Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-10-17

| From the N. Y. Trbunel
The zicctiOn-A lesson.
Late in the Sunni er of 1862, Mr.. Lincoln
was persuaded, after long urging and lesita
tion, to issue his edict of Emancipation. Tht
country, ii was said, was not prepared for il
that is, the slow coaches were not. And
when the elections that soon followed show
cd Democratic gains almost everywhere
from East to West-the Conservatives
shouted that Abolition and Radicalism had
received their death-blow. :. Look at Maine
Massachusetts, Michigan, Wisconsin =
they exclaimed" their Republican MAORI
sites reduced more than half; see Pennsyl
'svania carried by the Democrats, and U
IS. Senator gained, in spite of Lincoln's
"largc majority; see Ohio, swept clean by
$4,000 majority for the Democrats, who
carry fourteen Representatives in Congress
C clear gain Of seven; see Indiana,
+" Illinois likewise carried-both branches
"of the Legislature, two thirds of the Repre-
sentatiycs in Congress, ana Democratic
"U. S. Senator gained in each; see New
"Jersey, which gave Lincoln four of her
"scven electors, now swept BY the Demo
"crats by over fourteen thousand majority,
"giying another Senator, with four of the
F" five Representatives in Congress look at
"New York, where Lincoln had fifty thous-
"and majority, and the Union ticket last
"year hundred thousand, now eecting
"Seymour Governor by ten thousand, and
seventeen to fourteen Representatives in
"Congrcss-do you not see the handwriting
son the wall? Isn't it high time to give up
"nigger- worship, and attend to saving the
Union."
| These taunts were bitter, but the eNulta-
tion that impeled them was transient.
Though Fredericksburg, and Galveston, and
the first rcpulse at Vicksburg and Chancel-
lorsville, were still before us, the National
cause WAS not lost, for it was the cause OF
Freedom and Humanity. Much less is it
lost now, though the false hearts which
thought the defeat Of Wadsworth and the
loss of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and
Illinois, lessons that only the blind could
fail to read and heed, still remain to renew
their croakings and have another, though
lesser, opportunity.
Judge Sharswood is elected TO the Su-
preme Court of Pennsylvania, as we feared
he would be; and we believe this the ex-
tent of the Democratic triumph in that
State. Many Republicans tcoutd vote for
him on personal grounds; yet good Coun-
ty ticket in Philadelphia would have defeat
I
any thing would be elected that could get
on the Republican ticket; so nominations
were made that the people aOOutd not sup
port while the Democrats, having little
hope of success, nominated three soldiers
who had good War record fsr the best of
ficers, and so gained thousands of votes.
We shall OF course have the old cry re-
newed-"Sce how Ohio has voted down
"Equal Manhood Suffrage hadn't we bet
"ter drop the nigger, and take care of our
"selves?" The answer is ready Ohio on
Tuesday gave more votes, and larger pro-
portion of her Republican strength, for Man
hood Suffrage, than any other. State has CIV
en---morc by many thousands than she
would ever have given till now. Say that
one Republican in every twenty went
straight over to the enemy on this question,
and one weak brother voted the Republican
ticket but failed to vote for Manhood Suf-
frage, what of it?
New York, twenty one years ago, gave
but 81, 40G votes for Equal Rights; in 1850,
more than doubled this, giving it SOB; !;
and still it was heavily beaten, though Lin
coin carried the State at that election by 5O,-
600 majority. The next time, il will have
at least 800, 900; and, if beaten by hand
fuI. its enemios will scream and fire guns for
their glorious victory. So it will be in other
States; while the vital principle of genuine
Democracy marches on through seeming de
feats to its inevitable and conclusive triumph.
There are still some persons in the Re-
publican camp whose hearts are with the
adverse host, and who, we trust, will now
be tempted to let their bodies follow. At
all events, through whatever trials of its
constancy, its consistency, the great party
of which they would fain bear the bag so
long as there may be anything likely to go
into it, will move right on TO the arduous
but inevitable achievement of Equal Rights
for all citizens and those who are not ready
to suffer in that cause cannot leave its ranks
too soon. Soldiers.' said Garibald to the
forlorn hope of italian liberty in lS49, "I
9 offer YOU priyation, hardship, hunger,
wounds, dealh-will you follow me p
Such is the spirit in which Humanity and
Justice claim their yotarics; such are the alb
peals, such the crises, which separate the
gold from the dross. When the Republican
party has no further prejudices to vanquish,
no further wrongs 10 redress, We hope it
may die and be buried not lingcr on, main
tanning Il mockery of existence on the good
ideas ofthc past the bad whiskey of the
present, like the Skam Democracy. When
ever all its better aspirations shall have been
actualzed, its dissolution cannot and should
not be long postponed
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