Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-05-24
The Day Of Triumph.

The Day of Triumph.
Before the sun now shining shall sink be-
hind the mountains Of the West Virginia will
be redeemed from thraldom to the Richmond
Junto We have no more doubt of this, than
we have Of our physical existence. The
American" spirit has been diffused amongst
her people, and although the power and inau-
ence Of the General Government, the screws
of party discipline, the eloquence of political
aspirants, and every means and appliance
which corrupt politicians could invent, have
been brought to bear against the American
party, /" we have that confidence in the inteli-
gence Of the people Of Virginia, which assures
us of a triumph. We doubt not that before
sunset this day, Thomas s Flournoy will be
the Governor elect Of Virginia, by a majority,
ranging between five and fifteen thousand
votes.
But should his majority be but one single
vote, his election will be a triumph, over which
the American party" everywhere will rejoice
with exceeding gladness.
1t must be borne in mind, that General
Pierce received the electoral vote Of Virginia
by majority exceeding fifteen thousand votes !!
In the previous year, Governor johnson was
elected over Judge Summers, by some seven or
eight thousand majority; but the vote of 1851
WINS smaller than that Of 1852 and is not a
fair index to the then existing sentiments Of
the people Of Virginia The test Of 1852 was
the fairest, and it will not be denied, that it
would be victory worth COMMUNICATING, to
overcome that fifteen thousand majority, in
three years time, and especially as some thou
sands, perhaps, who voted for General Scott,
will not vote the American ticket
Whatever may be the result, we rejoice that
the contest is not now between Democrats and
Wings, as in 1851 and 1862, but contest be-
tween the American and the anti-American
parties. Tariffs, banks, distributions, sub-treas-
uries, and all the other former issues are sunk,
discarded, now and forever. The main issue
now is, ".Shall the native born sons Of these
States control this gopernment'" or, shall
the United States become the common seaoer
Of the WorldS" Shall the Romish Hierarchy
obtain foothold, power, influence, and control?
or, shall American" principles gain the as
cendant? These are the questions which vir-
ginians will PROFOUND to themselves, to-day,
and which they win answer, SO far as they are
concerned, by their free suffrages
What must be our estimate of the people of
Virginia to credit the opinion, that they will
to-day repudiate American" doctrines What
though presses and politicians have proclaimed
that our party is allied to Abolitionism? Not
one sensible man in Virginia believes any such
slanderous imputationl What though presses
and politicians have inveighed against secret
societies? No sensible man believes that an
association of American born citizens, who
adopt and endorse the maxims of Washington,
could mediate treason or any other crime
against society," What though presses and
politicians have accused our party Of intoler-
ance and oppression Does not every man
of common information know that the Church
of Rome, is the most intolerant most bigoted,
most proscriptive, and most tyrannical power
that has ever cursed the earthf
We do not believe, therefore, that the peo-
pie of Virginia credit one single charge made
against us, by the advocates and abetters of
Foreignism, Demagoguism, and Romanism.
We think they have too much sense to believe
their charges--yet it may be, that some honest
well-meaning men, have been led astray by
the tremendous orators Of the Forney and
Pierce party, and that prejudices against our
party may have been created in certain por-
tons Of the State. We shall not, however, be-
ieve il, till the returns Of the polls establish il
as true. 1t cannot be denied that in one i'm
portant particular, not herein before adverted
to, the anti-American party in Virginia have
had decided advantage over our party. Mr..
Wise, one Of the most powerful orators, and
effective stump speakers in the country, has
trayersed the whole State, and had the field
entirely to himself!
We are not aware that he has been answer
ed on any occasion, or If so, certainly not half
dozen times. Mr.. Flournoy has been wholly
engrosscd with his professional business, and
has not left his own immediate neighborhood
IL he has even made a single speech. Messrs
mcCOnas ana DOCOCk nave also auureSbeu the
people at various points, whilst their antago-
nists, Messrs Beale and Patton, have remain
ed almost wholly, IL not entirely at home. The
anti Americans have also had drill sergesnts in
every section Of Virginia, -committees Of vigi-
lance, and district electors, perambulating the
different portions Of the State, pouring out in
voctivcs, and sowing Misrepresentation, broad
cast over the Commonwealth. The candidates
for Congress of the American party, have in
their respective districts, done good service, as
have also some Of the county candidates, and
here and there prominent advocate Of our
principles, who is not candidate.
Much of the evil flowing from tho ha-
rangues Of tho anti-American candidates, has
thus been countcractcd; yet it win not be do
MED, that three times moro effort has been
made by the antics, than by the American
party. We are content that II is so, for the
triumph, il achieved under these disadvan.
tages, will be emphatically triumph Of tht
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