The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-04-07

The Washington Pdtrtot the abiest
Democratic paper extant, undertook the
role of prophet last week, inspired by
the near Connecticut election. The quo
tations of the Patriot, made with mani est
and confident complacency, repay post
election perusal:
We Victory Gin Counecticut) is assured. Demo
Gratis are aroused and confident, and the kadi-
calls Respondent and breaking down. Their
leaders give it up. Inc resui.
in New Hampshire has thrown wet blanket
upop them. They see that the bottom is out
and that it is Gall up" with the Radical party.
The people still exist and on Monday VIII
manifest their power. The "tidal wave is
sweeping on. ;,
sa- Hurrah for the "tidal wave" 1t sweeps
our way. But again:
Governor English will be re-elscted next
Monday by a majority more than double tina.
which he received last year; and Connecticut
will make such change in her Congressional
delegation as will teach the President ana ms
party that they cannot with impunity any
longer pursue their arbitrary and unconsttu-
tional course.
The Congressional delegation of last year
was Messrs. Strong, Kellogg, Stark wealth
er (Republicans,) and Barnum, Ia Demo,
crat who wishes he was Republican
This year it is Messrs. Strong, Kellogg,
Starkweather, (Republicans,) and Barnum,
"a Democrat who wishes he was Repub-
u iican.) What remarkable, what an ap-
palling change in 'her Congressional dele
CATION !"
49, And then s'majority more than dou-
ble.p Last years Democratic majority
was eight hundred and forty-three l845.)
= The majority of this year, or rather plural.
ity. is twenty-five (22) "More than dou
ble' S43 is therefore %. That is ortho.
dox Democratic arithmetic. The Demo
Gratis use it before election and when they
pay their multiplied debts.
The Democrats thus prove themselve
prodigious multipliers. They have alread!
81 long been known as tremendous ladders.
When election returns como In, too, the.
are often found to be "deaf as an adder
In front of Petersburg, a Federal soldie
on the picket line catching glimpse OF
grayback, said CHOW, see me make thai
Johnny reb jump!" Just as he straight
$50 ened up, bullet from the other sid
,. "dropped" him. "Golly," said he, 18th
wrong boy jumped !" In Connection
"the wrong boy jumped r
The municipal elections in Omaha (Nt
81. braska), Lacrosse and Madison lWiscor
sinl. Jacksonville and NATION lIll.) an
in Dubuque and Council Bluffs Iowa., tt
Republicans elected their candidates f'
MAYORS. The victories in Dubuque an
Omaha were gains.
The Republicans carried the city Gle
ton in Schenectady, electing Mr.. VILLA
j. Van Horne over Mr.. Peter B. Yates {
about three hundred majority. The Den
ocrats have heretofore held the city. III
Republicans also gain two aldermen, az
will control the board of supervisors
m The success of Mr. Kellogg in thS~S
cond Connecticut district is shown by 7
later returns to have been handsome
sai7 buke of the no-policy course OF the 70
~ necticut Democrats on tariff REFORM Ge
English had more than one thousand n
. iority in the district, aud yet MIR. Kello
Is. beat his Democratic opponent, Mr.. 20
Kendrick, by nearly one hundred MAORI
The election in Wisconsin for an AS
ciate Justice of the Supreme Court, res
ted in the election Of Judge William
Lyon by large. majority. The Reput
cans appear to have made handsome ga, y
~ In the Milwaukee municipal election tt
u overcame the usual Democratic MAORI
aud elected Mr.. Harrison Luddington
mayor by nearly one thousand MAJOR