The daily union., 1854-10-13
THE RESULT IN PENNSYLVANIA.

THE RESULT IN PENNSYLVANIA.
The Philadelphia Evening Argus announces the triumph
of the opposition in the Old Keystone and makes the fol-
lowing comments;
ssTHE RESULT YEsTERDAyThe contest of 1854 in this
State over. William Biger defeated The democratic
banner gone down amid the erces political and religious
fight that ever occurred in the Old Keystone State. From
all parts the Commonwealth the returns show unmistaka-
BILE of the polung touch of religious bgoy and in
tolerance Counties that have heretofore stood firm are nov
trailing their colors in the All forms of opposition
the democratic party gathered into the know nothing
order disciplined, and made effective The whgs broken
and doined pirtess and sulen welcomed the black
banner of treason and the friendly grip of traitors they
brought hopes revenge The aboonsts in the de-
signs the know nothing scheers against the constitution
and the Union spirit kindred with their and aided in
the work with zeal and energy The freeoiers the mall
contents the disappointed, all joined in the Wild wicked
ray upon the constitution and the civil and religious rights
of all i tis republic In many of the wards of this
city, and in a majority of the counties in the State not
whg ticket could be AL traces Of that party lost
They have been disintegraed demorazed by the tide
religious bgotry raised by their aid and though
journals will defeat of the national admins
nton and verdict against the Nebraska Kansas act that
will only be suberfugc to conceal their own helpless cond
on from the country The whg party has ceased to exist
in this State separste organization and in the Union
party either to be respected feared They surrendered
all their identity to the know nothngs voted their tickets
obycd their mandates preached their Of proscrp
from the husng and the result of all this claim
cd as national and state victory Tor the wings
"a But enough for the past We have briefly stated the
for the defeat of the democracy in this State The
basis of the opposition religious bgotry and natural pre-
iudice Now the future The democracy of the Old
Keystone, from this day forward is to only
thoughtthe vndcation of the constitution 1t upon
that broad platform the contest through which we have just
passed fought The democracy spurned all alliances
with who repudiated the constitution and eagued to-
geher for the svowed purpose of establishing religious in
QUESTION In this free land Though cheated by some Of their
candidates. that fault atoned by the exertons made to
defeat such at the polls when known In instance has
either the party its journals pandered the black and law
less spirit of nothing intolerance The chances Of
cess were not weighed in the balance with principles violated
and the constitution abandoned The fight sngehand
ed by the democracy against all forms of wrong and
and they have been defeated that defeat but Temporal
ry The sober second thought OF the people will dis
pei the mist Of prejudice by which they have
and vindicste that party and Its principles which
stands forth the confirmed defender of the
eva religious rights of all in this land. The de-
mocracy of the Old Keystone State occupied prouder
honorab position than they do the present
To the future the vndcatop of constitutional
democracy of Pennsylvania in 1854"