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not unlike that which once prevailed in
Ireland, is equally impraclicable. The
negro must either be a chattel or a citl-
zen. Once free under a Government like
that of America, his presence must be re-
cognized, or he must be left, like a Red
Indian, untaxed, and the leading Southern
ers, who know the absurdlty of the talk
about inherent incapacities, who have
been trusting all their lives to negro fore
men, arliZans, and traders, and who OF all
men understand most clearly how com
plete has been the decision OF the sword,
are inclined TO make that recognition full.
One politician who was aGovernOr during
secession declares frankly that he prefers
a wholly new sheme Of society TO any
patching-up of the old one, declares it so
earnestly that he has been accepted as a
leading Radical by the entire party. 1t
is quite horrible, screams "a tire-eatlng
newspaper of Alabama, to see how the
negroes are beginning to be courted. We
must, aver leading Democrats, have the
negro vote, or our adverSarles will have
it; and, of course, Il voter Is a person to
be respected. The remarkable modera-
ton Of the negroes, who, when not eX-
acerbated by insult or attack, show a dis
tinct desire to accept white guidance, has
had It's natural effect; and altogether the
moderate Democrats are disposed, if their
more ignorant followers will agree, to
accept simpartial suffrage" as an unpleas-
ant bat very clear necessity. Then, again,
the wirepullerS, who Can count heads,
are aware that without the adhesion OF
the disseminated Republicans, or at all
events their abstinence from the polls,
the chances of their party on any platform
are exceedingly bad. In all probability
they are bad anyhow, for the silent masses
usually careless of politics seem disposed
to turn out for Grant !; and if so, without
some allies the Democrats will not only
not win, but will look just a little ridicu-
lous. A party which does not gain ut
least a third of the Electoral College is in
America already dead and buried. More
over, the people are greatly IN a temper
10 be influenced by the name of the can
didate, and the Democrats are sadly al a
loss for a man who will attract any popu-
lar sympathy whatever. 1t is useless TO
start a General against Grant, Sherman
would not stand against his old COM
mander, Mcclellan Is regarded even with
unreasonable contempt by half the Union,
Hancock is inferior in every respect to his
rival, and Meade, for some reason We
cannot at this distance perceive, seems
out of The lists altogether. 1t is better
to start a cry, still popular in some States,
that the President should not be a soldier,
and choose a civilian, but The needful CT
william is not to be found within the strict
party ranks. Mr.. Johnson, the natural
candidate, is too utterly discredited even
in Democratic eyes, and would not receive
one negro vote; Mr.. Seymour, whose
chances ought TO have been good, is too
Southern in opinion /; and Mr.. PendletoD,
the most favoured OF all candidates, is
committed to partial reputation, of which
the Democrats, we strongly suspect, will
fight shy. The best chance, say many OF
the leaders, is a moderate Republican, and
ofmoderate Republicans the ChlefJustlce
is at once the most distinguished and the