The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-11-29
cheeripis Indications.


Cheering Indications.
Several points OF danger in public
affairs have been safely passed within
few weeks, and the signs Of tho times
are auspicious.
The party that sustained the tri.
umphant war for the integrity of the
Union has won q political victory that
promises the perpetual supremacy Of
the principles indicated by military
success. The doctrine that the sove-
reignty Of States is subordinate to that
of the people-that the United States
constitute a nation of freemen is estab.
ished
Pronounced Republicans enough are
elected to the next Congress, to con-
stitute quorum and quietly effect an
organization if the whole South were
at hand, and the threatened Double
Congress has become an impossibility.
With tolerable share of prudence
in management, the election of rea.
sonable Republican to fill the Presiden-
tiaI Office for the next term, is certain.
There will be no difficulty, save that
experienced in suppressing the extrav.
agances of extreme men, in maintain
ing the Republican majority in all tho
Northern States, and going into the
electoral college to choose the sue
cessor of Andrew Johnson, with over
whelming strength, making any con.
troversy as to the right of all the
Southern States to participate imprac.
ticable.
Maryland and Missouri, whero be.
fore the elections, the materials for the
commencement of civil war were in
dangerous contact and agitation, are
pacfed. The result in both States is
acquiescOd in by all parties; and it is
not likely there will be, in the future,
pcrils to overcome in either State as
great as those that are just passed.
The President is indicating dispo.
sition to accept tho situation With
General Grant and Judge Chase for
advisers, while engaged in preparing
his message to Congress, it may be
presumed, without temerity, that he
will not go very far wrong. He has
announced determination to stop the
removal of office holders for opinions
sake, and recognizes the preeminent
power of Congress IN the work of re.
construction.
He sees, also, the necessity that his
policy should be supplemented so that
it may become practicable; and that
something more must be done before
States recently in rebellion are restored
to their full political relations in the
Union, is a fact of which the wisest
men of the South are indicating an
earnest appreciation.
Southern newspapers are improv-
ing in tone, and good sense is shown
in a great number of them that reach
us, in devoting their attention especi-
ally to local interests. This is doubt.
less, in part, forced by the necessity
that is upon the Southern people to re-
pair, as soon as possible, the material
damages OF the war; but something is
also due to an understanding that the
surcst means otspOedy political recon
struction is for the South to become
peaceable and prosperous, that the
wholesome condition of the people may
be evidence of their competency to
take part in the direction of national
affairs.
There is cause for expectations that
the South may soon truly accept the
situation-that we shall sec q scnti
ment developed among her people
more promising than the broken -spir.
tied acquiescence in defeat that was
shown Immediately after the termina-
tion of the war--that the absurd ella
ton and revival of hate, and of hope
in the "lost cause" that followed An
drew Johnson's quarrel with Congress,
and toolishly passionate utterances
may give place to opinions more in.
telhgent, and a disposition more hope
full.
1t is not among the impossibilities
that the President and Congress may
presently find themselves cooperating
in essentials. If the President can
display something OF discretion under
his unqualified defeat, and Congress
has the wisdom to be moderate in tn;
uses of victory, the Legislative and
Executive Departments of the Gov
ernment may before long work togeth
er for the common good.-Cn. Com.