, 1872-11-08

EFFORTS Of the hest minds in the land, is not
reed. to be shaken by the first breath Of passing
aaveIaty: Since that suspicious gathering q
tEsnht IactIuaet ~ Ihe young brain and the bette
tnoueat OF the country have put into the bust
ness o. pohtlcs purity Of purpose and dignit,
OF eudesvor that in the end will make a bene
fcient outcome from this temporary check
WISE men 90 not look for popular revolutions il
be admitted that our friends counted Too o. mnci 1
on the quick inspiration of the popular heart
| To that noble appeal, Reconciliation and Reform
it is humiliation to acknowledge there was bu
measurable response. The masses
SsSsnshsd 81 a ot psfs,ns Of
have thoughtlessly succumbed to the West nart2
dictators that ever corrupted the institutions ri
q commonwealth, and have indorsed With.
out thought, and confirmed without evidence.
of Republics. It is useless, however, to discuss
this rather disheartening phase Of the situation.
! That we are beaten, and badly, overwhelmingly
| beaten, is too plain to need facts and figures.
That we should be cast down, there is no war
rant for supposing. We have the best material
We have faith in the final better thought Of a
great people. We have an abiding faith in q
higher destiny for this noble land, than to be
placed as an ignominiors appanage at the dis
Posa! Of partisan demagogues. But the weak
ness OF the Liberal movement has been in its
own ranks. The doctrinaires who made their
first political pilgrimage to Cincinnati, and re-
tired in anger because some favorite candi-
date dld not come uppeEmost in that
play OF chance the impractble Free Traders
tuns ~ nouaa nent On al OF notnag-1ne oi
thpps. " Moslats aat, aleamlng ot tae Pask az
tlon-tell out BY the way, and their detection,
BY the simple force Of attrition, weakened the
sa1 ,9 ~ oqt gro"lng sIength. NO
rat III % t9nt 9 ene !ot ny tnls
= tusure l. tne nelo OF our best
enc dpo IN re years that the young party
ai1 stii1 ~, .nGle te ana opportunity 1or
80 tNA1 10 ua'e ueso aeneo ~ tnear nrs1 con-
49,, 10 1s ~ " ne1olm, .ue oat9le ls DUE
come ~ }h,t aT|ra;tt nUa craVens
s'A1'0 W ~nA' eA'1on1lsS'
From the Toledo (o3 Blade {Republiean).
I5ls ls certainly most glorious triumph, yet
ne 40 not know that any one should be disap-
pon!ea. we nave never had more popular
auinlnlsllat1on M I than thae OF President Grant !;
ana mere: never was party organized for .
co!tnPt1on as Inst winch cnaracterlzed the oppo-
slson a en- IN me !ate contest Ine wonder should
an ar9,n1sto 10 a " no sucn
- ea3a;aa ~. ~; teup.o I"f1 g. ea' leaaou
70 ie1oice e. opar & tnen M1umph' II ls victory
e,aa+1 ~ ufe1 MIonsa u 1ne
peop4o o'e1 poAs1ca1 'i1cAs'e1a ano ttaoels'
M iron ne hdd.son lN1s1 journal tRspuoi1ean)
;ais eosslun nae ae'''6n uany s1Ines' some OF
ungIaeeial' I;[ IhAt the tme OF ne SOLDIER has
no' passed. Ihat the people reject the heresy
o. seces7aom % ana 1ts 9reatest Nor1hefn advocate;
ot9neley. ny innt tney oeneye ID me oMon, ana
% entnuslasnlcally M sustain 1ta grearest defender;
Grant: That sumner, schurz, Ifumbull, and
their kind, are no longer hoaored aa political
prophets OF leaders, mat senator Summers
WaIos SNOW tner 1f7ends, ana we're too
T1se 70 cag1 tneif BALLOTS 70 graE1y hls hatred OF
ulan1' iaat they fepqolate the ,Democrat1o
treason, corruption and coalition upon it. That
!ne s.t1ng9st staeutes 70 protect NE, secnra Or
aet az tne ooutn, ano preserve tne purify OF elec-
tlons eVerywne5e' snoula % enforced Ihatthe
negro 81' was Wisely enIustea "ath the oauot and
s5aM shaM oe pIosected thas tne great amendments
9nau s'anu; tnae 1ae Cavu service poncy, the
lnman poncy, me Foreign pohcy, the Financial
Roucy, are "lse; ano, nna4y, thas the hepnb-
tcauS nase Aepc tnell plonises tenaerea 1alth-'
1uI aecoqn1 OF snef sLe"a1dsmp, ana they alone
1nAugurated, and administer the Affairs Of the
government they saved.
From the Buffalo Courier fDs,uocrntie,.
1879 must form the Opposition partv OF 1s76
The Liberrl movement nav have lost its fjrst
battle. but It has alreadv ehaned and o;van IN
pulse to the party OF the future. Tbere ia no
such thing, for Democrat or Liberal IA pninc-
back. From this point the dcht must beri6
anew, and must 70 on till msiority Of tha neo-
pie Join US in demanding limit to Federal en-
croachment on the rights OF States and indi-
viduals; reformation Of the revenue systern Of
the Government; purgation Of the civil SER
vice. and q cessation Of the corruntions and
We enter upon tho new era with good hope. md
with no regrets for the past We still beIeye
That the Democratic party acted wiselyi in accent
ing the alliance rendered it at Cincinnati. Our
defeat nov, though it may be as complete as
hat which We sustained in 1868, leaves Us in no
such hopeless condition as then was ours
Ind as would again have been ours had
straight party nominations been made at Balti-
nora. I'VE have cut loose forever from
he dead past, to which such nominations would
nave refastened US. We stand fully abreast of
he events Of the time, and oppose the new Ad-
OF General Grant. not on the issnas
IT the war, but on the more vital ouestions of
ts misrule, and corruption, and dancerona tom
lencies in these present days Of nominal peace.
t has been fully within the power of the De-
nocraoy Of the country, in coniunction with their
liberal allies, to win in the contest Of yesterday.
considerable portion have seen fit to withhold |
heir aid to this end. We do not blame them;
Fe have no reproaches for them. But they must I
pcedily see that the change Of base which they
li88Dnrnye1 i9 an Accumulated e7 fart aY,ita nf