The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1868-11-11
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The Presidential Election-The Result and
the Prospect.

Grant and Colfax have been chosen by the
people Of the United States our next -Prcsi-
deut and Vice President x x With
the candidate the Democracy selected to carry
their standard nothing but defeat was to be
expected, and we suppose that not even the
most sanguine member of the party antcipat-
ed any other termination to the contest than
the election Of General Grant. "Let us have
peace" is his motto. We look now to see
these words converted into acts-to see the
olive branch substituted for the sword in the
Southern States, negro supremacy quietly
superseded, and such measures adopted as will
create harmony out Of discord in that genial
and fruitful portion ofour country comprised
in the States now suffering from mistaken and
vindictive policy. We look, also, and hope.
fully to this: that after the 4th Of March next
there will be check put upon the monstrous
corruptions which prevail in all the depart
nlents of the Government; that economy shall
succeed extravaganza in the disbursements Of
the public funds; that the pablo debt shall
be reduced as rapidly as possible, and that the
taxes which press upon the people shall be
made more easy to bear.
Says the Baltimore Gazctte: "But now
that the struggle is over, it becomes the Demo-
cratic party to endeavor to hope for the best
Let it even try to believe beforehand that it
may be mistaken in its estimate Of the charac-
ter and aims OF its antagonists. This is their
country as we'll as ours, and now that they are
IN the secure possession of absolute power it
may be that they will yet hesitate before they
utterly and irrevocably consign> ten States,
with their millions of inhabitants, to humila-
ton, ruin and despair
The Alexandria Gazette says: "We re-
celve the verdict, in calmness, and, as we
hayesaid before, shall offer no factious coun-
sells. 1t is our duty to submit to the laws.
however unjust we may think them, and to
the decision of the majority, however adverse
1t may be to our earnest hopes and wishes.
And now We say to our fellow citizens,
wherever these lines can reach them, and
especially to our fellow citizens Of Virginia
be not cast down, or dsmayed, or driven
to unmany depression, by result which we
could not alter or avoid. There is still
enough to hope for in the future. We still
have our material interests to look after We
still have our glorious, honored, venerated
old State, to cherish and maintain. We still
have its fortunes to raise-its industry to en-
courage-its capacities to extend-its resour-
ces to dcvclope. We have still the noblest in
centives to the prosecution of all peaceful
pursuits education, agriculture, commerce,
manufactures, and the mechanic arts. The
rest-what relates to politics-will come in
time
Says the Commercial -4dce5fiser awe
accord all honor-gratefully accord ito
those brave spirits Of the North who, mind
full OF the misfortunes of our suffering and
fallen people; were true enough to every in
stiAct OF Justice to stand in the breach in de-
fence Of the Constitution. But these could
not stem the torrent Of hatred which, it
would be folly to deny. still surges in the
North against the South and her people. A
brave victory, truly !"
The Richmond Why saws "That General
Grant is the choice Of a majority Of the real
people Of the country, the only legitimate
dispensers Of power, cannot be claimed and
for this reason, as we'll as because he is by
no act or expression a fair representative Of
the policy and sentiments of the Radical
party, We do not see that his election affords
them occasion for very triumphant demon
STATIONS by sort of selfrcpudiation and
by putting a victorious soldier before the
country instead of themselves, they have es-
capped defeat, and that is all. What may
come of it we cannot forcscc, but can await
with composure.
The National IuteN;yencer says: Gas to the
new administrations, all we have to say is,
that our course and that of the people will be
regulated by its acts. If it shall pursue the
path OF ruin, malice, and mischief, marked
out for it by the Congressional Jacobins if
it is to be merely sequel and development
Of the misgoverumcnt Of the past three years
of this usurpation it will meet the deserved
denunciations, the scorn, and the hatred of
the friends Of the Constitution, and it will
finally go down loaded with popular cxecra
tion."
The Washington Express says: s:Now
that General Grant is elected President for
the next four years has begun the discussion
as to whether his words, s-Let us have peace"
are to be carried out by acts that will prompt
ly inaugurate that much-to-b e-desired state
Of things. "Will the olive branch be substi- |
tuted for the sword? ?" VIII NEGRO suprc-
macy" be set aside and measures looking to
harmony be followed, or will the harsh terms
embracedin the reconstruction acts be adhered
to? Will General Grant cast the weight of
his character and position with the conserva-
tive sentiment of the country, or follow the
fierce Radical captains, who lead only to des-
truction We shall discuss these questions
hereafter"
The New York Tribune says
General Grant is this day the choice of
decided majority of the legal voters of every
State in the Union save Kentucky, Mary
hnd, Delaware, and possibly Oregon. Every
State that has gone for Seymour outside of
these has been SO carried by coercion or fraud
We now look for the adoption of measures
that shall effectually preclude repetition Of
these crimes.
The New York Times expresses the opin-
ion that ';the country may now look for that
bene6cent peace which has been the watch
word of the Republican party during the po-
iitical campaign. Grants election is a warn
ing to the old Rebel clement which We have
no doubt will be needed. And from this
time forward we expect to hear much less of
the spirit Of disorder and strife in the South
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