Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-11-14
What says the Press.

some Of the Democratic and othe
papers upon the disasterous result o
the Presidential election held last week
The Boston Post says:
The vote of a sufficient number O
States is known to indicate with Ger
tainty thercsult Of the national contest
New England, as has been expected
since the effect OF the September anC
October elections has been felt, is sole
for Grant. Even New Hampshire an(
Connecticut, States in which Liberia
progress has made some headwayagains
Radical conservatism, show small ma
iorities in favor Of the Administration
party. The latter also fills its vacant
Republican seat in Congress by the
election Of the long aspiring ex-Gov
Hawley. The loss of New York tc
the Liberal cause is an event for which
the boastful wagers Of Grants Super
visors have in some measure prepared
the public mind, while the peculiarly
fOrcible tactics of Cameron i'll Pennsyl
vania aud Of Morton in Indiana have
been even more successful than in
October. But while the chains have
been riveted again upon these States, il
is encouraging to find the South rising
sturdily against the tyranny Of the rul-
ing party, and speaking with voice
that even bayonets cannot gag. The
victory in Louisiana is no less moral
than material, the large addition to the
list Of Democratic Congressman sent
by that State being Of no greater sig,
nificance than the fact that the grand
majority for Greeley and Brown was
Ipolled in defiance Of the policy Of in
timidation exempliied in the marching
Of troops through the streets of New
Orleans ON the day proceeding the
election. From latter returns the les
son Of the election may be more def
nitely drawn but though defeated now
in the choice Of a President, the party
Of reform and honest government will
not look upon this national effort as
labor thrown away.
The " j. Herold editorially says
that whether the result will be account
ed for by the popular strength Of Gen.
Grant on the one hand, the weakness
of Greeley and the feebleness of the
Liberal Republicans, combined with
the Democratic bolt, ON the other
hand, it is in many respects the most re-
markable Of any Presidential election
in the history of the country.
The Sun says that the Liberal Re
publicans have been faithful to their
pledges, but the Democrats have beat
en- GREELEY by not coming out to vote
The 7riJ,ne gives Grant 26O cleo.
toral votes at the lowest, and 50 for
Greeley, with the rest doubtful. There
is scracely parallel, it says in the
completeness Of the rout aud triumph.
1t argues that Liberalism could not
withstand the enormous OUTLAWS of
money expended by the Republicans
in the canvass. Gen. Grant now has
four years more of power, with heavy
Congressional majorities, and in what
ever reform he may seek to effect he
will have the aid of the Tribune.
The Tribune says it will be an indie
pendent paper in the future, as it has
been through the campaign, without
reference to the demands of party
managers or the decisions of party eau
cuSes. In another editorial it says
"The Liberal movement was ut one
time formidable, and had a prospect of
success. Had not millions been ex
pended to arrest its progress in the
State elections Of the last three months,
it might have swept the country. The
Liberal Republican strength in North
Carolina, Vermont and Maine was
nearly neutralizcd by the Democrats,
who wouldn't eat crow when they
could get five to twenty dollars each
for not eating it. There was nothing
purchasable in the keystone State that
was not bought"
The 'Horld places Grants popular
majority at 100000. 1t says that de
feat is due to the Democracy surrender
ing to Greeley; that the demoraliza-
ton consequent upon the New York
ring speculatons Of a year or two ago
disheartened the party and caused the
nomination at Baltimore, and that the
party had not recovered in time from
the Tammany faint to do anything.
The ~ III. Patriot, at Concord, said
last Wednesday "All is lost but hon
or and some may doubt whether even
taht has been saved" A more demon
allied and chopfallen organization than
the Democratic party in New Hamp
shire cannot be easily imagined. 1t
will be a long time before the Demo
Gratis Of this State will become reorgan-
lied
The Supreme Court of Maryland
has Just rendered an important decis-