New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-12
The Cleveland Leader, IN commenting upon

The Cleveland Leader, III commenting upon
The Democratic nominations in Ohio says;
The Democracy OF Ohio striving TO obtain victory
nv a complete surrender OF their principles and their
policy. Their nomination OF Rosecrans Is complete
morning quoting his celebrated letter to the General
Assembly of Ohio in denunciatiOn of the peace
hms1s found in the domination Of Col John NJ Con.
nell for Attorney General No man was more bitter
dprpr the war I'M the denuncatiOn Of CopperheadsD
fhan his same Conne then Colonel OF the nth Ohio
He was ceases in abusing the COpperhead party from
Vallandgham down to every man who supported him
He was the author of the stirring address OF the Army of
the Cumberland to the people of Ohio written in the
Winter OF 1863 which eXaperated the Democrats Of Ohio
beyond measure.
The Richmond Despatch, in discussing the
results Of the Virginia election, says:
There are two classes Of persons who endeavorng
will or no One is the party Of carpebaggers and scala
wags in this state who Of opinion that they may
victorious party Democratic The other is the North
ern Democrats, who are very anxious muster into
FIRST The victory here was won by an alliance OF good
men generally Of all political shades OF opinion In other
days who sunk oil party preferences all personal Opn-
ions, and Joined the common cause OF rescung the
State from the dominion Of ignorance and dishonesty
They acted as patriots national and domestic They ig
nored the old party names and associated comrades
deyouty struggling for the public salvation So It is the
which governed them-to call them by any Of the old
party names
the victorious party which has set Virginia free stood
upon General Grants platform and that party is
party name. They are endeavoring 20 complete the
great work that has been propousy begun and they
desire 20 with 1t in entire harmony with the Fed
eral Administration until il is cOnsummaed. Their
party relations depend upon the events that are to fol
low Those events are TO be controlled at Washington
At present repeat they stand the Grant platform
desiring in proof Of their Of tho favor extended 10
them by Gen. Grant TO on in harmony with the Fed
eral Executive. And
Third: 1t is plain that parties must be reformed Tho
old issues and the parties that formed upon them
must give place to new issues and new parties We do
not believe there will be Democratic party in Nir
gnia there should be, it will be altered in every
respect that It will resemble the Old one In name alone
The revolution in the theory Of our Government has
taken away the main pillar Of the old Democracy Nor
do think that party bearing the name Wing Will any
more resemble that which existed before the war.
The Old parties must all pass away. The cDrysta
cations OF the debris OF the old and their eOmbna
tons with the issues that grow OF the
order OF political SYSTEM now steadily going on
aud Virginia viii not be ready 70 take sides until they
take shape and have the breath OF Life blown INTO tAem
As yet she is in the chrysas state endeayorlng 10 eX
pand her limbs and recover her strength IN the gehla
sunshine which has been introduced through Oophole
kindly made for by Gen Grant She is now drawn TO
that light and is inclined 10 continue I'm IT, Ihus lar only
can we see now. But join any of the old parties size
is not at inclined and II Is not probable that she WILL
They are dead.