Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-09-21
ICTOR RY!
One Thousand Cheers for MAINE |!

One Thousand Cheers for MAINE
The returns from this gallant little State ndi !
cate much greater Democratic triumph than
we had any reason to anticipate Never has
Whggery sustained such defeat, or Democracy |
gained more BRILLIANT vicroRY
We extract the following returns from the Au.
gusta tNIaine) Age of last Saturday
Anderson tDem.,) so far as heard FROM Al, l22; |
Robinson, tWhgJ 37,4o6. Present Democratic |
majority, 9,4l6. In 1910, Fairfield, (Dem) A.
O47 Kent, (WhigD 44,6l5.
There are 81 towns and some plantations to
be heard from, which in 1910 gave Democratic
| majority of col Allowing no further gains the
Democratic majority in the state will be 1907,
and the Democratic gain, compared with lslO,
IO,4Is.
The Democrats have carried members of
! Congress, the Coons |. In the strongest demo.
cratic district in the state there is choice the
Democrats having run two candidates The
next trial will elect another democrat, making
the delegation stand--Democrats G, Coons l.
Senators eected-2s Democrats, Coons The
House of Representatives will probably stand
Democrats l0l, Coons 40--whcn all the vacan.
ces are filled.
Og~ PopuLAR vo1E OF INpiANA.-The New
York Journal of Commerce, twhig paper) re.
| Gently gave statement of the popular vote in
the counties OF Indiana, except eight, showing a
democratic majority of 721 Add the majority
in the eight counties, 1909, and the majority in
the State is / 80 lIarrson's majority in 1910,
!
- PorrLAR NoTE OF ILLINOIS as indicated
10y the congressional elections: Dem, 81 lss
Wing, 36,S03. Democratic majority, If i,77j
Van Buren's majority in 1910, 1899. Democra-
tic gain, 1886!
u The NEX1 STATE ELrCTIoN-The next
State that will vote will be Maryland, on the
second of next month Then follows soon after
Pennsylvania. New Jersey, Ohio and Georgia
o. In speaking of EDWARD Y. BRIGnr, our
Democratic candidate for the Legislature the
Pottsyi'le Emporium says Our democratic
friends have nominated their late able and faith.
ful representative This is right-no member
al Harrisburg, last winter, stood higher in the
estimation of the public for probity, integrity
and industry, than Mr. Bright
) C17' The New York Express says, that Cap
tain Stockton offers the following bets. to wit
sl0,0 600 that Polk and Dallas will be elected
$40 600 on each of the States of New York Penn
sylvana, Virginia and New Jersey making
$50, 900; all to be taken together
! o. The following is an extract of an address
delivered by GEN. SIMON CAMrGoN, on being
called to preside at the Democratic Mass Meet
ing, held at Harrisburg, on the I'd instant
but it may be more appropriate now tc
speak Of the living. The unbrokcn mnanirn,iy
with which FRANCIS r. SKUNK has been
made our leader, is at once an evidence of hi.
, great worth, and o! the strength and harmony
of the Democratic party. No Other party coulc
thus, IN the heat ot the conflict, lhe battle more
! than half fought, have suddenly selected new
leader, aud placed hlm at the head of the nigh
,y host without experiencing the least confusion
or disorder Mr.. Skunk has been tried IN ma
ny stations, and found faithful in ALL During
the last war he was content to serve as an hum
be private IN the rauks-a grateful people vii
now, by accla mutton, make him the COmmGn
D. der IN Chief! He owes nothing 10 fanny d
. fortune. TIE son Of poor man, he had not
1 IN early life, the advantages of collegiate train
lDg. His journey up the hill of science wa
= arduous and painiul-but by persevering indus
T. try, coupled with good sense and sound prlnci
D.. es, he has reached the summit For such
: leader no man can refuse to do the battle Th
old will rally round the standard, and turnini
to the young will inclte them to emulate IN
i example. The unanImiry with which ALI
now come Ia the rescue, is beautiful Commen
5 taTy on the efficiency of free government !
Y IS proof that here 'all men are free and eQua &,
: and that the read TO dist ncton is open to hin
. whose only inheritance is a sound head and nj
: honest heart. Stimulated by such n noble ex
e hIbiton of the character of our ree institutions
l. we shall emerge fron the October and Nuvcn
j., Der struggles, as in times of old, with the De
mocratc banner streaming in VICTORY!
g JUSTICE TO Francis r. SHUNE.-Th
following resolution was passed unanimously a