The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1868-11-11
The General ResuIt-Grant and
COifnN Elected

however, the lovers OF the Republic that
they were permitted to exercise the elsc>
tive franchise in this contest which TERMS
batcd on the 5rd. When We look b, ck over
the past seven years, and remember the
strides that despotism male over a shatter>
ed Constitution, over the rights o! the
States, and over the the liberties Of the
people; when We remember that thousands
OF ourscitiErns were incarc rated in dun.
"ns for an expression Of opinion; when
press was muEzled or seized by the au-
'hority Of military despots; when mobs
we're used to overawe and intimidatc every
expression of vereration or love for the
Constitution Of our fathers, it is fortunate
We were permitted TO vote Looking back
we say, over the past, we can not but
thank kind Providence that we have pre-
served even shadow of the old Governs
ment. The Democracy have contended
against the most powerful and upscrupu-
lous combination of avarice, cunning sne
wickedness that ever rallied under the han>
ner Of any party i'll the world. We have
been Overthrown by our adversaries. They
have tr.umphed under the color OF law and
form; but have violated both the spirit and
letter of the Constitution in the North and
in the South. We have been beaten, as
we have been before; but We have not been
conquered. We have polled popular vote
such as was never given by any minority in
the country. In the popular discussions
preceding the election we have had the ar
gument almost entirely upon our side; but
it was of little avail to appeal to reason
| when our enemy was so strongly intrecched
in the fortresSes Of preju1icc and refused to
listen to it. We tried to make the canvass
turn upon questions of the present and the
future, but the opposition succeeded IN
| swallowing up every thing in the recollec-
tions of the past as they chose to represent
| them.
They had every advantage. They were
in and we were out of powe-. They had
any quantity of patronage at their disposal;
we had nothing. They called to their aid
the immense power Of capital, embraced in
the National banks and the United States
bonds. They had on almost unlimited
amount Of money to draw upon to defray
the expenditures of the campaign; we had
little or nothing. They had on their side
the prestige of invincbility, and entered
the contest with a confidence of success thai
was in itself half the victory
Bat these were not all their advantages
We could have surmounea them had the
enemy met us under the banner of leader
upon whom we could have placed the re-
sponsibiity Of connection with the odiou.
Congressional Legislation of the past few
years. But the Radicals, fearful of this
selected a candidate entirely removed an(
aloof in his position and antecedents from
all their measures, but who, at the sam,
time, had great historical reputation t,
aid their sinking cause. More than al
things else, the personal popularity of Gen
Grant has given the Radicals this victory
In this instance it is the man who has car
ried the party, and net the party who ba
carried the man.
| Thousands and tens of Thousands of elec
tors have given their suffrage to Genera
Grant upon the idea that he would prove
conservative President and that in the en-,
the Radicals would he completely defcate,
and demoralixed under his Administration
There is nothing, it must be confessed i
his annals, that is contrary to this impres
sion, but much that seems to sustain it,
There has been little or no personal fee
ing manifested against General Grant
the Democracy in this canvass. The OF
position to him has been mainly upon tn
ground that he was likely to be controlle
by wrong influence and ipjudic;ous counst
q lors. Satisfy the Democracy that this is
mistake, and that General Grant will act
the spirit of his antccedents, and their o.
position to him will be Withdrawn. and the
: give cordial support to all the measure
! ofhi Administration. We shall not e.judl
. the President elect. We hope he will reali
s the wishes of his Conservative supporter
9 and be the President OF the country, al
: not Of party Such is said, by those wi
z know him best, to be the highest object
his ambition.
Ifhe acts in that enlarged spirit ofpatric
IN ism so incumbent upon Chief Magi>sra
7 of the Republic, he will find in the Dem
. cracy not only no antagonism. but Il
. heartiest and warmest of adherence. b.
whatever may be his action, the Democrat
part is confident that the future is all
8 own. Its star has suffered only temper
d ry observation but not final eclipse.
numbers to day majority at least of all Il
2 white citizens Of the United States. 1t h
|. in it's favor an adherence to principle
e which, as they are conducive to the pro
n perity of the people, must ere long be triu;
r. plant. Prejudices must subside under Il
Vt lapse of time and progress of events
s. successful and popular soldier can not aga
y be found who will pilot them over the wav
y that threaten their destruction.
r The early return Of the Democracy
}. power we regard as one of the most certa
d of events Our success has been postpone
d but not finally defeated. To-day, in Il
1t hour of apparent defeat when the tim
may perhaps fall off from us, when IL
mercenary and time>serving may swell Il
ranks of the enemy, VIC look with undevia
+ ing confidence to that great triumph of Il
% Democracy which will reward them for the