The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-11-15

eO pHe cllalloilSe OF Jne 1reSlqenl
in syllables as plain as the hand
writing On, the wall-that one hun
dred and twenty-si& Radical Con
gressmen are elected out of a Who'll,
representation of one hundred ant
si8ty-tyo. We recapitulate as fol
lows, showing that a fatal policy
I has been weighed in the balance
and found wanting; o..r....,..... ....l ..,...
+ Mr. johnson committed his DO
litieal foes to run the North, which
responds with Radical majoritie,
in nineteen States, Not an incl
| Of ground has been yielded by the
loyal vote, and in view of whatev
er good work may remain to be
done, the North is resolved to main
tain its standing army of loyal ma.
jorities. =. o., - F.. u
I The Herald remarks: The gener-
al result of the late elections, from
| Massachusetts, to Missouri, are ov.
erwhelmingly, in favor of the Con-
stitutional amendment. AS the
ultimatum of the victorious North
to- the Southern States rescued
from the rebellion, this great issue
of the conditions essential to the
restoration of said States is now
fixed to the end of President John.
sons term, in the thirds resolu-
tion vote secured in both Houses
Of Congress, as they now stand, till
the 4th of March, 1869. j.. j..
This is the grand and all-import.
ant lesson of these November cleo
tions. A lesson which the Admin
istration can not safely disregard,
even if so inclined, and which the
States unrecognized by Congress,
will do we'll to accept as their only
alternative. The extreme Radicals
in the next place have been en-
phatically. admonished in all these
autumnal elections, from the At
lantie to the Pacific Ocean, that
their revolutionary schemes of re-
construction are utterly repugnant
to the people of the North, and
therefore utterly impracticable. '''
We are satisfied with all their
results, and especially satisfied as
to- the wisdom Of the course adopt.
eskby this jpurnal, from the signi,
ficant verdict Of the Maine Septem-
ber election on the great issue
which is to mark the new departure
Of this Republic in the fulfllment
of its manifest destiny. = %. a"
The Commercial asserts the ques.
ton at issue was the policy of re-
construction, and the decision in
against the policy of the President
andi favor ofthat ofCongres. The
people have virtually ratified the
amendment, and they have virtual.
ly said to the South accept these
terms and come back to the Union
with loyal Representatives in Con-
gress. ''j 1"7s "T nfui 4
Congress, by admitting the. Ten
nessee members, have shown a
willingness to affirm this method of
reconstruction, and contact with the
people will strengthen them in this
conclusion. Ithas also shown them
that there is feeling in favor of
strong guarantees from the South,
and if the South shall now turn its
back upon the amendment and sui
lenly fall back upon what it deems
its dignity, there are men in Con-
gress who will be stimulated to en-
act severer conditions, to reopen
the closing wounds made by the
war. -'" .i- -....
The Evening Post puts it in this
light: The Republican party, by
these elections, retains power for
two years more. ..[
MIR Beecher said, very truly, that
if managed rightly, it might retain
its power for half a century; but to
achieve that, or even to keep it dur
ing.the next two years, it needs to
act prudently; to put its ablest
statesmen forward; to show that it
possesses moderation as we'll as
vigor, and that it knows of other
interests in the country besides
that on to which all discussion has
fixed it hitherto. 5' a.."
New YORK, Nov. s.-The correct
ed returns coming in from the in
terror of this State genrally increase
the majority of Governor Fenton.
According to present appearances
it will approximate $4,000. The
other candidates will be somewhat
higher, as the trading ofvotes on
local candidates will somewhat re-
duce the vote for Governor.
The Assembly, so far as ascer-
tanned, will stand SO Republicans