Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-11-15

to deep. The city surpasses itself,
giving a democratic majority of over
sixty one thousand. The state rolls
up majority of nearly twenty five
thousand. The senate we shall come
close to gaining. The assembly we
have revolutionized. New Jersey has
returned to her old place with vic
tory worthy of her best days. The
Old Bay State takes a tremendous
start toward the Union line. Even
Kansas repudiates negro suffrage
Wisconsin and Minnesota, though our
returns are very meagre, show demo
cratic gains. The northwest is no
longer to be reckoneo a stronghold of
radicalism. Another day we may
count the enemy's killed and wounded,
and reckon all the large fruits of these
our splendid victories. Sufficient for
to-day the triumph and the JOY"
The Times has the following on the
result in this State:
"The general result is due to the
same causes which operated in Penn
sylvania and Ohio. The masses Of
the Republican party are not content
with the results of their party action
or the tendencies Of their policy
The thirty-ninth Congress did not
meet their expectations. The results
of its measures have not come dp to
their promises. They have disturbed
the country, not pacified it. They
have planted added bitterness and
alienation between the sections of the
Union, instead of bringing them to-
gether on the grounds of common in
terest and Of common glory, too
much relative Importance in national
legislation has been given to the ne
gro. Not content with according him
an equality Of rights, special priv
leges and political powers have been
accorded him.
The question of taxation, the cur
rency question, the material interests
of the South, the system of internal
revenue and the tariff, have all been
neglected or made subseryient to the
question Of the negro, while they are
really the questions which most near
ly affect the welfare of the nation and
the happiness Of the people, AnC
threats are made that this extreme
and ill,judged policy is to be pushed
still further. Confiscation is to be
enforced upon the Southern people
A division of the landed estate.
Iamong the negroes is claimed as jusl
and wise, and Congress is expected
to override State constitutions anC
State laws and to enact negro suffrage
for all the States.
We regard the defeat, therefore
as simply lesson administered to th,
Republican party They are admon
i5hed to be wiser, more discreet, les
arbitrary and extreme in their meas
: ures, less arrogant and Overbearin!
: in their tone. If the lesson is heed
, ed, all these mistakes can be correct
, ed-all these losses can be retrieved
Congress at its coming session ha
: the whole question in the hollow oI
its hand.
Ii Congress will do its duty thi
/ winter; if it will give the country
= good tariff, a wise, fruitful and equit
) able system of taxation, a sound ant
! safe currency, such aid as will stimu
late and make productive Southeri
t industry, and show by practical &C
ton, as well as in words, that th
Republican party is not controlled b
malignant feeling toward the South
ern States, but seek their welfare a
parts of the common Union; and i
) the Republican National Conventio
] will give US a Presidential candidat
who will command the confidence
regard and devotion Of loyal me
5 throughout the whole nation, wlthou
: regard to cliques or sections, we sha
= sweep the whole country at the mex
5 election, and place the Republica
administration on a permanent an
t impregnable basis.
2 The large majority by which the
? have carried the State encourage th
Democrats to hope and strive for nt
4 tional supremacy. We regard it a
: really only rebuke administered t
t the Republicans for their excesses an
= mistakes. Only let them give indie;
: tions of amendment and those VIII
! have administered the rebuke wi
: make haste to restore them to power
: 1t is only fools and egotists who ia
: to profit by experience"