New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-26

Jsoeciai Correspondence of the Republican
NORTHERN POLITICS.
The Nation Saved.


New YORK, August 81, 1876.
l. il reported of Wellington, that during
the entire psrt Of the third and final day OF
the battle of Waterlco that he sat on his horse
a immovable as the statue which now in
London presents the Iron Duke" to the
gaze of the citizens Of the worlds metropo-
liza. As he thus sat, the tide of the great
conflict ebbed and fowed-now for, now
against the British cause. Finally, at the
close OF the last day, reports were brought
that the furiousness Of the French attack
had sensibly sbated. It was evident from
this that Napoleon was either preparing TO
withdraw, or that his army was exhausted.
"Let the whole line advance" were the
words of Wellington, and tie only words
he had uttered for over eight hours. AS the
the British troops responded to this order
with unexpected "dssh," the Duke raised
his right arm and, as if by mechanical
and involuntary gesture, placed his hand
on his holsters. At the same time he said
in a low voice, heard only by the aid at his
side, "That will do," and rode slowly from
field. In twenty minutes after the French
army was in hopeless rout, and Napoleon
fugitive on the road to Paris.
SO may those who have so long watched
the political struggle in America, which
now draws rapidly to its close, say, as the
national party advances all along the line
upon the broken and disorganized ranks
of the Confederate d Dsmocratic coalition,
"That will do" The defeat of this coalition
as national party is now assured. Not
even the solid Southern vote can save 1t.
Tne desperate personal effort which Tilden
is making among the Germans is the one
remaining ''forlorn hope" of the party.
The conservative element at the North 10
going over to Hayes and Wheeler with .
daily increasing momentum. On the other
hand the Independent or Greenback move
ment is growing from what certain poll
ticians call q rag baby to be brswny giant
of flesh and muscle and blood and bone.
Tie loss of this conservative vote weakens
the Confederate Democracy at one side,
while the Independent or "Greenback'
diversion weakens them on the other. In
the meanwhile the national Republican
party gains strength and compactness daily,
and what is most important it gains this
strength from the rapidly growing cOnvic-
tien that Governor Hayes election will
give US peace and reconciliation.
But the Waterloo victory which is to
crown our labors this fall is not one which
will allow any effective man to leave the
field. We shall remain each at his appointed
post of duty until the polls close in Novem-
ber. In the meanwhile let those at the South
who have been 80 long deceived by Con-
federate representations hasten to enroll
themselves on the side of peace and ma
tionai prosperity. The Confederate power
as an organized force in American politics
is hopelessly broken. Southern sectional
ism is overthrown. The era of general re-
construction under q conservative Republi-
can administration approaches. Houston,
of Alabama; Lamar, of Mississippi; Reagan,
of Texas; Hill and Toombs, Of Georgia,
and Wade Hampton, of South Carolina, are
the representatives. of the past, GLORIOUS
past" if you will, but bloody and most
mournful one, in every case ''dead past"
These men can no longer lead the South
Alright. The new civilization which is to
epring from the ruins of human slavery
now asserts its power. What the future
of that civilization is to be no one knows
save Him who alone seeth to the end. In
His hand almighty and Merciful' let us
leave that future and do what We can, friend
and foe alike, to make the present one of
peace and goodwill. B.