Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-05
From the Pennsylvania Patriot.
THE gESIJT N VIRGINIA.,

HE KE.SILl IN
II would be idle for us 10 attempt Ia conceni our
heartfelt 10y nj the glorious result at the recent cleo
ton in ia, "Oli Dominion" Such victory nc
c"mplIshrd under such circumstances Ia su'i'rnhi
cause for tho Democracy 10 rejoice throughout ,he
entire Cninn and eXult in the full assurance mat
their secret foes have received n blow from winch
they can never recover. Already the slumbcring
echoes of thousand hills have been wAkennd with
the meals of CANNON and the shouts Of eIutaon; and
these sounds ascending to Heavens vault, have
horne UPWARDS the glorious tidings that the hydra
headed monster which has frightened the country
from ts proprety is in its doath-agones and that the
pure principles Of Democracy stand again triumphant
before the American people.
We are gra.iGed Mt this cIultaton. J. sehds me
blood dancing through our veins, and nerves Us Tor
renewed opposition to the minions OF Know N"tliiig
lam IL comes to our ears laden with the cheering
promise of future triumphs and future e1uIiati"H'
aud it tells u.s. in language not to be mi'unders'oou'
that the fire ui true, patriotic Republicansln Durh"
undimmed in thousands Of honest hearts. IL brings
the shad. OF despair over the c"untcntnces I" ou.
schening opponents and cnuscs them 10 trenpie Ut
their ;.Dve,diug aud inevitable destruction lee, We
repent this exu!tation Is sweet music 10 U.s. oeeu"'o
of the assurance it gives that
THE PEOPLE are rousing,
The PEOPLE are irce!
SO confident were the know-Nothlnss thnt they
were invincbe, that they scarcely walled LOT M! W.
tcllieepce from Virginia before they announced tns'
they had ucheyed another victory, ma had er"otco
Ted the last vestige 0f Democracy They rcisrreu ~
their triumph ne being all The moro great oecause
gained in State where the system o. FonH6 ID re
rOcc md proclaimed Rt even this feature VI sou'''
rru Democracy could not check the onward career
of their Grand Mugul SAM But ~eiu'iy "ele
they disappointed. Their mushroom party nus Siown
to the world that the light of day ID % u, ""T
expired ne soon MS the pubic saw us delorn.y e
secret ballot has beer irs salvation her:oiors De-
causc the perured advocate of daslardly efeeu,
could serpeiit.iike creep up under its cover anu sung
his former friends in the dark. But the orced cou
rage of the midnight advocates OF Know hothust
failed them when they were called upon 10 s'' ILL.,
and proclaim their positions to tho "otu. -,
shrunlt from the gaze OF tho peorie "4 Tao
shriuks when exposed to the rays OF the sun'
IVA do not wish to be understood as being uhaVor'
able TO the secret ballot On the contrary, we aui
IT, But every man in the Union knows tnat II i, ,
| ba the means of great abusb nnd grent "rous' Inv
new ordsr of politicians has cerninly USED u |" M
compsb the most base ends.-to aid its aeiuoou o.
lowers in the commission OF peJury;-uul .ns ,nn
this result of the innate wcl,edess OF Inc Pa, ,I
the systcm itself for the same party has gat9eu wy
| ,nsochrs md writngs Of our great men, ara lorSeu
| sentences purportng 10 come from ''e '1S
| to produce the sumo results. ,o,;, Derno.
All honor is due to the noble and encrse'o Don"
Gratis of Virginia, who labured zcaiousiy 10 Piouu
This result Among these, Hon. Henry IL W lac t'us
! stand pre eminent. His exertions were upcea."s
| aud his ecqrencs infused new life INTO 'ne am y;
the people and carried disGay into tho mids' VI '
| opponents I,,or,,a. t,e thank:
of the whole country. 1t formed the Old uuaiu y
the Virginia press, and its exer,ond told, WIN iaa' -
| feet upUn the waverng ranks OF INC ohth-pounu
der llosta Of others, whose sphere was moro i,' -,
| 3D. but whose zeal was equally IA great, couIt ~
named but our space will not permit. lhe "n'''
State has the thanks Of the country.