The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-03
The North Carolina Victory.

Tho Democratic triumph in North caro-
lima, now beyond peradventure, decioes tne
Presidential campaign. A desperate eilort
will doubtless be made to explain away de-
feat and to hold the administration party
together: but revolutions never go pack-
ward. and the overthrow Of Grant, 10 No
yember, was determined on Thursday Inst
in the pine forests and on the mountains OF
The noble North State. The partisans OF
Grant staked their fortunes on the North
Carolina election, and they have lost.
Being the first election held after the
donble nomination OF Horace Greeley, the
canvass in North Carolina was jealousy
watched. The Liberals were not partlcu-
larly hopeful, but they saw the Importance OF
making good fight, and sent their best
sneakers to the front. Carl schurz, Doo-
little. Mcclure, Upton and Governor
Walker, OF Virginia, took the stump 10 the
nrincipal towns; while the Democratic can
diiates, aided by Vance, Ransom and host
of other good men, awakened the echoes IN
every village and township. 30 brilliant
an array Of speakers, so exciting and exhll-
aratiug struggle, North Carolina had not
known. The Conservatives were almost
entirely without organization, and as their
candidates were straigh-out Democrats,
nominated before the completion OF the Gin
cinnati. Baltimore coalition, they did not
expect to reap, al so early day, the oenent
of the new alliance. Here and there gentle
men were found who were sure that Merrl-
mon would be elected, but the Liberals
throughout The country did not expect any
thing better than defeat by majority OF
one or two thousand The Administrator
party had resolved to sweep everything be-
fore them. They knew that il they could
not succeed in North Carolina they would
find it next to impossible to carry enough
States 10 November to elect their candidate.
Hundreds OF thousands OF dollars were sent
into the State to be used indirectly and
directly in bribing the voters; arrangements
were made for importing horde OF
negroes from South Carolina and from
Tennessee; the terrors Of the Ku Klux law
menaced the people; hundreds OF deputy
marshals, armed with warrants, lay In walt.
ing to arrest the Conservative voters; the
army of otfice-holders were drilled to perfec-
ton, the party machinery was COM
plete and it was formally announced that
the election must be carried sat all haz-
cards" Senator Wilson, Secretary Bout
we'll, Fred. Douglass and other Radical
apologists hurried TO the thick OF Inc ifay'
They came to the conclusion that the Grant
candidate would be elected by rousing
majority. Their confidence was such that
Senator Wilson admitted that defeat in
North Carolina would be ruinous. Yet they
are routed. The North Carolina ConserVa-
tives, sustained by the rightfuluess OF their
cause, have overcome the whole power OF the
Government. The odds were terribly against
them, and for that reason their victory is the
more significant and cheering.
Not day passes that some Influential
Republican does not announce his adhesion
to the Liberal movement. General N. T.
Banks, as strong a man as Senator Wilson
in the Bay State, is the latest convert. The
irreconcilable Democrats have dwlndled to
an insignificant clique, and many prominent
politicians like Voorhees, and Bayard, who,
strenuously opposed the coalition, are work
ing vigorously for Its success. Each hour
that passes strengthens Greeley, because the
brain and the purity OF the country are on
his side. There ia in the nation vast floating
vote which is governed mainly by the wish
to 60 with the winners. Senator Summers
letter, as it is read and pondered, must
exert tremendous influence upon the can
vass. These facts justify US in saying that
Mr.. Greeleys electiou is certain, and that
President Grant, at best, will not carry more
than three or four States. These are revo-
lutionary times. A month hence there may
be prospect OF defeating the Radical can
didate in the one State which Grant claims
as peculiarly his own.
We may now look for stampede from
Grant to Greeley. From this time out the
campaign will be one-sided affair.