The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1876-11-18

returns are exnectad To swell TO such
figures rs shall gladden. the hearts of all
lovers Of freedom, the Union, eeonom,
and honest government eyerywhere
The popular majority for our candidates
Is immense. and the majority on the
eiaetoral vote will be 20 large as to put
an end 10 any question concerning the
count. TIE people have banded in their
verdict. and il is 80 decidedly against
1rantism that the country NAV he con.
sideged purgesl of the offensive ell
ments that have Titiatesi tine political
atmosphere daring the past eight years.
In Annapolis Journal BeJ,) At the
hour ct going 70 press wsti this edition
- A. NJ the indications favor the eiec-
tion of Tiieirn and Hendricks The
solid South IS Tor Giiaen without mach
question, aad Mex jersey, Connecticut,
Indiana Ofvgon and New York have
gone Democratic. although the latter Is
in some doubt, aud the majority will
be very small. There IS no question AS
10 this State The majority will be two
thousand IA excess of that in October.
No comment Is needed u;,on this an
nouncemcnt The result will be re
ceiyed with pain hy every loyal heart.
and wili iiil the country with fore
bodinss Tor the future The rebels have
finally captured the national govern
ment. The reckless men who have
contributed to this result will ere long
see the fatal mistake they have conl-
mi;ted
inter-0sean The battle has been
fought and lost For the FIRST time il,
the history Of the wolil government
hts been taken from The hands ai tls,se
who saved i, col giyea oyer TO those
who sought its deetract.u... The Re-
pGtdicaf party has fought gallant
battle, hut it has fough. against too
great 9iis. aud IL is overwhelmed 1t
has fought an open encIny ia front, and
q treacherous enemy in the rear. It
has ionght a pronounced and an old
time f,,e. and ii has Tough a new and
designating clement IN its own ranks
the clnker OF Jealousy and envy and
secret hate has Pervaded pretended
friends at R..pablicanism. and their an
Jn-t atttcsSs upon th, party, as repre-
sen;ed by the administration, has shown
its fruits in an alienated eonstit-
uency. and eliminated in
the present calamity to the
country. Tie nien OF little faith, the
weak and unstable eiements, have with
drawn their allegiance. and with the
iuicA instinct which scents loayes aud
hsbeS from altar, iIagv gone over 10 the
enemy. Flare remains the old guard,
which dies bEt never sutrenders.
The men of principle and pluck who
came in with the birth os The party at
tres dom. vii go oat only with lis final
death sud destruction, remain un-
shaken IN disaster as they have stood
iirln in triumph The Interocean will,
at a suitable time, refer at length TO
what IL deems tile lamentabie causes OF
this defeat, Now. it has the satisfac-
ton 81 feeling that il has never con-
trihuted to this end by nursing discoa-
tent IN the l,srty, or by disseminating
views III times Of political quiet which
/, was compelled TO aH,agonizc, oppose.
and apologize for in the day of political
extremity,
We do not attempt to disguise our
supreme regret at the result We be-
lieye II 10 be terrible misfortune. and
as such we herald it. Il comes with
disheartening force 10 Republicans of
the North. but it viii fall with far more
crushing effect on the loyal men OF the
South