The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-25

members and that Mt this rate it would take
Just forty-hve years to defeat the Republicans
in Congress. His sable audience thought this
a splendid joke, and applauded uproariously'
Of the defeat of negro suffrage in Ohio he had
not . word to say. But he did say THAT Gene
rsl Gary, of Cincinnati, recently elected to
Congress by the workingmen and Democrats
wa, pledged for negro suffrage statements
we shall take the liberty to doubt.
It is a little singular that the Republican
press ct the North onnnot see the defeat at the
late elections in the same light as these tene-
rant R. R. Radical Congressman. The New
York Tribune Of the 2lst contains an article
on "Judge CHASE and the Presidency" IN
which change of tactics is announced after
the following fashion: "Many of our Conser-
yative and some of our Radical exchanges have
made proclamation, since the Ohio election,
that the defeat of the Republican party IN this
State-for the loss of the Constitutional
Amendment and of the Legislature institutes
substantially defeat-ends now and forever
the Presidential prospects of Judge CHASE
Perhaps it does, but there are some points OF
fact that should. be considered, and We pro-
pose to name them in the hope of producing
| wholesome reflection. In the first place, not
vithstanding the great reputation as Radical
that Judge CHASE has, he is, in temperament
and connections, one of the most truly sonsor-
vatiye man in the country"
From this it would appear that the defeat in
Ohio is Of sufficient force to change CHASE from
an unoompromising negro-sufrage Radical IN
to q ssmild Conservative"
Mr.. wAsnBBRs said the people Of Ohio did
not turn out at the late election-they felt sure
of General HAYES election, and that contentee
them. The New York Timcs (not over partla
to the Democrats), in its issue of Tuesday, tell
a different story:
cit turns out after ell that instead OF being light
the vote last month in Ohio was the heaviest ever
/ cast In tho counties thus lar ofhclany hear1
from there Is increase OF about 6O,OOJ over tn'
vote two years ago, OF which the Democrats gan
| forty aud tho Republicans twenty thousand. Int
theory that the Republicans stayed at home, there
fore, will not answer. They have eVldently ~
o go0d many cases VOt6u tne oInoA woyg o .n1 N ~
now voters who have come into the teld Wltnln I'd
last two years, the Democrats have got more thai
their equal share The reaction is moro decioe'
than It seemed TO be at frst"
The same paper alse has the following snee
at the Congressional weathereocks, who ha'
taken the alarm at the Democratic epidemic
now raging in the North, and steadily in th'
increase:
1.-THE most curious psychological point in tn
recent elections is their effect on the minds OF ceI
tain Congressman as regards tho impeachpMen M
question. Tho number Of gentlemen who nav
found Il necessary TO state that they are not no,
and never have beon, committed in favor OF In
peachmen., ,,s is something marvellous. Tho curiou
point lie that. until recently these gentlemen wep
oute willing 70 have uncontradicted assertion
made inst the other WAY. They have now disoo7
cred that Il is wrong TO let the public longer be &c
ceiyed by careless reporters.