Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-11-14
A Ricl,,nond view of the Future.

A Ricl,,nond View of the Future.
IFrom the Richmond Enquirer and Examiner
We shall indulge no idle hopes that the
conservative sentiment of the country can
vet compel the revolutionists to give up their
mad enterprises. Conservatism is too much
of laggard, and, we fear, will only come
upon the scene when the tragedians have
finished the tragedy. We shall no. build
any expectations upon the power of any
organized opposition unless it quickly shows
its cogency to restrain the intemperate spirit
of the power it has not been able to vanquisE.
Our hopes are wholly self freliant. This
glorious old Commonwealth was never iD-
tended by God and nature to become the
mean prey of unprincipled adventures, and
by the aid of her own true sous she never
will Our adversaries dare not yet discuss
the forms of republican government, and by
the proper use of the means we have in our
power we shall still make these forms avail
us for salvation, at least until the whole
country is caught up in the tide of the COM
ing revolution We shall soon find our
metal, our determination and our endurance
tested in a fiercer fire than ever, unless we
do not read Alright the signs of the times.
The Zero of the War Inevitably the
President!
From the Richmond Dispatch
Now General Grant is elected, we very
much doubt whether any kind of opposition
could have defeated him. The hero Of every
war this country has ha! las been made
President of the United States, and it was
inevitable, we believe, that the hero Of the
late civil war should also be elevated to the
Chief Magisteral Office.
The President was urged, two years ago.
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dictate, as it were, his successor But the
President wanted still to be President. He
did not recognize the inevitable fate which
would compel the hero of the war to be Pre-
sident. But the Radicals, whose violent
usurpations could only be sustained BY the
sword, naturally looked to the General Of
the armies, and they have triumphed.-
Triumphed AS "Toney Lumpkinn says
'that is as thereafter may be- Their ticket
has prevailed, but thsir chief is not pledged
to radical measures or principles. How he
will act remains to be seen. Ii he becomes
imbued with the noble ambition Of restoring
harmony and prosperity TO his country, he
may establish for himself bright and en-
during fame that will endure as loug as the
country itself shall live.
Anxious TO ESury tIao Democratic
Party.
From the Lynchburg Eirgipisn
And what shall we do now9 Our advice
would be to disband the DemoG-atic party
at once for it is pretty effectually killed of;
and organize new conservative party to
support Grant, if his course shall justify it.
In this way the Radical leaders may be
sloughed OH from the Administration und a
great conservative party built up that will
control the destinies of the country. The
Wing party went under in 1852, when it was
not worse beaten than the Democracy was
on Tuesday, and had better order in the
North than its successful rival has now
'History is philosophy teaching by exam
pies" Let us profit by it, and tly to make
amends for the errors Of the past three years
Democracy being dead, let us bury 1t out OF
sight.
A bitter Rebel View.
From the Memphis Avalanche.
The vote of the North yesterday, branded
US as outlaws. Be it so. Let this outlawry
rest upon those who, for vile party purposes
have published us as such. Since prudence
and submission to humiliation and degrade.
tion brings us no relief, We feel no interest
in the Republic; and while we heretofore
counseled prudence, and have restrained the
hand of violence To those who have brought
upon us all our woes, we can only say TO our
friends, despise the government that np.
presses you, and visit a just and merited
retrbutlon upon the thieves ard carpet bag
gers who have made us sares.
Grant is President. We are at his mercy
But if the bondholder and the snohs of the
North expect TO roll in luxury and maintain
their wealth by oppression and tyrany, they
will be sadly mistaken, for the tone and acts
| Of the Southern people toward the thieves
and plunderers in our midst, during the
next six months, will teach them that his
tory is repeating ITSELF aud that it will bank
| rupt the government to suppress the heavine
emotions and the uprising of people who
| once free, can never be slaves.