New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-21
THE POLITICAL HORIZON.

Our far seeing and intelligent Democracy
Of the South have arrived at very re.
markable conclusion, viz; That the result
of the election in Maine is Radical de.
feat instead of victory. This conclusion
has been arrived at by an inverse rule oil
proportion known only to gentlemen who
look through Democratic political tele-
scopes. A certain gentleman named
George H. Pendleton lately stumped the
State of Maine for the purpose of work
ing great changes in favor of the
Democracy and the so-ealled cause of
! justice. This canvassing Of the State
of Maine has, according to the Democracy.
resulted in a success to them, notwithstand-
| ing the fact that the Republican candidate
| Tor Governor has been elected by major
| ity of over $4,000 votes, given by what the
Democracy love to term the "debased
whites" Evidently the debased whites of
''way down in Maine failed 10 see things
in proper light, or mayhap they thought
that Geo. H. Pendleton
" Had come amongst them like new raised spirit
And of the wrath to come"
impress the hardy "sons of Maine" with
| any fears either of the Judgment" or the
wrath to come" in the event of the failure
Of the election Of Hon. Horatio Seymour.
Mr.. Pendleton particularly immortalized
himself in certain town known as Bangor.
He addressed the "debased whites" of that
quiet place so successfully that they went
to the polls few days afterward and gave
Republican majority of 53S votes, which. |
as matter of course, is "prima facia" evil
dence OF his oratorical powers.
The fact of it is the Republican party
desire most earnestly that Mr.. Pendieton. |
assisted by General Wade Hampton, |
will continue to enlighIen the profoundly |
ignorant masses of the Northeast and |
West on the great issues of the day. A |
few more campaign documents from the |
Lou2iana Democratic Committee, together
with some essays on the "Lost Cause"
would also lead toward enlghteninp our
benighted brethren of the North. and
would have most salutaIy influence in
bringing about few more democratic vic
tories like unto Maine and Vermont.
I'm these distracted time when each man breads
Inc bloody strategems OF busy heads"
1t certainly is extremely difficult for one
honest minded person 10 discover which is
the right political party to adopt, in order
to bring orr present political difficulties to
a proper termination-a termination that
will insure peace and prosperity to our
united country. To bring about such a
desirable result all that we ask is that the
people of the South use their own iudg-
that common sense for which
Americans are so remarkabIe-that spirit
Of self-reliance which characterized our
orefathers. We ask of you that you no
onger consent to be led by the polit-
cal demagogues who led your sons
md brothers to the shambles of
me late unhappy war which caused such
sad division in the great American family.
The war has ended-its termination has
been adverse to you; the principles for
which you fought have gone down in the
great revolutionary storm-gone down
never to rise again. Then why seek to
zeep alive the embers of civil discord?
Can it result in any good to the people-to
he country? Ask the desolated fields of /
Louisiana? Ask the thousands who mourn
heir loved ones? Ask the soldiers who /
the varying fortunes of the South
srn cross, and who, after "grim visaged l
var had smoothed his rugged 'front.'"
'ame home to find their cot and :
title ones, but found noHght save famine
md desolation. found that the original ex- !
Founders of Estates rights, p the very cream !
IT the chivalry, alone were in the full en-
oyment of life and happiness. They alone L
understood that the war was one OF ambi-
ION, they alone sought for places Of emolu 9
nent under the guise of patriots, and thew >
llone foresaw that the strong arm of the :
Union was irresistible and hastened ac- a
'ordingly to preserve their valuable lives q
o the country. Unhappily for the human
amlly they succeeded in saving themselves $
nd their friends, and the results of their 9
icing 10 existence still is evidenced by the z
diversions which they place on every y
hing which has tendency toward order q
nd the enforcement Of the laws of our Ii
ountry. paE E aa O
Whatever may have been the feelings of n
ne masses, your leaders have ruined your !.
ause. The foolish twaddle of the restora- y
on of the Lost Cause the dispersion II
! the State governments in the South,n on
he accession of Mr.. Seymour to the Presi-
entail chair, has gone forth to the people I
the North, East and West, and already
ave two States of the East recorded their
nswers, and their answers are, Union and
bedience to the laws of the country.
So 1t will be throughout our entire land,
le Union and Constitution forever. Let
! prepare to record our answer.
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