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PREMATURE ROASTING REBUKEp

The Chinese and the know-nothngs alike in
things than the exclusive spirit which they
wards all but their kind. They delude themselves
with the belief that the noise they make the
they will be able inmidate and overthrow their enc
mics They both boast Of their relations in the moon
and the stars and mutually congratulate each other upon
the comfortable den that they the puest and the
of all the communities of In the matter of vain glo
rious anticipaons of success at elections however
think the secret "Americans' far ahead of their less
civilized prototypes. If guided by the know
nothing papers before the late elections in North Carolina
Tennessee and Alabama should be amazed the cleo
ton of single democrat TO township Office. Sam"
not only ubiquitous but inyneblc. lie only
young giant bat mighty Hercules. He not only
defeat the administration but throw The democracy
into the Everybody was TO be beaten but the
knownothngs, and thcy win AL and to rule all
Such the OF these infatuated papers before tile
ne elections, untaught by the experience of Virginia
and unenghtened by the luminous disclosures of abolition
aud know nothing coalitions in the free States they did
not expect their overthrow until they fairly over
taken by the avalanche Of democratic victories
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SENATOR pueH.-As ELOQUENT EXTRACT.

The Cincinnati Enquirer has brought ont the following
Of speech Of the Hon George f. Pugh, made in
that city April 9th 1854 Is there American who loves
his country and desires the perpetuity of this glorious
Union, but will respond hearty Amen to the patriotic
eloquent sentiments of this extract? 1t is worthy the
reputation of our abest and Oldest statesmen and
joice that finds place in the hearts of young rising
politicians. .
Said Mr. Pugh:
The OF the Union matter of vital import
the people OF Ohio That is the Of all grea
ness and all hopes We into being, a a State,
under the auspices OF the federal government and it
stand fall must fate be- II any abolitionist will
calculate the value of the Union to to those wbe
may fill places hereafter let him behold the prosperity
and happiness which have fallen choice. Let him
part from Sanduky with Mondays trsn--6rst having
newed his patriotism at the sight OF those islands which
the immortal victory OF Lake Erie ncheved-and lei,
him journey hithetward until the declines What Wis
ion will greet his eyes, The noble State of Ohio but fifty
years old, and yet containing millions Of inhabitants
great, ricb and epyiabe win have passed before hs
State which is merely indebted to the Union for peace
and protection for of to the but for
its political existence Arrived this capital Of
trade and this of cities which glasses hcre
river provebis for beauty, let him contemplate here
triumph of industry and enterprise superb in de,
sign it Is magnificent in proportions which, but for
the Unions aid, but for the Unions continual care would
quickly fade into despair and ashes. Let him 90 hence,
BY the agency Of that subtle minister which enlivens
many wondrous forms of mechanism, until he has reached
the States which lie upon southern border those
fertile and sunny lands through whose auvion the Mis-
sissippi ceaves hundred outlets to the gulf That also
Mss country There, amid the fields of verdant cane
or in the groves of cron and olive, where the fp
its clustering shade, will be men and wo-
to whom Washington is likewise guiding star--whose
hopes bound up with his hopcswhoe fortunes de-
pend his fortunesover whose homes his home
the government which Washington esabhedthe govern
mel VIII red he nj
which Washington besought 10 maintain stretches forth
its protecting and victorious II there American
who would discover those whom kindred ASPIRATIONS
liberty and the jont pherance of great
spre thus closely to onite there be American who
could wish these things were otherwise, pity hi
hear pity hia head pity the father and the mother who
compelled to him-I pity the soil which hs very
footsteps contaminated pity the day whose beahu
sunlight was dimmed and ecpsed by such birth Of undy
shame"
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NORTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, AND ALABAMA.
Kentucky thus far only southern State which has
rejected the advances Of knownethngism Upon her
soil the standard OF prescription has beeR raised BY red
handed riot aud defended by organized violence and
fraud But n the States North Carolina Tennessee and
Alabama where the ballot brualized and where
citizens entitled to vote were unobstrueed by hired ruff
ans and unawed by armed bands the result has been far
beyond the expectations Of the friends Of order and
ton II is an incident Of the present exciting canvass
have rumphed together that wherever there has been fair
voting the victory has been with the democrats and that
where the constitution acrmoniousy assaulted
were candidates and the creed Of the democratic party
In Philadelphia prescription renauguned BY almost
open fraud in Massachusetts it formally established
eotemporaneous with an assault upon the laws Of Com
gress; while in Ohio it presented the people amid
the curses and the threats Of banded foes Of the Union
North Carolina in the true spirit Of her MeckIenburg
declaration of independence noby refused TO sanction the
tensons in 1855 which she denounced before the world
the 10th of May l775 exactly eighty years ago She has
thus again sealed her devotion to the principles Of human
liberty.
In Tennessee the result is possible still more i'm
pressive The contest most stubbornly contested.
Almost the entire wing party acted with the knowsnoth
ngs and Andrew jackson Doneson, ungraefuly forget
ting the @rishman's som whose name he bears did not
hesitate join the ranks of the ntoerans Our intrepid
standard bearer Governor Johnson however has been
elected by decided if not by increased, majority
Alabama, most hosterously claimed by the know-noth-
ngs has most emphatieak hurled them to the earth.
From the despatch publish this morning they have
been dsasrously Waterlooed. The ialsehoods of the
Montgomery Mall the vitnperation Of the Mobile Adve
er the detection Of Shortridge Clemens, Walker, Brad
ford and Smith, only served to rouse the gallant democra-
cy Of that reliable State fix her faster and deeper in the
faith of the constitution and make her powerful
for approaching conflicts.
And for Georgia in October and Louisiana, Mis-
sssippi, and Maryland in November They have noble
lead to follow They have host of good hearts and high
hopes fighting their side II they do WE'LL the gallant
South viii present almost unbroken front like an invin-
chile fortress 70 northern ianatcism taHF
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A KSow-NorHISG PRAYER.

