The evening Argus., 1868-11-13

the manner in which thel C"'n V'ona nav
horne themselves in this contest troi
- C.. =, Iaa, Governor Seymour, whilst th
far,,o, oC cross and venomous abuse, ha
$500 tt. t"'tI' himself like Christian gentlemal
Ia leader Of a great cause. II is muci
- a. ne deplored that his recent appeal to The
ng ,sopIe was made 80 late in the canvass, at
is. time when nearly every man had been com
"a mitled, aud the result, rs all f0resaw, couId
= not be changed. When he spoke the peo
- pie had become tired Of reading speeches
Had he gone into the field some SIX or
/ eight weeks earlier We think il every way
probable that his mastery eXpoHuons OF the
true policy and interests % the country
would have changed the decision. The
style of his arguments WAS such As to offend
no fair man Of the opposition; he gave
them credit for equal honesty and patriot.
ism with himself and only asked them 10
discard passion, and weigh well bis obiec.
ton, to the misChiet5 and errors Of congress
Towards bis opponent, General Grant, he
bore himself with knightly courtesy, maxim,
| no aIIusioh that bore the slightest reflection
| upon him. It suited the interest and ma.
ture of a few mean and malignant presses
to sneer at these speeches of Governor Sey.
dldate would fail to accord 60 them the
credit they deserve. Such statesman as
Governor Seymour must not be lost to the
country by the accident Of this defeat. We
trust that the democracy Of New York will
coutriye some way in which he may ere
long enter the national councils, and thus
give to his country the valuable aid Of his
counsel.
General Blair would be Il still more vau.
bic accession to the halls Of congress. lie
is o thorough parIiamentariau vigorous
and eloquent speaker and whether in the
senate or the house Of representatives,
would be a power to the cause Of liberty. !
Iu the great struggle which has been going |
on for three years to restore the cOusttu |
ton we had no more intrepid Jealous, aud |
useful champion than General Blair In |
hostility to the usurpations by which the |
constitution has been overthrOwn, the negro |
race invested with political supremacy, and |
half million white men, from Missouri
to the Gulf dislranchiscd, he stands out
,mphatIcally the leader Of the people
No man has warmer hold to day upon the
affections and respect Of the democratic
masses, no one is more feared and hated by
hose who seek 10 destroy the constitution,
lud push to the tlermUst "A policy Of re-
,enge, conG5cation aud degradation for the
outhern people. lie has met these brutal
lpostIes of hate in their stronghold OF Mis-
ouri, face 20 face, at a time when they were
putting down bv mob violence the meetings
# the people, and at the risk Of his own
iia denounced and dehed their tyranny
}erusing, though always q Union man, to
axe the test oath they set up, he has carried
,ls appeal to the highest Judicial tribunal of
he land, where il will in due season be-
branded a+ au outrage upon the constiu.
ion. We have, in short, no leader more
thoroughly identified with the opposition to
his tyranny, aud many as are the good
flows he has already struck in the past, We
Ook to him for a good deal Of work in the
uturc. Ii he were in congress today he
would be more than % match in debate for
any Of the opposition.
Looking to the field, We have no reason
whatever to despair of the future. As a
party we stand on the constitution. the old |
of the government, the peace aud
order Of society, cheap government, retreuch.
ment, reform, and the natural, rightful su-
premacy Of the white race, north and south.
These doctrines must ultimately dominate
over passion misrepresentation, and all cor
rupt or malignant cou-pIraccs. Our oppo.
nents are committed to policy begotten Of
passion and hatred, "Outsidc Of the COnst.
tution," at war with the great principles Of !
human liberty, aud notoriously devised as a |
means Of retaining their political power
TO disrranchise the white race, as in Mis- !
souri, to cou,cr the political power Of South |
Carolina on negro majority, are crimes for
the atrooity Of which posterity wall not be
able to find adequate expression. Already |
the better judgment Of the people recoiIs
from these measures. The early ascendaucy |
of our policy and principles in th9 govern.
ment is as certain as anything can be that
has not actually happened, They are based
on truth, and the truth will make its way
with added force every hour.-Na,ionol IN.
hliiycHcn.
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