The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-30
THE rORAL OF THE LATE
IsOpULAIk VERDICT.
Passing the Crisis safeiy.--A Mistake
OF the Democratic Party---AnOther
OF the Ultra Suffrage Men---Peace
aud Prosperity Probable.
From lie New YorIs Times.

lar verdict, for want Of discriminating
between the different motives Of tAe
public mind, The first OF these are
the ultra partisans Of the Democratic
party, who seem not TO understand
that there may be decision Of the
majority IN the nation, which depends
ratherI0p the conscience and tho tudg
ment, than mere partnership. have
seen some paragraphs Of leading
Democratic paper, which seem 10 re-
gard the late election al tho bursting
of thdnder-ol0ad, or the eruption
of a volcano whose lava is soon to roll
over Us and the last green thing IN our
politioal domain Now this IL simply
4 moral insanity We ARE passing
through great Gfisisvr'a severe test OF
Repubiean institutions; but we are
passing il safely, We have conquered
yictoriOnsly on tho battle field, and
we ard l0Dquerine as VIGOROUSLY
the peaceful conflict OF ballots. lie
will fIe one Of the greatest mistakes to
suppose il is a mere partisan victory
II ever there was a political contest 10
which conscience, judgment, and The
stern sense Of public duty governed
the public mind, this Is one There
never was IL case in which the reli-
gious sentiment and the moral con
vlGti0ns Of the people were 30 much
on QUO side, lis il not the greatest
Of all mistakes 10 account for
such conflict aud such a victory
by calling ii the work Of radicals
and fanatics, aud Aboitionists aud
agrariansY This idle, superficial view
Of things, If persisted in, can only lead
those who indulge ia it 10 other con-
hicta and other defeats This radical,
fanatioal party (as the rebels aud Cop-
perheada call them) contains the
elearestr headed, the most conscien-
tious aud consistent men in the eoun-
try, How could il succeed IT il did
not2 While Mr.. Beeoher announced
himself in favor of Johns0n's policy,
and DR. Cheeyer preached against the
amendments to the Constitution, and
Mr., Seward, Mr.. Ewing, aud Mr.. Stan
berry, and hosts of others once hon
ored by the Republican party, stood
emblttered against US, we, who were
denounced ms radicals, fanatics, and
reyolutionlsts, calmly rallied the peo-
pie to the great victory of principle,
the defense OF popular representation,
and the maintenance Of law over re-
bellion. Never before did the intelli-
gence of the American people so vim
dictate itself; never before was the
reserve force Of moral sentiment 80
powerfully felt never before was
there more reason TO hope for the
perpetuity Of republican government.
We shall succeed in giving republics
to the world, because, in the hour of
severest trial, the people have proved
capable of self-goyernment, Now, is
il not the greatest mistake TO suppose
all this n mere triumph of party? No.
IL is the triumph Of the people, moved
by the deepest convictions of moral
justice and the warmest love of liberty
and law, The Times is right when il
says II the South or the Admins
tration or tho Democratic party are
wise and prudent, they win accept this
verdict Of the people as final and per,
manent, I
There is another class Of people who
seem TO mistake the victories of war
and of peace. The ultra school, of
which DR. Cheeyer is one, seem TO
think that when we have achieved
victory we must force negro suffrage
on the defeated people, and do not
only what we have done for white PEG
pie, but a great deal more, for we have
not forced suffrage Of any kind on any
State. Their dogma is that citizen
has right to vote, which, if true, will
give the right of voting 10 every
woman and youth in the land who can
write ballot, for they are citizens,
and all entitled TO the protection OF
the government. Their idea is that
there Ii natural right 10 vote. which
il not true of any civil community on
earth, and never can be true till we
return to the barbarism of nature
Whether i il expedient to give such
persons a right to vote, is altogether 1
different question. ! may think 80, OF
you may think SO; but il was certainl!
not the question that was settled b,
the bullet in war or the ballot il
peace. We have conquered in battl
for the Union, for human freedom
aud for equality before the law
What more can be asked? Whe
before was half so much accomplishe
in any OF the great conflicts OF tn
world2 II is a great mistake to ris
what we have got by asking for NOR
than we can get, We can afford /
rest upon our arms. With the sue
cess OF the amendments of the Con
stitution, the question Of negro sui
trage will be transferred to the lat
rebel States IL il is possible 10 b
accomplished safely Mr. Phillips an
Mr. Cheeyer may rest satisfied th
donagogues of the South will do i
The loss of thirty electoral votes o
the Presidency is loss they wi
hardly endure if they can help It. |
any event we shall proceed calmly I
the ultimate settlement of all publ
questions, and tie renewal of peaceft
and friendly relations. lii this on
not be, then wo to those who resi-,