American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-11-17
THE LATE ELEQTIoNs--CoNsERv.
ATIVE sGAINS.

the increase, and may shortly over
throw them h0rs du eomJat. The
st. Louis Republic IN sums up the
gratifying intelligence thus:
he radical journals uelude their
readers with representations of
e. and tr umphs in the late elections.
But they do not tell their read, rs
ile truth. Th. V say 2Othing about
the enormous losses suffered by the
radicals, and the great gains in the
Dem' cratic or Conservative vote, in
every one of the States that has
voted this year.
When Gen. Johnson was removed
! from the command # the army of
the Tennessee, Gen. Hood succeeded
him. The latter organized at once
fierce attack on portion of Sher-
mans army, in1icting severe losses
upon the Federal forces, but receiv-
ing terrific punishment himself.
When the report of the hattle and
HOOd'S severe lOSSt S reached Allan
ia, one of the Confederate journals
remarked in substance. "G,n. Hood
seems to have won that fight; but if
hH fights another sucli he will have
no army left" So with the radicals
their los ,es in the present camra gn
have been so heavy, their majorities
of 1864 and 1865 being so prrdi-
giously reduced, that another cam
paign like it would wile them ont Of
existence. A few figures will show
this. Take for example the election
in Connecticut in the spring, in the
very height Of the bitter warfare
against President johnson. ] he
radical majority IN the State was
brought down from about 10,00l to
5000.
In Vermont and Maize the Demo
cratic vote was largely increased |
over the vote of 1864.
But the most significant changes
are to be found in PENNSYLVANIA,
Ohio, Indiana and Iowa. In Phila-
delphia, in 1864, the entire home and |
army vote for Mcclellan was HOP.
The vote for Lincoln was 90, ,191-a
for Lincoln of II, ,7G5. Last
week the vote tO, Clymer was A.
933, for Geary 81 ,969 radical m l.
'rity 5,O36, showing a difference
against the radicals Of 1929, as com
pared with their majority in 1864.
The Democratic vote is increased, |
while the radical vote is diminished, |
The State Of Pennsylvania, in 1864,
gave Republican majority of 20 !
O15. We. do moi know precisely |
the majority there this year, as the
official returns are nos announced.
But enough are in to warrant the
statement that the radical majority
his year does not reach the above
igure by several thousands. Such
| reduction of the radical majority
II that State is a significant rebuke
o the Thad. Stevens party, and de-
the fact that The tide OF
public sentiment is flowing in favor
If the policy OF President Johnson.
Thc radicals are losing and the Con
gaining.
Take Ohio as another example.
The Rel ublican majority there III
SCI was j9,5S6. The precise ma
Gritty this wear cannot ROW be an
IounCed. But the radicals them {
elves do not claim over Ii,tOo. c
'aking those figures, the + dlcaiS u
lave suffered a loss of nearly 2o,00o, o
IS compared with their majority III
Sj4. But their majority this wear IN
)hin does not reach 10000. 1t does
rot exceed 10000, showing loss III /
hat State of about 30,O00-an enor- c
nous radical falling Of, while the
gains are great. Take
indiana. In every Congressional
District in the State, eXccI that nt
,olfax, the Co lservativcS have gain |
d largely. a larger aggregate vote /
las been east in that State than III
S64, and the increase is mlinlN on
he part OF the Conservatives. Nib
nck and Kerr, Democrats, are both
e-elected by la ger majorities than I
n 1861. But the most e narkable
adical loss is iu Julian's district. ,
Iulian's majority in 1864 was I,l40.
This wear it is only about G0O-a loss
If over 6,0O0. Not much to clow
,ver in that. 1t is a grand triumph
or the Conservatives. If the radi- /
al journals can raise a loud noise
,ver such costly radical victories aS
hat, they are thankful for small
avors. Coburn'S district presents
mother instance of severe reductions
If radical majorities. He was elect ,
,d i'm 1854 hy a majority of 1,9SS.
Th'S year his majority is only G,-oo'
Takc Iowa as a closing example.
The Republican majority IN lSOI
vas 39,I79 The radical majority
his wear is about $4,000, showing a I
eduction in the majority of about ,
1850. -,
Look at the above figures. The
,adicalS have come out Ot the night
N the four great States of PennSyi- e
yania, Ohio, Indiana and Iowa, with ,
lppalling lists of killed and wound
pd. They have reason to feel alarm
nd hv such tremendous falling OF III
their maioIitipS. Ii shows that the
Congressional policy is not making
headway among the people, but Is
in fact. losing GROUND rapidly. In
TACT, the radicals could not endure
another such campaign in those tour
States. More than half their major
ities wined ont i'm one battle! Ii the
Conservatives had chance TO light
the battle again m November, they
Ill ,,-;,,o ont tbe other half