The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1869-10-22

The Cincinnati Enquirer argues
that Pendletons recent defeat does
not iDjure his prospects for the Pres
idency in 1872. The New York
World, q paper that has candidate
of its own, talks as follows: "If
Mr.. Pendleton, with his brilliant per-
sOnal popularity, aided by Gen.
Grants loss of prestige. cannot car
ry his own State now, it is not prob
able that he would have carried it
last year had he been placed at the
head of the Presidential ticket.
And he would have failed for the
same reason which caused the Eastern
delegates to vote steadily against bis
nomination. Their objections to him
we're not personal-fOr there is no
Democratic statesman who deserves
or enjoys greater personal popularity
but resulted from a deep conviction
that his peculiar financial views would
not be Endorsed by any State east of
the Lakes and the Alleghanies. If,
as the champion Of those views, he
can not carry his own State in the
West, the convention did not err in
supposing that he could not be elect
ed President on such a basis.
1t will be seen from this that the
World considers Pendleton's defeat
due to his financial ideas, and thinks
him shelved.
The Memphis Aratanche says:
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Iowa held
elections for the State Offices on Tues
day last. In all three of these States
the Democracy put forth their strong
est men. They had the prestige of
such names as Pendleton, Packer and
Gillespie, and made courageous fight;
and, Notwithstanding the Radicals
had to carry the odium and unpopu-
larity of the 10Th Amendment, they
have still triumphed over the Demo-
cratic party, led by its ablest cham
pions. Every knewe chat negro suf-
frage Is unpopular in the North 1t
was defeated in Ohio two years ago by
fifty thousand majority; yet, so deep
rooted is the hatred of the Northern
people toward the Democratic party,
that they have signifed their willing
ness to accept negro suffrage in pref
erence to accepting Democracy. On
Tuesday last the Democratic party of
Ohio, Pennsylvania and Iowa fought
the battle with every advantage. The
names of Pendleton and Packer in
spired the full confidence of the party
and promised victory from the open
ing of the canvass. Both we're ma
tionai men whose services would
worthily fill the requirements of the
widest sphere of public duty to which
they might be called. Both have
been named in a National Democratic
Convention for the Presidency. The
unpopularIty Of the Fifteenth Amend
ment, which guarantees negro suf-
frage, to which the North is unalter-
ably opposed, was worth fifty thou
sand votes to the Democratic candi-
dates. Still they were defeated. |
This result shows that there is neith-
er magnanimity nor generosity in the |
North, and that the mad rage and |
fires born in civil war have not vet
burnt out-that public sentiment is
still violent, depraved and remorse-
less. The result of the elections on
Tuesday last, under circumstances so
propItious, show that we have moth
ing to hope from the Northern Dem
ocraey, as they are in hopeless, ir-
reYocable minority. We must con-
fess that it is no slight relief to be
rid of that anxious solicitude with |
which We once watched the move
ments of the Northern Democracy,
hoping for their triumph, yet dread
ing their defeat, as if our very exist
ence were directly involved in the is
sue. We view the matter very diff
ferently now. We have at last ac-
cepted the fate from which the Dem
ocracy professed itself anxious to
save US; and though our change of
position renders their kindly offices
no longer serviceable, and thus ex-
all pretext for future
claims to our cooperation, still We
should give them the credit for what
ever good there might have been in
their intentions, and not reproach