Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-11-04
GOLD closed in New York yesterday at
The Result Of ,he Election.

The Result of she Election.
The result of the election yesterday was
sastrous to the Democratic party. Ind
ana, Ohio and iPcbnsylvania have given
largely increased Republican majorities
over the October election. Connecticut
has gone Republican ! New York is re-
ported close. Kentucky, Maryland, Della
ware and the other Southern States gene. :
ally have soted for SEYMopR and BLAIs
and these are pretty nearly all that have
done so.
At this writing, the appearances are that
the Republicans have madea clean sweep.
In September last, we heard leading
Republican say, that the people of the
limited States must have four more years
of Republican misruie before they would
vote that party out of power. Evidently,
he had just understanding of the temper
of a majority of the people.
The great majority that has been given
General GRANT was not given him in con-
sequence of the popularity Of Republican
rule; but it was because there pervades a
feeling that General GRANT will make a
sort of independent President and admin
ister the Government in the interest of the
WHO'S people. They look upon him, too,
as a successful and meritorious General, to
whom much is due, and they feel dispose d
to reward him yet more than he has been
rewarded for his services. Undoubtedly,
he,yesterday received many a vote from
men who have an utter abhorrence
for Congressional Reconstruction, and who
do not approve the general course OF the
'Rep6blican party IN Congress- and who
think that he will Tylerize the Republican
party. That such views influenced votes
is manifest from the fact that the votes for
the Republican candidates for Congress
and State officers in most instances fell
mr. short of the votes for General GRANT.
1t was the strength of his reputation--his
milisarys fame-.that saved the Republican
party from defeat in Indiana, Ohio and
Pennsylyznig at the Oeteber eleetion, and
saved from defeat tile Repubiiean and State
candidates that werejvoted for yesterday.
When Genefaf GRAST was first brought
forward. fsrInominatipn to the Presidency
by Repdblicah poiitieiahs, IT, was claimed
that under the shadow ofhis great name
they could run theft candidates into Con-
gress. In this they have succeeded. With
4 rspresensatiYe candidate for President
they would haze been defeated at ali
polhssYRg - ggSvHN
Successful, as they are, they will not
stop to consider calmly the agency that
saved them flom crushing defeat; but they
.willdriye along hesdlong, imagining that
tRsyt th have Been f1dofsed ;tbeif policy Jus
tidec,and aIisense given them to do. what
soeveru uthey, please ,,rYgu,ron
,UjWe faven6tthe iaithi fnl General GRANT
that many have. We do not believe that
he will be Independent in his action, all ;
though II he shall constrae the election
lyerdict Alright, he will find ample authori1
fte So z5@ss sd sIiE7S u fcuarTk
ty to administer the Government in the
interest of the people and not in the ex-
elusive interest of the Republican party
but we doubt whether he viii be anything
Il
else than the plant creature of the Repub-
licans in Congress. Is ls.svals lssit aiSiv :, !