The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-12-15
Correspondence


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fair alaA.y advocating advanced lleas u poat'cal
reform sad local .nteIarts-
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make railroad connection w,h tltis plsoo and She
common assertion that tho c9mpettion IT the
Iron Al, Extension Yves, o. as, vii cat oh thiu
ely from being the great mart u tho county
West and South West u here, tho boundaries II
eur city are steadily tBlstEinR and the constant
demand Tor more houses and the continuance "
high rents, and S. Louis priceg asked fr real GO.
tate, incline TO tie belief that uao tars " ruin
impending over The commercial interests q Cape
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ulataa. Perhaps a fair prospect q connecting
branch with tho main trunk at the West aud pos.
shly = spur across the River to enecta junction
with Illinois Central h. r. may serve to prop up
the hopes ~ those whose financial concerns are
involved Ia Che fate Of the town. But It Is true
,hat the place lives too much on the prospect Of
what 1t viii be when capitalists from abroad shall
take hold OF the advantages thatit is claimed are
furnished by nature for the locality and build up
metropolis whore the necessary rise Of property
shall thrust fortune upon tho passive people
This too wherst here is nmfle capital at command
70 ensure q railroad connection ia either OF both
directions as wei as to light tho fires Of FORCES
and rolling mills for the iron within easy reach,
or to set the spndes Whirling aud the shutlles
flying IN tho work Of manufacturing the cotton
which by thousands Of bales here seeks A regular
market.
But Missouri is not yet New England.
II would be- hard to find mildcr, moro lamb
like set Of people than the Democratic cx-liobel
population Of Missouri since the result Of the late
election 80 completely extinguished the last par
ticle Of hope that they can ever again become the
dominant party in Che State. While they boastcd
loudly Of being able to elect their full State ticket
and east the electoral vote Of Missouri for Soy
mour and Blair, they confidently asserted that
the Constitutional Amendment, giving the ballot
to the negro, could not carry one half Of even
the radical vote The event has staggered thom
with sobriety. Their eyes are somewhat opened
TO the fact that new order Of things succeeds
the old and that iuliux klans must share the fate
Of rebel armies, The Radicals too, have learned
some things. Whilo so many timid ones regretted
the action Of the Legislature at this time in sub
hitting 10 the people the question Of manhood
suffrage, fearing its effect would be disastrous
upon the main question, the event has shown
that is introduction has proved te DO an element
Of strength rather than Of weakness. And the
Democratic boast that it would be defeated by
the Radicals themselves proved true, but in an
other keHEclbf IL ~ ulutuiabit tlat llt tltiRAltg
Of leading men in Che party that themselves de-
sired ts adoption really occasioned its failure
1t is useless to deny that it had become party
issue with us, and desire Of this brought out
all the weakness that existed.
In those Counties where the amendment was
incorporated into the ticket, and the words "Con-
stitutional Amendment Yes were printed in con
spicous capitals, the gains showed largely for the
general ticket; wmlo in those Counties whore
the tekots we're used that were printed without
these words, the vote for tie amendment waa al
most nothing, aud the regular ticket fell Of from
preyiauu returns. The Grant Collar ticket car
RED IN tins State by about 10000 majority, the
vote for Governor falling of 5000 or 1000 from these
figures. The amendment fell short about 10000.
So die complete emancipation Of the black popu-
latiou is again prOcrastiuated, perhaps 10 be es-
tublishcd before another two years, by great
national ordinance, But, at the worst, It can
not be very far OF, and they who have waited for
hundreds Of years for the good time coming have
learned to possess their souls in patience.
In the mean time, let us labor as well az wait.
EQuIEox.