The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-08
Tho General Results Of the Late Elections
The Great Issue.

The General Results Of the Late Elections
The Great Issue.
The general results Of the late elections rom
Massachusetts, TO Missouri, are Overwhelmingly
in favor Of the constitutional amendment %
the ultimatum Of the victorious North to the
Southern States rescued from tne reoer
lion. This great issue OF the conditions essen
tial to the restoration of said states Is now
fixed to the end Of President Johnsons term
in the two-thirds republican vote secured In
both Houses Of Congress, as they now stand
till the Fourth of March, 1869.
This is the grand and all important lesson
of these November elections-a lesson which
the administration cannot safely disregard,
even II so inclined, and which the States un-
recognized by Congress will do well to
ACCEPT as their only alternative. The ex-
treme radicals, in the next place, have been en-
phatically admoIished in all these autumnal
elections, from the Atlantic to the Pacific
Ocean, that their revolutionary schemes Of re-
construction are utterly repugnant to the
people Of the North, and therefore utterly i'm
practicable. The Northern States are satisfied
with the just and equitable programme
adopted by the conservative republicans Of
Congress, and Stevens Sumner and their little
disturbing radical faction will act wisely in
dropping into the wake Of public opinion.
And yet again the New York State democracy
have been rebuked for their adhesion to their
exploded Chicago party dogmas and leaders,
while in the results in the metropolitan dis
trict our absurd Albany legislators of last
winter on spirituous liquors and lager beer
have been most emphatically warned that the
constitutional rights of John Barleycorn in this
corner Of our great Commonwealth cannot be
tinkered with or trampled upon with impunity.
Lastly, the lay abiding people Of Maryland at
the ballot boxes have administered a well
merited rebuke to that mischievous Marplot
Forney md his Jacobin confederates for their
late wicked endeavors to infame the contend
ing parties in Baltimere to an appeal to arms
and all the horrors of a bloody Instruction.
We are satisfied with all these results, and
especially satisfied as to the wisdom of the
course adopted by this journal from the signif-
cant verdict of the Maine September election
on the great issue which is to mark the new
departure Of this republic in the fulhlment OF
its manifest destiny. We are gratifed thus to
have marched with the advanced columns Of the
mighty North to the browning victory of the
constitutional amendment which is now as
sured. From the narrow escape of Governor
Fenton it is apparent that had the democracy
nominated General Dix as their candidate for
Governor he would as war democrat, have
II
too, the course Of the HERALD is sustained by
the verdict OF the State. Returning. however,
from these incidentals to the great issue, we
may now repeat, and we think to some pur-
pose, our suggestions in behalf Of good and
glorious record for President Johnson's admin
istration.
The Secretary of State, on bis late pilgrim
age with the President to Chicago, assuming
the voice Of prophet, promised the State Of
New York to the Tammany ticket by forty
thousand majority. That prophecy, like many
others from the same oracle, has signally
failed, and with its failure Mr.. Seward, his
prestige, his political influence, his Presidential
programme, whatever it was, and his foreign
policy have all fallen to the ground. His
political career is ended, his influence over
public affairs is gone; he can be Of no further
service to the administration. From this
point the President is called upon to tack ship
and sail with the wind-to turn over . new
leaf, beginning with the reconstruction of his
Cabinet, and then to open new chapter in his
foreign and In his domestic policy. The con-
sttutiOnal amendme mt has 30 far superseded
his own favorite ideas of restoration that in
any further resistance TO Congress he can do
nothing but mischief to himself, the South and
the Union. His only course of wisdom and
safety is to fall in with tho amendment, or, at
the least, to let il quietly take its course.
In the rectifcation Of our financial system,
and in the settlement OF our outstanding ac-
counts with England and France upon a solid
foundation, he will have "scope and verge
enough" for the highest craftsmanship aud the
grandest achievements He ought 10 lift him
self above tho petty squabblcs Of parties, fac
tons ard intriguing politicians TO the living
national questions OF the day upon which his adj
mnistration is to succeed or fail. II is folly to
trife or to tamper with great ideas when they
have advanced to the control Of our political
elections. II Is folly to look backward when
the country is pushing forward to fixed pur-
pose In the reconstruction OF the government
To-DAYs RACES AT JEROME PARK.--The
closing races OF the season will take place at
Jerome Park, Fordham, to-day. Among the
attractions is . hurdle race by gentlemen
riders Now that we are sending our sport
ing men to Congress, the gentlemen who used
to be considered eligible for such positions
have taken TO the turf, and the race to-day is q