Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-11-14
The Northern and Western Elections
inst Ended.


On Tuesday the 9Th instant, tho people OF twelve
States of this Union voted on the issues o: the
day: Delaware, Illinois, Kausas, Marylaad, Mas
saciusetts, Michigan, ,Minue?ota Missouri, New
Jersey. New York, Nevada and Wisconsin. They
elected ninety -ons members Of Congress. Their
representation in the present Congress is sixty
eight Radicals to twenty three Conservatives.
Aud the result of'these elections haa proved ad-
v.re to the hopesaf the S"ush.-and to the hoies
o.,Le Conservatives Of TIE North ard West. In
I'll the s;a;cs mentioned above, excep. Mar, land
.ud Delaware, the Radicals have COME out Of the
elections With Increased majorities. In the great
State of New York, which Yields such immense
power in Congrsss, the present Radical Governor,
Fenton, has been rs-eloct.d; aud the Radicals,
, though but by small majority, have carried the
Stcte.
In the great and sver-venomous State Of Mas
sschusetts the Radical triumph has been thorough
aud complete. Beast Butler and Banks have been
| elected U. S. Senators; and Too negroes N the
Stats Legislature. Ono of these negroes is elected
in the mad oi,y of Boston. and the other in its NO
loss mad neighbor Charlcs:own. But when Rad
icslism comes to such point, it is to us hope
Spl sign for certainly human nature, (,ohiie hu-
man nature) be it in South Carolina or Massa.
chuset,s cannot stand this sort Of thing long. It
is at all events reasonable to hope and predict that
the Northern paople will soon awake from the mig
ger frenzy which has gono so diagraeefully far,
and hurl the authors Of that frenzy from place
and power.
| Beyond these tive States, New York and Mss
saehusstts, We deem it unnecessary to entsr into
particulars Suffice 1t to cay that the verdict Of
their people bas not boon for peace snd restora.
| tion not for the maintenance Of s.lfsovernuant
and Republican liberty; but for tho confirmation
Of civil atrif-, Of Radical tyranny of his handed
su!vrrsiuu Of the Constitution
Tae present Congress is black. bl"oay and in-
inical IN ,hp South; tho congress which opens
its -s session in the spring Of iS67, will be black
81. blooIier, moro iuim:cal still.
The people of the South miy be grieved and
aisheartened by the result OF the late elections,
hut not surprised with the lights which have
shincl before their eyes for months past. they
could rea."nably have expected NO o:her result.
Aud i'll this csso, what arc we t" d'I What
ran We d" but grin and sniuro it But let NJ
look to it thxt We grin and endure Nth all the
dignity we may. No more concessions of any
sort; no Constitutional amendments; no furtho'
comylauc. with Northern demaads. We Of the
South can do r" m ,re 10 rvivo ;he era Of good
feeling tau We hsvs a'ready don-. This ora
must now como Of the kind Offices Of the people
%; ,hs North. They Inust lsy nsi'e their snspi'
ceu. they uust not forget that there arc white
people as we'll as black people in these Sou,hern
States aul they must show by their acts thai
they cherish the glories Of the war (if there
waa any glory Ii their sile) than its passions and
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