The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-07-21
THE VIRGINIA ELECTION.

tive people OF al sec'iotis. nc Ma
jority for Governor is over fifty tho'l-
sand, and there is Conservative
majority Of sixty in the General AS
sembly, securing the election OF two
United States Senators.
The Radical carpet-baggers in Vir;
einia, as III the other Southern States
thought that they had so arranged il
as to perpetuate the reign of Radi-
calism, and secure the eternal dis
reimbursement of the great mass 9!
the intelligent people of the State
But the well-known ingenuity of the
Virginia politicians has brought then
to grief, and scattered to the winds
their hopes of retaining their hold on
the public crib Fearing the defeat
Of q straight Democratic ticket on a
straight Democratic platform, the
Democrats selected as their stan
dard-bearer a moderate Republican
an intelligent and wealthy Northern
man, who had come tosfirginia tc
make it his permanent home, and
not to obtain office. Waving al
other Issues the campaign was fought
solely on the proscriptive features Of
the Radical party as embodied in the
new Constitution. BY these tactics
the Conservative party has won sue
cess. ,r2feSa A't s. ti- 81
Some Of tie Grant men profess to
believe that the elect ON in Virginia
was, after ali, a Radical triumph
But it is known fact that all the
support of the Administration was
thrown in favor of the Wells, ticket
and that prominent Radical STAMP
orators canvassed the State in his be
half. No one ever, heard of a Radi-
cal office holder subscribing to 'defray
the expenses of the Walker campaign
or.of II Radical stump orator making
q speech in favor of his election. Ii
Grant was SO well pleased at the re-
suit it is q little singular that he re-
fuses 10 permit the elections to be
held in Mississippi and Texas until
after the Northern Fall elections. It
seems that he is not very anxious fol
repetition of the cause of his pleas
urable emotions. On the other
hand, Forney, his prime organ grind
er, intimates that the power of Con
oress is further needed to reconstruct
Virginia in accordance with the Rad
ical idea. Mr.. Greeley, too, with his
accustomed acuteness, cannot exactly
see how Colonel Walkers election
can be called Radical victory, when
Hunter, Wise, Extra Billy Smith
and all the rest of the unreconstruct-
ed rebels supported him. Horace
don't believe that all the Virginia re-
bells have initiated Longstreet and
joined the Radical party. 2
The truth is, the. Virginia election
is rebuke to the proseriptive policy
of the Administration, and is des-
tined to exert an important influence
on the elections soon to take place
in some Of the largest of the North
crn States. This fact is known tc
none better than to the N Radicals
themselves. Hence it has been or.
dered to postpone the elections III
Texas and Mississippi until afte,
those in Pennsylvania and Ohio. Il
the Conservatives in Tennessee, imi-
tating their Virginia friends; should
achieve victory in August, as seems
most likely now, the prospects Of
carrying Ohio and Pennsylvania arc
bright indeed. In Ohio the Demo
Gratis have nominated General Ro
sencranz, whose popularity is deserv
edly high, and his election is claimet
as certainty. In PENNSYLVANIA
where parties are SO evenly balanced
we are assured Of a victory now tina
the Democrats have nominated thu
Hon. Asa Packer as their standard
bearer. .. ,r,,,-,
And thus, within six months afte
the Grant administration came int,
power, it will have to stand a trial o
it's popularity before the American
people. The Americans are the mos
impatient people in the world. The.
would not allow their Generals t
stand still and do nothing during tn
war. They will not allow their civil
ians to stand still and do nothin!
now. They will demand to know G
Mr.. Grant what he has done to re
tain that popularity on whose way
he was carried into power. All h
has to answer is to point to the imbe
cility which has characterised all hi
acts, and the corruption which. ha
disgraced every department. of hi