The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-12
THE ELECTIONs.

There ls profound truth In proverbs. They
embrace the accumulated wisdom of ages in a
few words. To deny their truth is to deny the
Utruth of the experience of man. Error will he
lost, but truth will live. Smothered it NAV be
for a time, but eventually it will assert its
claim and will be heard.
OF all Of the proverbs to-day in use there ia
not one that has a widespread recoqn;.;en
than the commonplace and vulgar expression
0o1 popuA, po1 Del. This has found general ac-
ceptance among all who have any faith in the
possibility IF rAnnh,in.- sA~e---.-. NJ.
than this. it has been acknowledged by philos-
ophers Of widely different schools. The Scotch
doctrine OF Common Sense, the German doc
trine of pure intuitions a priori, whom properly
analysed, mean simply that the great voice of
humanity leads always towards the good, the
beautiful, and the true.
In saying this, we would not be understood
to claim that the voice of the people is always
the voice of truth. Interest sometimes sways.
prejudice sometimes intoxicates, passion some
times blinds. This we do not deny. We know.
however, that the interests of the masses, when
properly understood are, as O rule, on the side
of right. The two generally are but as one.
We know, also, that the prejudices Of the masses,
unlike those of the individual, soon give way
to the love of justice, which is inherent in man,
and that the passions Of the People soon cool
and yield to truth, which will ALWAYS finally
prevail.
We have always felt the truth of these prop
%ositlons, and hence we have always argued
that the day would come when the American,
people, throwing aside their passions and their
prejudices, would crush the party which, for the
sake Of power, has fastened q horrible tyranny
on the South, and is endeavoring to fasten q no
lesstgalling tyranny ON the North. The results
OF the recent ~electiona have proven that we did
not underestimate the common sense or the
virtue Of the people Of the North.
we know from past experience that the Rad
lcai Journals will attempt to regain power BY
making o strong effort to show that she alec-S
lions wore of but little consequence. This ia
not true. The issues were broadly made. In.
Pennsylvania the Radicals insisted that tho
Supreme Court should be so remodelled as to
conform to the will of q blind majority, and in
Ohio the question Of negro suffrage was broad
~ made. In both States the people have pro-
tested against the doctrines Of that party, and
in the very connty Ia which TnAD. srsyENs
lives the Democrats have gsined nearly o thou
sand votes. 'Tf ANY proof were wanted Of the
fact that the Issue was fairly made in both
States, and that both PARTIES considered the
election as one. Of vataI Importance, none better
could be found than the fact that in the canvas
Just ended it was SO treated by both parties.
In Pennsylvania tho Radicals placed Dan
sroKLns and PHrl. SHERIDAN on exhibition, in
the hope Of attracting votes. In Ohio the
sbisst men in their party addressed she people.
The Philadslphia Age, . Democratic organ. on
the day Of election thus states the issues
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