Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-11-10
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Southern people in the same state of pow
erty and prostration in which they were
left by the war. But their helplessness
will notinduce them to ratify the Radical
amendment. What would they gain by
doing so? Admission to Congress, per-
haps-but of that they have no promise
with a diminished representation. But
since the representatives they would have
under the amendmeht added to the Con-
servative epresent9tiVes.now elected from
the North, would still be q minority. they
would have no more power Of self -protec-
tion IN Congress than out Of it.. Until the
political complexion of the North changes,
admission will do them no good. Why
should they rehounce for all time rights for
which nothing substantial is offered in eX-
change? The South will preserve order,
obey the laws, and leave the Radical to
pass such measures as they please. The
spectacle of quiet, loyal people ruled by
will appeal to the better sentiments Of the
North, and cause a reaction, against the
Radicals. When it Is seen that there Is no
reason in the conduct Of the Southern peo-
pie why they should be excluded, the re-
sponsibility Of keeping the Union dissolved
will come home to tue Radicals; and before
the Presidential election there will be a
great popular reaction which will sweep
them out Of power, Only a very small
chang Is, necessary to produce this result.
Aithange OF one vote In hundred would
accomplish it 10 New York; a change of
one vote in fifty would accomplish, it in
Pennsylvania. The electoral votes of
these two States added to those of
all the Southern States, together
with New Jersey and Connecticut, would
make majority, A change ofabout seven
teen thousand votes in the four States of
New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and
New Jersey, would enable the Democratic
party to elect the nsxR, President; for it
must be borne in mind that every voter
transferred from one side to the other
makes difference OF two in the result.
Why should Democrats despair Of chang
ing seventeen thousand votes In the next
two years? WHY, we should have carried
New York, this year, if the ,Fenians along
the lines Of the canal and railroads had not
been inyeigled into voting for Fent0n. We
would have carried Pennsylvania If mod
crate Conservatives had not been dissatis-
fed with, our candidate. A party which
needs to gain only seventeen Thousand
votes in two years to elect the next Presi-
dent, is not separated from success by that
mmeasurable interval which its enemies
pretend, ID. 80 r-.... ...... ...s %
In the State of New York we have made
gallant fight. In the two great cities of
New York and Brooklyn we have done
wonders. Wehaye come so near success
that the Republicans have had hair
breadth escape, Fluctuations within. tar
narrower limits than often take place from
year to year, will give us the next Presi-
Dental election. When we count the num-
Der of States or the number of Congress
men against us the opposition indeed looks
formidable. But when we consider how
few individual votes need to be changed
to reverse it all, we have every reason to
look with hope aud confidence to the tu-
ture. AT least fifth Of the Republican
vote has been cast on the idea chat forcing
the South to adopt the amendment would
| be the speediest method of restoring thu
Union. When it is seen that that method
will not restore, it, all these votes will bt
changed; for certain, it is, that a majority
Of the N0rtheEn people willnot consent tC
permanent dissolution of the Union yo