National Republican., 1880-10-14
Comments OF tho southern Tross.
Richmond, Oct. l3.-Tho Daiy Dispa'cJ

RIcuMoND, Oct. l3-The Deity Dispatch
says:
The results Of the elections of Tuesday show
that cur misC0cd northern "hrethreu' are not
only bitter writers, libClurS and SuNderCrs OF the
southern people, Gnl arc our cnc@ics. They
would not allow the southern people to "g0'
Like phuroGh, they hardened their hearts and for
bUGo us TO move step; but unlike him, they have
not set been overwhelmed in the Red sen POpu-
lar prejudice and IuYiuc!blC ignorance still rule
the ucoule hy Whu.o buyoucts the states OF the
uuloa were piuucl together They viii neither
allow 10 le their equals outside ul the union nor
within the union. We are SllIl enemies We
offered IN 1872 to elect the prince of uuiUusl, aud
ab1li,iouist president and mis- own section repudi-
Etcd him. Ia 1876 We elected u distinguished New
Yorker pres dent, aud lie was not permitted to
tHEc his scat Ia 1881 We propose to elect tie most
accomplished officer In tie federal army to the
high office, uId the people of The north band them
selves .a,ytMpr ay hi, and our deadly enemies
More IN sorrow than in anger do We say these
Things. Deeply do We regret 1t that We of the south
are " continue TO be aliens uud strangers IN the
land uluur .,'hcrS, We confidently counted upon
success IN ludInn0, and because otthot confidence
In the result u Indiana eutpriaiuedhopes Of carry
ing Ohio, orr theory being that both states would
go thc same way. The result, as we have already
said. u evidence enough that the northern people
look upon Us Of the sJu! ns enemies. They have
soiididcd the uorth US an Offset 10 the solid south
| Let us trust that the wrongs OF reconstruction
days arc not to be repeated.
The Wing says:
We are hot of those who are dshearteued by this
! result of tuesdays elections, II is only the re-
suurcc,c's and craven spirit that is crushed by
disastcr especially when that disaster, 80 far from
| being iucpawble, can be remcdlca by the re-
doubled ciios!s to which 1t should b2 spur and
! incentive. The affair in Indiana was but mere
siunish, with many personal aud local issues 10
affect II, that viii DO absent in November, aud
lacking !Ehy Of the iaciors which may cad 10 II
very different result in the mAiu battle for the pres
idgucy. But IN Gny event, even II Indiana be con-
cedgi ~ certain now for Garfield and Arthur, the
presidential field to be contested Is so NIde 20 d
vrglc il itN Interests with 80 great multitude Of
COmbatuuls whose movements II Is utterly
| Impossible to forecast, that there is everything 10
reward energetic and dHuu,,Css cEcrliuns. BE.
sides ID Our cause and our men are good, as we
hold ,hem 90 be, they cannot but prove largely in
tlucniial III Ge e9minlug tho decision IN NJYem-
of o Unied States to locUl election In Ind alla
RicnMoSD, VA, oct, I3-Tho state even.
| Ing pugcrl, IN nu editorial commenting on the
result Ia Ohio says;
1t is mother surprise nor disaster for us, be-
caugU we never had the least hope OF carrying tho
! state. But indiana, II u has gone against us rs
claimed by tho latest dispatches we admit is dis
IupppniMcut and q disaster We confess we did
| count upon carrying Indiana and do yet ana us
NO HGyu no; In tic past concealed our belei in it,
| Importance neither are We now II II IS q
defeat disposed to treat lightly ITS effect
upon the real issue In November Yet We by
| NJ means Evc up the fight Even with Indiana
| against US the tcd may sll be won, aud grundiy
| won, by hard work aud good management. IL
! Indiana ho renly lost, then must Virginia put an
Immediate stop to al this nonsense about running
! two tickets and sec that her solid vote Is cast for
! the regular NemuClullC cltNluIS' lhtlt u no
! longer any margin for speculation IN futures and
! tho ouudiydel vote OF the south is now more than
| eyel necessity,
CHARLESTON, s. c., Oct 13,-Ihe Neua anil
| Courier says!
| uupgily the democracy Is not unused to 70,
verses, and the defeat Of Tuesday viii spur the
/ party 10 redoublol efforts during the next three
| weeks iu every state in the union. In the new
| phase which the pres Idont0l struggle has now as
! sumed we cannot afford to tUkO any risks.
| Hancock will be likely 10 need every elect
oral vote that the southern states can give
| him. Rut even If Ohio and mdauR should vote
! I'm November as they have voted in october there
are other northern states which may have as uU-
pleasant surprise in store for The repu6!lc2ns as
| Maine gave them lust month"; Senator Couklmg
| has told us only within the last week that the
resul In Ohio and lnd,Hu. whatever y might be,
| would not be decisive Of the November contest
th0t New York remuin, the pivotal state, and that
the party that carries New York viii elect the
| president. We are seldom enough I'm accord with
! ihc magnificent senator, but in this case we are
| willing to accept him as prophet
! NJ, II ..ttfTnNy "A ANvNEp nf ATiggigainni tho