Support Him; Loyal Men to Rule-Trai.
tors TO Take Back Seats; Spottsylyania Over
Again; General Barlow Captures Two More
Major Generals and the Entire Comprehend
Army; John Van Buren, as good Prophet as
Usual; New Jersey Redeemed-.-Sho is Ad-
mitted into the Union with all the Honors;
Ward Probably Elected Governor; The Con.
stitutional Amendment Certainly Ratified;
Lot Mon and Angels Rejoice; Let the Eagle
Scream; The Place that Knew the Copper
head shall Know Him no More Forever; Sla-
very Dead.
The Tribune has the following comments:
Enough that Henry W. Slocum Is worte
beaten than Mcclellan or Seymour were last
year, and John Van Bureu considerably
worse, even, than Slocum. We especially
rejoice those excellent men, able jurists and
true patriots, Ward Hunt and John X. Por.
ter, are chosen Judges of Appeals. We do
not rejoice that Judge John W. Brown is
beaten We do rejoice that Martin Grover is.
30 far as We have seen Lucius Robinson is
beaten by Thomas Hillhouse rather worse
than Gen. Slocum Is by Gen. Barlow.
The Legislature is even better than last
year-better morally as we'll as better polit.
ioally. We cannot have less than two thirds
Of the Senate. We have two dnstead Of one)
from the city; 1t is not certain, though it is
probable, that Robert Christie is reelected
from the first district Mr.. Wilbur must be
chosen in Dutchess and Columbia; we trust
Senator Henry X. Low is returned from Or
ange and Sullivan and there Is hope that
that sterling Republican and deadly foe of
legislative corruption, George T. Pierce is
chosen from Ulster and Greene. West of
Albany We have not gained Senators, Except
in Erie,) because we have them already If
there had boen any more to gain, We should
probably have had them. We do not know,
but believe, we have a gain in the Assembly
At all events, we have enough. New York
once more answers at roll-call, "Here, for
Union, Justice, and Liberty for all ~
The New York Times says:
We hope Messrs. Slocum, Robinson & Co.
are content with the reward they receive for
dessrting the party that has trusted them
hitherto, and for cOnsenting under tempta-
tions Of ofhce TO betray 1t into the hands Of
its enemies and We commend to the Demo.
cratic leaders at large the lesson inculcated
by this election, that no party which discards
all show Of honesty, and trades wholly on
stolen capital, can command the confidence
he nd of ha q
this State.
The Democrats made desperate clutch at
the ofices Of the State and the exclusive con-
hdence of President johnson. They have
gained neither. The people did not believe
their protestations, or If they did, they did
not see in them any reason for placing the
power Of the State in their hands. If they
were honest in pretending to support the
President, they can give that support out of
once as we'll as in. Their warfare upon the
only party which has supported him hitherto,
was not calculated to win confidence in their
sincerity. The result shows that it only in
spired distrust and strengthened the Union
party which they sought to overthrow.
The New York EOening Post reads the
Democratic party the following lecture
30 far as 1t was possible for them, with the
dead weight of it's party ties and relat ons
hanging about its neck, and under a necessity
Of oonciliating such elements as Seymour,
Green, Wood, Rynus and the rest they cut
loose from their old moorings. They went to
the sItent, indeed, of choosing their captains
from the ranks Of their enemies. They took
General slooum for standard bearer, because
he had been gallant military chief, and
they placed Robinson by his side because he
had q rsputs for honesty. What is more,
they endeaVored to profit by the popularity
OF the President In asserting a special devo-
tion TO his jndieiouS and manly policy But
they were IN advance VI their host Neither
their spssVbH nor 9ew'P'Per' CAME up to the