New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-16
New Hampshire.

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less satisfactory than it appeared at first.
will still send a thrill through the whole
country. 1t is the first indication we have
had of the state of political feeling since
the surprise of last fall and the develop.
ments in Southern matters during the past
winter. Democrats generally looked for o
far different result. Their victory in the
State . year ago was loudly proclaimed as
the advanced swell Of the tidal wave
1t waa thought with confidence that the
Democratic successes which gave the party
the House of Representatives would SO
clinch its hold on the States 1t had gained
that possession would become dOubly sure.
But there were . few wise heads in the
front who were afraid of trouble. They
saw the injury which the ot-blooded and
disloyal people of the South were intlcting
on the p 4rty, and the fre-eating speeches
which were beginning to be heard gu the
floors Of Congress. Horatio Seymour made
special pilgrimage to Washington to stem
the premature assertion OF power and def
ance to the constitutional amendments. He
expostulated with the Southern leaders and
with some effect. Senator Gordon and
others became cognizant of the danger and
sent appeal after appeal to their consti-
tuents to restrain themselves. The advice
was not to disband traitOrOus organizations
or to permanently become good aud Law
abiding citizens. They knew such counsel
would ba worse than useless. But the cry
was: wait until we gain power. Ii you
continue your demonstrations and Outrages
now you will lose ALL" But entreaty and
expOstulatiOn we're in vain. The old South.
ern spirit had just enough foretaste of
victory to grow arrogant. 1t began to
dominate over the party as it did in 1S6O-6l.
Those in the North who voted with the
Democrats last year saw the old condition
of things returning. The party waa again
becoming identified with dislOyalty, and
the spread Of this belief among the voters
in New Hampshire contributed to the result
of last Tuesday. Another cause was that
Republicans had become awakened to the
sense of national danger and went to work
in earnest to discharge their duties as citi.
zens.
The situation has materially changed
within the last SIX months. The people
are becoming cOnversant with the dangers
which are to be apprehended from the
rising insolence of the South. They re-
gard the Democratic party az it is, and no
longer look at it through the spectacles of
Liberal Republican;sm." At heart the
great majority in this country are loyal.
Certain candidates on the Republican
tickets may be disliked; and when the
country is thought safe, many are disposed
to vote against them. This disposition
caused the detection which has been made
in the Republican ranks. The Democrats
professed loyalty, and secured the dis
affected AS allies. Bat they can not hold
the rebel element in one hand and the loyal
Liberal Republicans in the other. One
homogeneous party can not be formed OF
such material. Jnst as the Union Demo
Gratis, when the rebellion broke out. arrayed
themselves with the Republican party, SO
now do the disaffected Republicans again
take their old places in the ranks. When
a question as to the vindicatiOn of national
authority is to be decided, it will be found
that the majority is on the right side, and
at this juncture we think the people realize
that such question is before them.
These We believe to be the reasons for the
Republican victory in New Hampshire, and
have earnest hopes that they will prevail
with similar results in other States, The
story will be told IN Connecticut next
month, and even if We do not win the State,
we shall be satisfied if the Republicans show
increased gains. The administra-
ton has new cause to rejoice that it is better
supported by the people than it was by Con-
gress before adjournment. Some of the party
leaders showed signs Of wavering. Even
the President regarded with apprehension
the drift popular sentiment appeared to be
taking, but he nevertheless remained true
to his convictions and fra in his conduct.
New Hampshire has led off in the work of
and strengthening him. He had
more power behind the throne than he may
have suspected The effect of this election
will be to give new strength and hope othe
Republican party, and it is check in the |
apparently rapid ascent Of the Democrats
20 power which they can best appreciate |
1t is lesson to the weak -Kneed |
and cheering indication that tbs people |
will be true to their best interest in the great
struggle of 1S76-Mil,caukee Sentinel.