The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-08-18
The Tennessee Election and its Results.

The Tennessee Election and its Results.
In Tennessee Governor Senter and the con-
servative ticket sweep the State by a majority
ranging frym 10000 to $4,000. senter is a Re-.
publican it is true; but his main support was
drawn from the Democratic ranks, and we re-
gard his election as q Democratic victory-inas-
much as he promises to accede to the demands
of the rarty.-Nerbe,ns Journal Of Commerce.
Upon what grounds2 How can the Jour-
nal rejoice in the election of one whom it
acknowledges to be a Republican ....
Upon the ground that "his main support
was drawn from the Democratic ranks 2"
If so the Journal is rejoicing without cause,
for the main support of SENTER did not come
from the Democratic ranks. Many Demo
Gratis voted for him him it is true, but they
did not do as Democrats, but as REPUBLICANS.
In casting their votes for SENTER they prac-
tically repudiated Democracy.
SENTER was elected at the previous cleo
tion as a Republican. His platform was
purely and entirely Republican. His party
proclaimed itself to be the true Republican
party, and denounced their opponents as
enemies of GRANT and CONGRESS.
Every man who was elected upon the SEN
TER ticket was pledged to support the prin-
ciples avowed by SENTER. Those principles
are irreconciliably antagonistic to all the dog
mas of the sham-Democracy. How, then,
can the Democrats claim as triumph the
election of men who have repudiated the
name of Democrat and profess principles IN
direct opposition to the principles of the
so-called Democratic party? Such claim
is simply absurd.
The election in Tennessee was simply the
triumph of liberal Republican principles
over the radiealism of discontented Repub-
! licans and Democrats.
AS in VIRGINIA, the Conservative Old
Line Wings and Democrats Joined the Re-
publican party, and advocated its liberal
doctrines in opposition to the radicalism Of
the sham-Democracy. 1t is a Republican
triumph.
Let the sham-Democratic papers try to
coverup their defeat as much as they may
choose, but their efforts will be useless. The
people of North Carolina remember the
Virginia election. They remember how the
Copperhead journals claimed the election of
WALKER as a Democratic victory. They
remember how the WALKER press of Vir-
ginia denounced and opposed the sham-De-
mocracy for its radicalism, and declared
themselves true Republicans. Then the
Democratic papers of this State had moth
ing to say. They didn't want to say much
about Virginia.
We tell the people that Tennessee has
done as did Virginia The truly Conserva-
tive men proclaimed themselves Republicans
and carried the State in opposition to Radi-
calism.
The election of WALKER was the death
blow to the sham-Democracy of Virginia.
| 1t died. Those who but short time before
were its leaders acknowledged that it was
dead. It died and the people were glad
that the monster which had so long cursed
them was no more.
1t is now the same in Tennessee The
election of SENTER, Republican, and OF
the sENTER Republican ticket, is the death
blow of the sham-democraey of Tennessee.
1t is dying now, and soon like the Virginia
Democracy will be dead. Let the people
rejoice. 49,