The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-11-09
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Sunday Morning n Noysmber 3. 1873.

The nerniaE OF the Recent Ele6liohs,
We have forebornt TO allude TO, the
elections il the several States until full
returns wore received, to confirm the
impression Of the signal change that has
taken place in political sentiment. This
may fairly be inferred from the de-
spatches and other reports whioh have
come to hand, In Virginia, Kemper's
majority is put down at not less than
10000, o. gain Of 4. 600 over the vcto for
Walker. Maryland remains firmly in
possession OF the Conservatives by an
equally decisive vote. The Republican
majority in Now Jersey has been consi-
derably reduced, it only being twelve on
joint ballot. New York was carried last
year for the Republicans by more than
$4,000. Now the tables are turned COM
pletsly, and the Democratic majority,
secured in the face of an active opposi-
tion, is placed at more than $4,000.
Massachusetts hns reelected Wash
burne, but by 30 small majority that
it is thought'if the Democrats had put
forward strong. popular candidate, he
would have been chosen. When We
look to tho great North western States,
the results are even more startling. In
Kansas, the farmers voted against the
Republicans, and the vote stands in the
House-Opposition 81, Republican 26.
This assures the Opposition majority on
Joint ballot, and secures Conservative
Senator for Oaldwell's unexpirod term.
From Minnesota the returns steadily
show serious decrease in the Republi.
can vote, and q great falling of in the
Republican majority in the Legislature,
especially ID the. Senate. The same
shing is true of Wisconsin, where for
the first time in many years Democrat
10 Governor has been elected, and where
Democratic success is novelty. nothing
OF the sort having occurred in that State
before since 1885,. The small Radical
mslorities In these two last mentioned
States are no longer formidable. In II.
lnois, important changes have taken
place. and the farmers seem ahead of
both Democrats and Republicans.
The astounding change, which the
election Of Allen in Ohio, in October,
indicated. wss considered by some as ao-
cidental. without political Significance.
So were the Democratic gain in Penn
sylvanis. the decrease of the overwhelm-
ing Radical majority in Iowa. and simi-
lar Losses in Oregon. But this view is
not borne out by the more recent sue
oesses reported all over tho country, and
all showing the drift of public sentiment
to be in the same general direction. 1t
looks now as if the Ohio election was
but the beginning OF revolution which
will swamp the entire country. The de-.
parture inagufated in that State by Val
landigham.. in 1871. ripened into the
Liberal Republican movement of 1872.
This WAS the conclusion reached after
much discussion aid some wholesome 9
experience. 1t has taken away from the
Republicans proper all ground for agi-
tation, in reference to the principles of
universal liberty, and civil and political
equality. as established in tho constitu.
tion, from the results of the late war.
As soop, it appears. as these old issues
were taken from under them, and they
could cling no longer to the past, but
must stand upon their own merits, they
commenced to go down. These decisive
results prove the growing unpopularity
OF the Republican party. and its loss OF
the public confidence. Credit Mobilier
operations, back salary grabs, reckless
expenditures and lavish appropriations,
tho general decentralization among off
cials, sand politicians, the greed of power
and gold amongst them, the gross and
uapardonable injuries to the rights Of
States, the cruel wrong and ungenerous
ineults to Louisiana, oil are coming up
in formidable judgment. The financial
crisis which. it was pretended, would
overwhelm the country,if Greeley was
elected President and the Liberal Re-
publicans and Democrats placed in