The daily union., 1854-11-22
From the Delaware Gazette
THE DEFEAT OF MR.. RIDDLE.


The smoke of the battle this writing still fingers
the field but as it passes off with the autpmnal breeze
doubt it will be found that our candidate oE Congress
has suffered defeat This is to be regretted above all
other disasters that have been party in this unor-
uua,e contest The noble attitude and bearing OF Mr
Riddle throughout the whole contest gained for him the
admiration Of our opponents well endeared him more
strongly the great party whose principles he represented
and the people whose he has faithfully labored to
promote We doubt he is he said he would be, a
proude man under his defeat than he could ever
have been had he stopped from his high position to pan
der with the isIed and miscaled American faction which
has elevated his place not well quahed IN all
respects to fil the duties devoying upon him We only
aope our State and city may not feel too senshy the
loss we shai sustain in returning Mr. Riddle to Con-
yress The few men in the democratic party who lahored
to assist bis defeat from personal prejudice and Spleen
are much to be pitied The religious and anoregn
iment that has strongly displayed itself all sections
Of the Union has done the work here eectualy to
deprive every disacted politician who hoped to display
his influence by opposing ticket and by aiming blow
st the head representative TO Congress because he
could not secure office of his longcheshed vengeance
The vote Mr. Riddle received is vastly honorable
10 him than that given his opponent The returns from
the rural districts display the high regard cherished for
hin throughout entire country His heaviest loss Is in
ur own city where be received the of many of the
most honorable and high-mnded wings.
We shall attempt TO go INTO oi ue
causes of this defeat the democracy OF Delaware There
little to be gained mourning loss Let look
to the future and prepare the fight in the
test in the Of democracy, under which have so
ofsn trumphed resting upon principles which eau
fade The greatest good to the greatest number
and Liberty and Union and nseparable' are mot
toes which ruthfuly portray the cause uphold, and
the aim hare in view and with them, and in the name
democracy shall again be triumphant through
out this broad Union.
J. C. BRECKENRIDGE AND THE NEBRASKA BILL.
This able and promising young statesman OF Kentucky
H.Ade Isngtny ana powerful speech Lexington the
2o ultmo upon the present condition of political parties
In this speech he dwe mostly upon the merits of the Kan
asSebska bill In relation this bill only vlndicatng
the principles the Compromise of 1885, far as the all
important subject concerned he is reported TO have
said in substance follows. This from the Kentucky
Staesnans report.
bat iere was auotheG important point here be con-
derVdths Missouri restriction had been already apro-
gated by the compromise acts of 1850. This important
taet shows how little ground there was for ali the mere
PARTISAN cry about disturbing the sacred character OF
the Missouri Compromise as ii falsely and ride
uously called II Of the utmost importance to reIne-
Der that the of the Nebraska-kansas act which re-
p the Missouri restriction is in the precise words OF the
compromise of 1850 in relation TO the Territories
heard nothing Of this terrible ontcry about the sacred
character this Missouri restriction in 1850 when e great
Compromise questions pending and by which this
asne restriction was repealed How then should it hap
that great camor raised during the last win
Ter when precisely the provision, IN precisely the
same language, incorporated into the Nebraska
Kansas act All in 1850 there democratic admin
siration break down by false and deceptive outcry;
but the is changed in 1854. II we asked whyin
view Of the fact that the repea of the Missouri resirc-
ton was accomplished by the Compromise Of ls50it was
fEacsei in tie Ge braska act reply that the
south nsiscd upon its being incorporated in the latter
nsure We resolved to show the country who was
and who false upon this great issue the question
involved great principles great constitutional princi-
peand it was important for the country TO know who
could be relied upon in the hour Of emergency Dema-
sogaes and INSCRIPTIONS partisans had decaimed much
and asserted much but here chance 70 brng every
Aan 10 the tesE Of practical experiment snd compel him
show bis mette Bat aside from all this, and mat
r o. practical Legislation, it important that there
should be no chance for dispute misunderstanding on
IMPORTANT subject and IL has 70 point where
great constitutional right be practically applied il
N deemed expeden that the provision should he incor-
oraed into the itself upon which il to operate
aud hence the South insisted that the provision in ques-
notwithstanding twa found in another measure
assed IN ls5o-shoud be made par, Of ihe seotaska-
AsS soE lSeis snch answer 70 cayers and FAULT
dr who from the very fact that they are SUCH prove
we "enecsy of doing this very thing that we haye done
Sxa.sroroL-The Constitutional publishes long article
accounting for the delay in the fall Of Sehastopol and Civ
ng description of the labor necessarily attend
ant on such operation The following Is given by that
psses as the seiga p1 the uaassi ID gs employed by
he allies before Sebastopo The total amounts to 452I-
~ kogranmes which equal to l0o42 $50 lbs ayor-
duPOis. This matcriai is divided follows
Kilogrammes
1ps'oV
Suncarriages ammunition, and baggage-uagons
rroectes.. 442
'VNoef ....-'..s.'''..-- ofovu
The remainder composed Of multitude Of objects too
aaaerous 10 Dt mentioned But t 10 be remarked that
The above enumeration Is not included the marine art
sy weighing s52o kilogrammes, or s,035 kilogrammes
zach gun according to whether they 30 sopouud-
tg far