New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-09-15

"party Maine might to-day be an outlying
"proyince of Canada, and this much desplsed
"bond, instead of being desirable Investment
Gin every money market of the world, would De
"among the curiosities of museums or lining the
trunks of triumphant Rebels. Democracy is
- marty of PROMISES but not of performance. 1t
claims to be for peace, aud dominates Blair
" for writing a gasconading letter. 1t claims to
"be loyal. and elects for Congress tho traitor
"Yallandigham. 1t claims to be economical, and
cit presents as a candidate for Governor OF
New-York the creature OF the most shame
&" less ring of swindlers and thieves that ever
"prayed upon the public treasury. 1t claims
to respect tho laws, and yet we find Its IN
" fluence directly against tho most important
claw ever passed by an American Congress.
1T claims my vote as the party of Union, and
vet pledges itself to dissolve the Union just
" as soon as Blair and his friends have power
" TO drive out tho newly organized States.
" Republcanism, with all its mistakes means
" Peace. Democracy means War"
So reasoned the sons of Maine yesterday,
and their verdict is written. There can be no
explaining, no denying no depreciating this
vote. The Democratic organization sent It's
last man and its last dollar into chat State
The most popular Democrat in the country
and the true choice of the party for the
Presidency-was sent to charm the citizens
with tho seductive tones of his Copperhead
eloouence Every sentiment of home interest,
every feeling of State pride, every prejudice,
was addressed. Every point was contested
with bitter earnestness, and tho result to-day
shows an overwhelming defeat Maine is true
to the Union. She writes "DRIGo" over
this canvass-and as she directs, OHIO
and Pennsylvania and Indiana will, we
hope, gladly follow. The Democratic party
passes out of existence as a living party.
To-day its membership represents nothing
but the disappontments of greedy poll
ticians; the Ignorance of political Bourbons;
the revenge and hatred of defeated Rebellion.
All that is left of that proud party whose ideas
came from the teeming brain of Je1ersOn-and
whose hosts were marshaled by Jackson - are
the fast dissolving fragments of Northern Cop
perheadism, and the furtve, snealing assasslns
who plot murder in the caves of the Southern
States. 1t is easy to talk of reaction" and of
"change," and of counter-revolution. But
upon the issues of the Democratic plat
form it would be as easy to summon
back the columns that marched TO Appomattox
under Lee, as to restore to power the Demo
! cratic party of the United States. There will,
no doubt, always be party in opposition" and
issues may arise which may place it in power, but
the "party in opposition" can never triumph
40 long as it fights the battle of Slavery, Re
pudiation, and Rebellion These issues are ms
| dead as the cause of the Stuarts, rs Girondism'
| Federalism, or the Tory contests of the Reyo-
luton. The children of the men. who to-day
are conspiring with Wade Hampton and
Uoratio Seymour TO restore the Rebels to
power, will be as anxious to forget their fathers
votes as the descendants of Tories are now to
forget the course Of their ancestors in the
Revolutionary War
While we exultingly comment upon this
triumph, and draw from it augures of a
certain victory in November; while we be-
leve we sec in this uprising in Maine the com
ing of that Tidal Wave which is to sweep every
organized remnant of Rebellion out of the
country, we take lesson of more practical
nature: Maine trds carried because nee fought
to carry IL. Triumph came from COrk our
friends meant 10 trin-dnd they iron. Every
| township, every county, was canyassed. The
friends of Freedom gave up every consideration
and necessity of business TO the country. They
worked as they had not worked since the days
of Harrison, Fremont and Lincoln. The issues
were presented, the votes were brought out,
and victory was won. Let our friends In Penn
sylvania Ohio, and Indiana initiate tbase Yam
kee Boys in their discipline, their resolution,
their harmony, and their enthusiasm. Their
| triumph will be as glorious and overwhelming,
and the ides of November will bring us that
peace and prosperity for which the nation has
so vainly and patiently longed.
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TIE ONLY DANGER.