The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-10-25
Parties at the North.

Inc smoke OF tnC contest mas not
cleared away in Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Indiana and Iowa, but enough is visi-
bic to see clearly the same Remarkable
state of affairs which hasIbcen seen in
the North for five years. The people
arejust about equally divided on tho
great Questions of the day. There is
no such prepcnderance mtlic votes of
either party as to Indicate any great
and lasting majority. tits one of tho
most marvellous things in history that
for SO long time, from election to
election, in the midst Of the utmost
excitement, through war, and peace
following war, the votes of the i'm
mense governing poprlation of athc
Northern States slronldbremain just
about equal ly divided on the grandest
questions ever submitted to the decis-
ions of a people. Here are lessons for
the world to learn in this state of af-
fairs. There are also LESSONS for the
country to learn. ''2
1t is plain enough that the majoritv
of the citizens of the United States arc
opposed to, the course taken by Con-
gress, and in favor of the policy of the
President. Half tho people of the
North, and all the people of the
South, are agreed in this. On the
other hand, it is plain that the minori-
ty of the people, and "a very decided
minority at that, now rule, and will
continue to rule. the country. 1t is
not rule of the majority under
which the inhabitants; of tho United
States are to- live, ..;g 81
Another fact is plain and ought to
be distinctly seen and recognized
henoeforth. Neither the Republican
nor the Democratic party Ks dead. 1t
has been very often said that the mis-
sion of the Republican, party was ac-
complished. Politicians have talked,
about the dtSjectd n1cnabrG or that per :
ty, and imagined that a new party
could be formed out of the Conserva-
tive portions Of the old. The lesson
of this week is, that tho Republican
party is not dead, but is firm, united,
and strong, and there isno such thing
as Conservatism in it. n **
The Democratic party is no more
dead than the Republican. The fires
of faffiiction have only waimcd it, and
the blows of successive defeat have
only weldedit into a more compact
mass. 1t polls it's huge vote, just as
heretofore, gaining some in one place,
losing some in another, but talways the
same oldparty. It is arant nonsense,
in the face of such an election as this
in Pennsylvania, where Mr.. Clymer
polls one-half the immensol vote Of the
State--it is arrant nonsehse, we say,
for any man looking at such a fact to
talk of the Democratic party as dead.
n # y 4
AS it is, che fatoof the nation is 70 de-
pend on the fature action of tbcse
two politiod parties. They stand
face to face just about even in nun
bets. Tbey are fiercely opposed %
each otibr. They are bent on direct
ly opposite purposes. They are
equally determined in their claim of
patylotism. If the party in power att
teapt the revolutionary measures
witch have been threatened, the other
party will unquestionably standby
the Constitution and tho laws. g
1Ciyil War Threatened by the Maryland
Traitors"
Under this heading Forney had in
his Chronicle yesterday the following
leader, doublc.leaded:
Thomas Swami, the Governor Of