The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-15

what we so earnestly GeSlredf we
didn't disbelieve it, but rolled the
happy assurances as a sweet morsel
under our tongues. On Tuesday
night, having carried our own county
by a good majority, and expecting
equally gratifying news from all quar-
ters, We were gay and festiye.i Our
Democratic friends q were far
from, jubilant or hopeful, re- and
it is safe to say that their surprise
at unexpected victories !. was equal
to our astonishment at unexpected
reverses. Your correspondent got
sufficient dose, in the, shape of a
dollar and forty-fye cents worth of
:. special - from, Evansville, to send
him in pursuit of ,dormitorial accom-
rmodatiens, willing to, wait for the
morning papers to bring him consola-
ton from the East. That :. consola-
ton came-has; been coming ever
since. "A condemned felon extracts
attentive perusalI Of his death. war;
rant as the undersigned has been able,
to obtain from election returns this
week But the felon aforesaid, if he
ISL philosopher or a level headed,
man, will cheerfnllye yield to the inev-
and prepare for noblerI cans
paigns beyond the, moose So each
member Of. the Union party here, re-
covering from y temporary regrets
feels that the afatess have had their
worst dig at us, and that it is time to
prepare for fresh exertions, to repair 4
damages and to organize future Vic
tories. S9Frue, some few vessels Of the
Union feet have been obliged by
stress OF weather, to put into the
mouth, of Salt River, but that CLASSIC,
stream is SO blocked nib with old. irotr
ten,I worm eaten Butterutt hulks that
our little squadron cannot ascend to
the neadwaters, but may be able to
go lap far enough to discover som e |
teriOfh Copperhead En6ch tArdens,
and bring them back to find their
long deserted Armies screaching ia,
agony Save us from negro ahus-
bands!PDgli 19Flg .uof13YlrIi moTt i
19ftissgratifyings to know that while |
the mass of our friends on Wednes-
day morning were bewailing the "af.
filctive odispensation that seemed to
have fallen upon the party, our fore.
most men 81 such as Senator Morton
and Governor Baker, were not in the
least Sdiscouraged LOT t.demoralized. y
They have an nabiding faith in the in
tegrity of the people and firm conf
dence in the ultimate triumph of Re- |
publican principles. GoiTheys Believe
that in the great contest of next wear
the tide willnfbe rolled back as the |
clouds qof1 defeat that settled down !
upon as $50 gloomilyoi in '62 were dissi-
~ Qi
SO and GA. s4sm ni rs eg9eagItBo |
ii Were the Union party controlled
by Bourbon brains the future might
be considered hopeless, for then the
lessons of the hour would be lost.
the light of experience disregarded.
But the brain power of the Party of |
Progress is ofsanother and different |
type. . The men who packed our car
goes for these recent voyages have
seen the huge, unwieldy deck load
piled on to- Ohio swept overheard.
Will they pile the same material in
the same way for the next trip Not
much. IF; negro suffrage is to be earl
ried. othermeans will be found for its
We know now what !
we can safely take on board--or at |
least what we Gun o take-and no one /
need fear an immediate repetition of !
experiments. Fanatics have
played their hand and lost. They |
can now step back and let more judi
cious men takeahand. Success must
be insured victory must be Organized.
Pet schemes of visionary men must
give place, to common sense. We |
must take on board Just, what the
best UNDERWRITERS will insure. and |
with the most acdtldJle man to bear
aloft our standard, we must make the /
destined pertl TItiwill be time to fight
for Humanitarian theories whenu the, /
salvation ,ofgthe countryiisI. achieved, /
the. fruits of ourD yictoriessin a fair
wayIto be garneredy Till then expe ri.
iiency must not be lost sightof.sd1 I'd
baud 9GO baDaT MARK gTAPEEY. II