The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-10-23
THE LATE ELECTIONS.

1emOCTallc tfluupns III oA'oJA
md Ohio. We can now state that
;hese victories are completes, unpara-
|elled, crushing and decisive. 1t is
triumph of principle over jacobmism,
right over wrong, liberty over oppres-
sion! The democracy of the country,
aided and assisted by the decent and
masses Of this country,
have risen in their might and broken
the back. bone of rotten Radicalism.-
The issue was made by them, boldly
proclaimed and victory sits on their
hitherto dropping banners. The great
States of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana,
Iowa and New Jersey have rebelled
against the tyranny, usurpation and
corruption of the Rump Congress, and
in thunder tones have declared, "that
the white race--our race--the German,
Italian, French, Irish, Scotch and
Anglo-saxon people-are still to be the
controlling power on this continent"
There seems to be q general
and grand jubilee of joy and
pride all over the land at these results
and the papers are filed with moth
ing but comments at the decisive and
good omens emanating from them
The negro amendment beaten by over
$4,000 votes her legislature democratic
by eight on joint ballot the laying on
the shelf of the Infamous and bigoted
Wade, who was to usurp the Presiden-
tial chair and ride rough shod over the
people of the South, backed by his cor
rupt and mad faction in the Rump
Congress-this, this alone, is glory
enough for forty years and should
cause the whole free and civilized
world to sing psalms Of thanks and
shout anthems Of joy forever and ever!
The National Inteligencer, the very
ablest Journal in the land-and whose
columns have teemed with able, digni-
fed and eloquent articles against the
Jacobins, and in favor of the people
and their rights, on the 18th inst, gets
off the following article on the SUBJ
iect we are now laying before our read
ers. We cannot better please then
than to close this article with theirs il
full:
The returns of the election from TIVE
great States which we publish this da.
!, more than verify the strong hope ant
confidence expressed by the Intelligen
!, Ger yesterday, that the setting Of it
: sun would witness glorious results tina
would presage the DEATH struggle %
wild fanatics and corrupt mercenarie
in every considerable State of the On
, ion within the coming year. We con
fess that, Notwithstanding the grea
victories of the peopleagainst the usui
:, pations and corruptions of Congress u
i, to the present moment in the ever
n memorable year 1867, we had not full
q appreciated the stern and solemn re
q solve of a patriotic and intelligent pee
!, pie to withstand, under circumstance
"a of darkness, storm, and gloom, tn
q Congressional oigarchy and its ramif
re- cations in diabolism, State and nationa
= It is to the eternal honor of the poop
% of the United States of America TIL
. they, without an organization, witho'
a head or subordinate chiefs, witho,
money, without political tracts, wit
10 out, as general thing, an able pres
,e without, in many cases, good leade
O. or speakers, or an active canvass, an
ID too frequently, without the present
II ton of the best issues, have foug
Of bravely up to grand victories over Il
10 foes of the Constitution and the Unio
"a victories against allied class monop
ii lists and the shoddy money power, al
,e vast standing army Of ofice-holdel
at State and national.
I'd This they have done, though va
ed sums have been raised by the class m
rs. nopolies and the shoddy aristocracy
save themselves in the great centr
IN States of Ohio and Pennsylvania. T.
ne former State has been overrun by t
rs orators Of fanatical mercenaries.
re There, as in Pennsylvania, money b
i been applied profusely to revive t
'ir hates Of the war, by stimulating in
al fierce action the shoddy "Loy
10 Leagues" with their subordinate N
e chinery of the "Grand Army OF t
Republic" and the overshadowing
10, fuence Of class interests to awe a
be terrify their operatives.
A Their organization has been We
ia. complete, in the fact that they ha
ro had cloud Of office-holders, which,
~ the character of national, State, coun
city, and town officials, constituted
army more formidable than so ma
of dragons to intimidate and beat do
en- the people. The successes in the W
he of gains have been achieved by
We people, alone and unaided by extrin
ic- advantages, over a serried host, bal
ed ed together by the power of place
ed public plumber, the .shoddy MOI
IN power, and class mopopolfes.
Never in the history of this count
and of course any other, has there b
th, such an amazing vindication Of ]
Of popular intelligence and conscientio
IN, ness as is now manifested by our P
Vi pie. They have accomplished
all oraatest of victories. the sHupressio]