Senator Henry Wilson's last letter to the aholton Of
birmingham Massachusetts, is much like prayer for
disunion that il may well be commended TO the southern
know-nothngs if the Amen win stick in their
throats ("
NArtoK 5une 80, 1855.
DIAN SIN Your very kind note inviting me TO be pr
emit at the meeting Of the Anti Slavery Soceys celebration
national Independence birmingham has been received
On that day must fulfil two engagements 10 the old colony
50 il viii not be in my power TO meet with you and With
my neighbors and friends.
hope my doar sir that shai all strive 70 unite and
combine all the friends of eedom that we shall forget each
Others faults and shortcomings in the past and all labor 10
secure that corporation by which alone the slave be
emancpated and the domination OF his master broken Let
US remember that than three millions of bOndmep
groanng under nameess demand that we shall d
reproaeh each other that labor for their deeranc
To them that haowed anniversary brings of conso
tion-no beam hope To them the golden lustre Of the
sun unes not their dark horizon. To them, the golden
thread Of freedom lost earth Let your friends let all
the friends OF these wronged millions strive to combine e
efforts in practicable action for the advancement Of the
cause OF the bondmen.
Yours truly, HENRY WILSON.
WENpEIL PHILLiPs, Esq.
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RISEN FROM THE DEAD.

We notice in the Savannah papers an account oe large
and enthusiastic antknownothing meeting in that city
Among the speakers Judge g. II Howard, who has
recently declared his independence Of the darkanter
conclave We copy paragraph from The account of the
meeting
Judge Howard was then loudly called for, and took the
stand Like his friend who had preceded him, he had been
know nothing aud stood there tonight as one risen from
the dead loud laughter and applause.l While on
visit Columbus, he had been induced BY the specou rep
and entreaties of friend to become member
Of the ORDER He did however, only on the express
Outstanding that he could leave when he thought proper
With this alvo he had gone through the various oath
had been indicted into the several degrees. He had been
grossly deceived and felt himself absoved He had been
called traitor had been posted through the lodges Of
the State as SUCH and marked man. II annoyed him
little he had done nothing wrong and had violated
promise But he free and independent man. and
could look the world boldly in the face, which he could
before Judge Towards expos Of the oaths, tricks and
principles OF the order received with immense
applause almost every sentence the room resounaa
with loud laughter and cheers"
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GOOD NEWS From TENNESSEE.

In private letter received yesterday from Tennessee
have the following indications of the probability Of the
legislature having gone for the democracy
" The battle has been fought and the victory Is ours
johnson is elected, but by what majority cannot now
tell.
Legislature. fdemocrst) majority over
Brney (reDegadc democracy is 362 Whithorne beats
kins in this county 1905 in the senatorial district, ls00
Looney (know nothng) beats Polk about $50 Tom Brown
beats Rose for the in the Giles district Matthews
democratic know nohng) is beaten by Nixon in Lawrence
800 We have strong hopes Of having carried the legss
ture.
George w Jones, Tor Congress- has clear ahead OF
the hounds John Wright (democrat) is elected by very
large majority.
" The enemy confident, but they crest-falen.
Every democrat that could speak the before
closed"
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REACTION IN THE NORTH.

