The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-11-07
THURSDAY EvE'G, NOV. Z. Is
VIRGINIA

VIRGINIA REDEEMED.
From the imperfect Geographic facilities
10 this State it has been impossible for us
to get the news except from certain promi-
nent localities, in any satisfactory shape for
our readers. At the time of going to
press with our editorial side, we had com
plete returns from twenty-one counties
only. But these give a Republican gain of
6,646. AT the same ratio Of gain through
out the State, General Grant will carry it
by from ten to fifteen thousand majority.
This will be, in many respects, the most
brilliant victory achieved in any part of the
great Republic. For the State has not
only been claimed by the Democrats as
absolutely certain for Greeley, but our
W friends, everywhere outside of the
State, have conceded it also. With all our
confident assurances, we could not bring
our friends elsewhere to believe it possible
for us to carry the State for General Grant.
But we have done it, and they must be
satisfied that our information fully justified
our convictions, expressed many weeks
ago, as to the result.
Virginia now places herself proudly in
the column Of States which are pledged to
the support of the Administration Of Gene
raj Grant. To the President, personally,
this can hardly fail to be a PURGE of
extreme pride and qualification. The Con-
servative journals here concede that the
defeat Of the Greeley ticket was occasioned
BY the failure of many of our best and
most influential citizens to give it their
support.
1t was this class which largely remained
away from the polls, while many of our
; leading manufacturers, with the men IN
their employ, worked directly for the sue
cess of our ticket. But more than this,
there were gallant Confederate officers and
others, bearing the brunt Of the fight in
Virginia during the war, who came prompt
ly forward to the support of Four candidates,
and rendered most important aid from the
start. This circumstance is one eminently
gratifying to the party, and the Admins
tration can hardly fail to recognize the
value of their important services. 1t was
a compliment to General Grant and a recog-
milton of his personal worth which was
all the more valuable since nothing was
done to extort it, but almost every political
consideration in the State pressed against
its bestowal.
But, besides carrying Virginia for General
Grant, we have unquestionably elected six
out of the nine members of Congress from
the State, namely, Sener in the First, Platt
in the Second, Smith in the Third, Stowell
in the Fourth, Thomas in the Fifth, and
johnson in the Sixth. Our latest adj
vices from all Of these districts make it
certain that these gentlemen will constitute,
in part, our delegation in the next Con-
gress. This unexpected result makes our
victory in the State as complete as the most
sanguinc friend of the Administration could
have wished. 1t is true that the Hon. j.
L. johnson, in the Sixth district, ran on an
independent ticket, but his influence in
Congress will be given to the party to
which he owes his election. He will
rot be an NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. member.
We take no small pride in the brilliant
achievement browning us with these splen-
did results. The STATE JOURNAL has
vigorously, but judiciously, fought the bat
tie single-handed and alone in this part of
Virginia. With its large weekly circula-
ton, going into all parts of the State,
it is no idle boast on our part to
say that it has been the chief instru-
mentality, so far as party journalism goes,
by which our grand triumph has been
achieved. We might have done our duty
better perhaps, but not more faithfully or
earnestly, nor with a more determined
resolution to come out VIGOROUSLY IN the
fight. This is all the credit we take to
ourselves. When we have more fully
gathered up the results of our victory, we
shall try to do full credit to others.