The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-11-20
Republican Party and a. ,inst the Sectional
na,.,crs,ic p,r,v i, the Presidential con-

Republican Party and against the Sectional
Democratic Party, in the Presidential con-
lest OF 1880. 1t shows that there are no |
longer any doubtful States. All the NORTH.
erp Sts.ss. including New York and Indi-
ana. can lie carried for the Republican
ticket next Fall, and the plan CT the
ou.hern Brigsdiers TO complete the cap
tpre OF The capital by eleciing ore OF their
number 10 the Presidency, has been frus-
trated. 1t show, that the people ct the
North regard I'M. coOntEy az great
nation, with powers and rights TO protect
its own life and the lives and rights Of its
citizens, sud is not coufsderacy Ct petty
princ;p qualities held together by q rope OF
sand.
Tire verdict which The people have pro-
nouuced at the ball,t-boI in the last few
weeks means that this shall be free
country, in fact a. well as in name; thu.
the South shall be made safe
place for al AEerican citizen TO
live in, Whether the color Of
LIS skin be white Q. black, that the people
Of ikis county do not intend TO pay the
Southern war cIaims, which are now piled
up before the doors OF Congress to the
amount 81 thousands Of millions OF dol
Ian; that the people Of the Northern States
do not Intend 10 throw away the fruits O.
the war, sud make viciors Of the vsrqUish.
Cd, aud it mesns that the people OF the
South must learn that lhei, future peace ard
prosperity are 10 he found not under the lead
ership and ideas Of The coaspi-stors and
traitors WHO fought Tor four years to destroy
the government and brought upon their sec.
ton all the mountains q eTiis under
which il h4s groGned icr the last eighteen
yesrs, but through the direction and lead
ership OF norlhera ideas, northern libar;y
and northern civilization.
BourbonisIn. north IS veil as south hiss
received a fatal blow. The people oil
the north, pIT.iy through Indifference,
and partly because they were IN
cliaed to believe the fair promises
OF The Democratic party, suffered
8 large share Of the control oi the govern
msnt to psss into The hands Of that organi-
cation, but true 10 It's ins;incts and tradi-
tons. the Democratic party no sooner
found itself in possession OF one branch OF
the government Il An il Immediately viola
ted siI is fair promises Of good behavior
, ard publicly declared Its intention to
wipe out the last vestige" Of the laws that
had been enacted by the loyal people Of
the nation 10 secure The fruits CT the WE
This opened the eyes of the people; the
revolutionary character q the legislation
attempted at the late extra session Of Con.
gress still fur. ber reused them TO a sense
Of the dangers that boset the country
through the restoration of the former
rebels and their friends 10 power, and the
the late elections simply record the judg-
ment Of the people that putting the lsgisla'
tive branch Of tie government into the
hands Of the rebel element was a mistake,
and that the mistake is 10 be corrected al
the very first opportunity.
For the first time il the last six years,
the Republican Parry is sGlii. There are
NO longer any Republicans who think "the
party has been in poser too long" there
are no longer any Liberals" there are &c
! Iorger any discontented factions OF snT
kind, but al the clements Of The party are
united AID solid, srd all are .'stslwart."
The Presidential election next Fall will
find all the Northern States in line, and the
Lesson of the last lev yesrs will serve &c
keep ihe IL there.