The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-17

her elections and the speeches OF Hon. John
QIncy Adams down South may have some.
what Of n modifying chc,: upon that region
Of country.
The Augusta tGa) Chro7i,ls nal S,9iincl
talks In this wise:
ave c7alCHJ th,' the coinpl,x.un Of the
ncwa is not ms good 40 We had hoped aid eN-
pCctCl
The Indications from Ohio are particularly
gloomy. We are unable to account for the
character Of the returns from that state. We
were prepared for small Radical mRjOrity
there, and we cannot yet believe that win
possibly reach more than i've or six thousand.
II we are right In this estimate we shall con.
slider Seymour's chances TO carry the state in
Noyember as good, at least, AZ those OF GRANT
The return1 from Pennsylvania, while in
Nolyed In some doubt, are more favorable to
the democracy, We arc stili hone fu, Of the
Old Keystone state. The cDGtcst lore has
"From lnIInA oar afternoon di-ua .ches
give more checting accounts. They are not.
Iowcver, sufficiently fun TO Justify a GcciGsd
OPP niun AS to the result.
Upon the whole, while the returns, up to
the hour OF our writing, III p. N.Y. are not so
good as We anticipated, they are not near go
bad as they might have been"
Tue Richmond D!spdich animadycrss upon
Tuesdays elections as follows:
The premonitory elections of Tucslay set.
tic the question Of the next Presidency In al
most every mans mind, we suppose. Not
having deemed any other course probable, wo
the sharp pangs OF disappointment.
I'VE conjecture that there will be now no
very vigorous fight over the Presidential cleo
ton. The whole strength OF the parties in.
Guiding the immense means they had conecn-
tratCd to influence the opinions and votes Of
men, having been eXorted upon the struggle Of
tuesday, we Imagine that the defeated patty
| without hope.
| THAT the can, ass has been most wretchedly
| mlsmsuaged is iudisputablc. The nomination
made by the Democrats was the worst they
| could have made out Of the list OF leading al.
plrants they had before thcm. Tao body OF
! men who II Is supposed cOercgl Mr.. SCymOuT'a
| nomination prufesscd indispensable Tcpug.
nance to Judge Chase, and yet were guilty OF
The mOnstrous Inconsistency OF nominating
| the man who attended the convention with
the dro,red OBJECT Of securing the nomination Of
| Judge Chase.
There were two alternatives before the
| man ruth r'cr 10 he Giccli0H or to nominate
| ono "t0Ng VgoE Ir.Hcip'. Chase would have
| done for the first; FcnlIctou or Hendricks for
| the second. But the convention avoided both,
| lnd nominated a friend Of Chtse, who had not
| his gChase'sl power, AMI who yet wanted the
| boldHcss and stamina TO maintain the princi'
| pies ayowcd by the conventions; therefore
stools"
The Richmond Ii'htg m1ral!zes in the follow
ing strain:
| The elections in PENNEY lvlnil, Ohio, Indi
ana, and Nebraska are reported To- have gont
| In favor Of the Radicals. The details aud ma
Joritics arc not at this writing, known to Us
The rcTuIt Is euoUEh-anl that, we suppose
| pre.iIsn,i,I rIcrtIIn W. WIZ iTs.iv az
prcciate the power Of the sword, and haVl
ve.y much ilgannoiTieJ' il is wilton m a
| everything happens for the best; and Mr.
Adams wisely admouishes us to possess oul
souls in patience.
"iersonAIy, we Ahi HehIeTed this desIra
re g2hsull,ns t'o'i soinr Hh!Lt hSo. nc
| the nos'tA"cIt, ~ tOhithiI WeHl IN yer. W.
ieit thn, our polltlcai CONDITION was identities
WIN lha' oi o'mc. people whose Hneit!es art
| utltH"C,H' NJ. oit I.e NV nut Tue WIN OF th'
| tIief W c also itt. thst re SWORD was VIC
| master OF me sIluA'ioh. its polht might 10
| ilttc'eI VhIy to"Nu' US OF NC SCUM NJ tht
moment, tut us sway extended cEtrywherc.
49, .onrIo,ion. va '"4' S'''e 10 eo!'"'' "a
these eonVletlohs' ,,
IA we" OF the mas Aicis wh!ch have bees
| cugcnicred by F!"i"ttI iA!th, by war and ~
| The widespread Hl,h2"cS'y which pcryAdcs
the pubic service u Is very eCuhtIul II any
| other ttoytfnmcht be rfAclchh." IN this de-
| mOr-liZcd lAni but vigorous and Impartial
| Ietpoism, II the eAole" "l the nesp2tiSm DC
| leii TO US, Tor mthy r'4sui.s we should prcirl
| that OF one mtn to mat oil mob. The many
heAIyH tthI u cNrf h.N' ICES ana cTueii th'
Generous. and beiign,nt, sud he rnSv ta.,
| pride aud pleasure H. Iromo'iug the happ!
ness "i All ms 'H,y'.,h. NttA the departure &"
vS '''"'" "'' '"''' - .'a'' IS our "'"
| hath the THr,ie- At the Sp:th have pro
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S.'a'I. % r my ~ ~, .n'" III y " ~
| ployri - secure thai end while the va
| ragged between them I'll the blows from bot
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