Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-11-10
The Elections and the Press.

The New York Times and the
Tribune have brief comments On the
result OF the election, with nothing OF
special import. The Herald says:
The Democratic leaders flung their
chances of success overheard when
they made their feeble nominations In
July last, and more especially when
they brought prominently forward as
delegates and stump speakers men
from the Southern States STEPPED to
the lips in disloyalty to the Govern
ment and fresh from the fields where
thousands of our Union soldiers laid
down their lives to preserve the life
of the nation. With the candidate
the Democracy selected to carry their
standard, nothing but defeat was to
be expected, aud we suppose that not
even the most sanguine member of the
party anticipated any other termina-
ton to the contest than the election
of General Grant"
The Sun, in the course Of its obser-
vatiOns, says:
The bare success of candidate
whose platform and policy are en-
bodied in the words, "Let US have
peace p will cause the waves Of pas
sion and violence in the Southern
States to sink in repose. If, howev-
er, after he shall have assumed the
chair of State, ex-rebels of the school
of Hampton, Forrest, Wise, Semmes
and Toombs continue their assaults
upon government which has m9gnan-
imOuSly spared their lives, and shall
not instantly refrain from stimulating
arson and murder and cognate crimes
the loyal people of the nation will de-
mand that they be tried by coart mar,
tial for violating their paroles, or by
criminal tribunals for Treason, and, ii
convicted, that they be banished from
the country or put to death. LET Us
have peace
Brick Pomeroy Democrat is Zero
cious. Not beaten it cries. eve
have only not won'-a cheering dis
tinction, it will be seen. The Demo
crat then proceeds to remark tina
this broad continent ''canuot b
surrendered to despotic military rule
and made the home of mOngreliZed
debascd, low-browed race OF politica
, slaves Not only that, but:
mo, never! By the heavens abov
us, and the blood soaked. sacred sol
=. beneath our feet, this shall never be
B. We are still men! We come of
stock which spurns the chains and do
/ fies the tyrant! Then stand to you
=. arms, white men of America Thong
g. the victory is not won, the cause
not lost You are still as great. q
o strong as ever! You have still
y country, homes, children! Libert
in chains, still beckons YOU to her re
q cue God Of our fathers can "
y, hold back from such "a solicitation
: Can we give over the struggle viii
: freedom is denied Us? Shah OF
r half the Union be surrendered TO A
l. rican barbarism, AID the whole to Il
r tyrants sway? Will We become Il
}. willing slaves OF money kings, al
learn TO speak
i In hondmsu'o hey
f With 'bated breath and whispering humble mes
f Perish the thought. TrampIc on t
10 suggestion, and curse the source fro
:. which it comes r &c, DC, dc
A. The World tries to make the be
lie ofits defeat, saying of the Democrac
to always desperate and difficult. +
p three weeks ever since the OctOh
+; elections went against US, theirs b
y been a consciously hopeless fight.
r. But neither daring and fertile eXpe
al ents nor consummate generalship We
- lacking at that critical momeat; L
&c did the consummate fortitude and
or indomitable pluck of the DemOcra
re- fail them, though all had been 10
oy More gallant battle was never WI
as ed. Troops more gallant never We
led to any field.