The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-08-04
The Prospect.

1t is too early IN the campaign 10 form any
very definite idea of the result of the pending
contest, but the enthusiasm with which the nomi
nation of the great statesman of New York has
been received by the Conservative masses of all
shades of opinion, warrants the belief that we
shall achieves SPLENDID triumph. And this
opinion is greatly strengthened, if not confirmed,
by the desperation of the Republicans. The
bill to distribute arms among the several States
is measure prompted by fear of defeat alone,
and the country is under lasting obligations to
our able representative, Hon. Nat. Boyden, for
the powerful opposition which he made to it,
and which resulted in the defeat eff the measure
The bill to deprive certain Southern States of
their voice in the Electoral College was prompt
ed by the same motives. The police bill now
pending in our State Legislature is another meas
ure of the same class
And when we take into consideration the mag
nitude of the issues, involving nothing less than
the restoration Of the Union and the preservation
of the Constitution, we cannot doubt that the
enthusiasm now manifested in behalf of our can
didates will rapidly increase. It will continue
to swell in volume until it will exceed anything
of the kind ever before heard Of in the political
contests of this country, eliminating in COM
plete overthrow of radicalism and radical rule
And in the event of such victory we antici
pate may reasonably hope to be relieved OF
the revolutionary governments which now curse
the Southern States, and for the restoration of
the constitutions and governments of 1S65-'66.
If the next House of Representatives SHOULD be
largely Democratic, as we believe it will, it will
commence to work by rejecting all the members
from the South who claim their seats under the
reconstructed governments. In this action it
will be sustained by the Executive Depart
ment of the Government which will refuse to
recognize them. If, then, any decision by the
Supreme Court can be obtained that the recon-
struction acts of the last and present Congresses
are unconstitutional, the House of Representa-
tives and the Executive will be sustained by the
people of the nation with so much unanimity and
zeal that the Senate will be compelled to i've
way before the storm of popular indignation. In
this way only do we see perfectly constitution
ally mode Of redress, and We are not without the
strongest hopes that it will be accomplished in this
way.
1t is true that it has been found difficult to
obtain such decision from the Supreme Court
heretofore, and the Chief Justice has been sew
erely censured for the failure. But it must be
remembered that the Court probably stood in
awe of Congress, which, in the event of the
necessity to enable it to carry out it's revolution
airy designs, was prepared to subvert even that
high tribunal. But with such decision de-
manded by the voice of the nation, supported by
the popular branch of Congress and the Execu-
tive, there can be no doubt that the opinion,
which it is we'll understood is held by majority
of the judges, will be promptly rendered.-Suk
isJury North State.