While the democratic party in the South is lashng the
allies of northern abolitionsm back into their dens the
democratic party in the free States is rapidly taSing po-
sions of pregnabe strength for future struggles This
coincidence operations shows how entirely the American
people respond a of insult and of injury.
The emotion which the democracy of Maine from
eir stupor and which impes many former wings to take
their stand under the flag of democracy felt By the dem
ocrats Of Alabama North Carolina Tennessee other
southern States The first great battles Of know-nohing-
ism were fought in the North but heeshbitions
OF the euplicty and the fraud the prescription and the
imbecy the order also first made in that quarter affect
ed both sections of The country alike; and thus although
Virginia the first TO say to the of decentralization
Thus far shalt thou 60 and further and although
other southern States have molly seconded the example of
the mother Of heroes and Of empires yet mu'h credit
is due to the gallant of the North who, after
what supposed to be annitilntlug defeat tore
the veil from the of the inner temples of
the new party, and admonished their country men Of
the grevous dangers that awaited them in the OF
the national of the know-nolhings And now,
when the raying cry back from the South the
mocacy Of the free States in line and eager for another
trial Not alone are e aspects favorable in Maine but all
over New England the reaction is taking place 1t
is so in The middle States 1t is in the West and the
Northwest and il is so on the Pacific border Know
nohingsm has been tried, bitterly and cruelty tried upon
the gifts earliest truuiphs Thousands who have
been deceived have departed from its councils The wings
discover il be bad bargain and expensive cheat
Those citizens often carried away by pury cries
alarmed see its promised blessings ending in harvest
of debts Legislative proAgacy, and official inca
pacy and that class of our counrymen whose interests
involved in and dependent upon the stability and per-
mancncy of institutions and hence upon cautious and
considerable legislation have been forced TO admit that the
party effective alone in reviving old animosties
and dangers Meanwhile, the democracy stand firm and
compact meetinaevery Issue with bold 'front.' and nyi
ting their standard honest Of all parties II would
be strange indeed if in view of such condition Of thin
with the secret enemy divided in its household and
rent by factions which, like Millions hell-hounds, howl
and bark within unseen the North should not make the
coming fall elections the habnger of splendid democratic
success in 1856,
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KENTUCKY.

Whether Mr. Morehead viii accept the blood-staned
honor conferred upon him. not BY the people but by the
know-nothngs Of Kentucky whether he will cast it
from him. Is for himself decide Kentucky is the only
southern State which has emphaticay pronounced in IA
Of prescription and against the warning voice of her
heroic Clay few figures in reference TO the past politics
Of Kentucky will show how steadily il has opposed the
democratic party The election of 1851 the only con-
test in which the democrats have succeeded for twenty
years At that election Powell, Democrat was chosen
by the mengre majority of $50 At every former
contest the wings carried their candidate by from s263 to
25s13 majority in the State
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OPTICAL.
APPOINTMENT by THE PRESIDEN

Wilson Shannon of Ohio be governor of the Terri
tory Of Kansas in the place Of John L. Dawson declined
We are quite certain that the OF the APP
governor of the Territory Of Kansas in the place of Hon
John L. Dawson whose declination communicated
steday will give general satisfaction Governor Shan
mons aainmens his large experience in public affairs,
State and national his sound discretion and his nnqnes-
toned integrity emnenty fit him for the delicate and
sponsihle position to which he has been called He is
about eght years Of age by the choice Of his fell
lowcitzens acceptable governor Of the State OF
Ohio, distinguished member of the last Congress from
the seventeenth district of that Sate, and firm and able
supporter of the Kansas and Nebraska bill
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THE NEW YORK HERALD REBUKES AND REPU
DATES THEM


There are not less force and pertnency in the following
remarks of the New York Herald because they be
reluctantly uttered:
swe have been expecting wholesome revolution in our
been expecting mitigation Of its rigid exactons the lei
and intent of the constitutions and until this party
shall come within the limitations of the fundamental law,
their efforts the reformation OF the abuses of the fore
vote can only mischief The constitution good
that which conflicts With it, in country, evil and,
sevil bring forth good fruit neither
good bring forth evil fruit The saviour Of mankind
has and thus written every Of
great Book of Nature The know nothing principle Of abso
lutte exclu Of all foreign born citizens from all public Offices
unconstitutional also that other doctrine of the
ter exclusion of all Roman Catholics, native alien born,
from the public service. They evil trees and until they
cut down. only be productive Of such fruits the
riots of the last twelve eighteen months st. Louis
Cincinnati and Louisville.
The party persisng in these untenable doctrines pro-
scripon must inevitably go the way of the prpscrptive
party ls44 Peaceabe abiding men, for the sake Of
law and order viii abandon III and when left in the hands
only the lawess and rotous it will er away and
be extinguished The of the American people
conservative, generous, and just Unwilling to submit to
any wrong, they equally any act of injustice
from themselves against others. Above all things they
attached to the Christian bengnan liberal and wise ord
the federal constitution Finding there that oil
religions and all citizens placed upon the general
footing Catholics and Protesans native and foreign born
and that taxation and shall go together the
intelligent American cannot be led neither by hopes
OF Office by fears OF prescription from these landmarks Of
organic law
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THE OFFICIAL VOTE OF VIRGINIA.
KNow-NorHINoIsM RETIREs FROM THE SOUTH

