The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1867-10-17
THE ELECTIONs-A LESSON.

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THE ELECTIONs-A LESSON.
From, the New York Tribune.
Late in the Summer of 1862, Mr..
Lincoln was persuaded, after long urg-
ing aud hesitation, to issue his edict of
Emancipation. The country, it was
said, was not prepared for it-that is,
the slow coaches were not. And,
when the elections that soon followed
showed Democratic gains almost every
where-from East to West-the econ
seryatives" shouted that Abolition and
Radicalism had received their DEATH
blow. ':Look at Maine, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Wisconsin p they exclaim.
ed-"their Republican majorities re-
duccd more than half; see Pennsyl-
vania carried by the Democrats, and a
U. S. Senator gained, in spite Of Lin
coins large majority see Ohio, swept
clean BY 5000 majority for the Demo-
Gratis, who carry fourteen Representa-.
tives in Congress-a:.clear gain Of seven;
see Iodiana, Illinois likewise :scarrisd-
both branches f<the' Legislature, two
thirds Of the Representative Id Con-
gress, aud a Democratic VI. 7s;:' Senator
gained in each see New.J erssy, witch
gave Lincoln four Of her seven eel9cttools,
now swept by the Democrats by over
fourteen thousand majority, giving an
other Senator, with four Of her five
Representatives in Congress look 1t
New-York, where Lincoln had fifty
thousand majority, and tho Union tick
ct last year hundred thousand, now
elecnng Seymour Governor by ten thou
sand, and seventeen to fourteen Repre-
seatatives in Congress-do you: not see
the handwriting on tho wall? Is Mt
it high time to give up nigger-worship,
and attend to saving the Union ~: ~,
These taunts were bitter, but the ex-
ultation that impellcd them was tran
sient. Though Fredericksburg, and
Galveston, and the first iepulse at
Vicksburs and Charlottesville, were
still before US, the National cause was
not lost, for it was the cause, of. Free
dom and Humanity. Much less is it
lost now, though the false hearts
which thought the defeat Of Wads-
worth and, the loss Of Ohio, .Pennsyl-
vania, Indiana, and Illinois, lessons that
only the blind could fail to read and
heed, still remain to renew their croak-
ings, aud have another, though lesser,
opportunity. ".'".'' - I. -
Judge Sharswood is elected to the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, as We
f"'sa ne would be; aud We believe
this the extent Of the Democratic tri.
umph in that State. Many Republi.
GINS would vote for him on personal
grounds; yet good county ticket in
Philadelphia would have defeated his
election. But it was supposed that any
thing would be elected that could pet
on the Republican ticket ); SO nomina-
tions were made that the people would
not support; while tho Democrats, hay
ing little hope Of success, nominated
three soldiers who had a good War
record for the best Offices, aud SO gain
ed thousands of votes. We trust the
lesson will not bo lost on those who con-
troll nominations IN our State. - ,.--'
We shall of couse have the old cry
renewed-"Sae how Ohio has voted
down Equal Manhood suarage-had MT
we better drop the niger, and take
care Of ourselves ?" The answer il
ready: Ohio on Tuesday gave more
votes, and larger proportion Of her
Republican strength, for Manhood Stuff:
rage, than any other. State has ever
given-more 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 ticker but failed
to vote for Manhood Suffrage, what Of
it? New-York, twenty.one years ago,
gave but IS, 4o6 votes for Equal Rights
in 1860, she more than doubled this,
giving it 49,, SOB; and still it was
heavily beaten, though Lincoln carried
the State at that election by $4,000
majority. The next time, It will have
at least 100000 i; and, ifbeaten by .
handful, its enemies will scream and
FIRE guns for their glorious victory, Sc
it will be in other States while the
vital principle Of genuine Democracy
marches on through seeming defeats te
its inevitable and conclusive triumph,
There are still some persons in the
Republican camp. whose hearts are with
the adverse Most, and who, we trust
will now be tempted to lei their bodies
follow. At all events, through whateve,
trials of its coustancy, its consistency
the great party Of which they; would
fain bear the bag 50 long as there ma,
!; be anything likely to 60 into it, vii
+ move right on to tie arduous but incv
table achievement Of Equal Right
for all citizens; and those who are no
ready to suffer in that cause canno
, leave its ranks too soon. "Soldiers r
said Garbaldi to the forlorunI hope 0
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