Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-08
WASHINGTON, d. G.
Virginia Elections.
THURSDAY. MARCH Z. 1885.
vEsPAsIAN ELLIS, Editor.

Virginia Elections.
The Washington Sentinel Of this morning,
referring to the municipal election held in
Alexandria, Virginia, on Tuesday last, after an
the election Of the American candi-
dates by "a large majority" proceeds to
remark as follows:
ave have no doubt that this will be christened,
the frat gun from Virginia. 1t win be hailed as
a great Know-N Nothing triumph, and will be boasted
Of as the sure forerunner OF the Virginia vote in
the approaching State elections.
Ifso, 1t will be mere humbug. II was moth
ing but municipal election In place that has al
ways been wing by a very large majority. Besides,
the reelected mayor was both personally and Off
cially very popular. He Is said to be the best
that Mayor Alexandria has yet had. Very few po-
litcal opponents wanted to vote against him.
"We learn that very large number Of Demo
Gratis did not go to the polls and that the Wing or
Know-Nothing vote did not exceed It's usual
strength. Those who Judge of the Virginia State
election by this election win be sadly deceived.
Alexandra is not yet Virginia.
I" 1t seems that Mr.. Ullman, the great gun Of New
York Know othingsm, was imrorted TO teach the
Virginia Known othiugs what to do Thisis signi-
fcant enough"
The FIRST paragraph above copied from the
Sentinel is strictly true--true to the letter:
This is /" the first gun from Virginia. and It is
"the sure forerunner Of the Virginia vote in
the approaching State elections"
But says the Sentinel.
IT was nothing but municipal election, In a
place that has always been Wing BY a large ma
jority."
So, then the Sentinel would have the coun-
try believe that this is Wing triumph! In
deed And the election of Judge Ncale as
city attorney is Wing triumph, is itf The
election of pure American ticket, " composed
of men, some Of whom have been hitherto
Wings, and others Democrats, is Wing tri-
umph, is itp Those who know that Judge
Neale has been hitherto Democrat, and that
others on the ticket have also been hitherto
democrats, will laugh at the effort of the ,Seni.
mel to convert the triumph Of the American
ticket into Wing triumph. The battle was
fought distinctly on the issues made up be.
tween the " American" and foreign" parties,
and on no other.
But the Sentinel says it learns" that a large
number Of Democrats did not go to the polls
The Sentinel will learn" something else when
| it "learns" the truth Of the matter, which is,
that Democrats in Alexandria at this day, iii
he means by that appellation the supporters Of
the Forney and Pierce nominations) are like
angels visits, few and far between" The rank
and file of the former Democratic party in Alex
1 andria, as elsewhere, are within the pale of the
" American party" and firmly maintain the
maxim that "Americans shall rule America.
But says the Sentinel the Wing or Know
Nothing vote did not exceed its usual strength.
The American" vote far exceeded the former
majorities given for Wing candidates. in con
tests between Wings and Democrats.
If the Sentinel doubts this, it can easily have
its doubts removed by reference to the re.
cord, and If it doubts that numbers Of those
who we're formerly Democrats in Alexandria,
voted for the American ticket on Tuesday,
let that press obtain lists of the voters at the
different elections, held during the last few
years in that city, and compare them
The Sentinel wisely and truly informs the
country that Alexandria is not Virginia
But we beg leave to inform the Sentinel, that
Alexandria is within the State Of Virginia, AND
that her citizens viii cast their votes in May
for Governor Of Virginia, and further, that
Alexandria viii give larger majority against
Henry A. Wise, than the majority given on
Tuesday for the american ticket" Marx
this prediction
The progress of our party in Alexandria and
throughout Virginia, az slsephere, is onward,
and irresistible We entertain not the slight
est doubt that the American ticket in the
Old Dominion will triumph over the Forney
and Pierce, or Foreign" ticket, next May by
majority Of not less than ten thousand votes.
But the last paragraph in the above extract
from the Sentinel deserves especial comment
at seems (says the SentineD that Ullman,
the great gun Of New York Known othingism,
was imported to teach the Virginia Know
Nothings what to do. This is significant
enoughw Mr.. Ullman, who was at the time
sojourning in Washington, was invited by q
few friends in Alexandria, to meet them, and
be introduced to the members Of their coun
ellis
He met them, as friends and brethren should
meet--snd he enjoyed that hospitality which
Virginians arc always pleased to extend t.
distinguished strangers Did Mr.. Ullmar
thrust any opinions Of his, upon the people Of
Alexandria Did he address the masses on
the occasion Of the election? Did he open his
lips in public to influence the pending electionf
No, he did not But, let US ask the Examiner,
the mouth-piecc Of the foreign" party,
whether or not they imported" one Charles
w. Carrigan, Of Philadelphia, to arouse the
Dutch, Irish, and Catholics Of Alexandria Ia
action Did not Mr.. Cmrigan address pub
lie, open, assemblage Of the foreign party
at Lyceum Hall, on the same night that Mr.
Ullmsn visited, by invitation, the " American
party" at Liberty Hall
We copy from the Baltimore Sun Of yester.