Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-05-30
The Greatest Triumph d Record.

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The Old Dominion STAINS as firm as q
rock amid the foamiug billovs Of political
strife, add is staunchly true 70 the tenets
of her WASHINGTON and JEFFERSON, The
smoke which canopied the fed Of battle Of
the 24tll inst, is now|beginnng to disap.
pear, and the Democratic fasis seen I'll.
umphant in the breeze. Th] cohorts Of
the hahtrto-nvincible Sam, after des-
pcrate. struggle, have been uttrly routed,
and theif leader killed in the strife. After
sweeping the North like wlirlwind, he
has found his grave ii old virginia. The
land Of WAsHlNGroS, JEFF.Rsox and
PATRIeKE HENRY is notthe soil Upon which
the spirit ofreligious intolerance and ma
twist bignttry can flourish. J+.~....E 4
Noblyand CALAMITY have tie sterling
Democracy ofVirginmconductd this can J
vass-ths most brilliant they DER won,
althoughIthe past is full ofglorios achieve
ment. With unfaltering resolution they
grapple with a foe whose career had been
one of unparalleled triumph, and not only
beat, but annihilated him. How much
are the Democracy of the Unitd States
indebted 10 their brethren of the Old Do
minion4 Not only the Democracy, but
the friends of civil and religious liberty all
oVerthe world, owe thens debtofgatitude.
The attention Of the people from one OK.
tremity Of the Union 10 the Other was di.
rccted 10 The lato remarkable CANVASS in
Virginia. No mere State canvas ever
had such publicity before. The result was
more of anational than local victory.
II disposes Of "Sam" as summanly as
CoRNwALI,s was served BY .WAsaiNeroS
at Yorktown in 1891. II lays NE base,
broad and strong, for Democratic Pres.
idential victory in 1856. Upon rp .occa-
sion did Virginiaever render more service
to the country than she has now by Che
result ofthe late election. The Old Do
minion, the State that never cast anything
but thorough Democratic vote from the
time of WAsHINGToN-God bless her will
be the mental ejaculation Of every Dino.
crat sincerely attached to the good old
cause. She stands in impregnable grind
uiS-tho NSf1ssoPoi " dbo AoHtVcHstlc
faith, that cannot, undersny circumstances,
be stormed and taken. L rty a.fsl
What now becomes OF the foolish boast.
| ing and gasconade Of the anti American
secret order, Of the tremendous things Il
was TO accomplish in Virginia? How
cheap and foolish must our cotfmporary Of
the Gazette feel after claiming twenty
thousand majority for the Buttline ticke,
the next day after the election! II may
have the consolation ofknowing that il has
yictimized its friends who were weak
enough to follow so blind . glide.
In the Democratic rejoicinga consequeni
upon this achievement, the gallant stand.
ard bearer Of our friends Of Virginia, Mr.
Wise, must receive q large share OF the
praise. With wonderful enetgy and al.
most superhhman efforts, be Infused III,
own enthusiastic zeal into Tho rank ana
| file Of the party, and was powerfully in.
strumenlal III causing that split to ex,s,
which was tie precursor ofyietory. Hi
eloquent clarion voice was heard Ii eyery
part Of the State, bidding defiance to az
foe and encouraging the Democratic bstta,
lions. Metaphysical and mental enduranc,
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