The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-11-12
The EDITORIAL in the, Depocratic
Unibn offast week An .etba election,

hoiO 10 copCCissiiJ SOlucouthS
remarkable in it, as the editorial in
the Pittsburg Daily Post, Demo
cratic) of the 4th inst. on the same
subject, is identicle in every partic
ular, and how two editors, located
over two hundred miles apart, coult
produce an article of such length,
and yet not vary one particle, is Ger
tainly mystery :tr.
We reproduce the article from the
Post as showing how a Pennsylvania
Democratic Journalist views the re
suit of the election The Post says
The Election.
To write an editorial after a grea
victory, upon the close ofa long ant
important political campaign, is no.
only easy, but highly gratifying te
the writer, and doubtless it's perusal
to the majority of the readers belong
ing to the same victorious party. But
to pen an article with the evidences
Ofdefeat staring one in the face on
all sides, is another and more diff
cult, and much less pleasing matter.
We have fought the battle in good
faith, hoping for success, and be-
lieving that the justice of our cause
might secure it At the same time,
it is fair to acknowledge, that we
have not, atany period, felt sure that
the unreasoniug passions excited by
civil war had sufficiently subsidized
for the people to throw off the yoke
which binds them to the headlong
destructive car Of Radicalism.
Preliminary elections showed that
the truth was, as it is, taking hold
of the popular mind, and that the
overwhelming majorities of the hal
cyon days of Republicanism were
ended. to appear no more. But i'm
mense issues were at stake, immense
amounts of public money were be-
ing manipulated in the hands of the
Radical rulers and their partizans,
aud no means were left untried, how
ever dishonorable, to mislead the
ignorant and impose upon those up
on those who trusted to their polit-
ical leaders
We knew that we had the tremen-
dous odds of the money power of
the country against US Governors
and Legislatures of Radicalized and
gerrymandered States, and Office
holders OF every description, by thou
sands, were moving heaven and earth
to maintain their supremacy. We
knew all this; and yet the old patri-
otic Democracy fought, and demon
formidable and growing
strength.
Shall we dispair now. because we
have not elected our President !? No.
We have no cause to dispair Of our
ultimate success. The vote of the
Democracy is like the handwriting
on the wall, showing that notwith
standing the triumph Of the Radio
als in electing Gen. Grant, that par
uhS WCdhuCSSto POIGSsla
ng it's early dissolution.
The Radicals have promised us a
Union and Peace, as the result of the
election of General Grant; let us
lave them, and so will end Radical
sm forever. Radicalism and I'm
on of free States, are as different as
water and oil, and can never be made
% assimilatc or unite. If Grant, as
President, yields, as he said he would
lis own judgement, and succombs
neekly to the wayward will of Rad
cal Congress, how is Peace TO come
Peace, means every State, of its own
rec will, in its place as member of
he Union. Radicalism, means
States let in only as Radiealized pro
7inces, subjected to the whims of
Congress.
Grant cannot go both ways; and
f he changes his promised course
md undertakes to set up his judge
nent in OPPOSITION to the Congress
,ional fiat, woe be to him in his new
y assumed Radicalism. But if he
s man enough to come out at once,
clearly, and show wEere Radicalism
s wrong and injurious to the coun-
,ry's interests, he will carry the con-
elements like a whirlwind,
and be the instrument, under Provi-
1ence, Of sweeping away the Radio
al Congress. Is be the man to do
tive fear he is not.
Meanwhile, let US hope for the
best. The votes of the people show
that the reconstruction measures Of
Congress do not give general salts
faction even in the North, while
they are terrible hurtful to the peo-
pie of the South. It is barely pos
sible that Congress may modify their
extreme measures; though we con-
fess that we look for nothing from
that quarter. We do not despail of
onr country. We are hopeful that
the right will yet reign supreme, ,and
that we shall, in due time, live again
under Democratic rule. Then we
shall indeed have Peace under con
:titutional government.
Motley for Secretary ofState.
Nor little has been already said
= regard to the men who should
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