The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-12
rHE DEMOCRATIC TRIUMPH IN PENNSYLVANIA.


THE DEMOCRATIC TRIUMPH IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Since the result OF the election in Pennsy lyania
has been definitely ascertaned yareas and even contra
detory reasons have been furnished by the opposition
journals in and out that State to the true OF the
defeat which has so suddenly and overwhelmingly over
taken the combined enemies Of the democratic party
aPary lines were distinctly drawn says one journal
party issues were not fairly raised says another "a
love Of alcoholic stimulan the bottom OF it. says
third while some Of the mendacous Of the south
sn know-nohng organs hesitaed to assert that
the democracy Of Pennsylvania could have achieved
go brilliant and yet 50 substantial victory without the
material aid and comfort Of the aboltonists party
combination Of parties writhug under complete and
unexpected defeat, are not in The condition. we are
aware for the exhibition Of those qualities priced aud
pracsed by candid ingenious reasonable allow
ance should be made theange Of defeat and the petu-
lance ofdisappoiument and if unae such circumstances
the truth should be distorted or wholly dsregarded
wise man would not think Of holding for present or future
accountability the furious irothy words of mpoten rage
We were fully prepared for all the excuses paiatons
examinations unmeaning abuse and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. state
mens which bave appeared in the fusion papers since the
result Of tie Pennsylvania election has been known We
are not disposed deprive them of the only Of
ISOLATION which appears be left to them; for in the
weenng confidence of success they have placed
record be oberated by any general special
pleading We have already published the address 10 The
people of Penns lvania announcing that the whig know
nothing and abolition State committees had effected
complete FUSION and that they had selected for the pend
ing canvass Mr. Thomas Nicholson as the representative
and standara-bearer of all the and factions in that
State To guard against the possibility of isapprehen-
sion we again invite the attention of our readers to this
precious document
To raE PEOPLE OF PENNsyLvANIA.-The wing party,
the party aud the republican party having each
nominated candidate for the Office of canal commissioner
it became apparent that such division of tho elements
opposition to the national administration and its Nebraska
fraud would inevitably lead to the triumphant election OF
Arnold Pumer, the Nebraska candidate In view Of these
facts meeting Of the central committees of said parties
held Harrisburg Thursday, the 9th OF September
1856 their nominees having previously declined and
been withdrawn Thomas Nicholson of Beaver county,
unanimously nominated the candidate of the said parties
Tor the purpose of concentrating the votes Of the anN
baska party upon and he is hereby earnestly
commended to all the lovers of freedom in Pennsy
capable honest and man. who is worthy of the
confidence and support of the people
JOHN A. FISHER,
Chairman Wing State Committee.
LEMUEL TODD,
Chairman American State Committee of Thirteen.
d. WILMOT,
Chairman Republican State Committee.
Could any thing be clear distinct and emphatic
less liable to msconeepon and mconsruction Confident
in the Of coalition and presunng upon the posi-
biy of that impossiby that democrats would eude or
shrink from any of the great principles of their party
they selected issue upon which they vany believed the
democracy of Pennsylvania most weak The lines of
demarcaton drawn by the enemies Of the democratic
party They have proved broad enough and deep enough
for their graves The hereditary and the newound
mics of democracy earnestly invited to make
aud against the great and truly
American doctrine Of popular Sovereignty And the
invitation not neglected Fcdoralist5 Of the Adams
school, wings Of twenty, ten, and five years standing
the black band Of aboonists the scattered tribes OF
slippery free-soilers the whole army Of Sans midnight
abolitionsm, free-sosm know
nohingsm, Maine-lawism, disunionism socialism, and
every known ism in the vocabulary of aciioncamc forth
beat down and destroy the great conservative consu
this wicked and coalition confident
easy victory The fusion completo-he combination
they believed nvincibe No jealousy felt in the pebad
ranks for were not usionis assured that Mr. Nicholson
was whig in ai,h an abolitionst in principle, and
the words of the Philadelphia Inqprers declaration to the
faithful
Never political battle fought upon such unmisaa-
bic grounds and by such unmisakabe antagonists the
battle which has terminated glorousy for the democ-
racy of Pennsylvania. While the enemies of republican
principles railing and writing in the agonies of disco
luton let the substantial fruits which the
unprecedented series Of democratic trumphs have placed in
hands by increased loyalty to the Union, increased
yeneraon for the constitution and increased attachment
to that party with which the safety and perpeuy of the
republic closely identified.
THE RECORD OF KNOW NOTHING INFAMY.
The Cleveland Pandealer makes up the record of know
nothing infamy follows:
'I has weakened in the American people their
for the purity of the baotbox by teaching and insgatng
bands of to violate and trample it in the dust