Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-17
WASHINGTON, d. c.
VEGPASIAN ELLIS, Editor.
Election Of Mr. Seward.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY IL, 1855.

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The New York Tribune has special despatch
announcing how Mr.. Stewards election was cele-
brated in Washington:
aSenator Stewards house is crowded this even
ing with his friends among the Senators and Rep
resentatiyes, and other citizens and strangers. A
splendid band, and an excellent supper, are among
the pleasing accessories. The whole scene is
most gratifying. A number Of Southern Congress-
men are present"
The Albany Evening Journal, in its jubilation
over the election, pays the following compliment
TO the Democratic members ofthc Legislature.
at is due TO the Democratic members of either
branch of the Legislature, TO say that no factous
opposition came from them"
Wilmington Herald.
We have heretofore stated the fact, that up
on the arrival of the Geographic despatch from
Albany, announcing the reelection of VIM. H.
Seward several Democratic Senators congrat-
ulated him upon that event; and that on the
same evening his house was crowded with
visiters, and amongst them were many promi-
nent members of the Forney and Pierce De-
mocracy.
We made these statements, amongst others,
not only to prove the sympathy existing be-
tween the Greeley and Seward party, and the
Forncy and Pierce party, but to corroborate
the testimony which we published from Alba
ny, showing coalition between these kindred
elements
In confirmation of our statements of the con-
gratulatory intcrmingling of these elements,
We have copied the above article, showing, first,
that the Washington correspondent Of the Tri-
bune communicated the same facts to that print;
and, second, that the Albany Evening Journal
modestly complimented the Democratic mem
bers of the Legislature of New York for their
kindness in making no opposition to its favor
lite candidate.
That the Forney and Pierce party at Wash
ington did in fact erult in the triumph of Sc
ward, is a fact as well understood in Washing
| ton as that Franklin Pierce is the nominal, and
John w. Forney the real President Of the
United States.
That the Forney and Pierce leaders in Vir-
ginia, as well as at the North, rejoice at Sc
wards triumph, is equally undeniable.
It is well known that the New York Tribune
| and Albany Evening Journal, are the devoted
advocates of Mr.. Seward, and hence the above
paragraphs from those journals have signif-
canoe which will not be misunderstood.
That Seward was reelected by the treachery
of the bogus KNOWN othings, and by coali-
ton between his party and the administration,
we have clearly established by undeniable
proofs. That coalition in fact goes behind the
election Of Seward 1t was in operation in the
10Th Senatorial district of New York, when the
election off, State Senator took place, to fil
Myroh II. Clark's seat in the New York Senate
was made vacant on his election as Governor
Two candidates were in the field for election,
from the Goth district, to wit; Mr. Goodwin
and Mr.. Loomis the former being the candidate
of the regular Know Nothing party, and the
latter the candidate of both Seward and the
administration.
Goodwin was Know Nothing, and had orr
ginally belonged to the hard Democracy, whilst
Loomis was anti Know Nothing, and member
of the soft, or Forney and Pierce Democracy.
The national Know Nothing party alone sup
ported Goodwin, and the combined forces Of
Forney, Pierce, and Seward supported Loomis.
Goodwin was elected by q majority of 2,424,
and cast his vote for Daniel Ullman, as Senator,
against Seward. We may here remark, that at
the Governors election in November, the
American party was in minority Of 1,748
votes, whilst in January our party triumphcd
by a majority of 2,424, being gain of over
1000 votes in two months!
We copy from several New York papers
their statements Of this result TO show that we
have given correct account Of this election.
A Democratic paper says:
"Rcv Mr. Goodwin, the Know-Nothing candi-
date in the Ontario New York, Senatorial district,
lately represented by M. ii. Clark, (now Govern
orr Is elected by 1000 majority over Chester
Loomis, peoples anti Known othing and Sewardte
candidate"
In this extract the Democratic editor is
pleased to call LOOMS the "People's anti
Rno,o- Nothing and Setoardite candidate"
The "pcople" and the "Sewarditcs,n then,
united upon an anti Known Nothing candidatc
An american" paper thus speaks Of the
election:
"THE TwEHTY-SINTH SENATORIAL DIsrRIcr-
The VERDIcr.-The official returns from the two
counties composing the district, exhibit a very
large majority against the fusion Serard party and
an immense gain In favor Of tho American party
since the November election:
American. Seward.
GooDwN. LOOMS.
Ontario 1897 2o5T