Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-11-21
NV YORK ELEcTIoN-wHAT IT Ac-

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The World, democratic, in q we'll
considered article In reply to the Times,
rejects the eommisseration of its republic
can neighbor on account Of the imputed
"defeatn Of the democratic nominations,
and shows that the Conservative DemOc-
racy Of that State is by no means cast
down, or discouraged by the result. On
the contrary, the World IS very well sat-
isfed with the situation "From the
outset" says that paper, we regarded
this election merely as q single step to-
wards an Interior object. Il wa merely
q preliminary skirmish intenSed TO bring
on the general engagement on ground OF
our own choosing. This object having
been accomplished, it is Of subordinate
Importance that our outposts have been
temporarily driven back. Our leading
purpose has been from the beginning,
and is, to secure The restoration Of the
Southern States in season for their par
ucipation in the next Presidential cleo
don. II what we have done tends to
Illustrate that purpose, this election is a
defeat; if TO forward i7 a sucecs5.'
Says the W0rld:
Our main purpose was to foil their
designs against the return Of the SOUTH
ern States without negro suffrage. Ii we
could have carried the State election at
/ the same time, we should have been al
the better suited; but that was subordi-
nate. There can be no doubt whatever
that the Syracuse Convention, without
/ our indirect coercion. would have deClar-
ed for negro suffrage. During the spring
and summer months the Republican
newspapers in the interior, almost with
out exception, advocated IL with
persistent zeal, The Buffalo
Express, Rochester Democrat, Syracuse
Journal. Utica Herald, and q host Oi
lesser journals 40 the various county
seats, chanted the negro suffrage song I'm
their Ioudest notes. Whence anne the
grasp that so suddenly choked off those
mel0dious strains, poured forth through
the summer in vigorous symphony.
After our convention was held all those
papers became as dumb as a -hOal OF
hshez. As soon as the Republican lead
ers recovered from their first cousterna-
lion, they saw that their only safety
lay In sinking negro suffrage cut OF
sight.
Democrats have never doubted that
love of Office and power was q
stronger impulse with q majority of the
Radicals than love OF the negro. This
was proved last wear. when. after all
their -cOntortiOus and wry faces, they sue
cuuIbed TO the nomination Of Mr.. Lin
coin. When Our convention met, We
considered il a. about an even chance
whether the Radicals would make q fight
at Syracuse or swallow their chagrin.
We were equally prepared for either
contingency, although ito be entirely
candid we would have preferred
the former, as certain to give US this cleo
ton. Our plan Of campaign was to give
the Presidents reconstruction policy such
a II ominence, TO indOrse IL with such 9
acknowledgement emphasis, TO pledge
ourselves 70 it by such a strength OF IN
ambiguous c9mmitJal, that, Jet the cleo
ton 90 as IL might, the President would
be assured that IN N appeal 20 the coun.
try, he had only 70 dndsupporteTse enough
out OF the Democratic ranks 70 eface
the Republican margin, 70 give him a
majority
I'VE are now IN a position 10 practice
the same kind Of coercion on the Repub-
Ecan Congress that we eXerted upon the
Syracuse convention. II they choose 70
20 before the people in the Congressional
elections of The cOmingyear asUpp0uents
Of the President, Jul victory viii be as
easy as &c would have been IN this state
II the Syracuse Convention lad insisted
on negro suffrage. But if contrary TO
probability, they should consent 70 be
I 0verruled, reconEtrUction VIII be ccusum-
Z mated this winter, and the Southern
I states VII hereafter have their proper
uonate weight in the politics of the
country. In either event, the Demo
cratic party Is on the high road 70 perma-
uent success