Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-11-06

As We write the telegraph lines from the
North and the South and the East and the
West flash the tldings that Gen. Grant has
gained the greatest victory Of his thousand
victories. From the mines aud the furnaces
Of Pennsylvania, from the prairics of Illi-
nois, the. cane brake Of Louisiana, from the
rice fields Of Alabama, down from New
Hampshire and away from distant California
the song of triumph Is borne upon every
breeze. Gen. Grants victory has been full
and complete. Mr., Greeley's defeats simply
appalling. The dosbtfal States are no longer
doubtful, while those that were close few
weeks ago arc close no more. Pennsylvania
comes up to the old Republican standard OF
Massachusetts, while the old Bay State rolls
up Republican majority such rs she never
gave before.
We have not yet received the returns upon
10 which To base an accurate Judgment but
We are coTtaln VIC do not err when we say
that since the earlier days Of the republic no
lNeAANhA hNo NNNl ANHu NANNhGh ny N lhlkNA
popular vote than that which was cast for
General Grant yesterday. The loyal masses
OF the country have rallied 10 him Us they
rallied during the war Of the rebellion, the
country stands behind him to-day as 1t stood
behind him then, loving him, trusting him,
following him. Ills triumph is more COM
pleLo than that Of Jackson forty years ago.
Indeed the campaign through which VIC have
Just passed Is somewhat similar to that which
resulted In rcinstatng "Old Hickory" In the
Presidency. Then as now, there was a coall-
ton, and the papers fell away from his side
aud bitterly denounced him. But jackson
was right, aud he triumphed because he was
right General Grant, heading the victorious
battAliouS Of the Republican party, triumphed
yesterday because he and It arc right The
war that has been wagcd upon both during
the last two years has been a cruel and re-
leuuess one. Nearly twelve months ago Mr..
Schurz and Mr.. Trumbull aud Mr.. Sumner
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calumuy aud SANDER and defamation, pre-
ferring tue most outrageous charges and the
most unhcard OF crimes.
The President was accused of o violation
OF tho Constitution; Cabinet officers were
accused Of corrupt co nspiracles to defraud
the Government and convert the public fund.
TO private aggran dizement; there were
charges Of rings and cOrruptlOn; the New
York custom-housc, the French arms scandal,
the Post Office and the Navy Department
accusations were all enlarged upon and scat
tered from one end Of the land TO the other
by skilltul correspondents. There never was
Id all our history so morciess, SO cold and
bloOdlCss an attempt made to break down an
Administration. But out OF II all the Ad.
ninlstratlon has come brighter aud purer
than ever, and the people yesterday Endorsed
tue Judgment Of their Representatives in
Congress.
The victories that We herald this morning
are the answers to all tho reckless abuse aud
viliGcallUu that has filed the columns of the
opposition Journals during the last eight
months; that has flowed down in torrent
from the capital over all the land; that has
been uttered on the stump from Maine
" Florida. They arc the answers to Mr..
Sumner; to the hired slandcrer, Schurz. ia
Trumbull; to Farnsworth to Banks; to Blair; to
the Tribune. A nation has risen In Its might
aud robuked them US men have never been re.
puked. The Republican party has done well
and nobly; but the verdict Of yesterday Is
something more than the triumph Of mere
party. It is the verdict of the entire people.