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so much fermentation without violence. But
in'a single day, by the simple process Of deposi-
ting little piece of printed paper in boxes. the
exacerbation has passed away, and the millions
of human beings that the day before seemed ready
to devour each other with rage and prejudice, quiet
" resume their wonted occupations.


There is in our view moral grandeur in this
spectacle, which has not been equalled in the his
tory of the human race. That the whole Of a
mighty nation after many weeks of earnest and
even bitter dispute, after their political and religi
ons convictions have been viyidly aroused by all
kinds of. appeals from the press, the tribune and
the pulpit,-the political destinies of many COM
ing years, to say nothing of the immense pecuni-
ary stakes, hanging on the resuk-should thus
cheerfulIy submit to the ascertained majority OF
voices, manifests devotion to publ lie. order and
reliance upon the general intelligence, which are
among the strongest testimonies that could be
given to the beneficial influence of liberal forms
of government. 1t greatly adds to the effect of
this spectacle to consider that during all the great
movements of the people, there has been no oc-
casion for the nterposition of military, and hard
ly Of civil force.


Results of this kind justify the faith which the
friends of democracy are ever disposed to place
in the benefits Of gradual adv nncement of po-
pular institutions. N. Y EDenias Post