The Portland daily press., 1871-08-12

If the meteorological Prot. Able, CLERK VI
Weather, made no more probable gue'''
his business than the Democratic papers ''o
MAKING j, theirs. the public would soon cease
to take any interest in his rroD"'"'0''
The Presidential election seems " ehsase
THAR otta,tion much more than those which |
take Mace this year, probably because the alb
surditv of hypothesis having reference to the
remote future is less easily perceived. The
Democratic foreshadowings are by no means
areumentative. They are made I'D of bald
Gains, some of which are so wild as to sug-
gest the idea that chance alone rules the Sc
lection OF States that are 'sure" to give their
electoral votes for Democratic candidates.
Coming boldly into New England some of
them claim New Hampshire, because of the
little accident there last spring, while others
cruelty ravsh from the fond Republican en-
brace newly-redeemed Connecticut. No
Conservative horoscope shows either of these
States to be probably Republican. Coming to
he Middle States, they leave us not so much
as New Jersy untuched by suspicion OF a
Democratic preponderance. Crossing the Po-
tomac, they are SO good as to leave us South
Carolina, while they add to their magnan imi-
ty by giving us Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota and
one or two other Western States without any
reserve whatever. And it will be great
mercy il they do not repent of their generosi-
ty, go over the ground again, and conclude to
take Massachusetts also; but as they must in
that case take Butler also, they will not act
in the premises without great celebration.
These sinsularly happy representations,
one would think, must be the result of some
late and most suspicious events in the history
of the Democratic party. But in looking the
matter over we are surprised to find, on the
the contrary, that it Is Radicalism, and not
)nservatsm, that has lately enjoyed all the
sunshine. .....
Taking general view of the subject, we
find that the so called "new departure" has
divided the Democracy AID not the Republic
cans, as was intended The most important
political events of the present year have been
the following, only one of which is calculated
to excite pleasant anticipations in the Demo
cratic breast: III
The New Hampshire election, which re-
suited favorably to the Democracy, but undel
such circumstances as to preclude the posi-
bility of looking for repetition of that result
Besides, the dominant faction has been gnilty
of such h;gh-handed partizan outrages az
never before in New England marked the ad
vent of party to power. If the new ascen
dency had been used with moderation and
wisdom, instead of an astonishing lack OF
principle and a reckless disregard of appear
ances, there might have been some hope of
success next year. But this chance has been
thrown away.
The Connecticut election which resulted in
a most gratifying Republican triumph. We
are curious to know ON what grounds the re-
covery of that State seems probable to any
body, since the United States election law
which is no distasteful to the Democracy, will
prevent a very extensive colonization from
New York.
The election in North Carolina, which re.
suited in an unexpected defeat by the Radi-
Gals OF wicked scheme, devised by the pres.
ent Democratic State government, to over
throw the new free State constitution.
The election IN Kentucky, which was still
more gratifying, reducing the Conservative
majority some thirty thousand.
Last, and most important of all, the discov-
cry and exposure Of the Tammany frauds in
New York-an event which ought to result
in the overthrow of the strongest Democratic
organization in the country, the ambitious
spirit and corrupting gold of which were re-
lied upon to animate the party elsewhere. 1t
is difficult to see how the force of this terrible
blow can now be deadened. Tammany was
fast becoming national. and Tammany is
moribund. What can take its place