Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-10-22

Pennsylvania, Ohio aud Iowa held elections
for the State Offices ON Tuesday last. In all three
of these States tho Democracy put forth their
strongest men. They had the prestige Of such
names as Pcndlelon, Packer and Gillespie, aud
made II courageous fght aud, notwithstanding
the Radicals had To carry the odium anl unpop-
ularity of the 18th Amendment they have still
triumphcd over the Democratic party, led by It's
ablest champions. Everybody knows that negro
suffrage Is unpopular m the North. IL was Dc
feRted ~ Ohm two years ugo by htty thousand
mujority yet, so deep-rooted Is tho hatred Of
the Northern people toward the Democratic
pirtv, they have signincd their Willingness tnNc-
crpt negro suffrage In preference to accepting
Democracy. On Tuesday last tho Dem lcratc
party Of Ohio, Pcnnsylvnnia and Iowa fought
the battle with every advantage. The names of
Pendcion and Packer inspired the full conf
dcuce of the party aud promised victory from
the opening Of the canvass, Both were national
men whore services would wurthily OIL the re-
quirements Of the widest sphere of public duty
to which they might be called. Both have been
named in National Democratic Convention for
the Presidency. The unpopularly Of tho Fir-
tcenth Amendments which guarantees negro suf-
rrage to which the North Is uualterably opposed
was worth fifty thousand votes IN the Democrat
ic candidates. SuNthey were defeated. This
result shows that there Is ncithor magnanimity
nor generosity in the North, aud that the mad
| rage and tiroS born IN civil war have not yet
burnt out--that public sentiment is still violent
| depravcd aud remorsclcss. The result Of the
! elections on Tuesday last, under circumstances
so propitious, show that we have nothing to hopo
| FRI mthe Northern Dcmneracy,as they are IN n
hopeless, irrcvocahle minority. We must con-
fess that Il is no slight relief to be MD Of that
anxious soiicitude with which we once watched
the movements Of the Northern Democracy, hop
ing for their triumph, yet dreadng their dcteat,
as if our very CNisteu-c were directly involved
! In the issue. Woview the IN liter very differ
emily nnw. We have at last accepted the fate
| from which the Democracy pp,lossed itself anx-
ious to save us aud though our change Of po-
siton renders THUR kindly offices no longer ser
vieesbls, and thus oNlnguishes all preiext for
| future claims to our corporation, shl we should
give them credit Tor whatever gond there might
| have been IN their intentions, and not reproach
| them with their inability to help US. The result
! of these elections fully sus,aius the wisdom and
| policy Of the pnsilinnof tho AcaioRete, Ii we
can not succeed with such candidates, against
| the heavy loedNf odium which weighed down
/ the Radical party in the recout election, what
| can We hope for in future onntestsY It's again
dem lnStrated that the Democracy IL powerless
| for good, that We can never rescue the Govern
ment from the hands Of Rldioalism as long as
| that party clmgs IN duad ISSUES. The war IL
1 ended ; slavery is dead reconstruction shows
| the Radical policy Is an accomplished fact; and
It the Democracy expects to beat back cnrrup-
ton and ianhlicisln II must make clean sweep
. ]
IN patience what Il can not mend, aud lend a
hand to every honorable plan To lin our beloved
country from It's present depth of degradation.
II may cost many pang, sharp and narrowing
to put forever frnm us the word DclnAcracy,' y
aud 10 give up old ideas deeply ingraiaed in ev-
cry fiber aud lgam,nt Of our hearts. But tic
preservation of the Constitution aud The great
Interests Of the country demand that the nation
al Democracy shoWl make that sacrifice which
the historic DemNcrAcy oC old Virginia and the
once unconQnerlbc Dcnsncraey or MISSISSIPPI
aud Texas have nude and by which they viii
vet be res,nred tn their anoeat pride ami power
When the Constitution of tho country, the liber-
ties of the people, AMI tho destiny of the nNuon
are impcriled IL is high time lnr patriots 10 throw
, from their limbs the tatterod garments nf n pas
era aud IN como out IN a new aui behuing garb
Old lNgieS, 0gyism, worn-out theories aud ex
plodod dngmhs must bc discarded give way b
men full of strength, vigor aud elasticity, an'
c who know the wants Of The o1untty, nov So en-
. tirely different 10 the wants o! other DAYS, Th
result OF the roeept elections will help the pe0
: pie toleaM the impnrtan, lesson that Il fdl
in cling, with 6linl devotion, % tho past, AMI
. hghl against progress and destiny. A tn u
. course which We have thought the public goo,
!, required that We Should direct the .irUl,acA
i we have the philosophy To bide QUE time, and IN
=. Developments of each day will be- a vindicatiO
. as patent aud nnanswerAble as Is furnished
: the el etions Of Tuesday last when 50 much wa
u expected, anil 50 little has bcen achieved
. .Mmp,is AratmcAe,