The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1870-11-17
The Late Elections.


Nineteen States voted on Tuesday last, an
the result is referred to by the Philadelphia
Aye as follows:
If the Radicals can find any comfort in the
| general result of the late elections, they arc
welcome to the discovery. When all the cir
cumstanccs are taken into consideration. and
the field of battle carefully examined, the
substantial points remain in the hands Of the
Democratic party. In the first place, they
have carried the following States, on the gen
erai ticket: New Y ork. Delaware Maryland.
Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia aud probably
Alabama They have also defeated alcCiurg
in Missouri, and opened the a:lot-box to
forty thousand Democrats, who viii keep the
State on the right track hereafter. H,
In New York they have chosen Govern
or and full State ticket, aad gained at least
four members Of Congress. La New Jersey,
owing to the negro vote and local apathy In
some Of the districts, VIC have lost one mem
Der of Congress and also the legislature
This will secure Radical Senator for the
next six years Delaware made a gallant
stand, and notwithstanding the negro vote
was cast solid for the Radicals, the Demo
Gratis chose the Governor, member of Con
gress and two-thirds of the Legislature. The
Radicals were sure Of carrying this State, and
the disappointment was keen and bitter The
Democracy Of Maryland are entitled to spe-
cial notice The Ga=ettc says: ..In spite Of
thirty seven thousand newly registered negro
| voters, in spite of their secret leagues. their
United States Marshal and his horde OF dup
uties, and lowering in their rear a strong
force of Federal hayonets-in spite of these
and Of all the influence, both direct and indi-
rect, which the Federal government could
bring to bear upon this election, the Demo-
Gratis carried every Congressional district in
as orderly election as was ever held in this
State.' The fourth district which, III 1868.
only gave $50 majority, now returns LOO.
| The majority in the State will probably reach
| $4,000 In Wisconsin the tide was also per-
ceptibe. and the Democrats gained one mem
Der Of Congress. All the members of Con-
gress elect from Tennessee are Democratic,
aud we think the same may be said of the
delegation from Kentucky. There has been
a slight change in public sentiment in Michi-
gan. which is represented by gain Of one
member of Congress. In Arkansas we have
gained two members, making solid Demo
cratic delegation from that State. Two-per-
haps three-Democrats are added to the list
Of members from Illinois This is most
gratifying gain, coming as it does, from
State which was made the object of special
attention from the Federal Office holders.
| General Grant does not like Senator Trum-
bull, and wished to show his influence by car
rying State matters without the aid of the lat
ter. The effort was failure Sensible men
of the Radical party would not be dragooned
into Che support of corrupt, bad candidates by
Ethe tools of General Grant. They acted with
the Democratic party, and the result is most
| fortunate for the country. These are the
marked results of the late contest They
show the steady decline of the Radical party
| To be sure, Congress has not been redeemed
| from the control Of men who, for years, have
| plundered the nation. But their power has
been materially weakened. There will not be
a margin Of :aia:e than twenty votes between
the parties in the House After elections
may even reduce that number and bring the
| Democrats almost man to man with their old
| adversaries This will do for 1870.
AMERICAN CITIEs-Fourteen cities in
the United States have each over 100000
population. Eight of these have each over
200 900, four each over 100000, and three
over 300, 600 The latter class includes New
York, Philadelphia and Brooklyn. ST. Louis
has over 300 900, but less than 400 600, and
Chicago, Baltimore, Cincinnati and Boston
have each between 100000 and 300 600
The three cities, New York. Philadelphia and
Brooklyn, contain over two million inhabi-
tants
EARLY IN TIE FIELD The Democratic
Guard, published at Sudbury, Pa, has run