Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-11-17
EDITORIAL BRBVITIEs.

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lack of ability. Among the Democrats elect
ed this fall are James Brooks, Samuel S. Cox,
Fernando Wood, and Gen. Henry W. Slocum,
of New York. New Jersey returns Chas.
H aight, and elects Orestes Cleveland in place
of George a. Halsey, Radical. Judge Wood
ward and Samuel j. Randall will speak
worthily for Pennsylvania. Gov. Thos. E.
Swami will probably be the leader of the
Maryland delegation; Gen. G. W. Morgan,
reelected in Ohio will make himself heard
to some purpose in the next Congress. Daniel
w. Voorhees, goes back from Indiana, and
will be ably assisted in representing the De-
mocracy of that State by Michael G. Kerr,
William E. Niblack, Iand William S. Holman.
Wisconsin returns Chas.' e. Eldridge, good
worker and an excellent debater. S. S.
Marshallan A. j. Burr, re elected in Illinois,
have already distinguished themselves as able
aud faithful representatives. The election OF
Gen. james Shields in Missouri, gives that
State representative who will reflect credit
upon her Democracy. j. s. Smith, the new
member from Oregon, is spoken of as a man
of very fine abilities. The whole number of
Democrats elected to the Forty first Congress
is 70, and probably two or three more, against
1873 Radicals, and several of the new members
are men of large experience and recognized
talent. The Democrats have done nobly, and
the country will certainly be greatly benefit
ted by their selection of able men to represent
them in Congress.
Except in Savannah, where the negroes
took procession of the polls and killed cou-
pie of policemen, there was but little disorder
in the South on election day. The leading
Democrats exerted themselves to prevent vio
lence, and with the exception stated, there was
probably less disturbance in the whole South
than in one Northern State. Wherever the
negroes did not monopolze the ballot boxes
the Democrats polled their whole strength
that is, all the strength left them by Congress
and the result shows how much good they
can do when they try. They carried Georgia
by majority of 10000, Louisiana and AL
ALBANIA, and probably North Carolina and Ar
kansas If the negro votes polled illegally in
the South were counted out, and the white
votes excluded illegally were counted in, there
can be no doubt that Horatio Seymour would
lave had majority of nearly half million
in the popular vote of the country.
- AS Il pertinent comment upon the cleo
ton of General Grant, considered as a Radio al
triumph the National LnteN;gencer remarks,
that the first fruits are panic in Wall street,
decline of 81 per cent. in,govcrnment bonds
in two days, and money run up to to J per
cent. per day in government bonds for coll
lateraIs. This rate per day is equal to 90 to
$50 per aunum, and we do not wonder to read
of failures and general CONSERVATION. This
is not very healthy exhibit, considering the
efforts of these moneyed classes to give the
victory good color; but Jacobin successes:
it must be Remembered, have never been esq
peculy favorable to public credit. Men do
not gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles.
Poor old Santa Anna appears to have
lost all his prestige. He had to leave Cuba
few weeks ago, in obedience to an order
issued by Captain General Lersund, and we
now hear of him in San Domingo. Whether
he is Matching lnew revolution or not, VIC
are not able to say, but from the way he has
been knocked about lately, and the very little
sympathy generally expressed for him, it is
clear that the old plotter and warrior need no
longer be feared by the men against whom
he conspires.
- Letters from Washington state that
Seen. Grant has already received about 500
written applications for Office. lie has given
Gen. Badeau, his Secretary, orders to destroy
all such missives without showing them to
him. The consequence is, that Badeau has
pile of waste paper around his table two feet
high" This action, on the part of the Presi-
dent elect, is much to be commended
In reference to Gen. Grants position as
General of the Armies Of the U. S., and the
appointment of his successor when he resigns
his commission, the Cincinnati Commercial
says that the law creating the grade of Cen
eral does not contemplate succession. When
Gen. Grant resigns, the Office will expire with
the acceptance of his resignation. The high
est rank will then be Lieut.. General
The New York Herald speaks of another
Democratic flank movement being proposed.
1t is to have the States which went for Sey-
mour cast their electoral votes for Grant and
thus secure him unanimous vote of all the
States 1t is thought by this means he will
be reived of any obligation to party and can
preside impartially over the whole country
without being bound by any partisan policy.
- Minnesota has not so high an apperecia-
ton of ability to play the BLACKBOARD in Con-