The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-10-21
asuseestIon 10 Young Men.

a suggestion 10 Young Een.
We presume there is not well in
formed man in this city who does not
know that If Gen. Grant is alive on the
third day OF the coming month, he will
he elected President of the United States,
aud by an electoral vote approach
ing unanimity. This moral certainty
of his election already establishes be-
yond further controversy the settlement
OF the restoration OF the Southern States
on the basis which the expiring Demo-
cratic party is making a frantic but
frultless struggle to prevent. It Is now
also certain that the next House of
Representatives will be Republican by
great uasjority, scarcely less than that
In the present House. The Senate will
be more nearly unanimous than now.
All tni8 renders II matter so certain
as 70! admit OF no more controversy
that for the next four years at least the
Government will be controlled and the
policy OF the country directed by what
is called the Union or Republican par
~. During that period peace and Sc
curity will be established throughout
the South. There will be a wonderful
dow ofcapital and population thither.
ward from the Northern States and
from abroad; anda development of In
dustry and enterprise altogether unpar-
alleled In the history ofthat section.
Before the end OF Grants first term the
control of Southern politics, as well rs
OF all the public concerns of the peo-
pie there, will have passed ont of the
hands of the few men there who now
give them tone aud direction. The
Hamptons, the FORESTS. the Hills, the
Toombes, the Wlses and the Semmeses
will have had their day; and the South.
ern people will have turned their at
tention from political distractions to
business and commercial probabilities.
a change of ideas and sentiments will
have overtaken the people now there,
which, with the addition OF a large in
fusion OF Northern brains, energy and |
money, Will have buried the issues of
to-day so completely that none will be
found attempting to resurrect them.
We shall expect the administration of
Gen. Grant TO be SO wise AMI Just, we
shall expect the Government SO well |
conducted under 1T, and the country
generally soprosperous, that he will be
accorded a second term, as Lincoln was,
by general desire; and no opposition
party VIII have organized sufficient
strength by that time to prevent his re-
election.
How hopeless then, how Ruthless
and foolish 1t seems to us, is the contest
our Democratic opponents are keeping
up. Their dogmas have been over aud
over again condemned by the country.
First they were condemned at the polls
in the hrst election or Lincoln. Then
hoy staked them upon the sword and
lost. In n general election in 1860, they j
appealed from that decision and were
beaten. They have recently appealed
again at the polls and are again beaten
IN the preliminary struggle, and will be !
beaten beyond all recovery in Novem.
Der and themselves confess Il. Now !
The country is about TO pass under the /
full control Of the party that has sue. 4
defended the Government
against the party of the rebellion, both .
N war and peace, under circumstances 7
which render It certain that the latter
san never TnAkeianother even respecta.
pie contest.
Perhaps It Is too much TO expect any
lifelong, dyed In the wool, Calhoun r
and Yancey Democrat to realize these
facts and 70 comprehend that the coun. :
~ has grown too great for the narrow 9
,reed OF that political school; that his 8
party has outiiysd its usefulness: anii 2
hat the revolution OF ideas, OF which =
he war was az much part as a cause. il
ls revolution that will not 90 back y
ward or re-enthrone a party. or any =
party which holds as acardln6I article
'f faith that one part of the people were 2
created for the special benefit of an Z
other. But II ever there was time for !,
young men just coming INFO political o
HE TO be careful how they start 1t is L
now. It will not be a great many wears a
before the charge of public affairs VIII b
pass Into the keeping the young men p
VINO are soon to caAt their hrst vote for a
eresldenti and it will NOT be bad =.
Ihing for the country, for the, south1 o.
specially, when the present veneratjo, n
Of politicians and partissns is gons, Of
tee they will hardly durins tha q
resl oil their lives get out OF the old lie
I EooSe. into which they were educated il
uhueE see influence OF u slave ciyilizs. o.
'i0n' ne snan need and viii have ~ y
Seneration OF men, bred under tba Il
more nberalizing and hnm.nt.,as s.
Influences of to-day and the -aIs
future gifted witha broader vision la ",..s
weeping broader horizon, 10 tsna 10
heir places. It VIII be a happy thins n
or themselves no less than for societY q
whose burdens they are so soon to bear. p
{ the young men OF to-day forecast the "
'olitical future OF this country wisely.
nd II they In choosing their political a
ssociations look forward instead ar 4
aekwaFd and unite themselves with a | a