Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-08-11
[From the N. 7. Herald. Aug. 8. "a Grant paper)l
The Terrible COunter.R r.RevOIufion
ApprOachinS.

Approaching.
The figures, as they come in from Ken
lucky, are mounting up for the Democratic
majority. The last returns, which we pub
lished yesterday, set down eighty thousand
majority for Stevenson, the Democratic
candidate for Governor, and these returns
represent the country districts from which
they come in slowly, and will probably
show larger gains, according as they are
received. The result of the June election
in Oregon was quite as remarkable an evil
dence that the people are awake to the null
tifarious mischief which the Radical party
hes wrought in its administration of the
! Government. We cannot, therefore, shut
our eyes to the direction of these straws
which show how the wind blows. The Re-
publican majority in Oregon. in IL 1866
was 1927 ;f, the Democratic majority
for member; of Congress (the solitary
one who represents that young State) was,
at the electiOn1of the first Monday in June,
1868, ], 200. Here was gain of the anti
Radical party of over fifteen hundred votes
in a voting population of about twenty
thousand. Taking these two States as an
example, we will find that the people are
not abandoning their hostility to the wan
ton and dangerous policy of the ruling fac
tion, which during three years of peace has
increased the national debt and kept Up war
prices and war taxation. The Kentucky
election has taken place since the Presi-
dental nominations of both parties were
made; and yet SO far from the nomina-
tion of the Radical convention strength
ening the backbone of the; faction, or
the nomination of Seymour land Blair
weakening the spinal column of the
Democracy in that State, they have
turned events the other way. These re-
suits are but the early indications (the skir-
mish fire as it were) of the great revolu-
tionary battle which is about to open. II
the other State elections which are to come
off between this and the Presidential con-
test in November should happen to give
like indications of popular hostility to the
Radical usurpations and corruptiops, who
can tell but that the nominees of the Chi
cago Convention may be overwhelmed by
the weight of-Radical inaladministration
since the rebellion was wound up by GEN..
eral Grant that they have to carry on their
shoulders? If we look at the facts which
confront the people when they come to
vote, we find that takes to the amount
of three thousand j millions of dol
lars have been imposed upon y us.
We find that the national debt has
been increased to the tune of three thou
sand millions more. Andthis, when the
country is at peace and the people had
right to hope tor reduction of taxes and
the national obligation as the fruit of VIC
tory won, God knows with what terrible
sacrifices to every home and hearth in the
country. Butt instead OF the load being
lightened, we are called on to bear further
exactions, to submit to increased expendi-
lures. In order to keep a portion of the
country in subjection more troops are call
ed for. Men foisted into Congress from the
Southern States, and Governors who really
represent little more than mock constitu-
ency, demand from the government an ex-
pensive army to assist them in carrying
out schemes and ambitions which are pure
ly partisan and are positively destructive
Of the peace and good of the country. 1t
is facts like these which meet Intelligent
men of all parties when they come to cast
their votes, and we cannot be surprised that
majorities are found to protest emphatical-
ly against continuance OF this Kind of
government. i~.''- f.'. -,'-S .-' .
The people demand a change, and it is
the people, and not any particular party;
who will make the issue at the approaching
election. Names and individual candidates
count for very little in this contest. 1t is a
cheap government, honestly administered
in view of the fact that the country is at
peace, which the people require. A serious
counter revolution, therefore, terrible to
the politicians, no doubt, but good and
wholesome for the people-because tits be-
ing born of the people-is at hand. Moth
Ing but the marvellous activity of our pop
iulation and the untold resources of the
country could enable us to bear the pres