The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-10-17
Defeated. but not Dismayed.

passing our office with It's DdnuS playing
the appropriate rebel strains Of Dixie, and
its cohorts shouting in exultant harmony.
Elet us take calm review of the political
contest of yesterday The defeat of the
Republican party of Philadelphia is over
whelming. We have fallen off in every
ward and, while we do not conceal our
profound regret at the unexpected event,
neither do we conceal our satisfact ion that
we have had to encounter host Of pre-
judices, apd an organization of bigotries,
which can never again be so powerfully ar
rayed against the Republican party. 1t is
unnecessary to specify the causes OF our
overthrow. These are now so sufficient
| ly familiar as to be remembered as warn
ings in the greater trials immediately be
fore us-warnings which like the over
throw of the Union army at Bull Run In
1861, will only better discipline and pre-
pare the champions Of human freedom
for brave and luckier conflict with the
sympathizers with the rebellion. There
is supreme compensation in the fact
that this untoward result, disheartening
at first, has only served to inspire the
Union Republican party with new deter
mutation. When the men who have con.
tributed to this triumph of the desperate
politicians who encouraged, organized,
aud aided the rebellion, come to reflect
that they have also done more to stimulate
the infamous apostate in the Presidential
chair in his efforts to restore the armed
traitors to the possession of the Govern.
. ment, than if these armed traitors had
achieved bloody victoay over the Union
army, they will, perhaps, revise their
hasty judgment, and turn to the great par
ty which, in war, as in peace, has been
one of the main bulwarks Of our imperil-
led Republic. Certain it is, the events
of yesterday will compel u. to take no
single step backward We realize now
that we ought no more to have expected to
win an ea.yvictory in this first great initial
conflict with wretched recreant in the
Presidential chair, abusing the sacred
trust thrown into his hands by the bullet
of the assassin-with the money of the
Government employed in the most pro-
tllgate and shameless manner-witha host
of enfranchised deserters let loose upon
the community and with every returned
!
ship-than the unframed army Of the
Republic, clothed with sacred courage
and strong in the panoply of holy prin-
ciple, could reasonably expect to prevail
easily over the trained bands Of slavery,
intent upon the destruction of the Govern
ment that had sheltered and encouraged
them. And we also realize that while
We have lost much in bravely carrying the
responsibilities which attach$to al or.
ganization that has done so much, aud
has so much more to do, zee still hare a.
noble aud unfeartng and inerhaustible
reserce. We have both branche. of the
American Congress, the defenders Of the
public Liberties that were saved from
treason by our gallant army and navy,
and we have what is probably better than
these-we have the best blood, the best
brains, aud the truest courage of the
same army and navy marshaled on the
side of that heroic Congress. We have
at the head OF many of the State govern
ments fearless, intelligent. and conscien-
tions soldiers like John W. Geary-sol
diers who having contributed to rescue
the Republic from the armed hands OF
treason, also contributed tosave the Union
party from the sympathizers with treason
But, above all, We have platform Of
eternal principle. which cannot be shaken
By temporary disaster, but upon which
the whole Republican brotherhood, North
and South, white and black, will more
than ever firmly take its stand. From
this hour let the organization for the
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rors which in large degree assisted yester
days catastrophe be instantly repaired
Let ourariends everywhere grid them
selves for the struggle of 1868. What
Andrew johnson may do, very short
time will determine. He defed the peo-
pie when they sternly rebuked his at
tempt to restore the traitors, and if the
verdict of yesterday is construed a. an en-,
dorsement of his persistent and hellish pur-
poses, new and yet heavier obligation
will be laid upon the great Republican
party. As we write it is certain that
Onion has refused to ratify the amend
ment comforting suffrage upon her color
ed citizens, and it is more than probable
that, stimulated by such result, he will
endeavor to declare all the acts of recon.
struction unconstitutional, to invite the
traitors to take their seats in Congress,
and possibly to bar the doors of the Ma
tional capitol against the legally elected
representatives of the people. 1t is un-
necessary to reproach those who have
aided to encourage this the most wick ed
and dangerous man of modern times /; but
it is right that the Republican party
should appreciate the full extent of the
crisis, and the full measure of its new
and imperious obligation.
To our political friends of Pennsylv-
ania VIC have but one word of advice to
add. The great Union League of Phil
adelphia, our vindicator and our campion
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