The Hickman courier., 1872-10-12
GRANT TRsuMPssAST.
The Three Great states, I'm
diana, Pennsgiyaaia ana
Ohio, go Republican,,

The great political contests 10 the
three great States, Indiana, Pennsyl
vauia and Ohio, Tuesday last, has re
suited 10 the o9erw helming triumph Of
he Radical ticket, and virtually IN
sures lie re election Of Gen Grant in
November. The y hole powcr Of each
,g slAa aastsea va -esntazad uIon ihese
elections. and both sides, accepting
this as tbe test battle ground. wagered
the Presidential issue upon the result
1t is of course possible for Mr. Greeley
to succeed In November if his friends
would continue 10 work with zeal and
enthusiasm, but this is improbable,
Tie dishearteuiug, discouragiDg effects
of these elections, viii damPen the
ardor of his truest friends, while
the weak kneed, irresolute, and time
serving, will desert, and thousands q
over to the enemy. The question oi
Graut's majority in November is unim-
portaut. In fact, with two or three
exceptions, he has only to name his
States and take them.
Since the disaster has come, there
be many ''who knew from the beginning
such would he the result" We all
had our n.iseivir - Every intelligent
man know u, g.mense power Of the
Republican party, aud the immense
odds Grant could bring to bear in favor
of his own re election. That there was
immense corruptious used and unpre
eeGeutod frauds praetised, We have not
the least doubt; but what boots it now
10 iuquire or complain. Their victory
is complete and Overwhelming. For
our own part we confess to some dis
apuointment. We we're confident the
Liberals would carry Indiana and
Pennsylvania. The large number OF
ia trusted Republican leaders who
deserted Grant and we're supporting
Greeley, the large number of impor-
ant Republican newspapers which
e-poused the cause Of Liberalism led
~. % believe that thousands of old
Republicans would fellow them The
s.sul. shows that wiere we gained one
Republican, we lost one or two Demo
erst- and conservatives, Our conclusion
Is ts-Al-a -ner-ceutage of the Democracy
lave defeated Greeley by refusal to
accept him, or when accepting him
d9ieg so under protest and without
{ sShusias ~
We say to day, however, that the
Demoeralie party has performed a noble
duty il this campaign. I. has held its
Whole organization in allegiance, it has
sacrificed its prejudiees and predilee
tions as . party, and given nearly its
whole power to assist the Liberal Re
publicans IN their EFFORT to reform tie
government and save our common eoun-
try. We regard the eOnduet Of the
OtMOCIalAS parry II - 4 pStti-e7 -
ley as the nobiest act in It's history
and one, which, when the passions OF
the present campaign have subsided,
must still further ingratiate it in TIE
hearts of its adherents and the whole
country. 1t has sacrificed no princi-
pie; its organization is as perfect to-
day in all the States-in all the Con
gressional Districts-as when the Bal
tinore Convention assembled. is
true, in following our Liberal leaders,
We have met defeat but defeat WIS in
evitable any way we could fix it. We
have known nothing but defeat the
past y years, aud have grown some
What used to it, and therefore will not
be crushed by it. The Democratic
party viii still live as vigorous and (
formidable minority.