Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-10-21

The recent contest was the fiercest ar
most holly contested tho country b
ever witnessed. It called out the utmo.
energies of both contending parties. No
that the smoke Of tho battle has LITE,
It is the duty of prudent and patrioti
cbamn;cns Of the Constitution and III
Union to make carefnl survey of th
field. and to frankly recognize and ADM
whatever errors may have been com
mitted, and endeayor promptly to repai
them. so as to insure q complete triumph
| in the final struggle to which the confic
| Of last Tuesday was only preliminary.
| 1t is apparent that, Notwithstanding
the intensity of efforts on both sides
neither can Justly claim adecided victory
The high hopes Of the Radical leaders
have not been realized, but, at the same
time. the noble efforts OF the Democratic
masses have failed TO come up to what
was expected from them. In seeking for
a reasonable explanation Of the situation,
| we need not 20 far to discover a correct
| one. In Indiana the Democrats have over.
come heavy Radical majority, In Penn
sylvania the contest has again bsenso close
that the result can be decided only By the
official returns. In Ohio thsre was no gene
raj State ticket to be voted for, but there
suit in the various Congressional districts
is full Of significance, and conveys SAL
utary lesson. The defeat of Ashley the
representative Of the ultra Radical fac
ton the narrow escape of Bingham,
who allowed himself to b. made con"
spicuous as an advocate Of tke outrageous
usurpations::of q reckless Radical faction
in Congress the probable defeat Of Ju-
Ian, of Indiana, who, although less con-
spicuous, was no less completely identi-
fed with the Radical extremists the
gain of several Democratic members of
Congress in each Of these three great
States, and the reduction Of the MAJORS
ties of nearly 2ll the Republican candi>
dates for Congress in all of them, are un-
mistakable indications that the opposi-
ton to the revolutionary and extreme
measures of the Radical leaders is not
confined to the Democratic party proper,
but thatthere are thousands upon thou
sands still acting reluctantly with the
Republican party, who would gladly
avail themselves of an opportunity to
manifest their disapprobation of the OBJ
noxious course Of the Radical leaders, if
they could do so without being compelled
to adopt and indorse doctrines and pur-
poses, attributed to the Democratic party,
hardly less Objectionable to these would be
Republican recruits than the measures of
the Radical leaders which they condemn.
The State elections just held demon
strate clearly that majority of the peo-
pie of the North are disguised with and
opposed to the revolutionary measures
which have been made distinctive features
Of the policy of the Republican party. 1t
is also manifest that this majority has not
yet been entirely and practically cOnsOli-
dated against the Radical candidates for
the Presidency and Vice Presidency. If
such consolidation can be effected before
the Sd of November, the doom of Radical
ism viii be sealed, the whole country will
be relieved from the serious apprehen-
SLOTS as to the future by which it is now
the people everywhere will
breathe more freely, and, confident Of a
speedy restoration Of peace, Union, con-
government, and public econo-
my, will address themselves heartily to
\ restoration Of the prosperity which,
until the deplorable outrages of the Radi-
al party in Congress, had blessed our
whole nation.
The spectacle just now presented is
anomalous. A majority of the people are
opposed honestly to the |
Radical party, and anxious to check its
.uinous domination in ourpublic affairs.
A portion Of that majority are deferred
rom active, hearty, and successful CO.
operation with the rest, emily because Of |
he Misrepresentation of the doctrines
md purposes Of the Democratic leaders,
dinned into their ears by |
Inscriptions Radical presses and speak
BIS. They utter the faIsehoods but they /
never allow their readers or hearers to /
Zee or hear the Oft-repeated corrections.
Something more than ordinary means
must be devised to reach the minds of l
he Conservative men still lingering re-
in the Republican ranks, and 1
blowing, with heavy hearts and anxious
ears, the men who have usurped their
leadership. They must be disabused Of 1
he belief instilled into them, that the l
Democratic party intends or proposes to
'eSort to any violent or revolutionary |
means to remedy existing evils, or to go |
me step beyond the Constitution and the
avs, in seeking to restore the integrity |
md peace of our discovered and distracted |
Union. They must be made to under
tsnd and confidently believe that the
,arty that is now organized in opposi-
ion to the Radical factionists and their
is sincerely seeking only the
'estoration of real peace, constitutional
government, a perfect government, a
perfect Union, and that public economy |
which is indispensable to the maintenance
# the public credit and the aversion of |
ruin.
This conviction in the public mind of |
What is absolutel y true is alone needed to
insure the overwhelming defeat of reVo-
utionary Rsdicalism in the coming Pres
dental election. We know that the De-
nocratic party in this contest is earnestly |
md sincerely animated only by the purest
patriotic motives that its sole purpose is
o rescue the Government from revOlu-
ion, the country from absolute ruin, and
he people from tyranny more grinding
md degrading than the African slavery
hat has recently been abolished. We |
Znow that it seeks honestly only re-
tOratiOn of the Union, the Constitution,
md national prosperity. We believe
hat its leaders are able TO rise to the full |
MEASURE of the greatness of the occa-
ion, and to do whatever may be neces-
AIRY to effect all that remains to be done
o attract the confidence of the people, |
md insure the success of the Conserva-
i've majority in the election now near at
land.
QUEEN ISABELLA IN EXILE.
Tho dafhrOpa1 OuanD Of Gno;, ,r,..