Smyrna times., 1867-04-10
Afraid to Trust the Democrats.

We have seen several articles recently from
Southern Journals speaking in rather dubiou:
terms of the Democratic party. But the fol.
lowing extracts, from an article in the Char.
lottesvillc (Fa.) Chronicle of the 4th inst, on
the Connecticut election is neither dubious
nor incOmprehensible. We quote:
The election in Connecticut is straw which
suggests that the Radical wave has begun to
ebb. Let US not Tun away-it is only rinnle
Last year the Republican candidate for Gov.
ernor was elected by 500 majority; this wear
the Democratic or Conservative candidate is
elected by $40 majority-a change of 700 votes.
This Is the whole business The Democratic
party also took ground during the canvass in
favor OF the 'elght-hOur" system O" labor. and
of course made strong appeal to the working
classes. The telegraph brings us the results
multaneously with those Of the Connecticut
election, OF municipal elections in Cincinnati
and Clrcleyille, Ohio. The former CITY car
rled BY the Republicans by 5000 majority
their entire ticket being eIected-a RenuLi;'
can gain Of 200 What we would saw. there.
fore, is this: Let not the South as usual fv off
at the helve about the Connecticut election
let US not fall back again in hope upon the
Deniocratlc Party. we have suffered suf
hclently by delusi0ns of this sort
The Connecticut election is pood tb;no
provided the conservative men of the con,9
try North and South learn the propsr lesson
from It. 1t Is very bad thing if;t leafs ne
anew into the bog of the Northern " Don3oa
racy.' The North is tilI nsnn
ITS sword. 1t is still hacking and sashing tbe
body OF It's PROSTATE foe. Why is this? there
IS phllosophic reason for it-apart from the
mere violence and passion of the hour. Whv
has the North been so rough with the SoutI
nv l,aci ha koll -. -
recently emancipated slaves? The reason was
tear they feared the future. They fear the
Old Democratic Party-and the old alliance
between this party and united South. The
Northern people have determined to secure
Ag. PA =. fruits of their decisive victory;
and they know that the rebellion is not over
so long as the Northern Democracy is undis-
purSed. Ii there is one thing which is hated
ny the Northern people now, it is what they
call the "Copperhead Democracy" Now the
Northern Democrats want to get into power
again as party; and they find the Southern
question a hne electioneering capital. They
are perfectly willing to take our part until the
matter comes to blows They backed us up
panfully until April, 1861. They pressed ms
TO go out. Butler led them on to the
charge at Cbarleston ffty-seven times in bebaIf
Of Jefferson Davis. But when the actual war
came they shot US yOwerfuly-and used TO
Drag that they furnished all the soldiers to the
Union" armies.
We fear that the petty triumph in Con-
mTeeucut mt will revive those easily awakened
nIemoeratic hopes, and that we shall hear for
me me tenth time Of the great Democratic Party.
cIo'o ns result @ wlll be the Northern COLUMN will
close up again, the Radical trumpets will sonnd
airesh, aisd the crusade against tie South InIil
zion. " again sel ~ mo-
There iS more of the same sort, bu. this ;s
sufficient from that source The neYt ovtroa.
is from Gov. Orr, of South Carolina n
recent speech (at the Board Of Trade b.nous,
in Charleston) be said: . '"''