The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1869-04-08
The Ane@han1an.
THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1863.
Party Prospects.


the Presidency, and while some hope yet
fingered in their breasts that he might
possibly be induced to receive like NOM
ination at the hands of Democrats, he was
n splendid soldier, man of great qualities,
and an honor to the republic. When all
this fulsome fattery failed of its purpose,
Grant was no longer even soldier of re-.
putable qualities, and the New York
World, alike violating the truth and the,
most common. courtcsies of controversy:
compared this chief captain of our armies
10 an oyster, and vociferatedr that if the
contents of his abdomen were made to
change places with his brains, his mental
ealibre. would not noticeably suffer The
people having overwhelmingly chosen him
over Seymour, these same Democrats were
again able to see virtue in Grant, and with
an eye on office and political patronage,
profered a unanimous support in the
Electoral College TO the man who was the
least Objectionable to the Democratic mas
ses of any persons whom the Republican
party might have nominated. But a
change has once more come over their
dreams, as they stand aghast at the gloom
of the prospect before them.
All the world over, wherever political
parties dare openly exist, there is, in one
aspect of the case, only one occasion of
animosity between them-the animosity
engendered by the efforts of party in
power to remain in power, and the strug-
gle of the opposition to GUST their FORUM
ate rivals and hold the reins otgovernment
themselves Such is the contest to-day
between the two great parties of the coun-
try. We sympathize with our friends of
the opposition at the distant prospect of
attaining the end and aim of their ambi-
ton. There was time-not long since,
either-when Democratic hopes were
brighter; but their flower of hope has
withcred, its bloom has gone, and in the
place of fragrance is stink. The cloud
that threatened storm to overwhelm the
Republican party vanished the very mo-
mcnt the upper-hand was obtained over
the continuation Of the extravaganza that
naturally follows a period of war. We
submit that these things insure to the Re-
pablican party long lease of power.
!. Economy in the administration OF
the government.
IU.III
of our National debt
3. The bringing Of the country back to
specie payments without financial crisis.
f. The honorable settlement of our diff
fculties with England
In all these particulars, there exists
every prospect that the present admins
tration will prove a success. That it viii
be wise, patriotic, pure, and popular, we
are confident What is confidence in us
is conviction with our opponents, and /;
conviction that prompts them now, ant
will continue to prompt them in the flu
ture, to use every appliance to break dowr
Grants administration for in their sue
cess in that effort lies their whole hope o
soon resuming the control of affairs in tn,
nation. But the presence of Grant anC
Boutwell, and Fish and Cresswell, upheld
by the best element in Congress in carry
ing out the policy or policies we have in
dicated, viii prove more than sufficient t.
upset all the Vaccinations that schemins
opponents can contrive
One other thing remains on which ou
friends of the opposition rely for the at
tainment Of powey-the committal of the
Republican party to the XVIII amendmen
to the Constitution. But even this vii
fail them No ground is so untenable fo
party of opposition as mere negativ
ground. The Democratic party at thi
time occupies the singularly anomalous pc
sition of an opposition based on "we won
and you shan't." 1t has company in tn
conservative party led by Disraeli i
England Positive measures, measures G
reform advocated in the name Of more er
lIrged liberty or justice, or of wider benef
ceneO, are the dangerous Shibtoleths IF
party Of opposition. If "a sufficient nuu
ber Of the States ratify this last amend
ment TO make it valid, what is to be game
by advancing the Democratic party
power! If it fails for want of suficier
number of the States to ratify, then VIII;
advantage by the change? In neitht
case will the status of affairs be changet
Int in case it is ratified, (and we think
will be- even those whose preiudices al