Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-04-26
The Contest in Virginia.

The Contest IN virginia
1t is said-and the old Wing organ of Mo-
bile cannot conceal its Joy at the prospect
that the unterrified and invincible Democracy
of the Oil Dominion are to be routed and
laid out as cold as a wedge by the blast OF
that Northern ism, born down east and now
sweeping across the Potomac. Perhaps the
wish is only father to the thought, or perhaps
it may be a true prophecy. 1t IS certain
however. that the ism will have TO hight Tor
the victory and will win it over foe worthy
of its steel. The Democracy of Virginia IS
thoroughly aroused for the contest. The
Richmond Enquirer flashes defiance at Its as
sailants and rallies its friends with trumpet
tones 10 "do or die'' in the good old cause
The following blast does not sound like the
note of desparing leader
But. however confident we may be, we IN
tend not to relax our efforts. We call upon
the Democratic press throughout the Common
wealth TO "let slip the dogs OF War." Rest
not. Sleep not. Suffer not Democratic prncl-
pies to be invaded without resistance. Letyour
mortars and heavy artillery pour bombs and
hot shot increasingly upon every appearance
of the Know Nothing batteries. The thun-
der of the Democracy will be heard by and
by. To every Democrat we say, Work on
our armament is not yet complete. Work on
our ammunition is not all ready. Work
on-our drill is not vet perfect The Demo-
cratic party intend to go into this battle with
disciplined troops, every man perfect. IN the
manual of principle, and able to take the lock
step and keepit. Work on-organize prompt
Iv. eficientl-, zealously. Come up to the
great battle which approaches, cool, calm,
confident, and when the voting commences,
and YOU see the whites of the Know Moth
inc and Wing ewes, give them the Democia-
tic War Whoop, shout the shout of triumph
ant success, let your power be heard and seen
aud felt
Who would be u traitor knaye.
Who would M towards grave:
Who ~ base rs be slayes
Let him turn and fee"
We want no sluggards now. Our ranks vii
be cleansed and purified by the desertion o
the disaffected We shall know our friends
; But we must put forth all our energies Eve
nv county must vie with its neighbOr.
We intend to neutralize the Wing anC
I Know Nothing vote of Richmond, by pouring
forth the yellow jackets of Chesterfield. ou
working bees of Shenandoah and Rocking
ham and Page know how to make honey
and when and where to infliet theirstings.-
Our hornets of the South and Northwest vii
give the enemy jesse. Our mosquitoes of tn
! East will sing new paans around their ears
But every Democrat Must abandon any preju
dice he NAV entertain against the nominees
the party. and every vote must be ,concentra
ted upon them. Forget self, and go for on
old, long-tried principles, and scorn Know
Nothingism and all the new tangled ism
! Matched and reared in Northern cline. lie
the enemy brag as they may, they will b
I beaten. We shall crush Know Nothingisn
in the egg; if the aspiring bird shall ever soa
amid our mountains and over our valleys, tn
arrow of the Old Dominion will bring him 4
the earth. Let the moral force OF Virgins
now be felt, and we crush forever the brood O
monsters which have sprung from the old ny
dra of Federalism.
4 Let ambition sleep for the present, and lie
the generous patriot abide his time. VIVA
a rebuke would it be upon our party, wha
an inter shame upon the ambitious aspirlnt
themselves, if through their sheer obstinancy
their ungenerous devotion to self rather tina
to our great and glorious cause, we shoul
loose single county in the State. We in
woke every voter to sacrifice his persons
preiudices and his paltry passions upon tn
altar of his country. We tell him Virginia ex
poets every man to 10 his duty. Stand firm
work on-keep the ball in motion, and W
shall dissipate the mad scheme of the FL
sionists aud put them down forever.
There is a reflection calculated to strik
with some force all Democratic minds-an
that is, that this American" movemer
which pretends to know no party, alway
finds it convenient to organize itself for tn
defeat of the democratic men and measures
,, and increasingly carries with the warme'
sympathies Of Wings. So far as the philosC
ply of the Know Nothing movement is do
.veloped, it is nothing more or less than fl
: sion of all sorts Of isnas to put down Demo
: cratic Administration and Democratic prime
Piles, and this is what is called nationality,
and American ruling America ~ Anoth'
|. remarkable feature in the movement is I'll
tendency to promote to public station IL
ferior and mediocre men. Tried statemal
ship and eminent public services are ignore
:, to give room to Americans" that is to sa
men of immense prejudices, but limited Ill
destanding and narrow minds.