The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-11-13

brightly The only safe course for our
,ehc ina the best for tue community
Is to ID uot. handle not, touch not. :
The Elections.
The returns from those States which
held their elections on Tuesday last,
Enthusiastically indicate that the Demoe-
racy have received a sound thrashing,
and that the friends Of freedom aeh'ey-
cd glorious triumph, In New York
the Jolmsonites made their biggest ei-
fort. and rolled up a majority q over
fortv-six thousand in the New York city
for Hoffman, but the Republican gains
in the rural districts ensures the re
election of Fention by majority Of
from fourteen to fifteen thousand
Massachusetts fully sustained her pre-
vious good reputation in the ranks q
the Union, and ro-clectcd Gov. Bullock
by a majority Of 10000. Her Congress
ional delegation are Ill Of the radical
persuasion. Twoc lorcdmcn are elect
Cd to the Legislature, one from Charles
ton and one from Boston.
New Jersey did nobly. The result IS
much better than was at first anticipat-
ed, the Republicans defeating Jack Rog-
ers, the secession representative IN the
present House from the forth district Of
that State, and clecting a staunch I'm
ionist in his place. They also gain q
congrossmanin the fifth district, a gain
of two congressman in The State.
In Illinois the Union majority viii
loot up 10000 strong.
Wisconsin gives q Union majority Of
from 10000 to 10000.
Minnesota also votes the Union ticket
by 1000 majority.
Kansas gives a handsome Republican
majority.
Michigan elects the Republican con.
gressional delegation.
Returns from Missouri indicate thC
success Of the Republican ticket by q
large majority.
Maryland and Delaware were botl
carried by the conservatives
In speaking of the results achievedbJ
the November election, the New Yorl
Times conservative Republican, says
"From the verdict of Tuesday ther,
/ is no appeal. The judgment rendered
| by four States a month ago was heidi
as one likely TO bereyersed The argu
ment has been heard, and nine State
nave disposed Of the points in issue, fl
nally, and with DO chance Of reversal.
/ There is no further room for doubt o.
equiyocation. The country indorses tn,
IacGaa 81 Congress, upLolds the Consti
tutonal Amendment as the basis o
compromise, and explicitly declares th'
Democratic party unworthy Of its con
fdence.
The n. Y World (Democratic) give
up the ghost as follows
These unfortunate elections deprive
President johnson Of what ought t,
have been the chief glory Of his admin
istration, the pacitication Of the countr.
after the lately bloody contest. 1t
idle to. ask whether by greater prompt
itude in breaking with the radicals, h
might not have ayerted this mortifica
ton. He must now take the situation
as he finds it, and make the best Of il
Powerless during the residue Of hi
term, in all contested questions OF do
nestle politics, his only chance Of &C
curing prestige is in connection wit
orr foreign relations. These are les
subject TO the control Of Congress. Tn
steps he is understood to be taking {
recussitate and maintain the Monro
doctrine viii be warmly approved by th
country 1t would he futile for him {
contend longer with the radicals in re
spoct 10 the South, end he will best con
suit the dignity Of his office by lettini
his action cease with his responsibility
Against Congress there was no appea
but to the people, and the passions 6
the war have not yet sufficiently sub
sided. The ratification of the amend
ment Is not a question for him, but 70
the States. He may hereafter stan
aloof from that subject without any los
Of dignity OF consistency. Against Tia
unconstitutional exclusion Of the S0uti
ern States from Congress twas his dut
to demonstrate, but having appealed t
) the people in vain, why should he sharpe
acrimony by further opposition? III
elections, by virtually depriying him {
lii veto, have relieved him Of all respor
sibility for the action Of Congress.
While, therefore, be holds fast his Of
: repeated views, be will serve no goo
purpose by an animated and aggressii
presentation Of them Candid coop,
! ration with Congress on neutral que
lions and dignified abstinence frol
, pushing a controversy IN which be
! powerless, is the course which Presidei
] johnson viii doubtless think it wise