The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1867-04-17
TERMS DIV sUySCRlPTION,
SOUTHERN VIEWS OF THE CONNECT
ICIIT ETECTION

ne Pittsburgh U&Pdfch asserts thal
the 'on,hern papers are not near so in~
biant over the late election in Connects
cut as are their Northern ~ ympathzers
in fact the more sensible Of the former
see no comfort in il whatever One OF
these, published at Charlottesville, Vir-
gluia, takes an exceedingly sensible view
OF the whole question, ard warns its
readers not to be dcluded by the silly
boasIing OF the Northern Democrats
about the political tide turning in their
favor, 1t cites the Late municipal cleo
ton in Cincinnati where the Republic
cans made a glin OF twelve hundred over
the last contest IN that city, as fair
offset to the Democratic triumph in
Connecticut The Chronicle, published
also in Charlottesville, Virginia, regards
the election in question as being Of no
consequence, and predicts that it will
only arouse the Republicans to more
vigorous cXertlons in future contests.
SO strong, it says, is the hatred to the
Democratic party among the Northern
people that it can not, under any cir>
cmstance%, attain permanent power,
not even with united South to aid
them. But, according to the authority
to which We have alluded, the South has
but htlle faith in the sincerity OF the
professions OF their fol mer Northern al
lies II ltsays:
We thank the Northern Democracy
Tor Il certain measure # sympathy but
our experience in life has taught Us that
SeIt.ln'erent ii the great spGi g of human
action The Northern Democracy have
Use tor 1T in peace none in war. They |
talk about the Constitution, and the
violation OF the Constitution, and usur-
patton, and tyranny, and consolidation;
but they never fight, except against the
SobSt'lu'lOH hHu IOr COuSOlludtlOn. |
They set Us up TO receive the whole turv
of the storm they have, after repeating
the Missouri Compromise and sustaining
the administration Of 6lr. Buchanan.
brought rs to universal negro suffrage
We think that the experience of the
past ten years is not altogether lost up,
ON southern politicians. The repeal ot
the Missouri Compromise and the et-
forts TO frrce elavery into Kansas were
originated by Northern Presidential rs.
pira1t', They were brought forward to
secure Southern support they were
the cause of opr late troubles, which.
instead OF being beneficial to the South,
resulted in forcing upon that section
what it mos thoroughly detcsts --negro
, tlrage, The South, IN view of the IN,
,aIrnlabe mischief en,ailed upon its
people, because OF its old connection
with the Northern Democracy, seems
anxious to avold any future alliance with
hat patty, The Virginia paper which
we have quoted, warns l,s readers to
beware OF this, admonlshing them that,
any connection with 1t will serve to unite
he great Northern Republican party
more >horoughiy, and cause the Raids
al lrumpets to SQUAD afresh for "a new
crusade against the Southern people" Z"
rhis. it predicts, will be the result ifthe
Northern Democracy make too much
ncise over their temporary triumph
.veh in single Northern State. In
act the election in Connecticut was not
won by a genuine Democratic ticket.
Mr.. English, the successful candidate
or Governor, sustained tn war through.
'ut while in Congress he voted for the
abolition of slavery in the district of
Columbia, and fully endorsed Mr.. Lin
,oln's policy OF emancipation. Had the
Connecticut Democrats nominated
who had sustained keir party,
n opposition to the measures we have
mentioned, they would have been beaten
" the usual majority,