New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-07
COMPLIMENTS OF TIE sEAsoN

Adversely is the mother of some virtues, and
prosperity sires many faults. The Democratic
party has been so nearly excluded from all
political power in the State and nation since it
perpetrated the Great Rebellion, that it would
be wonderful if, under its enforced abstinence,
il had not acquired some decencics, or at least
such ability to feign virtue as should deceive
even the elect Moreover, the Republican
party, through its long success and great
achievements, has received reenforccments OF
Democrats at divers times some OF whom nave
given us rs much trouble as the wooden horse,
with its belly full of Greeks. gave to the Iro-
ians. One of these, the Presidentl himself, has
arrayed all the patronage and power OF a Re
publican administration against us, aud 1t were
wonderful if, by two years persistent lighting
for the Democracy, he were not able To carry
one State against It's. We hope the Democratic
party has grown yirtuOus under their protracted
inability TO steal. We rejoice that, in the Offices
which will fall to their share in the State of
New York, they can do very little harm; and
we are happy to believe that the effect of their
majority upon our National policies will not be
very momentOus.
I'm order to carry the State, the cautious and
not very candid SeymOurs and Tildens OF the
party compelled it to swallow the strongest fea-
tnre of the Republican platform, viz, rigid
fidelity to our national obligations, just rs IN
1876? they hypocritically put forth as their party
cry "thc more vigorous prosecution OF war
which they had always declared uncOnstltu-
tiona and unjust. and which they hoped and
expected would fail We are glad they have
committed the Democratic party, however by
pocritically, to the support of this vital Repub-
lican principle. Had they only indorsed also
Universal Amnesty and Universal Suffrage, as
they probably will in the course of year or
two we should have no reason to regret their
victory.
If President Johnson chooses to regard thevote
ms an Endorsement of his policy, we congratu-
late him on his success. 1t reminds us OF the
poor damsel who sold all her dresses, under
clothing, and trinkets, to buy lottery-tickets,
without drawing a single prize, and finally.
having nothing else TO SELL disposed OF her
hair for one last venture, and drew-a comb
President Johnsons Endorsement, now that his
policy is dead and buried is like posthumous
glory. or November shad or death-bed repent
ancc, or the foolish virgins, or MeClellan's re-
endorsements, or any other of the ten thousand
good things that have come at last but come
too late. my Policy" was laid out very
neatly long ago. Some pallid flowers decked
its placid brow. Its sanity form was robed in
virgin white. The lid was DOselessly screwed
down in the presence of the distinguished
mourners-its father, "who had filed nearly
"every official position, from the humblest to
" the most exalted and the members of the
family--and some $4,000 postmasters and in
spectors of revenue all of whom wept and
moaned in strictly official capacity. And
thereupon it was lowered to its final rest,
whence not the resurrection trump itself shall
awaken il. If the Democratic party choose to
go to the expense of carving q costly epitaph
npon its tombstone, we honor their tender
affection, and sympathze in their bereavement.
"Can stOrled urn animated bust
Back to its mansion call the feeting breath"
If the result of the elections has given the
President an animated bust" we hope he will
recover from the indulgence without permanent
injury. But Reconstruction, on the basis enacted
by Congress, is fact as fixed as Emancipation
itself. 1t was because the Republican party
knew this that they were willing the Democratic
Lazarus should have his sores licked by these
victories on side issues Congress and the ma
jorty III power in every Northern State are still
ours. OF the ten Southern States. seven II least
are ours when reconstructed, Our Presidential
election is assured beyond reasonable doubt.
1 Let the Democrats rejoice and bum powdcr'