The scattering column Of know-nohingsm like bruised
serpent trails its responding length back to the
from whence it came There is longer refuge for it
in the South Its only safety is in immediate departure
for the North There with its kindred caamties of abo
litionsm and infdey, il may be able to hibernate till
the spring of 1885, when with a new name and honest
leaders, may forage for brief period The credulons
and the unsuspectng There is hope for in the
land OF Washington Jefferson jackson, Macon, and King
The people of the South have received it like invader
and repealed il like pestience.
This concludes the boosted nationality OF the know
nothing party Its northern followers have almost unan
mously repudafcd the Philadelphia platform; and
IS southern disciples have been able escape crush
ing defeat by The aid Of that platform Its only strength
Is in the strength Of aboonism. It's only hope in the
the foes Of the constitution and Of the South 1t
has beer resolved into Tvs original shape and
design and will bcnceorward be doomed TO the fate its
southern dolaors have sedulousy labored to avoid
that Of being newer OF wood and drawer Of water for
Greeley, 0rson, HALE Gddings, Chase and their
federaies s4s1
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beautiful kite of large dimensions, launched IN
70 the upper regions Friday evening, by OF ne
gentlemen resident at Savn HILL and il sailed proudly
through the vast expanse Of blue gave such indications
strength that large covered wagon with two ladies ana
Vne gentleman inside, attached 10 the string ana
drawn some hundred rods with speed which almost ~
vailed the railway train close by II novel sight
witness the vehicle With It's living freight borne alongW
slender string, with its paper horse high above waving
4 TAIL OF uncommon length, and looking down upon ns
gazing crowd of spectators like thing OF life Who WI
start kite railway The experiment has been fairfy
tried.n
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We have before us a pamphlet copy Of discourse de-
vered before the graduating class Of the University of
North Carolina byRev DR. b NJ Palmer This ably-wrteu
discourse cannot fail be read with both pleasure and
profit The style is pure the sentiment elevated without
effort the illustrations happily chosen the arguments ceef
and convincing, and the whole bound together by the
strong cord of evangelical truth.
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t, eeHetel travelling agent, assisted BY Wa H. WELD
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Hi collecting Western States and rexn~
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lawns, Receipts OF either will be good
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ELECTION RETURNS.

The received from Alabama yesterday Of the
gratfy ing character. We cannot speak with abso-
lute confidence egard the general result but the
iii cations that the democratic candidate for governor
ecled by very that the legislature is
largely democratic and that the delegation to the next
Congress will stand six democrats know-nothing
The following special teegraphc dispatches received
al this Office yesterday
MoHraoMERy. Aug. s.-Aabama has gone largely for
the democratic party Winston is elected by
majority James +. Dowde the democratic candidate in
the 7th district is undoubtedly elected Shorter, Harris
and Houston also elected. We have from
Coobs district The democrats have made gains for the
Legislatures. Governor Fitzpatrick certain of being
elected to the United States Senate Walker has hun
dred and eighty ajory in Dallas county (rs district
Have hopes Of beating him with Shadworth Sam has
tired, aoluily beaten, to his dark cavern.
MoBIE, August 9.-Twenty three counties in south
Alabama the whig portion Of the State gives Shorridge
twelve hundred and eighty -four majority. Winston is
doubleday elected 1t is believed that Walker, knownoh
pg. is elected Congress in the first district. Dowde
democrat is elected in the Montgomery district aud Shorter
democrat, in the I'd district" 6FttaH
and are entitled to credit is Na pe
From North Carolina and Tennessee we have nothing
additional of a reliable character.
Yesterdays western mail brought Louisville pers
the sh, and Cincinnati papers Of the 9th There is no
doubt of the election of the know-nohing State ticket by
large majority The returns from the congressional dis
trie continue be of confused character The proba-
bes that three democratic candidates. at least have
been elected ess4 i. s.8. i
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GRAND DEMOCRATIC MpIANA--Ihc Indian
apolis Sentinel contains call for grand democratic
meeting at that place the goth of August signed o
over 800 citizens
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GoSE TO THR CRIsEA--lon. Mike Walsh who went ont
in the Atlantic Wednesday, goes for trip the Cri
through Germany and Russia He will make the fth
congressman in the Crimea.