The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-10-17
ntr5a sr.i ~ Distress. '''


"Tbe cnr,ad aar,;nos of the Manhattan Club,
ms the editors of the New York World are Ia
mil:arly called, sitting in their sanctum We'd
nesday night, forged lhunderooit, ana or'gnt
and early Thursday morning hurled tat the
Democracy. The thunderpo't was lnsidiously
wrapped up in the following words: , ,...i
IF our leaders should be convinced by the
result of the late elections that some mistakes
were made by not following their original
Judgment; Il those who disagreed with them
in opinion now see that they misjudged: If
there is any impeachment to success which can
yet be removed by notle daring or selfsacri-
fciDg virtue, or bold stroke of policy, now is
the time for action. 1t would be infinite
pity, II, when we are SO very near success. we
should fail to win il by the lack OF little
holiness Lduddce, Paesfdee, toegourS duddce
Our principles have not been rejected Ia THESE
elections; there is no call 10 change mem. All
other elements of The canvass are hght ana
trivial compared with the success OF orr prin-
ciples. 1t requires some graf aess o. soul to
act bold part in an ulleX 81 led crlsls, when
eyerythipcehafigs upon a swift and courageous
decision. In this hour, when the party stands
with one foot over the brink of peril ,and the
other on the edge OF victory, the capacity of
few men to form q great resolution, may shape
the destiny of the country. We speak as unto
wise men; Judge We what we say.
Then what a ferment and seething and boil
for seven leagues around is said to have turn
ed blue with the curses of Brick Pomeroy
who hates coward. s4
The editorial was telegraphed to Washing
ton and set every Democratic politician in the
District of Columbia into paroxysms, some
of joy and hope and some of rage and cha
grin. ,sad 9Ii l5.l.r -f.9rg-..... -.....I . .
Some rushed to Chief Justice Chase and
went down on their knees to the man who was
kicked on. of Tammany Hall But the heart
less wearer of the ermine Knocked at them in
their distress
Some hunted up Gen. Rosecrans, our minis
ter to Mexico who in accordance with the uni
form practice of our appointees to that court
does not go there,and asked his opinion; but he
only shook his head gloomily and answered
'too latel too later Do .l,slg 81.
Montgomery Blair was also consulted
Montgomery had a proposition. He would
simply inyert the ticket as it stands at present,
50 as to put brother Frank" on top. Pah!
the anxious inqui,ers couldn't entertain that
proposition. Better give prominence to the
New York riots and opposition TO the late war
than to the Broadhead letter and advocacy of
the new war. llo-h sr-eT sH-a+
And then the question was, what shall we
do,-stick to Seymour and Blair and go to
the bad' with dignity, letting the old Demo
cratic party ':die game" like first class Grim
inal, or follows the cowardly advice of "the
curled darlings," once more "crook the preg-
nant hinges OF the knee" to the Chief Justice
and stake all on a change of base? But here
again was trouble: some wanted Mcclellan at
no baa of no fioket xubi fbo,c tod
Hendricks and Hancock There was no pos
sibity OF reconcililg and harmonizing the con-
fiicting views and interests. FL. s.4aHa.
Seriously, there is not the slightest prcbabi-
ity that the lead of the World will be followed.
The suggestion of change of candidates will
have no other effect than to disintegrate and
reduce to chaotic mob the ranks already
broken by the charge of Republican voters at
the polls on Tuesday. Nothing could be gain
ed by such change. 1t is reputation and
revolution that the people have condemned at
the polls even more than their representatives,
Seymour and Blair. If the Democrats should
secure suitable candidates, what will they do
for platform? How can they now make
new platform? If they make a new declara-
ton of principles, what becomes of the great
mass of their voters whom they have for
months been educating to yenerate the occurs
ed heresies Of the New York platform? There
would certainly be split, and the Democracy
would be in the same situation that they were
in 1860 - -
Besides, do they suppose that Frank Blair
will voluntarily withdraw? Seymour may be
easily managed, no doubt. He will merely fall
into Tilden's arms and have "a good cry" like
a sick GIRL But Blair is made of sterner stuff.
and will prove troublesome. 5si st5 81 .-..l
So this death-bed repentance comes too late.
There is no hope of safety or even Of delay.
The great tide of popular enthus' mis- rush
ing on resistessly and grandly I'D on the
third of November will bury the last vestige of
Copperheadism in the lowest depths.