The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-11-17
THE STATE ELECTIONS.


aware has maintained her position as Dem
ocratic State, and, to our surprise, Marylan
has redeemed herself from the blightine
i crushing rule of Radicalism. In itself con
lsidered, this is an important triumph owe
the Radicals but in a general point of view
so far as its influence affects the Nationa
questions in issue, the victory is of no mo
ment, as the Radicals have an Overwhelming
majority in each branch of Congress.
The results in Minnesota, Michigan, Wis
consin, Missouri and Massachusetts are only
what any informed, sensible person could
have expected. But we did not hope for Sc
formidable display of Democratic strength
as that given in New York and New Jersey
The city of New York did nobly ,4out the huge
Radical vote of the interior counties over
came the immense majority of the Democracy
in the city. The Registry law cut off thou
sands of Democratic votes, no doubt, and
added other thousands to the Radicals, by the
Vaccinations, roguery and Partially of the
Radical officers who controlled the District
great Registers. The reelection of Hon.
Jas. Brooks to Congress, who was SO shame
fully expelled from the seat to which he had
been fairly elected, at the last session, is a
glad triumph and noble yindication of his
worth by his constituents. The reelection
of Hon. Fernando Wood is also notable
victory. And the defeat of Horace Greeley is
one of the most gratifying events of the
struggle.
1t will be seen by the dispatches in the
telegraphic column that at last Massachusetts
has come up somewhat squarely to her own
precepts, in the election of two negroes to
the State Legislature. s This is small crumb,
to be sure, but it is an earnest perhaps of
what she proposes to do in future. AS her
leading philosophers and mentors teach, the
sterile whites need the infusion of black
blood to make a vigorous, warm, generous,
talented race, and from what we know of
her people generally Massachusetts, has COM
nenced none too soon in infusing the negro
element in her legislative halls. Likely
enough, as soon as the State has performed
IS share in driving patriots and statesmen
rom Congress, and filing their places with
,reat rogues like Beast Rutler and insane
heorists like Sumner, she will inaugurate
he negro infusion in both the House ard
senate. 1t is but a drop in the bucket that
hn hoe cnnfrihutod pow IN tbo oloo4;an : g.
My two negroes to a body consisting of
yer three hundred members; yet it proves
hat Wendell Phillips, Gov. Andrew, and
theirs of that kind, are in earnest when they
ay that the negroes are frequently superior
a intellect and manhood to their own white
rethren. The least they can now do is to
AXE one of the two negroes Speaker Off
le House. T,
If the result in Illinois has been produced, t
) it is reported, by the conduct of the Fee /
lans, in Withholding their support from the 6
emocratic ticket, or in supporting the Rad t
ais, the men who did so are not true to i
or to the great cause they par +
cularly hope to gain. Of course we are !
ot aware what local causes existed to oc- :
ision Irishmen and Fenians to fail to sup h
ort the Democracy, or to go over to the $
adicals, but we do know that no local or
inor considerations ought ever to shake the ii
it'll or weaken the devotion of Irishmen and II
enians in the Democratic party of the coun- 0
y, on general principles. The great Dem
ratio party always has been, it is, and 1t
er will be, the best and truegt friend of i
ishmen. The Radical party, founded as it G
as, and controlled as is, by Puritans, is.
e most deadly foe to Irish freedom and the il
st interests OF Irishmen in America And \
0 late, we fear, the Irishmen and Fenians j
Illinois who voted the Radical ticket, or q
lied to vote the Democratic ticket, will
scover the unerring truth of what we say. e,
The Radicals have swept the States gen D.
ally; they have the force to carry whatever le
sasure they proposein Congress over fl
veto of the President. We may be very R
re they will use and mercilessIy abuse this ot
wer. If they see fit to impeach and depose n
3 President, they have the might, if no &C
lit, to do so. There viii be one satisfac- i
n to result from their overwhelming force,
nn ihnuub If he 0nlv tho RI s