Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1854-10-11
Respectfully, yours, BREvrrY.
Correspondence of the Public Ledger
WILMINGTON, October 5. IS54.


Our election took place on Tuesday, and re-
suited in the complete triumph of the Know
Nothngs. Three parties were in the fieled
to wit: Democrats, Leaguemen, and Know
NOthngs. The Wings, for some reason best
known to themselves, made no show at all
and the field was thus clear for the League.
who had made so much noise about what they
would do; when the votes were counted, it ap-
peared that they had polled in all thirty-tour
votes. This defeat confirms my prediction in a
former letter, that they were completely used
up. The people have lost all confidence in
the movements, and management of what is
termed Maine Law League.
The great American party held a convention
yesterday at Dover, the capital of the State.
and put in nomination for Governor, Peter F.
Causey, of Kent, and Elisha d. Cullen, of Sus-
sex counties, for Representative to Congress-
Mr.. Cullen is an eminent lawyer of Georgetown
and heretofore acted with the Democratic par
| ty. Peter F. Causey is Wing, and was run
for Governor by that party few years back !;
oil the odds and ends that may be gatheredin
muster roll throughout the State will not be
able to defeat the nomination of the American
party; and the triumphant election of Causey
and Cullen will take place on the second Tues
day III November sure as sunrise.
The Wings have formed no ticket in the
State whatever, and keep entirely docile with
regard to political matters, taking no actite
part in any shape or form that can be perceived.
while the Know Nothings are fully organizra
throughout each county in the State, and the
dlsafiected condition of the Democratic parse
makes 1t obvious that the former will clear the
entire State of the old parties, and new ana
better condition OF things will take place in III
political annals of Delaware, where God know
they are wanted badly. The whole Legislature
VIII be entirely changed at the coming election
and the men who have had the power md infu-
ence of the State in their hands for quarter
oil century, will be entirely set aside, making
room Tor an entire new set of men, who may
bring about in time many salutary reforms
which are much needed, and have been earn
estly sought for, and denied by the former re-
cIplents of the public favor. For Wilmington
hundred we have no less than three candidates
Tor the Legislature, and but one can be elected.
Our Maine Law League men have in the field
doctor for their candidate. The Democrats
have one of their old clicksters and the Know
Mornings have nominated government officer
Tor their candidate to the Legislature. Not
withstandIng it is the fashion id this city TO
take doctors up for every little Office which
comes before the people, ] fancy at this auspi-
clous hour the people have considered them
selves over doctored, and the election of the
Know Nothing candidate amounts to moral
certainty as also the Sheriff Of the same party
VIII be carried by the largest kind of maorii-
Ies; IN fact there will not be one grease spot
leit OF those parties now in the field TO contend
win the new Organization, for they will come
down upon them on election day with the pal
sylng sweep of impending ruin, and gathering
dislnay VIII pierce their ears like the near
echoes ofan earthquake, and SO mote il be.
ZENo. :
0SJ- The trial Of DR.. Steiner, for killing Mai.
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