The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-08-15
nentucky and tennessee.
THE EFFECTS or a FREE eeyERNM - ! !
AND THE EFFEcrs or a oNE-hoh' Z
DESPOTIs3I.

THE FFFEcTs or a FREE GeyERNM 81 Z
AND THE EFFEcrs or a oNh-Aoi'S Z
DEsPoTIsN.
The New York World, says the Hfst
political contest subsequent to the ~
ideptiaI nominations has q mathemaueais
Dolitieal and moral value which tAe
people viii do well profoundly to poh.
der. Tie doabe fact that KENTUCKY
was confesseS<e Democratic, and that 20
organized o. -Ssition was presented to our
partv in that State. has no relevancy 70
I the lesson which the conclusive victory
teaches 1t was not the result, but the
increase Of the conservative vote, II any
shat would be significant. That signh-
canoe lies IN sequel IN this
Elections. Dem. vote. Rad, ~ vote ,st I
le64. ot'90l -e6s5
1866 .......................35,9l9 ~oo'oo2
1867 20 t''i Vo
*Inelusive Of aThird-party vote.
Lat wear the Democratic majority was
1919: year before it We 36,944;
4 1864 it was 36,516 This exhibits u
i Democratic maiorities for successive
years the hattering gains Of
i voors Gains.
1866. ~
lS67.............. o,l.9
1868 estimated .............,...........- 5l,ool
.fre.4,ssta ssrtf - s,scT iI6ii tii5 imp
! tally reported majority OF l3,oU0 votes
for the Democrats IN the election last
Monday, and if the total should vary,
e the increase can be made BY the reader
RI So much for the figures. The pohti-
. cal significance Of this series OF gigantic
gains is the confirmation it gives to the
y reaction which set ia before the Conyen-
Z tons of the great parties.
ii What was indicated by Connecticut
: and Oregon has been ratified and mag
Dified by Kentucky Had the vote fail
Z len off, whether from inertia, dissatistae-
IS ton. or disatIcction, the radicals would
ii loudly, and with show eli Justice de
D. clare that the Democrats enthusiasm
i since the nomination of Seymour ans
Blair has been delusiye. Instead O.
y this. without the stimulus of an organic
y ed opposition, the Democracy have mad
$ immense gains. Indeed, their very gain
this year ueSs>-1<sapp Toximate the maJori
ties OF prior ye7ls.
And now, in the light Of this result
rs what "a fraud radical reconstruction is
id Here is q State free, orderly, indepen
is dent. prosperous. And why Becuus
on She is governed by her own citizen,
Across the borders Is a State as large, a
'e wealthy and almost as populous-Ien
eh nessee Rent by war, governed by dc
ey graded, brutal race, who are led by apps
or tate whites, her substance IS eaten up b
:. her own soldiery. Race IS pitted aSain'
race.
on Neichboris armed against neighbo
ed The State is a hot-bed Of violence. IL
10 industry IS distinguished. Her credit
az worthless Her culture and virtue al
disfrauchised. There are no inducemeu
~ for white men TO live there. Capital
IS repclled A minority governs, and
er. the nineteenth century Governor cain
oil IN proposes to externInate the OPPOSITE.
by force Of arms.
Ia kentucky how different \ Sta
pie army Is unknown. Wealth muitipH.
So. Labor thriyes. The races stand iu a
,n- relation 5n which God has created thel
- Each Is legally equal. No unnatural P
liucal and social equality is enforce
cen The poFqrnp,A .isu4asse on fHe eaCqns77ee
as men such rs Stevenson, Bramlette. Gut
RE. and Wicklfe Tennessee bree,
u. such dirty dogs as BrownIow. Stokl
Muliens, and the Ike, who are the r
70 proach OF their species and Of the cjyi
ut, ization of the period Kentucky Is
ice constitutional State That is lust u
eat difference, and the cause of the dine
ence.
: The tranquility and prosperity Of Ket
he lucky are the possibilities held out to-
81 the Southern States in the election
mo Seymour and Blair. These condjtio,
nj result in simple application of the Cor
: stltutlon OF the Federal Government
is equal privilege and power to all the eau,
nd States 10 suppose that the Tenne5se
position OF affairs can continue 70 ext,
there and IA ten other States. is to q fir,
the possibility of permanence TO reyeI
sal OF the laws of race and of nafur,
e No ! Reconstruction cannot stand. II
1n peaceful, thorough extinction Is decree
F.. by the people. Their voice viii be hear
!, and viii be needed If not Needed =
- once, the voters who instruct their ser
Il wants to the deed viii dispense with suel
= as seek to thwart the instruction.