Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-07-26

Were the fate Of the Democratic party in
the scale, we could accord somewhat of real
honesty to the votaries Of Grant in their
simulated regrets and bemoanings Of the old
party's fate, but the issue is not party Or
party's success, but the success Of the Great
Republic, the return to an honest and just
administration of the Government and the
full reconciliation Of the people Of our coun-
try, as necessary to its greatest progress and
prosperity, and to the rendition of justice
and equality of rights to the people of every
State and section. How idle then to be.
moan the fate Of party, which has ever
been the great conservator Of the rights of
the States and the people! 1t is only pur.
suing the same policy-''fghting it out on
the same line"-endeavoring to secure hon.
esty in its Executive and the just and equal
administration guaranteed by the Constitu.
ton, as against the proscriptive rule of the
bayonet, which has SO characterized the
present accidental administration. Party
success has been set aside, and, though not
forsaking principles, the Democracy have
exhibited their willingness to unite with the
patriotic, from whatever party, and with
whatever diversity of sentiment in the past,
in securing what the founders of the Repub.
lie intended, that this should be the freest
and best Government in the world-in that
it shall only act in general matters not pos
sible for the States separately to successful
ly accomplish, but leave to each Of them the
conduct of It's local affairs, equally impossi
BILE for the General Government to success
fully take cognizance of.
In this, the Democracy have been thus
far periodically met. Many Of the most
prominent Republicans and Republican pa
pers Of the North and West are contending
for this, and more are coming. Every day
brings the news of detection from the Grant
Republicans, and the rapid increase and en-
tausiasm of those who are bearing the ban
ner Of Greeley and Brown. It is indeed the
people moving-irrespeetiye of party-to
secure President, who will administer tht
Government for the best interests of the
whole people. Not narrow partizan or pc
cuniary view, as that which pervades the
Grant ranks, but the broad, comprehensive
and patriotic view Of restoring this Govern.
ment to its pristine purity, and handing ii
down as proud heritage to coming gener-
atoms. This is the feeling animating the
people and in this, all can, as they have and
are doing, untrammeled by party, unite, and
its success is certain.
1t will be success Of the people, which
the Democrats, Conservatives and Liberal
Republicans will have united to secure
without forsaking the principles for which
they have contended in the past.
However, the knell of Radicalism will
have been sounded, and we advise the Grant
party-the proscriptives-to save their wall
ings until after the election, wher they will
end ample opportunity for their expression
over the fate of Grant and his adherents,
and, as the acclaim over the success Of
Greeley will prevent their being heard, they
can retire to tho Governments Cottage by
the sea" and swell the volume of their lam
citations by the aid Of the means Of the
sounding waves of old ocean.