Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-12-27
From the New York Herald.
The Coming Political Revolution.

At the time of the Connecticut State
election last spring, when the Republicans
put IL humbug Snowman upon their ticket
for Congress-, we predicted that the people,
already beginning to be dissatisfied with
the policy of the Radicals. would repudi-
ate the party thus abusing it's power and
reject the whole of its candidates. The re-
suit verified our prediction and the rebuke
administered to the Republicans was so
severe that we at once discovered in it in
dications of a coming political revolution
throughout he country, directed against
the atrociou8 legislation of the Radical
Congress- In the elections that followed
in Main and California, and subsequently
in Pennsylvania and Ohio, this revolution
began to take form and substance, and,
despite the desperate efforts of the Repub-
lcans to account Tor their sudden reverses
On the plea Of local issues, or the difference
of their supporters, occasioncd by over con-
tdenc0 i'll their own strength, it became
evident that deep feeling was at work
among the people and it seemed as if the
doom Of Radicaism was already sealed
The tremendous changes that followed
in the votes Of the States holding their cleo
tons in November, and especially the dis
astrous overthrow of the Radical State
ticket in New York and the complete ami
hilation Of the party IN the metropolis, put
the matter beyond question or dispute and
so alarmed the Radical leaders as to sum-
marty stop the impeachment agitation in
Congress. 1t is clear, however, that the
Republicans still remain resolved upon car
rying out theirs Reconstruction policy at the
South and will persist in their efforts to
bring the Southern States back into the
Union under the political control of the
brutalized and ignorant negro population,
in order that they may add to the strength
of their party in the approaching Presiden-
tial elections.
Under these circumstances we predict
the elimination in November next Of the
political revolution OF which we have al
ready felt the first shock. From all the
symptoms that surround us it is easy to
tOreSee that the violence and folly of Con-
9ress, in forcing upon the country policy
entirely foreign to our institutions, and in
conflict with all our ideas of freedom, JUS
tice and generosity, VIII unite the people
upon the Democratic and Conservative
he will be elected by a large majority The
Radicals may hope to save themselves by
calling to their aid the great name of Gen.
Grant; but If that distinguished military
leader should accept % nomination upon
the African supremacy platform of the pres
ent Congress, he will be defeated at the
polls as easily as Chase or any other candi-
date would be. The principles that agitate
the country at the present time are strong
er than men, and no personal popularity
can for instant blind the eyes of the
people to the importance OF the ISSUE
The reconstruction policy to which the
Radical party promises to adhere is an afro
cious outrage upon civilized society. 1t
degrades the white race, and, by giving
! political power into the uncontrolled pos
session of hundreds Of thousands of igno-
rant and debased negroes, breaks down all
the safeguards of society, obliterates the
progress of half a century, reduces ten
States of the Union to a condition of Afri-
can harbarism, and demoraiizes the national
government. 1t is against this policy that
the people will record their votes, and it is
to save the country from these evils that
they will defeat the Radical candidate next
Fall, whoever he may be.