, 1866-11-27
TUESDAY NOVEMBER q, 1866. fEH
BOLDySG THE KEYS.

TUESDAY. NOVEMBER q, 1866. ESR |
HOLDsSG THE KRIS.
The New York No1d in recent Issue
counsclted the Democratic party to be cheer
full, alleging that though defeated in all the
elections, they a.c still in the majority in the
country and hold the keys Of political power.
II asserts that parties arc at a A'dead lock-"
and that the Republicans arc unable to move
hand or foot without the consent Of the De.
moctacy. 1t would be very gratifying,
doubtless, to the Democracy could they see
this thing MS 1t is seen By the New York
paper. 1t would be gratifying to the De-
mocracy to know that they "hold the keys"
but tney would doubtless prefer some tansi-
bic evidence Of the met.
There is familiar legend that Saint Peter
holds the keys Of Heaven, and that no one
is admitted through the gate until be opens
the lock. The nor1d thinks the Democratic
party arc similarly situated, and that the /
Republicans may not enter into political bliss
as long Ms the Democracy hold the keys.
We think the Democracy eau find more
truthful illustration Of their present cond1-
tion In the picture of the expulsion Of our
first parents, with m angel with flaming |
sword in their rear. It is trne. the Denloc-
racy have Andrew johnson to aid them,
as our first parents had a friend
in tbc shane of the serpent. But !
Andrew johnson can no more restore the
Democratic party to power than could The |
other bctraycr restore bis victims and dupcs |
to tie happiness they had lost.
It Is arcued that while the Republican |
party is IN q majority in twenty-threc States, |
The Democrats have a control in thirteen |
States. and that the aggregate vote Of the
Dcmocracy In all tho States exceeds the ar |
prcvate vote OF thc Republicans In all tic
States. Admitting this ycry anti-Statc Rights |
view of the case TO be true, wherein
does II avail thc Democracy to have
q majority in fourteen States e1ectinQ sixteen
Representatives in CONGRESS, as lone as the
other twcnty-1vo States are in the hands of
The Republicans and eleci more than three.
fourths or the Conrrcsss How thcre can bc
a ..dcsd lock between thc n,r,fcs when
one payty has more than two-thirds Of both
houses Of conrress. viii rcnuirc some cvpher.
ine, 1t nav be that the dead lock ) con.
sists In t1,c facf that aE 1onr es the ten ,che,
St,tes ui,l Enn+uctr ncl,wn,o and Nav
land ,efpsc In rot;fv tbo cons,,.pt;ons,
Auendnnpt tho Ran,t,,c,ns a-a ,,ttor1r
nowcr1ees
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n.eo ~ pat.c'Patlon IN tne elee1ion
" e'tnes congress OF Inc tles'-
oent' We GO not eSnellS see now 1aeS
can hold the keys OF political power, or II
they do hold the keys, Of what possible prac-
tical advantage II Is to them, or 10 tho De-
mocracy North. Politically, or In mere
party view Of the question, the refusal Of the
rebel statea to be reconstructed aud restored
to their representation in the Congress, is q
decided advantage to the Republicans, but It
Ia one which that party docs not desire to
retain They want the Union restored
to Its original symmetry, and If ths
rebels will not unite in producing that re
suit, then the Republican party will pso
coed and do the work alone.
It would be we'll for the Democratic news
papers and leaders, North and South, to un
derstand once for all that the action o
President johnson in organizing the 80
called Governments In the rebel States. ha
never been anDroved or confirmed h
Congress or the pcop1e. Hitherto Con
cress has permitted the nominal cxisteuc
Of these Goyernmeuts. in the lono tha
sooner or later the rebels would SEE the ne
cessity of abandoning the rebellion in fact a
well rs in name. and in subuittinr 10 the in
e.orable law of the majority. The amend
ment Eas nronosed and these State Govern
ments stiil adherfnr to the President h.y
repudiated the only terms upon which Cor
prcss cou1d hv anv noss}hilIty recornizc thos
so.ca1led stafe Corr,nmen.z. What ia to
done nerts And herr arises tho occasion f
5rc;a;rv who ho1dsfhclevz Does cnn,re
rrnrrsent,nr nearlr four-nftbs of The neonl
~ a. .ha ,t3bo-t,, :, ,r;ri,snsd classes II, ~
eaha1 ct.ta.S
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,,sa.,.att--a l., ,,,a@r ~ ~ -a,anttoT ~ :
nTthos. cts.os ~ ~ ~r,n rst,n, ~ = lao
and legitimate rorernment. It's first dutv
TO do for cach Of them what It did In Il
r,sc ~ colorado II has IN noss an act 6,
ot,no IN No,tb caro1tn, a tcrr,tor,.l s-ovrr
,ncn3 the f.orer1,or scc,ctarr and IN,
.;.rv ~ ho ar,o1r.ad hv +hc Pr