The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-10-19
THE RESULT OF THE ELECTIONS
COMMENTS OF THE NORTHERN PaLss.

COMMENTS OF THE NORTHERN PaLss.
We make room for the comments of some
Inc leading political papers of the North OF
the results of the recent elections:
From the New York Herald, harlequin.l
The results of the State elections yesterda,
clearly indicate the election of General Grant
as our next President by an overwhelming
majority Of the popular and electoral vote o.
| the Union.
IFrom the New York World, Dem ocrat1
On Democratic principles, pure aud simple
wa should have succeeded. We have 6eeF
beaten by reasons extraneous to the queit itlons
in issue. We could easily have overcome the
popularity Of General Grant If another point
| had not been raised to divert attention from
the issues. The position Of General Blair and
some of the Southern leaders has been indus
| frj0I1sly perverted and misrepIesented, and an
impression produced that the Democratic par
| ty is virtually pledged to overthrow the new
State governments by force. This slander has
repelled more than votes enough to turn the
balance in our favor. The narrow escape OF
the Republicans from great defeat IS not due
to their principles, but to the military prestige
of Grant and the aspersions cast upon
Blair. In simple contest Of principles we
should have succeeded; and we may succeed
vel. If we can remove or neutrallze these ad-
verse Influences, which have really nothing to
do with the merits Of the public questions.
Can this be done? 1t is grave question,
fraught with the most momentous consequen-
ces. We commend it to the attention, to the
most earnest reflection of the recognized lead
ers of the party. We have still nearly three
weeks for action, and where so slight coun-
terpoise would suffice to turn tho scale, prompt
action-ifi it be judlcious as we'll as prompt
will accomplish wonders. If, in review OF the
whole situation, it shall be concluded that mis-
takes have been made, it is better t.:as they
should be corrected now than that tho country
should be dragged through four more weary
years OF strife, to be redeemed then ny meas
ures of the same kind that might, by magnlt-
cent exercise of pluck, be as easily adopted
now. Whatever sagacious forecast may per-
ceiye to be the proper course ter the Democrat
ic party four years hence, If /. should be beat
en- now, had letter be pursue at o1ce/ Ihe
time has come.-the hour has Gtruckzzwhen we
must turn our iaces resolutcly to the future.
This is Young country. with great career
before it which 10 imagination cGn grasp; o
majority of our voters are young men GSonid-
ing in hope, enterprise ardor, activity; and the
country being in the dawn of rev era, when
all minds are filed with expectation and ex-
citement, that party has tho pest chances OF
the Youthful, irrepresSible energies OF the Ia
ton. A growing nation, like al improving IN
dividual, has always something to learn. A
political party which docs not advance with
the nation, and enter into the fullness OF its
expanding, exuberant llfe, is on tho declVIty
which descends to decadence and decrepitude.
Tho Democratic party is full Of vigorous,
youthful, aspiring clements; similar elements
in the other party are yearnng to join 1t, II we
will but have the boldness to build q bridge on
which they Gun cross. The Democratic party
cannot die; it's vitality, its inyincible tenicity
of life, the sanguine confidence with which 1t
gathers energy from defeat, bespeak gleat
destiny still in reserve.
If our leaders should be convinced by the re-
suit of the late elections that some mistakes
were made by not following their original judg-
ment; if those who disagreed with them In
opinion low see that they m!sjudged; II there
is any impediment to success which can yet be
removed by noble daring, or s-lt-sac :liclng
virtue, or O bold stroke Of policy, now is the
hour for action! 1t would be an infinite pity
it, when We are 80 very near success, we should
fail to win it by the lack OF little bolcness
L'auddce, pauddce. toyours paudace! Our
principles have not been rejected IN these cleo
tons; there is no call to change them. All
other elements Of the canvass are light and
trivial compared with the success Of our prin-
ciples. 1t requires some greatness Of soul to
act o bold part in an unexpected crisis, when
everything hanes upon o swift and Courageous
decision. In this hour, when the party stands
with one foot over the brink of peril, and the
few mon to form o great resolution may shape
the destiny Of the country. "We speak as un-
to WISE men; judge ye what we say"
From Brick Pomeroy's New York Democratl
We may not this season elect President,
IL oh Nv, oLo1 1o od,oo n
Republican strength in Congress, and perhaps
be able TO take :ne power of that body into
Democratic hands. If this be not done in
1868, it will be done within the next two years,
and the Republican party, which has so long
been laboring to make the Executive Of the
nation powerless, will soon awake to the fact
that the engineer has been hoisted by his own
petard, and that their acts have resulted il
the rendering powerless of their President
for the next four years, as they have rem
dered almost powerless their President
for the balance of the term now ex-
piring. Again we say to the Democrats
everywhere, on with the fight. This is no time
for stopping by the wayside. It is no time for
idle argument. All we have to 90 ls to go
steadily on; crowding 10 the font; carrying
the fight into the very heart Of the enemies
camp-battling for Democracy, liberty, the con-
stitution and the Union which Republican Con-
gress declares is wv divided. The Democrat
ic party is better of now, IN better hShtlnS
shape, and stronger in its representation ln
Washington than it was the first of October:
Every move we now make toward the front will
be move for victory; every vote we can poll
from this time on will be one more vote toward
the annihilation of the Republican party and the
perpetuation OF the institutions of which Amer
lea has such cause to be proud. Every word
spoken, every vote cast for Democracy now,
will be for the benefit of the people and for the
lust punishment of our enemies. Had we lost
representation in Congress by the late election
there would have been cause for being dis
couraeed. But we have gained. Democracy is
slowly but surely triumphing; and now 1t only
remains for every Democrat who is true, earn-
est and anxious for the right to triumph, to
eird his armor on anew and 80 on, steadily on
for victory. If we cannot secure the election
of Seymour and Blair, then, by all means, Sc
cure as many Democrats for Congress Us 1t Is
possible to do, that VIC may strike the enemy
on one side if not on the other. Let the peo-
pie be represented, and if Congress is TO be the
iaw-abiding power of the nation, let US nave as
many representatives of Democracy anu the
people in that body as it will be possible to
place there.
From the New York Sun, Republican,
The elections are undoubtedly decisive OF the
Presidency. 1t is in accordance with oil the
precedents that these three great States, which
have now gono Republican, should largely in
crease their majorities in November. 1t would
not be surprising to see them doubled. The
result, however, is not SO demoralizng 10 the
Democracy as to prevent their fighting des-
perate battle to retain their hold upon New
York New jersey and Connecticut. In this