Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-05-26
THO Yirginia EIections.


of General Pierce, Is between $500 and 5000
votes, Two say 6etDSea" these figures, De
cause We do not credit the reports from She
nandosh, Rockingham, and Page counties, as
stated by the friends Of Mr.. Wise. II how
ever the reported msjorities In these three
counties ara correct, we have still gained $500
votes. If tho estimate Of our friends be cor
rect In these three counties, then we have
gained 1900 votes in one-half Of the State,
and similar gains in tho residue Of the State
would elect Flournoy by some 1900 or 1900
votes. II is not unlikely that the result de-
ponds upon the accuracy Of the reported ma
Iorities In those three counties.
The anti.American purity claim majority
for Mr.. Wise In those three counties Of 6,66l
votes,--our friends concede to them only about
5000 majority, a difference Of nearly $500
votes, which added to the certain gains Of $500
votes for Flournoy, would increase his gain 70
about 1000 in the counties heard from, leaving
about $500 moro to overcome, in the. State
We anticipate immense gains in all the trans
Allegheny country, and some gains in the un-
heard from counties Of Eastern Virginia, and
we wholly discredit the rumor from the En-
ouirer office, that Mr.. Wise has received "as-
tonishing majorilies" in the Southwest w,
shall only believe it. when we have reliable
confirmation of this rumor.
The Union Of this morning elects Mr.. Faulk-
ner by majority Of 266 votes, excluding JEFF
forson county, which, It is reported, gives Bot
sler about 80 majority: thus reducing Faulk-
ner's majority in tho whole district to 236
votes. But 1t must not be forgotten, that IN
this estimate, Page county is set down as hav
ing given Faulkner 96l majority We do no,
believe in the accuracy Of this estimate of tho
majority in Page; on the contrary, wc doub,
very much whether Page has given Faulkner
900 majority.
The Union claims the election Of Wise by a
triumphant vote. 1t says, at is now merely
a question Of majorities." This may be So
We are yet incredulous touching the trium
plant" election of Mr.. Wise.
We believe he is not elected at abby any
majority, but if elected, we question whether
he will have majority, half equal to that OF
Governor johnson, or one-6fth Of that received
by General Pierce. Mr.. Wise may gain thu
victory, --but II so, it win be by such dimin-
ished majority, as to justify the anti-Ameri
cams in exolaiming. In the language Of an an
cisnt General, who, upon being congratulated
upon victory, which cost him nearly all hi
forces, answered tho compliment thus One
more such eiotory, and I am undone" Such
another reduction of tho forces Of Foreignism
Remanism, and Demagoguism in Virginia, and
the State would pass into the hands Of the
Americans"
But we do not give up tho State yet, in thi>
prsssns contest but the above remarks are
based on the superstition, that Mr.. Wise may
possibly carry the State by two or three thou
sand majority. II the West continues to send
Us similar gains to those reported from Brooke
Hancock, Marshall and Wood counties, the
Btats win be redeemed, regenerated, and
dissuthralled" Three or four days will give
N the results; meanwhile our friends mus,
not dcspond, mo, not coon II defeated in vir.
einia, by ten thousand majority. If defeated
in Virginia, let action DO the word, from this
day forward, and the Old Dominion can b,
and win DO purged of the elements, which, II
permitted TO grow and flourish, would ulti
mstsly reduce her people to vassalage, to the
Pope Of Rome and his minions.
Whatever may be the result Of the Virginia
elections let not our party in this District re-
lax their efforts in the coming contest here.
The seat of the Federal government, the city
which bears the name Of him, whose maxims
and policy we cherish, should, above all others
In our glorious Union, be purged Of Foreign.
lam, Romanism and Dcmagoguism. "Upguards,
and at them" should be our watchword. Union,
harmony. concession and concert, should mark
our oonduos, in the approaching struggle II
any member Of our party be not entirely pleas
ed with al the nominations made, let him not
forget, that If his peculiar notions had been
consulted, Others might have complained
The object OF our party should be, to carry
out American principles, and American mea-
surcs, and It Is point Of trifling importance,
whether A il taken up in preference to b, or
whether B is preferred to A. The moment q
majority Of our friends have selected their can.
.didatcs for the city, or for the separate wards,
that moment 4 united movement should b,
made, to elect them. Look at the nominations
Of the anti-Americans in this city Wing,
and Democrats, Catholics and Protestants
Irish, Dutch, and native-born citizens, Claim
ing to be Amerfcans,) have Joined teams te
put down the American party If such .
conglomeration of elements can harmonize--i
white spirits and black, blue spirits and
grey" can mingle In common fusion against
us, Is II to DO tolerated for a moment, that
Americans" by birth and profession, will
wrangle and differ, about the men selected BY
majorities, to represent our partyf
For oursclf we took no part in the selection
Of the candidates. Wemoan to vote the ticket
a. prepared by majority, and We humbly
trust that not single member Of our party
win permit his private feelings, or any persona
prejudice, to induce him, to swerve an iota FROM
tho path Of political duty. We care no,
whether any candidate has been Jackson
man, or Clay man, Calhoun man, or Var