Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-11-27

Va, the Democrats had fully expected to
be beaten, but at the eleventh hour Grant
sent down two companies of regulars,
aid thus saved the city to Dem
ocrats. The result of his meddling
in Missouri was still more disastrous to
him. That State had given him a major
ity of Is, 1872 for President, and he re-
garded it all-important TO hold that State
steady to the faith. After most arduous
campaign, in which Grant worke so hard
at letter writing and in removing the enc
mics of the Government" from Office,
as to excite fears of return of that
'sillness" of bis, Missouri went against
him by 41,000 majority, showing a
trifing change of about $4,000 votes in
two years. And now comes Alabama,
where he had troops to watch the people
and make them vote right, and where he
had been turning out off1ce-holders and
putting others in, so as to re-elect War
ner, the carpet-bag Senator from that
State. This result of his meddling is a
Democratic majority of about 5000 on
the popular vote, Democratic Governor,
and a majority of thirty in the lower
branch of the Legislature enough, prob
ably, to overcome the Radical Senate,
who resolved some time ago to hold over
in order to make sure of this Senatorial
election. These results do show Grant
to be a remarkable politician. We hope
he will keep on in the course he has been
pursuing, as, if he does, he will certainly
elect the Democratic candidate for Presi-
dent in 1872. The New York Post, which
is an unfinchiDg Republican paper, sees
things in this light, and in its issue of the
10th inst. makes this confession:
In the Presidential election, two years
ago, the Southern States, so-eslled, cast
the following vote on the general ticket:
REPUBLICAN MAJoRrTIEs, 1868
Alabama......4,S2 $50 S. Carolina. e. l I, O64
Arkansas ...... 3,O74 Florida. 6, 318
Missouri. .25, 1873 Tennessee. 80, 44G
N. Carolina .I2, 1876 West Virginia 8, 719
To which must be added the following,
which did not vote for President, but held
an election in 1869, and gave then Repub-
lican msjorities:
Mississippi. ....8, 80 Texas...............S59
The following Southern States gave:
DEMOCRATIC MAJoRTTIEs, 1868.
Delaware 80. 1857 louisiana 49,. 46, 962
Georgia. As, 688 Maryland. 81 ,919
Kentucky. LTD, 323 Virginia, go. Is, 331
Thus we see that in 1868 and 1869 ten
Southern States were Republican and SIX
Democratic. In the elections this fall
only two States, South Carolina and Lou
isiana, are Republican three, Mississippi,
Texas and Georgia, did not vote, aud of
the remainder, which have this time cast
Democratic majorities, Alabama, Arksn-
sas, North Carolina, Tennessee and West
Virginia, two years ago were strongly
Republican. Louisiana, on the other
hand, which is now Republican, was
strongly Democratic two years ago. The
following list shows the reported msjori-
ties this fall in round numbers; the Of
fetal returns have not been made:
DEMOCRATIC MAJoRTTIEs, 1870.
Alabama. IS, 900 Delaware. ,423
Arkansas. 8, 900 Kentucky ....30, 900
North Carolina. A, 500 Maryland .....19,O 76
Tennessee ....15, 600 Virginia. .......2O, 900
West Virginia. 2, 290 Florida...........1,0 900
REPUBLICAN MAJoRIrIEs, 1870,
South Carolina. ,OOO
LOUISIANA
In Missouri, which is admitted in the
above list, Grant received in 1868 nearly
rs, 600 majority. This fall, the ticket to
which Grant openly and in every way
gave his influence was beaten about Al
600. That is change against Grant
though not against the Republican party
of about $4,000 votes. If we compare
these returns, we shall find some very
melancholy results. For instance, in Ala
bama there has been change of over
5000 votes; in Arkansas the change
amounts to more than 6, 900 votes; North
Carolina changes nearly over 16, 900; West
Virginia II 900, and so on; all against the
republican party. Now, everybody
knOws-for we read it almost daily in
journals like the Philadelphia Press, the
Washington Chronicle and the New York
II ibune-everybody knows, therefore,
that the administration of Gen. Grant is
thoroughly pleasing TO the country; the
revenue is collected-that is to say,
the taxes are ground out of the
people, and the debt is reduced,
with great regularity; and this,
we are constantly assured. satisfies every
wish of the people. But to athoughtful
Republican it must seem a puzzling thiGg,
that while the people are thus delighted
with the course of the Administration,
they vote against it wherever it shows
particularly strong desire for support. In
Missouri Gen. Grant interfered in the
canvass in the most vigorous way, in
favor of McClurg, who ran as an "open
and defiant protectionist" and the Admin
istration candidate, and as a result Mis-
souri,, which gave Grant in 1868 nearly
%, 900 majority, now casts4l, 900 against
the Administration candidate. In New
York, Hoffman, with the Government
patronage in his favor, and notorious
frauds at the election, got but $4,000
majority two years ago; but this fall with
every effort of the Administration against
him, with all the offices specially
arranged and manipulated to secure Re
publican victory, and with the most hon
est election in New York for years, Hoff-
man gets 80, 900 majority. In like man-
ner in special congressional districts
where the administration has set up q
candidate, he has often been beaten. E.
d. Webster, in Brooklyn, ran as the ac-
| knowledged administration candidate !;
ran. too. in district which it was be
| lieyed the Republicans could carry; had
| the support of the Tribune, and was
very badly beaten. In Syracuse, Dennis
Mccarthy, supported by the Tribune,
the Washington Chronicle, and the other
special administration journals, could not
| even secure a nomination, and was badly
beaten in the election. There are other
| similar cases. Now, there is in all this,
matter worthy of the consideration of
| those who desire the continued supremacy
| Of the Republican party. Whyi it that the
| Southern States, where administration ins
| fluence is very potent, have yet so unex
| pectedly turned against the Republicans
Why is it that in States like New York
and Missouri, in Congressional districts
ike these we have mentioned, the admin
| istration candidates are beatenl 1t would
seem that the people are not so well salts
fed as the politicians whose business it is
to flatter the President have asserted. The
people waut something more done than
the administration is doing. To collect
the revenue and pay off the debt is no
doubt crediiable. But to have
always the water up TO our necks, tohsve
always the grindstone of taxation at our
noses, is not satisfactory, no matter
what the Presidents fatterers say.
| Gratitude, in this as in other cases,
! is a lively sense of fayors to
come; and the people have made up their
minds-ungrateful as it may look-that
they must have something more. They