Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-06-15
From the Ohio State journal (Abolitlo and K ~ Organ
The Virginia Election

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The Virginia Election.
| There is no longer any reasonable doubt of the
| triumph of Mr.. Wise in Virginia We think his ma
jority will be at least 10000, though the returns
rom tne western counties may change these figures
materially. Until within few weeks we had re-.
garded his defeat as almost certain His former vio-
lent opposition to the Locofoco party, and bitter de-
nuncialon of Gen. Jackson and his policy, made it
ohcult to secure for him the support OF the Loco
TOGO party in the old Dominion. Several prominent
members of the old guard bolted, and refused Ia
Dor for him. But with an energy and vigor worthy
OF u better cause, he went into the field as his own
exponent, and for years has labored so hard
for his party as has Mr.. Wise during the late cam.
paign.
We have watched the tone of Virginia papers with
interest, to see what questions were in ISSUE The
Richmond Wing and the Richmond Enquirer were
fair opponents of the two sides. The theme of each
appeared to be discussion of KnowN othingism, and
that discussion confined 10 one particular pointits
bearings upon the slavery question. It's idle to deny
that is was the turning point in the Virginia con-
test. For months the two parties have been engaged
IN the laudable effort TO prove each other unSound
on the great negro issue The struggle has been to
see which side could be the most subservent and alb
ject in its feaIty 10 the pro-savery interests of the
South Each swore Justify that it was true TO sla-
very, and that the other not to be trusted
| Such being the interesting situation of AFFAIRS it
was not difficult to see which side, in the end, would
prevail. Tried on it's naked merits, the Admnisra-
! ton would not be able to rally anything like ma
jority of the people of Virginia. But acen the con-
test GS narrowed don to The question rrhcther Ad-
n1nistraon, Nebraska ocofocoism true and
reliable as friend and ally of Slavery and Slavery
eUident to mind that Virginia 1could in all
probability remain 1chere 1t has been, at the head of
the Stare Democracy Of the Uniin. The preponder-
Gnce Of authority oedS decidedly an its favor 1t could
point to the services of that party in securing the
neXaton of Texas in prosecuting the Mexican war
Nave
ry; in the repeal OF the Missouri Compromise, BY
which Slavery has been established in vast and fer
tile region, where heretofore it had been excluded
in the purchase of territory from Mexico, and in its
strenuous efforts 10 buy steal Cuba, all for the
benefit of the Slave holding interests of the Union.
In all its acts the &Gve Democracy hare boon true to
the peculiar institution, and the orators and papers on
that side not idle in araying these facts strong
y and frequently before the people of that old Slave
holding and Slave breeding State
! On the other side the Know-Nohngs WiM q
strange fatuaion md disregard of historical facts
insisted that they the true friends and defenders
OF slavery and that their opponents ought not 10 be
! trusted in grave and important emergency
| The american Organ, published at Washington, &C
cused the Administration with desire to sustain the
people of Kansas against the nroads Of the MIssou-
rians. 1t insisted that the Order was the great bull
wark tnat was to stand up between the Shareholders
and propagandists and the ''AbolhiontstS' of the
North, they termed every who did not openly
espouse the ro.sIavery dogmas of the South But
these Know- Nothing papers ond orators. actile pan
derlmg to the sentiment Of that people, could not change
the stubborn fact that everywhere IN the Morrill, the Or
der hat stood up mantMfy for freedom, and against
slavery aggression. The elections the free States
standing records of he fact that the Knou0 No
things opposed the Nebraska srindle. In New Eng
land the expression has been decided THE election OF
| Wilson TO the Senate from Massachusetts, could moi
be Denied The tact that an Nebraska. anti i'd
minisration delegation aras elected to Congress from
Ob,o 1rlth the AID of the Order could not be denied
They vOted for the anti Nebroska, ant-Administra-
ton State ticket, and helped to gre it 80 1000 majority
1t not difficult for Wise ard the SlGue Democracy
TO show these facts. They did how them. 7He5
alarmed the p'o-slavery Of Fargi'ia, and it as
not surprising that they haze again taken their stand
an fauor Of the pro slavery Administration.