Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-03-21
From the Indianapolis Sentinel, Demo

/ The Cincinnati Commercial is Of the
opinion that the Radical defeat in
New Hampshire was owing to the
degradation Of Sumner, but the Ga
zslts, after l8bOring over the matter in
a column editorial, giving the rise
and fall Of parties in that State for the
past century or more, with its reasons
for the ups and downs that have Oc-
CURED with the different political or
| CARNATIONS, aud especially for the re-
cent defeat Of the Republicans, very
| frankly says:
eve do not attribute much influ-
ence to the Grant-Sumuer trouble. 1t
( was made known too late to alter
/ many votes, and we doubt whether it
would have hurt the Republicans ma
! terially had il occurred a month ago.
We think we have alleged causes
| enough for the defeat of the Republi-
cans without bringing in outside COM
plicatiOns."
We have no doubt that New Hamp-
shire would have gone Democratic If
Sumner had not been outraged by
Grant, or some other man. The State
was ripe for a revolution, and the only
wonder is that the majority was not
larger, although enough for all practi-
cal purposes. New Hampshire will
keep on being Democratic, and at the
next election by a much larger ma
jOrity.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer, Democrat, J
A more important political result we
have not had for years than the glOri-
Gus redemption Of New Hampshire.
1t is a small State, It is true, but there
are circumstances attending its past
history that give il peculiar signiti-
canoe. 1t was formerly a Democratic
Gibraltar. 1t was the only Northern
State, with the exception of Illinois,
that withstOOd the political tornado OF
ls4O, and gave vote for President
Van Buren against TippecanOe and
Tyler t)O. 1t was steadily Democratic
from 1923, the date Of General Jack
sons election, until 1854, a period Of
twenty six years. But in 1854 il flew
the Democratic track under the pres
sure Of the repeal of the Missouri COM
promise, and for seventeen long and
weary years the Democracy have never
beea able to restore her to her old
allegiance. Her population is a fixed
one, hs.ble to but few changes, and
when they once take q political posi-
ton they hold it, as we have seen,
with remarkable per5i5tency, and vic
tory In such a State holds out every
idea Of permanenCy. Ii is the begin
ming of the end which is to terminate
the career of the Republican party.
Mr.. Greeley attributes its defeat ia
New Hampshire to the Indifference
and lack Of zeal, and to the disgust at
the Administration for the removal
Of Senator Sumner from the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations. This eX-
cuse Is all well enough for Greeley to
tell the remains Of his party, but for
himself he knows better. He knows
that the first symptoms Of the dissO-
luton Of a party is large inst8llment
OF It's followers beginning to "lack
zeal, - and ebsenting themselves from
the polls; a second installment is to
vote directly the opposition ticket.
He Will find next year a stil greater
'laCk Of zeal" and thousands more
voting the entire Democratic ticket.
From the Richmond Whig, Democrat
The election in New Hampshire, in
which the Radicals sustained a
Waterloo defeat, has excited eXtraOrdi-
nary interest. In Washington it has
for two DAYS, and still is, the theme
Of every tongue. General Grant at
first refused to believe it, but when
assured by Cameron that it was too
true, he ascribed it TO Senator Patter-
sons taking the stump In that State
against the annexation Of san Do
mingO. "He then says a correspond
ent) refused to receive or give con-
ISOLATION, got mad, slammed his Office
door and gave orders that be wouldn't
see anybody for the rest of the day"
In both Houses Of Congress the Demo
Gratis were jUbilant, and cracked jokes
all the time. Summers was the only
smiling lace in the Radical ranks. He
went every Where-bowing and smil-
ing-and taking the whole glory to
himself. Buffers hideOus face was
more hideOus than ever; and the
news came Just at the nick Of time to
smash his malignant cOncOction
against the South. By indefatigable
eXertiOns, he had succeeded in get
ting majority Of a caucus to indorse
his Ku-kluX bill; but Speaker Blaine,
with the Democratic cannon from New
Hampshire ringing in his ears, knew
the tine had passed for such stuff as
that, prepared a resolution for q con-
mittee Of investigation. This resOlu-