The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-04-05
- connecticut Election.

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The Connecticut Election : or con.
r,s editorial which appealee. tpenned
, aS' Yesterday on the suessssoo the result,
pp a's elections, ansy no means conf
psfore we had hearst the Democrats 40
showed that mad known the Nortne,o
AIT Of tie humbugged SO often os 'nS
thatJ&hich have been lnven.eu amt elec-
Neted previous, to every nmpoi , va hear
-~tion, that we were fully p'cls'ieu once
that Raw.Head and Bloody-fo.es. NV" ,,hich
more gained the day. The s' ,sna s;rce
the New York papers have punish" .., MACE
the New Hampshire elections 'oon .,nnoti. |
hsye ssc,red a Radical victory III 'on's
~, rhoso s,ories were of various N'hu'
nv. ,o,r nd thrilling story was Written ~
49,. Tho carpct-bag Mayor OF Me'
,as,an Mississippi. whose own brotner YES.
;ts tsl>itv. Other stories were
800 hanging. shooting, lnobbing, or slay- |
;,,r # ,pnoceut loyal men i'll various south
.rn states" not less than five thousand
murdered outright" quod MIR. GREELEY,
in the last few years. Still others were OF
rcbellious demonstrations which had peen
made by prominent southern men-as that
Mr.. DAVIS, for instance, who had never
before since the war opened his mouth 10
make political speech, had declared In
public address to the people of Selma, Ala,
as soon as he had heard OF the result OF the
New Hampshire election, that he never
would ask pardon of the Federal Govern
ment for aught he had done; that ne mao
ALWAYS been ready to shed his blood for the
South: and that the cause for which he was
suffering prescription would yet triumphi
These were supposed by the stupid voters
Of Connecticut to be the mutterings OF n
coming storm which would burst in fury
upon the country If Connecticut should
follow the lead Of New Hampshire and
so, deceived by gross, palpahle, monstrous
lies, these intelligent,voters once more cast
their ballots in favor Of the Radical party.
The same result might have been accom-.
,plished In New Hampshire If the Radicals
had employed the same means OF cheating
the people. 49,. = ~: ~... .
CT course the southern people cannot
prevent Radical politicians from inventing
slanderous falsehoods concerning our sec.
ton ;, but our leading men and Journals
can be much more prudent than they have
been. If the result in Connecticut shall
have the effect OF teaching the intractable
political leaders in the cotton States that
the northern people are of one mind in re-
gard to what they call "the fruits of the
war" and will never allow any party to
come into power which shall propose to
nullify the 18th, 14tb, and 10Th amend
ments, all good men may yet find reason for
rejoicing over it. We fear that II VIII
embolden the Radicals in Congress, and In
duce them to pass the kukluX bill which
has been under discussion therein for the
last week or more. But we have no other
fear as to any deplorable results which are
likely to follow. The GRANT men Will rally
to his support. and claim the victory in Con.
necticut as a triumph Of the Administration
policy, although the fact is that every Con-
.pressman from that State opposed the pro-
iect of annexing San Domingo, sided with
SUMNER on This question in their speeches
before the people, and denied that anneXa-
ton was II Republican measure. GRANTS
friends will thus be encouraged To press his
claims for the next nomination for the
Presidency. Surely nothing else could
benefit the Democrats SO greatly, or give
them such certainty of success IN the
Presidential election, rs the denomination
OF General GRANT.
." One swallow does not make sum-
lner." In their eXultations over the Demo
cratic triumph in New Hampshire, some
OF our southern speakers and Journals lost
sight of this saying. They seemed to i'm
agiue that the Republican party was
already dead and buried. Such persons
will he bene tited by the result in Connec:
ticut.
We would not consider it eXtravasant to
say that the next President will probably
be Democrat because Connecticut cast
her vote as she did GU Monday last.
What is necessary to the defeat of the
Radical party IN 1922 Let the New York
Herald, which has no politics, answer.
That paper tells the Democrats thnt
"They must not attempt to undo the
work of the war. They must accept The
results of that great event frankly and with.
out mental reservation. They must not
give the Radicals an opportunity Of faSten-
Ing that opprobrious term, copperhead,
upon them, but should ignore the dead is
sues that have swamped them for the last
ten years. Revenue reform, a great reduce
ton OF taxation, an economical govern
ment, an honest payment of the debt, the
substitution of civil rule and local self gov-
eminent for the bay onet policy which the
Radicals cherish, and the determination to
give this mighty Republic that position
among the nations of the world which it
ought to occupy, are the materials for
Democratic platform. The political revo-
luton has commenced in earnest, the Adj
minlstration and dominant party are going
down, and il the Democrats be wise they
may begin a long lease of power again in
1872
As CHARLEs READE makes one of the
characters in GA Terrible Temptation"
say, The truth may be blamed, but can
never be sbamed." And the truth is that
the northern people do not want to put
into power, and never will put into power,
any President who questions the wisdom Of
tho late war. 1t Is sore subject with them.
They are 80 doubtful themselves as to whe.
ther they did right or wrong in depriving
the southern people Of the privilege of self
government that they cannot bear to hear
word on that question. They don't want
to find out that they committed the greatest
blunder, as we'll US perpetrated the greatest
wrong, that history records. They want
the subject ignored, put out of sight,
buried. And ii the southern people viii
hut he sensible and throw, ,,,,o,, ,,.