Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-20
pennsylvania.


The returns from Pennsyl vania do not exhibit
state of things much different from what we had been
led to expect. Beyond all doubts, the Democrats
have been defeated, and pretty severely logged at
that. The coalition has carried the State but not
swept it. We calculated that eight to twelve good
Democrats would be sent TO Congress. So FAR we
have news of the election of seven certain, and some
Districts yet doubtful The Legislature is coalition,
and so is the Governor, by large majority. The
following are the comments of the Philadelphia Ar
gus a national Democratic paper, upon the result.
| It's causes and effects:
THE RESULT YEsTERDAY.-The contest of 1884 IN this
State is over William Biger is defeated The democratic
banner has gone down amid the ercet political and religious
fight that ever occurred in the Old Keystone State From
all parts of the Commonwealth the returns show unmtaka
BILE effects of poutng touch of religious bgotry and IN
tolerance Counties that have heretofore stood firm are no"
trailing their coors in the All forms of opposition
the democratic party gathered into the knownothing
ORDER disciplined and made effective The wings, broken
and dsointed rtess and uen welcomed even the black
banner and the friendly grip of traitors SC they
brought hopes of revenge The abotonlsts saw IN the de-
signs of the knownothng schemers against the
and the Union spirit kindred with their own, and aided
the work with zeal and energy The freesoers, the NAL
contents the disappointed all joined in the wild, wicked
oray upon the constitution and the civil and religious right
of all men this republic In many of the wards OF thu
city, and in majority of the counties IN the state not
whg ticket could be All traces of that party are lost
They have been disinegraed demoralzed, by the tid
of religious bgotry raised by their aid and though
their journals will defeat of the national admin
stration and verdict against the Nebraska act
that will only be subterfuge to conceal their helpless
condition the country The wing party has ceased tt
exist in this State separate organization and in th
Union as party either to be respected feared The,
surrendered their identity to the know noaings, vote
their tickets obeyed their mandates preached their sermon
of prescription the hustng and the result of al
this claimed national and State victory for the wings
ssBut enough for the past. We have briefly state
the for the defeat of the Democracy in this State
The of the opposition religious bgoy and nation
al preiudice Now the future The democracy of tn
Old keystone from this forward is only though
the vndcation of the Constitution. 1t upon tina
broad platform the contest through which have just pass
ed was fought The Democracy spurned all alliances wit
men who repudiaed the Constitution and leagued togethe
for the avowed purpose of establishing religious linguistic
in this free land Though cheated by of their cand
dates that fault atoned by the exerton made to de
feat such at the polls when known In instance has ehe
the party journals pandered to the black and awle
shirt of know-nothng intolerance The chances OF success
weighed in the balance with principles violated an
the Constitution abandoned The fight sngchaade
bv the democracy against all forms of and error
fthey have been Defeated that defeat is but temporary
The sober second thought of the people will dpe tt
mist of prejudice by which they have been surrounded
vndcae that party and its principles, which to-day san
forth the confirmed defender of the Constitution and
t. Grill and religious ghs of all men in this land Ii
e democracy of Old Keystone State occupied
nrouder or more honorable position than they at the
ent time To the future .leave the vindication of
constitutional democracy of Pennsylvania in 1854"