Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-11-02


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THE RECENT ELECTIONs---THE POLITICAL
PROSPECT.
The result Of the recent elections in Penn
eylvanin, Ohio, Indiana. and Iowa, seem not
TO have depressed the spirite Of the conserva-
tives or impaired their energies, and the Dcn,-
ocratic State Committee Of Pennsy ylvania have
alre1dy issued an address in which they speak
hopefully Of the future and assert that though
they have not achieved triumph, they have
prepared the way for final victory. The
President himself seems to be as fearless aud
confident. and self-reliunt as ever--as little
disposed to recede from his policy or abaie one
little Of his cftrepeated declarations. And
indeed there seems to be no occasion for des-
ponding. The Radicals have inr,eed carried
the eleelione but with diminished muj ujorti.a.
In Pennsylvania, the Democrats have polled
10000 more votes than in 1861. Out Of about
10000 voter, they haze Gust 2?5, 900, and this
too IN the facH or huIhbcrless false issues whic!,
apFeaied to the passions aud rrejudiccs Of The
hour, and strong opposing influences which
thus set forth in the address Of The Democratic
Committee:
"For tke.iirst time since the final disband-
nent Of our armies you have met the forces of
the Republican organization. They fought for
the life of their parry; they concentrated
against you the Influence Of almost every nan.
utacturer. corporation and bank they had ut
their command large preponderancc o! the
public press of the State, speakers without
number, all the money that dynasty Of con
tractOrs-to whom The public treasury has been
tniae Of wealth-couId furnis; memories of
the war still fresh enough to be the means of
exciting hatred; laws enacted with VIEW to
their own political ascendanrv; n WILL Gisci-
p!ined organizatior, aud all Of the advantages
that the possession Of municipal aud State
power could bring them AMI yet, unnided and
self-dependent, you have conlljIled this pow.
erful combination and almost carried the State.
Yet, after all, The Radicals have thus been
only able to CARRY the State by Is or 1900
majority--a mere fraction Of the whole vciing
population. The result in Pennsylvania has
excited The most cheering hopes Of C"nser-
vaisa triumph in New York-and victory
here would very materially alter the character
of The campaign
But though the Radicals triumph, il will
likely be with msjori,ies SO small us will sca.ee
~ justify the 'torch and turrentin." policy
Which has been advocated hy auth r;lcn AS
Butler, Stevens, Sumner. Wade and Phillips
1t seems not to be probable that they will at
tempt the impe eachmert of the President from
regard at least to the future welfare Of Tue
party. il not from Fear of provoking III irE-.
mediate collision, with the Executive. II is
oettnin tia. the President will not suffer lin
self to be suspended from Office prior to his
pt;o 10 Jo, ,ltt 4 L l.,
reeognize a conviction BY the Sepa:e, aa at
present constituted.
But though it is not probable that Radical
agitators will he able to carry out their
schemes Of blood and confiscation, yet it ia very
certain that we have nothing to expect from
the magnahimity Of the dominant fuc,ion
We may calculate upon exclusion from repre-
sentation for lhe next Two years at Ie,ist, vx-.
sePt uron terms which wouIL uullify i,s bcns-
fits and deprive us Of the last vestge of self
respect. Such would be the effect of adont,nr
ahe Constitutional Amendment-a measure
which President Johnson himself does not urge
upon our acceptance Let us at least retain
bur honor. 1--WE dare do ell that may become
man-who dares do more is nons."
NEnho sruFfkAoE AT TIE kECEST ELECTIONS.
1t seems that at the recent elections in Penn.
sylvania. Ohio, and Indiana, negroes were
generally allowed to vote. Tie judges OF elec.
1ion took the ground that under the civil
rights bill they wers equally entitled to vote
with Whites. Upon this action the C;neinalt;
enquirer thus comments: ....
We cannot say that we object. The popular
.Till must be carried out. The peuple Of Obir
Indiana, and Pennsylvania believe the black
70 much enthed TO- suffrage as the,psslves :. te
be jurymen as themselves; Judg IS, Governors
Cobgressmen. Senators hs themselves; they
have the right to sag: so, and enforce it, We
submit to the popular will, HAT considers
baasks as good as whites, socially and poiiti-
ealy. We .dou't bslieve So. ard meyer will;
bst politically, we submit. to. lie iseisi"n Of
the ballot boxes of October Q, 1862 Negro
suffrage triumpIsl 1t ia hardly worth willie
a submit the question directly to the people
of Ohio. ..,..
DAT CksTEIIo's Omar spow!-The great
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