The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-12
80.
Maine-Better and Better.

We at first feared that the news from
Maine was too good to be true, but more
recent advices seem to show that we rather
under than over-estimated the triumph. A
despatch from the Chairman of the State
Central Committee to the New York Tribune
saYs:-
"AUGUsTA, Me-, September 1l.-Fuler returns
largely increase the Union majority 10 this
State 1t will reach Thirty THOUSAND, and the
closest Congressional district is carried by Four
THOUSAND. Our majority is vastly larger than
ever was gained in Maine before by any partv,
and is nearly double the average Union ma o.
rity OF the past years. JAMES G. BLAIN,
"Chalrman Union State Central Commlttee.n
From this it will be seen that we have four
thousand more than we dared say yesterday,
and eight thousand more than we had last
year, or hoped for this. Let il be remem-
bered that this result was achieved by work.
The constant contact OF leading minds with
the masses, the endless instiling of truth,
have caused our victory there; and the same
influence will give us an equal triumph in
this State.
The moral effect of this victory is really
astonishing. 1t has carried terror, and in many
cases despair, into the conservative ranks.
Some seek shallow excuses to paliate their
rout, others own it was indeed a terrible de-
feat but are willing to continue the fight.
The New York Herald hangs out the white
flag, and surrenders at discretion. 1t is in
simple despair. 1t says in its leading edto-
torial to-day
"And so we find the generous aud acceptable
restoration policy OF the President turned into
con eulpt by squads OF Southern vagabonds.
here aud there, playing into the hands oil North
ern radicals aud fanatics in such scenes OF law
lessness and bloody violence as tho-e OF Memphis
and New Orleans Such ghastly scenes OF dis
order are we are satisfied, as revolving to the
masses OF the Southern people rs to tue people
OF the North; but in the stubborn fact that such
scenes are enacted IN Southern cities with the
connivance of the local authorities, and that tue
guilty parties escape without punishment, the
Northern mind is naturally drawn to the con-
Clusion that President Jonnson's magnanmity
is thrown away, and that the intractabe spirit OF
the Rebellion still prevails throughout the South.
I'll the moral effects. therefore, snall prove to
be the triumph of the stringent radical policy OF
exclusion, against the Presidents generous and
ConCilatOry policy Of Southern restoration, the
Southern people may charge it to those vicious
and rebelllOus elements among themselves
which Southern political LEADERS have perm ted
to be used by Northern radical agitators for their
party purposes
Whatever may have been the reel causes,
however, operating to bring about the extra
ordinary results OF this Maine election, II is too
decistUe against The Democracy and conservatives
to be lin,aed to Name. We dppreaend that, as in
all our political contests Of the past Of national
character, the result IN Name indicates the gene
RAJ drttt of the elections coming after 1t tar0uqh-
out Ge Northern states. The prospect nor of q
conservative majority in the neat Congress Is ue,y
doubtful; The prospect Of another radical Congress-
is better than IL has appeared at any t1nle since
December last in short, this Maine election of
1866 will probably mark another new chapter
DOIltlcal history. and DerlaOg another
reorganization OF parties and another recon
strucnon of party platforms for the PresIdential
election, beginning with the close OF the coming
elections of October and November