The daily union., 1854-10-15
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KNOW NOTHING VICTORIES.

The result of the elections in Pennsylvania Maryland,
and Ohio is precisely such anticipated by every in
teigent person This the condition of things With
the wings united the aboitionss the antNebraka-
ties The liquor prohibonists, the know-nohings and
other insignificant factions of various compilations and di-
verse tendencies In opposition to this Heterogeneous
bnatou of incongruous materials the democratic party
could rally its forces with the unauimy essential
successful resistance to unusual and powerful pres
sure The Nebraska bill drove off considerable portion
of the northern democracy into unnatural alliance with
the enemy. The secret infection of now-notngsrn
ruped the purity and impaired the energy of such
thought stand firm Thus between open detection and
hidden treachery the democracy Of the North de-
morazed as be utterly incapable of making
full stand against the Vanda Eruption OF the motley horde
which seem the riot in the plunder and po-
lation congenal 10 their savage instincts There is
fable which represents all the beasts and birds OF
prey league against the monarch Of the forestan a
ance into which they were driven by fear and
hatred SO here all factions and all ceeds
sentcd suspend their mutual caiouses and ennies and
wage against the party under the shadow
Of whose ccndency they have anguished in helpless
cluson from power and Office But as the birds and the
beasts in the fable fell devouring another after the
subjugatiop Of the foe, in like manner viii amb
ton jealousy greed of Office aud the savage instincts Of
endsh nature oment dscord and strife among the eagued
enemies Of the democracy.
The issue Of the northern elections sill probably deceive
some people into exaggerated estimate of the strength
of the know-nohings The members of this order viii
claim credit for result which they have not the power TO
affect one way or another Mrs Partington wondered,
with characteristic conference of logic that the rise of
little quicksilver should make the weather usueraby
hot II is equally preposerous in Mr. Burkes of the
word TO attribute the democratic defeats in Ohio and Penn
sylvania TO the exerons of the knownothngs. These
people control the popular sentiment about much the
weahercock controls the wind They claim to direct the
course of the stream but they only swim with the current
An insignificant element in confederacy they would
ye, monopoze all the glory OF victory With the yalor of
Fasta they shoulder leless body and appropriate the
applause due to the achievements OF another But the pub
lie mind will not be deceived The true efficient of
the defeat of the northern democracy manifest 10 be
misunderstood The agency of the know-nothings is but
an insignificant element in the calculation.
There nothing then in the result OF the northern cleo
tons to frighcn the democratic party For part we
disposed rather rejoice at the issue Success and
the possession of power viii develop the clements OF ea
ousy and hatred in the opposition which are suppressed for
the moment and will thus hasten the restoration OF the
democracy The ascendency of ncongruons combna-
ton of incompatible isms be short-lived Better,
then for the party that the storm should now, and
cxpeud its fury before election Of President The
popular intelligence does suffer long eclipse Fraud
and deception may triumph for moment but the sober
reflection and sagacity of the win speedily restore
the reign of reason and right othngism alyng
itself to every element of opposition may achieve partial
success over the democracy, but the reaction will surely
come the deluson will be disspaed aud the idol be pulled