Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-08-20
Political uumbuggery.

and the South will rise from its ashes to
be the richest country in the world.
| Political uumbuggery.
Necessity is tho mother OF invention, but
there are emergencies beyond the reach OF
human comprehension. We think the Rad
ical party finds itself in this predicament
| inst now. It secs its doom in the early
future In tho full majesty of it's power
it reads the hand writing on the wall, and
it requires no soothsayers, nor wise men,
nor ono Sin whom is tho spirit of the holy
gods" to interpret the message, as did
Babylon's King, when his downfall was
mystcriously announced in the full tide OF
his power and grandeur.
The ridiculous claim put up by portions
of the Radical press, that the Virginia and
Tennessee elections were Radical or Re-
publican successes is probably the silliest
pretext to hide disaster We have ever seen
defeated party forced to resort. In the
face of the pretense, unwilling to abide by
tho result of the Republican victory in
Virginia, the Radicals have about secured
the substance while leaving to Walker on
ly the shadow, il the anticipated enforce
mont of the test oath. The Conservatives
have indeed oblitcrated the harshcr fea-
lures from their State Constitution, but
the legislation Of Virginia will be in the
hands of the most extreme, most Ignorant
and most malignant Radicals, and its re-
presentation in the United States Senate
will be the proper and natural oirshoot of
these men.
Iu Tennessee the Conservatives are more
fortunate. There no reconstruction is 10
be had at least none under the late acts Of
Congress. God knows there is enough
! needed in every department of that down
trodden State, but we take it that the dis
tinguished and patriotic men who compose
a large majority of the Legislature will
devote themselves at once to cleansing the
Augean stables of political filth and corrun-
ton, which has burdened poor Tennessee
for several years past.
This, too, is claimed as " Republican
victory" How many more such victories
can that party stand? Let those Radicals
who endorse Senter's election watch tho
course of the successful party. and our
word for it they will either abandon their
present party affiliations or denounce this
newfangled Repnblicanism which has SO
suddenly grown into controlling power
in these two States. Who will be the
Senators =? What will be the character of
the Legislation We have no fear to en-
dorse all in advance. The one and the
other is all we conld ask, or these citizens
of Tennessee, who think as we 40. could
DESIRE This election will establish the
future politics of the State, nor GRANT nor
Radicalism will be able to faston Tennes-
see again to the chariot wheels of despo-
tism and prescription.
President Grant gave only his sympa
thies to the Irregular" Radicals in Vir-
ginia and Tennessee. He is now attempt
ing to save the falling fortunes of his party
by coming ont openly and boldly for the
extremists in Mississippi and Texas. But
it will be without effect, and yet Dents !
election will be hailed IA q party and al
ministration victory. But such political
hnmbuggery will not save the party. 1t
has no longer strength in the hearts of the J
people. Their eyes have become open to,
and their minds convinced of, the wicked
ness OF that party, and defeat, certain and
sure and overwhelmingly, awaits them in
every portion of the United States. Penn
sylyania and Ohio will mark the second
and fatal step in tho dissolution and inter
defeat of the Radical party.