The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-24

| than a moral effect, even IN the event Oh
much more powerful " reaction" than any
which has yet taken place. t is mora: Ell
feet" undoubtedly has its forceSin govern-
ment like England, where the administra-
tion is determined by mere parliamentary
majority. In the United States, however,
where the administration is fixed for a term
of years, it is comparatively insignificant
The policy of the administrations of Pierce
and Buchanan took no new direction in con-
sequence Of the opposition victories in 1855
and 1869; neither did the 37th or the 3sth
Congress waver in its resolve to save the
country, notwithstanding the storm which
swept the North in 1862. So far from either
Congress or administration retreating, each
struck out afresh for the respective ends In
view, with renewed zeal and redouled ener-
lgy. Should a re-actic n, then, even as deci-
ded as that which occurred in 1862 take
place this fall, there is not the slightest
ground for fear that Congress will bulge one
iota from the firm foundation of equal rights,
upon which it has planted itself The New
York correspondent of the Charleston Mer
cury Intensely Democratic) makes some Gu
rious revelations on this subject. He says
writing shortly before the elections, that
"a short time ago there was a conference
OF the principal Democratic leaders held in
this City, when the political situation was
taken under the most careful consideration.
The conclusions arrived at were these: in
Ohio, the Republican majority would be re-
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| carry Pennsylvania by 5000; they would
carry New York in November and would
also carry New Jersey by 1000"
But now mark what distressed these vet
eran wire-workers. Our correspondent goes
on to state further: |' ..
9 These leaders expressed themselves that
so far from these successes having any effect
| in their favor in the next Presidential cleo
| ton, the very contrary would in all proba-
bility be the result. Under the leadership
of such men as Vallandigham, Pendleton,
Seymour and Others, the old line Democrats
| would rally as a party, and then defeat
| would be inevitable"
We have merely given the substance of the
correspondence, but it may be relied upon
The reduced Republican majorities are to be
| attributed to variety of causes. not one of
schich IS in opposition to the Congressional
were flushed with victory and sure of sue
cess, and consequently indolent the enemy
was active and indefatigable. The Republi-
can party was large, and there was much ri
valry among its leaders; the enemy took ad-
vantage of this and bought up many, who
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The renegade Carey, said in his speech on
the Post-office steps in Cincinnati, after his
election, +" that he thanked the Democratic
party for its fidelity" He said further, how
ever, " that he was under no pledges to the
Democracy" He carried off some Republi:
cans with him, of course, but renegade as he
is, he still seems ashamed to fall into the
arms OF the Vallandigham Democracy with
out a vigorous protest
But the great weight, after all, which the
Republican party had to carry was the tool-
ish and suicidal attempt which it had made
to incorporate New England Purltanism in
the laws of some of the States. There is no
danger of this thing ever being attempted
again. In fact, it was forced on the party
by minority who are now heartily ashamed
OF their efforts to make their private views
about temperance and religion the laws of
the land. The Germans will all come back
when they see that their lager beer and their
gardens are out of danger. Radicalism is
the natural political faith of our enlightened
German population. Undoubtedly there
will be great difference of political opinion
hereafter upon many subjects But recon-
struction must be settled first After that. if
the New England Puritan insists upon his
right to prevent any other man from walk
ing out on Sunday evening, and the South
Elm chevalier insists upon his right to wal
lop niger" these two elements may CO.
alesce and form the third moral eligio-con-
servative party.
These elections are fraught with
deeper interest to our Southern people If
they have, unfortunately, learned nothing
from the past, then woe be to the best inter-
ests of these unreconstructed States and to
their inhabitants, for many years to come
The number of outrages and murders in Ken
lucky has increased alarnlingly since the
election there. The official records show
five hundred committed on Freedmen alone,
to say nothing of five hundred more not re-
ported, and those committed on the white
Unionists during the past year. There is rea-
SON to fear from the recent exultant tone of
rebels in our midst, chat encouraged by the
threats of determination which proceed from
high official quarters a systematic series of
outrages is to be introduced here, for the pur-
pose of intimidating white and colored Re-
publicans and keeping them from the ballot
box. In many localities this will be practi-
cable, owing to the few white. Republicans
and the indisposition of the colored people
to resist wrong, added to the fact that there
are but few troops amongst us, and these at
widely separated intervals. Should this thing
come to pass, or should the dlsloyal element
act upon the mad supposition that they will
find encouragement in the North in rejecting
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