The union Democrat., 1867-10-19
The Eastern Eiee,Icn.

The glorious news received last week is
confirmed. Pennsylvania has elected a Su
preme Judge BY 5000 majority, Ohio has
elected a radical Governor by small MAORI
ty. bet democratic Legislature, and beaten
negro suffrage by 50, 600; in Inaiannai.and
/ Iowa large democratic gains These are IN
/ deed wonderful trnmphs. Some democrats
were sangune enough to believe that Penn.
sylvan;a would prove true to the Constitution
and white mans government, bnt the most
enthusiastic never dreamed of carving Ohio
Tor the democracy. Fifty thousand IN black
republican Ohio against negro suffrage, and
democratic Legislature, sounds very like
the marvellous. Il will be jns,iable 70 be
lieve hereafter in everything as possible for
the democracy with the sober second thought
of the people Why, it ia fair to presume
there will be a Sigh, regeneration in Msssa.
chusetts, and something good may possibly
como out Of that political Nazareth.
To the heart Of every lover Of law and order
and constitutional government these triumphs
Of true principles are full Of hope and en-.
| courasement and. per contra, IT would be
scarcely possible to administer n more sting.
ing and crushing rebuke to the infamous
gang who are striving to mongrelize the coan-
try than those recent verdicts Of tho people.
Let the disciples of Jefferson take courage.
Time only is wanted, and with the revolving
days will come tho opportunity and the pow
er to correct many OF tho evils under which
our unhappy country ia laboring. That this
generation can see the country contented snd
in the enjoyment Of the wonderful prosperity
with which it was blessed before the war, is
not to be expected indeed the regainins Of
such condition Of things is simply impossi-
bic /: but very much can be done that will
mitigate the present into.crahl" evils and tend
to the restoration Of that benign system that
was wantony and foolishly surrendered
during the phren>y and madness of the war
| fever. 4 people cannot expect to place their
hands in the fire, hold them there for a
| lens ngthcned period, and then escape without
being burnt The American people put their
bands aud feet in the fire aud kept them
there, and got terribly burnt as conse-
buencc; so terribly burnt that ninety FER
cent Of the present generation Will walk foot
sore and weary for the rest of their lives.
The pains aud penalties Of their their sr-
preme folly may be and will be alicviated !;
but alienation will be all that can TO vouch
saeed-entire escape will be impossible. Bot
to secure the lenefts of even q modified ter
ture the healing art OF the physician must lie
called in. That is to say, to drop metaphor,
the people. having for years surrendered their
Judgment and their highest aud dearest priv
ieges into the hands Of unreasoning aud un-
scruprulous fanatics. must re.assert their
sovereign power, regain, rapidly as possible,
their lost liberties, and set to work seriously
aud earnestly to undo the devils work that
has been carried on so long with such lacrant
disregard of their true interests. That the
people comprcnended the situation and will
be equal to the emergency, the recent elec;.
ions plainly declare. The calm Will of the
country is making itselffel 1t will be found
that there is more left than the fragments Of
a Constitution to stick in tho gizzarl' of rad
icals and give them unrest. Ii Will be found
there is :. Constitution which viii hold is
yiolators strictly to account. Il will be ionnd
TINT such infamous wretehns m Sepov Stan.
ton and woman strangling Holt viii have to
answer not only at the bar Of public opinion,
but AT the bar where the majesty o; violated
law vindcates Itself If England executed
Wall, America must hang Iloit. No one
can feel that the sanc:i'y of human life is cs'
| timatel at ia true value until that suborncr
and judicial murderer answers with bis life
| for his monstrous crimes. The ll0l; matter.
/ hoMevor. will be only enc OF the long list Of
grievances that viii have to be richted. The
neople have rc.airmed the Constitution and
/ thereby will soon place themselves III n con,
dition to sweep from existence the greater
portion of the brood oil radical iniqnjtie- uow
cursins the country. The mongreis may as
we'll set their houses in order for settlement
day draws nigh LdRS Dec.