Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-07-18

Editors vaunted of their "glorious vcto-
ry'' in the "old Dominion" They could
never speak of it without an avalanch of
high sounding adjectives, and dense
sPrlnkling of joyous and glaring exclama-
ton notes. 1t was victory-good! better!!
best |! !! A triumph-great glorious
Splendid! complete!!!! But when we go
into particulars, and ascertain who did sink
or swim, their victory is found more scanty
even, than the Irishman's blanket, for that
was long enough at one end, though not
long enough at t. other.
More than month the venerable "Nous
verons" of the Richmond Enquirer has
been cyphering out out the Loco foco ma
jorty, that his vifuous friends might know
how great and glorious, and complete. their
triumph has BEEN We learn ftom his la
test Bulletin, which we have seen, that he
is sinking ahead saOimmingly! He has de-
monstrated and settled forever, a long de-
bated and important question, TO wit, that
1t does not require majority TO make a
Democratic victory!
BY his first calculation the Locos had
on joint ballot, the overwhelming major
ity" Of 2! But since he has revised :. cor
rected and improved his list, it is reduced
to a certainty that the majority against the
Locos is "mere nothing some ten
or dozen ! Truly, the "sky is bright
and brightning' when the Enquirer figures
the "prosrated and defeated'' minority in
to one half of their actual majority, in the
short space of month, or so. But says
the Editor, the actual state of parties can
not be known until the Legislature assem-
Bile. Well, be it So BY his own showing,
Loco focoism in Virginia, is hung in
suspense" LAS Weller's hangman would
say of the man whose feet could mt touch
the ground.
Their attempt to coax-wheedle and flat
ter the Conservative party, betrayed their
distrust of their own strength. Their soft
words and drowning appeals were unavail.
ing. The 'stern stuff of the party could
not be moved. They laughed at their ca
lamity, and Knocked when their fear came
The cry of Help Cassius, or | siak' ex-
tended no arm to rescue them-the Loco
foco party could "swim" no longer, and
an ADLER pen must compose its requiem!
But "the (Loco) sky is bright and
brightning." This reminds us of Jack
Downing's description of down east WIN
ter. "'Taint so tarnation cold as some
people thinks-thermomter is only thirty
odd below zero. tho would be colder if
the thermometer was longer, and we Lad' mt
no bright sky"
\ OF content with their present "gorous
and complete victory" they are anticipat-
ing another in $780," and are rejoicing
in advance. There is philosophy in this
for they know full we'll, that'when the day
shall come, that shall try the opinion of
the State which gave a Washington, JEFF
ferson, and Madison to the holy cause of
GENUINE REPUBLICANIsM, its base coun-
terieit, Van Buren, Loco focoisn, will be
nailed to the counter, as spurious and un-
current.
The Globe and other lending Van Buren,
papers have discharged their heaviest blum
derbusses over this Dead Sea of Loco TO-
coism, hoping to bring the ''sink or swim"
Editor and his friends, to the surface. If
they succeed in this, we should fear to have
the Administration "try another expert
ment"-even the bringing back of Phara-
oh and his host by the discharge Of cannon
in the Red Sea.