Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-05
WASHINGTON, ID. G.
Great American Victory.
TUESDAY. JUNE 8, 1855.
vESPASIAN ELLIS, Editor.

At the municipal election held in this city
yesterday, the American party achieved a
splendid victory all but two Wards
and eecting their candidates for Collector,
Register, and Surveyor by triumphant MAORI
ties. The largest majority of any American
candidate is that Of r. Finley Hunt, for Sur
veyor, who receives AIT more votes than his
opponent Mr.. Albert. Gen. McCalla's major
ity is 298. Mr.. Douglass majority is 1913.
Average American majority, $40 on the gen:
eral ticket.
The Americans lost the First and Second
wards, as they did last year. In the Other
wards they were invincible. In the Third
ward they doubled their majority of last year ;
in the Fourth increased it; and in the Sixth
and Seventh wards covered themselves with
glory. In the Fifth ward, in which the Capt.
tol is situated, the American majority war
small, but the odds against our party there
were very formidable
The whole vote polled, contrary to general
expectation, was some 800 less than it was last
year. This year it was 5,225. Last year i,
was 1864.
The American party went into the election
under the most unfavorable circumstances.
The disastrous result OF the Virginia election
came like a wet blanket upon them only a
week before. The leaders Of the opposition,
flushed with that victory, were openly pro-
clsiming that Americanism was dead and
buried. The Federal Administration was
openly in the field, with its hundreds of Office
holders and dependents and a lavish expendi-
ture Of money. Prescription stalked boldly
in our midst Removals from office Of those
who were even suspected Of sympathy with
the American cause, were numerous. Mr..
Wise himself was brought into tho field to
dragoon our American freemen into a surren-
der at discretion, and to threaten them with
the sword Of Virginia, If they dared to resist
the dictation Of the Federal Government
The organs Of the Administration, the Union,
the Ne,os, the Sentinel, and the Star were f.
rocious, INSCRIPTIONS, and malignant In two
Of these journals the most vindictive assaults
were made upon the private character Of Gen.
cral McCalla, the American candidate for the
most important Office to be filled at the late
election. The vilest appeals to the worthless
and vicious portion Of our population were
scattered broadcast throughout the city. They
were invited TO arm themselves and to block up
the polls A base attempt was made TO con-
vert our constitutional system Of voting into
the British or UiDa poce system. In word,
all the appliances and means which a power
full, corrupt, and INSCRIPTIONS government
could bring to bear upon the people Of this city,
were boldly used-but in vain. Prescription
and corruption we're signaly rebuked, and the
freemen Of Washington achieved a victory
which has never been surpassed in brilliancy
or moral effect by any similar achievement re-
corded In the annals Of this country.
So far as the prcss was concerned, the Amer
can Organ fought this great battle single
handed and alone. It may therefore honestly
be gratified at the result II is still more graf
flied to be able to state that, Notwithstanding
the frequent and gross provocation afforded by
the journals Of the defeated party TO indulge in
recrimination and abuse not paragraph or
word was published in its columns in dcroga-
ton Of the character or qualifications Of the
candidates Of the anti American party.
II affords us great pleasure to state that the
election passed of without disturbance Of any
kind, and that nothing occurred to "msr the
pleasure Of the occasion" The Intelligenoer
justly remarks:
"Neither angry feeling nor hlarity prevailed at
any Of the voting places II seemed almost like 4
half Sabbath and half business day"