Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-06-09
A Word Of announcement.

So far from being depressed and disprited by tho
result of the recent election members of the Amer
can party in this part ofthe State are mistaken in
their attachment to their principles and determined
to fight on-fght ever' They are stimulated to re-
newcd exertons, not only by the fact that they have
temptation of the causes which led to the election of
Henry A. Wise. The idea that foreigners and Cath
olics could do any harm in Virginia was laughed at
by the opposition during the canvass. It's now
lain to the commonest understanding that they
stitue the most effective party in the Statethe bal
anee IF po,cer partyand unless the American party
can increase their numbers SO as to overcome that
balance of power Ole Virginia is completely at the
mercy of the aans and the priests. We are encour-
aged to hope for this increase from the wonderful
strides made by the party since its introduction in
to the State. In eight months it has gathered I'M
der its banner more than onehalf of the native-bern
people of Virginia. 1t is estimated that ITO 900
votes poled in the last election. This is an in
crease of upwards Of 10000 votes since the Presiden
600 majority. Notwithstanding this immense in
crease of the vote We find the Democratic majority
reduced somebfve thousand by organization whose
existence in Virginia dates back only eight or ten
months Contending with party in power, aided
by those Wings, who with strange infatuation lent
themselves to the perpetuation of power that has
always trampled them in the dust, the American
party did nobly indeed and ought to be inspired with
fresh energy erywhere.--Spectator.
[ In reply 10 all this flummery and
gasconade, we will say, first: There were
not 5000 foreign votes according to the
most &C curate estimate we can make) cast
for Henry Wise in the late election
and consequently Mr.. Wise received ma
jority Of 1000 of the native born voters /;
ard hence there was 10 "balance of pow.
Ell" save in the intelligence and attach
ment to LIBERAL principles, OF the native
born citizens. And second, that the state
ment that there were 10000 votes cast
is utterly groundless. There has not been,
over 1875 600 votes cast-an increase only
of about 6. 900 since the Presidential vote
Of 1852. The Know Nothing vote will
not be 5000 larger than the Wing vote
cast for Summers and consequently will
not reach $4,000. Mr.. Wlse's majority
will be about 10, 900, which will make the
total vote cast for him, over ~ 900. Yet,
the Spectator in the face Of these facts, has
the effrontery to tell the people of Virgin
Ia, that the naturallzed voters of Virginia
held the "balance Of power" and that Sin
less than eight months it (the Know Moth
ing partly has gathered under its banner
more than one-half Of the native born peo-
pie Of Virginia" Such assertions, follow
ed up by the declara alton that the estimated
increase on the Presidential vote was
"about 10000" when in fact it is not
possibly over 1000, and probably not
5 ,000-show what kind of an enemy the
Democratic party has to contend against.
How do the facts, we give above, and
which we also publish in our tabular re.
turns, compare with the boast Of the Know
Nothing party, previous to the election,
that there were u. 600 registered votes. -
Indeed, the True American stated that
they had $4,000. Yet the actual strength,
including at least from 10000 to $4,000
outsiders, is but little over 60,000-not
more than the natural increase would have
allowed the old Wing party. What sys-
TEN of morals is inculcatea by the leaders
of this miserable order Boosting of S0,-
600 members, and inducing men to stake
their means upon the faith of such state
ment, when The actual facts Of the case, will
not justify US in allowing them more than
$4,000 at the farthest, and probably not
over $4,000. People of Augusta can
you tolerate such duplicity and deception?
We leave your intelligence and honest viz
tue to decide.