The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-12
VIRGINIA.
What tho Result Of the Election Portends.
Iroy1 fbe Richmond DieDQfohf

What tho Result Of the Election POrtends.
Prom the Richmond Dispatchs
There are two classes OF persons who are endeayor-
ing to force Virginia into the Democratic party
whether she will or no. One Is the carpet-baggers
they NAV do ms damage with the Presdent aDd oS
gress by calling our victorious party Democratic.
anxious 10 muster us into their ranks.
First. The victory here was won by on alliance OF
good meA generally Of all political shades OF opinion
In other days. who sunk all party preferences all
opinions, and joined in the common cause Of
ing the State from the dominion OF ignorance and
domestic They ignored the old party names, and
associated as comrades devoutly struggling for the
public salvation. SO IL Is the greatest absurdity-t
Is an insult to the grand motives which governed
them-to call them by any OF the old party names.
Second. The fight here was upon reconstruction,
and the victorious party which has set Virginia free
stood upon General Grants platform and that party
is now absorbed in more important matters than
complete the great work that has been so propi-
tously begun and they eesire to go on with It in
entire harmony with the Federal administration
until 1t is contaminated Their party relations de-
pend upon the events that to follow. Those
events are TO be controlled at Washington. At pre-
sent we repeat, they stand on the Grant PLATFORM
desiring, in proof OF their sense of the favor ex-
tended TO them by General Grant, to 90 in harmony
with the Federal Executive: and
Third. 1t is plain that parties must be reformed
The old issues and the parties that were formed
upon them must give place to new issues and new
parties. We do not believe there will be De-
mocratic party in Virginia; or II there should be- it
will be so altered in every respect that it Will re
in the theory of our Government has taken the
main pillar OF the old Democracy Nor do we think
that party bearing the name Whig will any more
resemble that which existed before the war.
The old parties must all pass away. The new
chrystalizatiOns out OF the debris OF the old, and
their combinations with the new issues that must
grow out of the new order of our political system,
are now steadily going on, and Virginia will not be
ready to take sides until they take shape and have
the breath OF life blown into them AS yet, she is In
the chrysals state endeavoring to expand her limbs
and recover her strength In the genial sunshine
which has been introduced through loophole kindly
made for us by General Grant She is now drawn to
that light and is inclined to continue in it.. Thus far
only can we see now. But to join any OF the ola par
ties she is not at all inclined, and it Is not probable
that she will. They are dead.
Mr.. Daniels Telegram to the President.
From the Richmond Dispatch.
Some Of the Washington kilograms to the Northern
newspapers speak of Mr. Daniels telegram to the
President In regard to the result Of election
sort OF enigma that cannot be misunderstood. 1t is
even suggested that 1t wells sarcasm. What read
ing OF patriotic and sincere cOngratuatOry mes
sage! The idea is preposterous. II there are any
who still doubt what it meant let them interpret it
by the grand popular demonstration in this city day
before yesterday welcoming Governor Walker The
assembled hosts sent up shout after shout for Pres-
dent Grant, and expressed their gratitude to him in
manner so hearty and unanimous that his heart
would have thrilled with pride If he could have
heard them.