Year: 1862

In the almost absorbing attention to the mill
tary movements, We hope the public has not over
looked the glorious political victory which has
just been gained in the North 1t is more impor-
tant in bringing speedy termination to the war
than a bloody field would have been. There has
been gresTanxiety in all quarters since the Presi-
dents remarkable proclamation. IL was Il grave
question. Ii was directly upon the issue of for
and against the Constitution. Ii the Republican
party succeeded we could have no hope for the
Constitution hereafter. The only check remain
ing TO Us was in our Congress. Il il failed all
at end, since the President. by one sweep
OF Executive power, had silenced the Judicial au-
thority. Power seemed TO be fast gathering into
the hands Of the Executive aud the Executive
unreStrained either by past promises o. coustitu-
tional limits. We appeared to be fast ltpsing
into despOtism, and to hug the chains that we're
fast lettering our limbs.


We do not exaggerate in saying that the tri-
umph of the conservatives in the North, was a
triumph Of repubcanism against despotism and
such should cheer the hearts of all lovers of
American institutions. IL settles the question
as to whether the Union is still to continue a Re
public.


This is not all that has been accomplished by
this momentous election The negro question
was tlking a shape more dangerous than it had
ever done before. The programme was distinctly
laid down To deprive the country of four million
laborers, loss which country will stand in the
midst of prosperity In the lurtherance of this
scheme, other evils, equally disastrous, would
have fallen upon the country, since not only was
the labor lost. but, according. To LineOlns
dOus emancipation anil deportation scheme, Ia
of unparalleled magnitude would nave been laid
upon the overburthenel people. Whatever side
issues may have sprung up in localities, this VAS
the main question. and may look upon the
election as decisive


If -
in another respect, TO wit: In queliing the re-
belliOn. 1t could be set down rs a sef-evdeni
proposition that the Union could not be restored
upon the Abolition platform. 1t the height
of insanity TO believe that the South would ever
submit to a Government which favored negro in
surrectiOns Every impulse of resistance wac
called out. Ii could not be expected that they
would Weld while they had man or a dollar, tO
power which propose to call up the horrors oi
st. Domingo in population of eight millions Of
free white people. They never would submit
and no human could wish them TO submit to
such an atrOcity. The election has deprived the
rebels of this element, which would certainly in
sure unity and desperation among them


The tendency OF the election is to show to the
Southern people that, while it is resolved to con
tinue the war until the restoration of the Union
yet it is the intention to subiugate the South
or to deprive them of rights enjOyed by their sis
ter States; and it is the fear OF this we frmly
believe. which has prolonged the present contest
Let the SJutbern States know that they will en-
Joy the protection guaranteed to them by thu
Constitution, and we believe they will Willingly
return to their allegiance They seeded fo
fear they would be deprived Of their rights, anC
the Southern politicians have persistently incul
Gated the idea that they would be robbed. w
hope and believe the effect of the election vii
90 far to remove any such impr sssOn.


In every way regard il as the triumph o
truth, justice, and freedom. and congratulate tlr
country upon the result.-LouisuiIe DenOcrGt.