The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-08-22
The Terrible Count err ReVO-
luton Approaching.

From the n. Y. Herald, Aug.S |
The figures, as they come in from
Kentucky, are mounting up for the
Democratic majority. The last re-
turn, which VIC published yesterday,
set down eighty thousand majority
for Stevenson, the Democratic candi,
date for Governor, and these returns
represent the country districts from
which they come in slowly, and will
probably show larger gains, accord
ing as they are received. The result
of the June election in Oregon was
quite as remarkable an evidence that
the people are awake to the multifa-
rious mischief which the Radical par.
ty has wrought in its administration
iof the Government. We cannot,
therefore, shut our eyes to the direc-
ton Of these s:raWs which show how
1.-THE wiud blows. The Republican
majority in Oregon in 1866 was 327 !;
the Democratic majority + r member
of Congress (the solitary one who
represents that tOung StSte) was, at
the election of the first Monday iu
June, 1868, 1909. Here was gain
of the anti-Radical party Of over ff-
teen hundred votes in voting popu-
latiOn of about twenty thousaud.-
Taking these two States as an ex-
ample, We will find that the people
are not abandoning their hostility to
the wanton aud dangerous policy Of
the ruling faction, which during three
years of peace has increased the na-
tioual debt aud kept up war prices
and war taxation. The Kentucky
election has taken place since the
Presidential nominations of both par,
ties we're made and yet so far from
the nomination of the Radical Con-
vention strengthening the backbone
of the faction, or the nomination ot
Seymour and Blair weakening the
spinal column of the Democracy il
that State, they have turned event'
the other way. These results are bu
the early indications (tho skirmisI
ERE as it werc) Of the great revOlu
tiOnary battle which is about to open
If the other State elections which ar,
to come off between this aud the Pres
/, idential contest in November shoul,
happen to give like indications o
Z, popular hostility to the Radical usur
pations and CorruptioDs, who can tel
but that the nominees Of the Chica
go Convention may be Overwhelme
BY the weight Of Radical maladminis
- tration since the rebellion was woun
up by Gen. Grant that they have t
carry on their shoulders ? If we loo
at the facts which confront the peopl
when they come to vote, we find tha
taxes to the amount of three thousan
ITO millions of dollars have been impose
upon US. We find that the nation
debt has been increased to the tut
,r of three thousand millions more.-
, And this, when the country is
peace and the people had right
hope tor a reduction of taxes aud Il
national obligation as the fruit Of Vi
tory won, God knows with what te
rible sacrifices to every home al
hearth in the country. But inste
the Of the load being lighteued, we a
IN called on to bear further exactiOns,
The submit to increased expenditures.
nose order to keep a portion of t
I'm country in subsection, more troc
'''' / are called for. Men foisted into &
for gress from the Southern States, a
$ see Governors who really represent lit
ts =, ! more than mock constituency,
and mand from the Government an
pensive army to assiat in carrying
= schemes and ambitions which
- purely partisan, aud are positiv
- destructive Of the peace aud goof
the country II Is facts like III
-, which meet intelligent men Of
-" parties when they cometo cast Il
aud votes, aud we cannot be surprised
SINE maiorities arc found to protest
= n n phatieally against 3 eoutiaaance
this kiud of Government,