The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-16

our editorial columns, we cannot here avoid
repeating again.
In 1865 the Republicans made their fight for
Congress on the constitutional amendment
fourteen, against Mr.. Johnson's patent-right
policy of Southern restoration, and the popu-
larity of that amendment carried every North
ern State and gave the party in power almost
three-fourths OF the present House of Repre-
sentatives. But in 1867, inflated with their
grand successes, the radicals of Congress
abandoned this fourteenth amendment and
proceeded to their military and universal
negro suffrage system of Southern reconstruo-
tion, and the popular reaction which set in at
once against them changed the whole face of
things with the New York election of last No.
vember, and offered the Democracy fne open
ing for the Presidential succession. They
turned the tables upon themselves in their
Tammany Convention, with their ticket aud
platform of Seymour and Blair; but still we
see that the people have not forgotten the
radical excesses OF the Fortieth Congress. We
see that while the popularity of General Grant
is felt in every hole and corner Of the ooun-
try, that while the people delight in honoring
the great champion OF the Union cause in the
war, and still abhor Copperheadism, they
have no affection for those fanatical radicals
prominently connected with the obnoxious
radical measures of Congress OF 1867.
We will take two cases in Ohio by way of
illustration. First, there is Vallandigham, the
accepted embodiment Of ultra Coppsrhea1ism.
He is again defeated for Congress- and in
district which a War Democrat, no doubt,
could have carried very handsomely. Next
there is Ashley, the conspicuous impeachment
leader in Congress- who is, it appears, re-
jected by his constituents because he has been
not the sort of representative they wanted.
We see, in short, from the Congressional re-
suits of these October elections, that while
General Grant is heartily the choice of the
people for the Presidency, they want no more
OF the ultra radicalisms of Congress. Here,
then, is valuable hint to the mismanaged
Democracy. 1t is useless for them to waste
any more labor or ammunition upon Seymour
and Blair. Their proper course hencetorth is
to concentrate their efforts and their resources
upon their Congressional candidates. They
may still cut down the radical majority in the
House of Representatives 10 less than two
thirds vote; and if they do this the veto power
under President Grant may yet become a
power to be respected.
Meantime, we expect some good results in
the South from these late Northern elections.
We expect that the Southern Democracy will
get that prevailing Southern Democratic delu-
sion out Of their heads that Seymour and Blair
are to be elected, and will even begin to sus-
pect that the probabilities are in favor of
Grants election without the aid of even a vote
from the reconstructed States. We expect,
accordingly, very soon, considerable abate-
ment of thos disorderly political excitements,
bloody party collisions, and mysterious assas-
sinations down South, so numerous there of
late as to seriously threaten general reign of
violence. When the lawless Southern despe-
radoes on both sides discover that the Presi-
dental succession is fixed, whatever they may
do, they will naturally pause to reflect on their
folly and subside into aspirit of mutual tolera-
tion In every point of view, North and South,
we look for new ''era of good feeling'' under
say that is already beginning, while in regard
to the reign Of radicalism we are surely near
the beginning of the end.