The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-11-01
Not Dead Yet.

After a great battle 1t is always very
mazino, if not instructive, to hear the
$ofound judgments of the wiseacres on
= results. The wisdom which looks
trough telescope from long range is
Try profound. It claims to be very
<ol and calm-but this GOODNESS is Sc
red only by exemption from the dan
3 of the fight. The announcement
at one of the contending armies is an
hilated is one Of the very original
pigments of this class of wise men.
e next week the annihilated army
It's up out of its grave and fights the
title over again and wins it. Just as
Ofound are the Radicals who are again
! the hundredth time announcing that
e Democratic party is dead. 1t has
EN- defeated, but the Radicals need
cherish the delusive hope that 1t is
hd. 1t never did and it never will
It has perpetual constitution and
hi live as long as the Republic has a
Snstitution to defend.
ON this head we commend the follow
admirable remarks ofthe New York
|A7lat Of Commerce.:
The smoke of the contest has not clear
away in Pennsylvania, Ohio, fiyssi-
h and Iowa, but enough IS visible to
B clearly the same remarkable state of
airs which has been seen in the North
Il five years. The people are just
Sout equally divided on the great ques
ms Of the day. There is no such pre-
Endurance in the votes of either party
! to indicate any great lasting maofi
!. It is one OF the most marvellous
Sings in history tina. for so long a time,
<om election to election, in the midst
1.-THE utmost excitement, through war,
BID peace following war, the votes Of
lie immense governing population Of
be Northern States should remain just
bout equally divided on the grandest
uestions ever submitted to tie deeis-
bn of people. Here arc lessons for
be world to learn III this state ofaffaigs.
khefe Use also lessons for the county
b learn
It is plain enough that the majority
1 the citizens of the United States are
opposed to the course taken by Congress,
bd in favor Of the policy of the Presi-
ent Half the people Of the North and
8 this. On the other hand, it is plain
'ery decided minority at that, now rule,
is not rule of the majority under
htes are to live.
! X T,n at 10; l,t To
&stinctly seen and recognized hence
krth. Neither the Republican nor the
emocratic party is dead. 1t has been
ery often said that the mission of the
republican party was accomplished.
politicians have talked about the dis
cto naemdra of that party, and immag-
bed that a new party could be formed
pit of the conservative portions of the
i'll. The lesson of this week is, that
be Republican party is not dead, but it
! firm, united and strong, and there is
o such thing as conservatism in it.
| The Democratic party is no more dead
ban the Republican. The fires of afflic-
{on have only WaFp4esiit, and tn blow
u st.ctrssi. def, al i:tNe only welded it
nto more compact mass. 1t polls its
buge vote, just as heretofore, gaining
PINE in one place, losing some in anoth-
b, but always the same old party. 1t
arrant nonsense, in the face of such
|n election as this in Pennsylvania,
There Mr.. Clymer polls one-half the
immense vote of the State-it is arrant
lOnsense, we say, for any man looking
i such fact, to talk of the Democratic
nrty as dead.
AS it is. the fate OF the nation is to
|epend on the future action of these two
lolitical parties. They stand face TO
bee, just about even in numbers. They
BE tiercely opposed to each other. They
re bent on directly opposite purposes.
Ehey are equally determinen in their
aim of patriotism. IT the party IN poW-
4 attempt the revolutionary measures
Phich hare been threatened, the other par
Y 'rtU M,question0biy stand by the foa-
Ft"iion and the io,,s.
e.Fhc Pope wrote two Latin letters 10
Pie p!enary Council recently in session
y Baltimore. He concludes with the
njnnction to the Bishops that they see
b the educating and Christianizing OF
Pic "nlancipated black, of this country,
declaring it to be of the frst necessity.
The Philadelphia Bulletin says TIE
President has an extraordinary faculty
)f putting saddles uuOn wrong horses