The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-10-06
Striving to X ecover.

Of The Government; Varieties.
Striving TO ecOver.
After the crushing blow which the Maine
election dealt to the Southern Rebels and the
Democratic party north, it was Tor - -
quite evident that the more sensible menipei'
OF that unholy alliance were qul,e snA g..
change the issues ON which they had mus ha ia "a
sti,iven for victory. Several ., ~
tn AZ had not gone to the lower uep - 80
oating those doctrines on wnioii 'ne Sos"'ou'
and Blair ticket was iauncneu' weie apA'ous
Ii II there should be some mitigas'on OF tne oe-
.t,,ctiva creed on which the contest had to
tb At time been waged. They saw, as does ey-
sry one else whose mental condition is not de-
se wing the treatment of an insane asylum,
that to continue the campaign any longer, in
the oil way, was to ackdow edge terrible de-
feat before the ballots were cast. Convinced
by the result in Vermont and Maine that the
coantry would not stand their reputation
theories, or their opposi ton to the reeohstiue-
ton of the rebel States on the Congressional
IAN, they begged fof something honest ana OF
good report, to stand on, until the Sd OF NO
vember. They humbly sued for the privilege
O., being loyal and patriotic for little while.
They asked to be excused from further threat
e1ing to rip up Congressional legislation with
the bayonet il heir candidates were not elect
ell aud, in CromwelIian style Of dispensing
both Houses. They deaired to declare every
time they had opportunity that Blar's lettel
was forgery, indeed, that itwas never writ
ten at all; and that those skulking rebels, those
Southern carpet baggers, who came over te
New York to engineer the Democratic Nation
al Convention, Were no officers of theirs. In.
stead OF going in for what was equ yalent to :
reputation of the national debt, they desired
to Iepudate all their past heresies, and all
tlleir rebel acqualntances and start the politi-
cal world anew. ~ 4 t.,-a -, ~. =, ~ ~
That there was desire of this kind we
know well enough Il peeped out 10 some OF
the more honest sheets. 1t was the result OF
the cogtation of those whose political senses
we're not clean gone. But 1t was of no use.
rs well might they have pleaded with Boot
10 avert his murderous pistol. The fat wen.
forth ito fight it out on that lineps 4 7gsg Igs
The fat of Blair and Hampton and Forrest
IS as absolute as fate. Seymour, the infrn
man. would not Interfere, There was no APP
l.sal from that fat. And 50, II along the lin !,
4 Il
Georgia, the word went lorth to slight on.'r7aeI
As that cry went through the ranks of th5
opposition, it also resounded among the Re
publican hosts. The contest was resumed
and so damag ng has IL been to the rebels tina
they again take council together They Sc,
Pennsylvania, Ohio,I Indiana slipping away |
from them; and New York, with its might,
host Of loyal men, delivering such sturdy |
blows against the lost cause that her electors
vote may be counted on the side of the country
This has spread Reconsideration along the |
whole line. If the States that vote next Tues ST.
day go for the loyal ticket tsay they sall is |
lost" We shall not be in condition to look a |
Republican in the face aud ask him to remem
Der the 3d,of November. o It is then we, shaI
retrieve our fortunes The question will bs
settled agains us. What shall we dol? bedriI
A new plan is devised to save them. sTh,
Washing Chronicle learns from al authean-
tic source that q Southern editor has receive
letter from the editor oil the New YorL
World, counselling change of tone ON tho
part of Southern politicians, and stating tina 4
hundreds OF Democrats in New York cit,
alone were daily going over to the Republican
party, in consequence of the bitter feelings and
extreme opinions manifested throughout the |
South Mr.. Marble said the people of TIT
North were apprehensive of revolution, and
I hat unless the Southern people should mode
rate their tone it would not be possible for the |
Democrats to carry che State of New York;
1t IS also stated that the editor of Demo
cratic paper in Cincinnati, just before ou,
election, was troubled in the same way HI
wrote to a Seuthera editor, giving advice sim
ar to that of Mr.. Marble, and admitting tina
If Maine went against them by 5000 majority
Ohio would be lost, Other prominent South |
eFpipoiticans have lately received letters o
Tie same kind, begging them to be more pru-
dent, and warning them that by exasperating
the North they are running the Democratic
party. "Belshazzar's knees do tremble"'
We have no doubt, rather than lose the cleo,
ton, these same advisers would counsel that
the negroes be allowed to move about withoui
being assaulted or MANNED that the Republi.
cans be permitted to hold political meeting,
without being fred into by some drunken and
Kuklux-and that eyen-although
1t would go terribly against their grain-ne-
FRO massacres should be intermitted till after |
The Presidential election-as then, if Their
ticket prevails, they may return to their delec-
table pastmes vii b renewed gusto. -.i.. ,..5i
Let no loyal man be deceived. These men |
mean ruin, however much they may cry
peace. pea ,el" These new professions of low
atty are too late They are amendments to tie
bill, after il has been rejected. We KNOB whsq |
they will do ii they succeed. Perhaps they
have been inliscreet but they have let it Out. |
From the abuud ince of the heart the mouth |
:peaketh." They have been fast witnesses
against themselves fs'F3 u 53'19f q o. fud
. When the New York Convention and the
Northern Democracy were captured, horse |
foot and Dragons, by the Southern Rebels, in |
the unguarded moments produced by Joy at
me success OF their scheme s, and other exeit- ;
ng causes they ex ed their skeleton. 10 Tie
chastity monster was uncovered. 1t stands be-
ore the country in all its deformity. The pub
nc are familiar with it. To Vel it would be of |
no use. We all know what they have said,
Ind we very well know what they mean For |
the four weeks to come in which this great |
question swings in the balance, we hold them
70 their m gaming Thy cannot escape it. No
,haoge of programme will give them a vote
lf not black man is assassina ed for four
weeks to come it will make no difference. We I
hall rel lice at this clemency but it win not .
hang, a ballot. They have deliberately prof
cred the issue, and on it the Democratic party
With Its potential CONDUCTORS the South ern
Seoeis, will be sunk so deep on the 81 of No
'ember, oy the votes of an .enraged people .
nat nothing short of Peruvian eathauake | q
VIII bring them to the surface again, 1901 Q