The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-12
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There is profound truth in proverbs. They,
embrace the accumulated wisdom Of ages in q
few words TO deny their truth is to deny the
truth Of the experience Of man. Error will be
lost, but truth will live. Smothered II may be
for q time, but eventually it viii assert its
claim and will be heard. s.5-r =,
OF all Of the proverbs to-day in use there is
not one that has widespread recognition
than the common place and yplg4r expression
uor popui, bos Del. This has found general &C.
,ceptance among all who have any faith in the
possibility Of republican government. More
than this, it has been acknowledged BY philos-
.opbers Of widely different schools. The Scote'
doctrine of Common Sense, the German doc.
itrins Of parS.intuitions a pfiori, when properly
:-nalyzed, ,.maan simply that the great voice Of
humanity leads alxaya towards the good, the
beautiful, and the true. go S q
In Saying this, We would not be understood
to claim that the Toice of the people is always
the voice of truth Interest sometimes sways,
prejudice sometimes intoxicates, passion some
times blinds This we do not deny. We know,
however, that the interests of the masses, when
properly understood are, as rule, on the side
Of right, The two generally are but as one.
We know, also, thatthe prejudices Of the massss,
unlike those of the individual, soon give way
to the love of justice, which is inherent in man,
and that the passions of the people soon cool
and yield. to truth, which will always finally
prevail. @. ,:ssfs.i 4ss.4 t~s
4 We have slwsysfelt the truth Of these prop
ositions, and hence we have always argued
that the day would come when the American
people, throwing aside their passions and their
prejudices, would crush the party which, for the
sake of power, has fastened horrible tyranny
on the South, and is endeayoring to fastsn no
less Ceiling tyranny on the North. The results
6f the recent elections hass proven that We did
not underestimate the common sense OF the
virtue of the people Of the North.
We know from past experience that the Rad
ical journals will attempt to regain power by
making strong effort to show that the cleo
tions were of but little consequence. This is
not true. The issues were broadly made. In
Pennsylyania the Radicals insisted that the
Suprer Court should be so remodelled as to
conform to the will of blind majority, and in
Ohio the question of negro suffrage was broad
ly made. In both States the people have pro-
tested against the doctrines Of that party, and
in the very county in which THAD. STEVENS
lives the Democrats have gained nearly thou
sand votes. If any proof were wanted Of the
fact that the issue was fairly made in both
States, and that both parties considered the
election as one of vital Importance, none better
could be found than the fact that in the canvas
just ended it was SO treated by both parties.
In Pennsylvania the Radicals placed DAN
sIoKLEs and PHI. SHERIDAN on exhibition, in
the hope of attracting votes. In Ohio the
ablest men in their party addressed the people.
The Philadslphis Age, Democratic organ, on
the day of election thus states the issues:
~Neyer, since the formation Of the government,
have grayer or more momentous consequences
hung upon the verdict Of the ballot-bo1: All pre-
yious elections have been between parties which
recoRnised the Constitution as the supreme lsw Of
the land, and differed only in its interpretation.
The old Federal party was o constitution abld1ng
party The Wing organization based lts ectlon
upon the Constitution, and other forms OF pohhcl
faith and practice have been founded upon an
honest, but mistaken notion Of the meaning OF one
or more clauses in the grand organic law OF the
land-the bond which bound the States together
in one harmonious whole; which gave strength to
the national government without impairing or en-
feebling that Of the several States" I:
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'.But to-day the Democratic party faces an or
ganization which openly repudiates the Constitp,
ton, and the leaders OF whsch boast that all the
most important legislation for the country has
been passed outside Of that instrument. Sumner
and Stevens, and Wade and Butler, and oil the
foremost men Of tn Radical party, refuse to be
bound by the Constitution. They repudlats its
sacred obligations, and use power TO SUIT tneiI
own interested purposes, They have DESTROYED
ten sratesof the Union. placed the military above
the civil power in time OF peace, closed the doors
Of COURTS refused Legislative bodies permission TO
transact business, deFosed Governors elected by
the people, interfered with the operations OF law as
between debtor and creditor, and in this manner
made Of non-efect that great principle OF or gov,
ernmental system, thGt all Just power is derived
from the consent Of the governed. In addition to
this, they have set up the decrees Of Congress as
the supreme law OF the land, and refused TO
judicial departments Of the Government
The New York Tribune, on the other side,
constantly warned the Radicals that victory
was important to them in order to secure their
power. The Cincinnati Gazette, another Radi-
cal sheet, used the following language on the
day preceding the elections:
ssonly one more day, aud then the vote. Union
men everywhere should now give their time to
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