The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-12-16

sion TO, orresisiance against. that law, 4
Congress shall force him to such extreme
For the rest, we shall hope, believe, "a
courage. wait, and anticipate the most pa
triotic results for our divided and noble ma
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The dissatisfied Vietors. p 4
Fromt the Round Table.
Some of the Republican papers, rather
ungraciously ,asrt seems on first sight te
US, take umbrage at certain tone ofcheer
falness with which the leading press of the
opposition have accepted, General Grants
election. IfDemocratic journals hreathed
hoarse alarm and muttered disaffection, VIC
have a right TO suppose that Republican
writer's would speedily charge them with
still hankering after rebellion, and would
launch forth q thousond threats of shackles
and suppression. But since the Democrats
not only smile when they were expected to
frown, but even, many Of them, cry amen
when they were expected to ronr anathema
their adyersaries. are dissatisfied. Surely
these latter gentlemen are very hard to
please. They have -things, now King,
Cawdor, Glamis, all even as the weird sis.
tiers, of Radicalism had promised; and vel
they are not happy, for no better apparent
reason than that their vanquished foes are
themselves not discounted. 1t is, a curious
circumstance, too, that, while looking on
with gloomy brow and truculent air at the
buoyant spirits 0f.the Democracy under de.
feat, the Radical organs are filed with
earnest protestations and assurances Of the
extreme radicalism Of the President elect,
and Of the Joyful prospects that open to
the favored faction as consequence Oi
General Grants faithful adhesion. Now,
If these organs are so deligbt fully confident
of their future--a, future which is to COM
bine everything that is prosperous for the
country at, large with q perfect little ely
stun for the rejoicers lthenselves--we fail
at the first glance to see why they should
begrndge the PROSTATE Democracy, the
slender privilege of being, or pretending to
be, contented. Since General Grant is ali
that the Radical fancy painted him; since
he is lovely and all but divine since Mr..
Greeley, Mr.. Wendell Phillips, and Mr..
Theodore Tilton are to rule the roast aud
have everything their own way, why, in the
name of Christian patience and charity, are
the poor Democrats to be abused for meek
ly acquiesciug? @aLg93 YidEiAILll
Is it really true that the instincts of the
Radicals, like those of most revolutionary
pasties, lead them TO- see that o goodly
measure Of bitterness and violence On the
part ot0pp0nents is essential to the cohe-
sion and vitality of their own organization?
Are the fendish transactions of the Ku-
Klux," the slaughter of evangelical me-
gr0es, the bOdDg vaunts of Southern Bob
adils, positively Indispensable to the vigor
and Longevity of an extreme and sectional
party? If SO, We see, and perhaps we may
hope that our friends In the South are at
last beginning TO see, which way their
path of true salvation lies. The Radical
fire needs fuel, and 90 long as this is,abun-
dainty supplied the flames will rush on
with the swiftnesss and fury ftbe ,huui-
cane !; but when the ground is properly
cleared in advance, and the consuming ele-
ment fiads nsught on, arriving to sustain
its strength, the confngrstion must,aneeds
die out. Here, then, is the possible expla-
nation of Republican displeasure, the rea-
son why triumphant party, even in the
hour Of victory seems to- crase father to
see its foe writhing in pain than accepting
the result with cheerful fortitude.
Yet perhaps this Is not an; and perhaps
we do too little justice to the clear sighted
ness Of one party, and too much to the
Of the other. Few of us can
we'll forget that the Radicals wanted Gen.
Grant very much more than Gen. Grant
wanted them; andiha, atleast, Is unlikely
to be of the number. Such things always
tel their coss always has TO bsspaad sooner
or later. An uneasy conviction that the
successful candidate well knows, and ST.
lently broods over, the fact that he,' for the
once, saved the Radicals, and not the
Radicals him sisg spreading through thS
minds of that faction all over the country.
Such recollection Is 'Ssimfaf Of incaniSg
1t means shat in the balance of obligation
the scale,is top-sided. 1t means that Radi-
cal wishes must bend to those of General
Grant, and not his, to theirs. Under these
circumstances il would no doubt be vastlf
agreeable TO these gentlemen If the Demo
Gratis wereto ehefeIand aEe snA4 threaten
outbreaks, and fOment secession. Yet, un-
less We are aEavsly mistaken, they will do
nothing 81 the Kind. They have the very
sithSticn 1T doing ffot6iHg ar thS Kiisd!!A
For, il our views & correct, they have only
to wait fot tire pear toIHpen, and it VIII Be
at their feet without tie need OF their rails
ing d finger. We think The sopth. and the
tr1e liberals ard 9ationalists and cons;itp-
tiOnAlists Of svery isestions Of the Unitsd
Staies, have q right 10 be satisfes1 with jost
the sortaof RepablicamtAat Gsneral Giant
ia. Murmurs of alarm, OF dismay, and OF
visnpefstion upon this seofenlhsve raite6dy
foated % out eass and by and by We anti-
cipate that they will be stunned by al out
cry such az, will subject the trustworthi-
psss ebsha ptsoadnS thOsSto d ssssl3
siye test.
IA Wien General Grant received his
commission as Colonel IN the army he had
not the means Hwherewftk to buy clothinS
necssarysior ms positions None tof hi
relatives would advance MINI q dollar, and
he wass finally enabled obput' on q Colo
nefs uniform through money advanced
himlby d leading Democrat Of Galena.
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