Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-11-20
Tho Lessons Of the Campaign.-T
Policy cr the Futurs.

That tine election OF; Grant is not t.
bc considered II popular endorsement
of the principles and policy of the
i!epubi.,an party is shown hN the
fact, that; -uranL's popular rn"iori,ica
fl" exceed those OF the Congrcsaiona
representatives, ai:>i that whilst III
Viii sweep more than two-third;: Of
iho whole. electoral vote, the Rcpub.
lican m::jority in Congress has hccn
1c;iIccd ~ The recent election, below
The two-thirjg which are necessary "a
o"cr.",ue- the veto Of, the President;
This admission is ,;nadchy leading Re
publican jpuru;,is themselves, and i
in perfect l,arnony with Tie policy
which dictated the aa!ection- CT their
candidate. Gen. Grant was Hot t'!it.
cnoicc Of The Republican party, a:.'!
.jr';ecd there was nothing in hi:, past
mist ,ry, Or :.vowcd principles which
co1lA make him the exponent Of any
party. lie was chosen lpr fear kat he
would he nomiHats.tti,y his opponents
and i,oputiicanism' owes its triumph
cunply 10 tho fact that the Chira""
Convention Was held il, May, and he
New York Convention in July. Jlad
he not bocn nominated at TIC c.:.,., nc
would have been .: ;t..o ether. In his
nomination, tho lioi,ablicsns sacrificed
principle to policy, and covered up
wh:Lcvcc Was Gistintive ia rheir party
=. organization ilndcr the shadow Of his
great ramo; went before tho country
upon every iSsnc- but the true ore.
aad welded tbo w~Dts Of Magician
to.ailay the :riri.s which thoJ. them
selves had raised With the aid OF 4
mcndacious press and lying orators. u
",,aw rohrliion" was creElcj 10 alarm
tho iearS 5f the -tinid, and th:catci.
Ike hopes of the patriotic, and Ill
good citizens wcrc invoked 10 rally
arnund the pacit:cator, who cou;t:
::'onc accomplish the work he had al
Ready tegan, and who was needed at
Washington TO perfect that which he
had only partially completed 1T Ap
tornattoN.
1'hc result Of the recent election
N:s not then triumph Of The Repub-
l:san party as q distinctive organ;:a-
tior, and affords no popular endorse
mont Of tAcir policy. The el"ction
WAS carried according to the adms-
sion Of thcir own journ;.ia. in Sp;;c rj;
that policy, and hence they "re cnjoi,;-
sas upon party leaders the Necessity |
ii retracing their steps. Accepting |
1he Reconstruction Acts as a political
necessity, they urge an amc,oration
Of their most oil"nsivs teatures,-,hc
the aho'iIgn O. all di'francl'isc,"ent
Of classes, for past political Offences
and tho restoration Of that political:
equality ard fraternity which can |
alone give the peace which the couI1.
try SO earnestly demands, ,Thesc'con-
servative views will likely find their
strongest support in the good sense
and patriotism Of Gen. GRAFT. We
believe he has no desire to be q mere
partisan, and tho strength OF his po
sltion relieves him Of tho necessity.
Elected without any declaration ctf
principles, and in fact III ~l,;tc Of his
party connections, he can afford to
have policy Of his own, ans! taken as ,
he is upon trnst, ard sustained by the
o;'nlar Confidence in his capacity ana +,
lie can riso above party u.
hhacklcs and cxcrt:.o The power to +,
carry 'ont Chat which nc may havci
.he viii to lnmuguralc. 1t seems to}
&c generally conceded that ho, VIII :.
,ali to his councils the best ana nblcst ,
nen Of tho" country, who will be sc
ccted, without reference to- party1
services, but on aceountcf their fitness :
Oh their places: With suoh, views. r
i@taincd by tho confidence oe the +.
'eople and backed by tho patronage J. J
\ his office, it is in the rawer Of i
fcnc.al Grant to inaugurate now cra !;
+ prosperityto this counsry--an :Hera
# good feeling" klIe that which at
ended tho triunaphfce the Deuocra- i
y, in the election of .Mr. Jefferson at :,
ho commencement Of this century. II
hould he como up to tho spirit of tl.o1i,
ccasion and realize the hopes of the :
the Democracy themselves 8
'ill have just cause TO congratulate Ii
Mhe he country upon the SUCCESS Of tho 4.
coplc's choice. Seymour unIoss sus n
aimed by large popular majorities II
'ould have been US powerless as 1,
ohnson; would have been thorn ofiu
'ttGtion or bono Of contention, rath- :,
irant m',>>uillar Of strength, whilst 2
'o'"'s power o~axen moro than Lin )
'arty, may succeed r,..Snly spirit of Il,
which Lincoln had neither ta, tha,t f.
2 inaugarato, ner 40 a:reng. 4, ia,
;arry ous. .I;