Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-07-21
How the Democracy may Triumph-- The
Question of Questions. =

How the Democracy may Triumph The
Question of Questions.
The all-absorbing question of the day is
this: whether the Democracy ,ciH be able to
carry the Presidential election Of 1856, ky
popui1r roie, orer The Fusion Of all Lsms
North ind South. We confess that until
latteriy we had despaired OF such posi-
bllity. We confess that for time we re-
garded division Of parties, BY geograph-
zeal lines, in the contest of 1856, certain
and unavoidable. We thought the only
alternative for the South in 1857 would be-
+, submit tamely to the Presidency Of such
man as SEWARD, or to cross the Red Sea
for Canaan and distinct nationality ofouT
own. We saw divisions in the ranks VI
Northern Democracy everywhere, which
becamedaiIy,wider aad more i':econciIable.
We saw amid all the divisions and subdi-
visions Of the Isins Of The North, jsnd lem
cy to fusion in all the quarters, and actual
fusion wherever slec,ions were in prog ress.
We saw the Democracy Of the Moth scat
tered, dismayed and beaten on every field.
We saw the lsms triumphant, confidekt.
arrogant aud boastiul everywhere.
More than tins; not CONTEXT with un-
interrupted success at the North, we saw
the most insidlous and formidable Of all the
Isms crossing the line Of Mason aid Dixon,
invading the South, and insolently conf
dent Of oyeEtErowing the Democracy in its
strongholds. Certain Of carrying every
Northern State, and Boosting an over
whclming numerical strength throughout
the South, tie triumph IF the Fusion did
indeed seem ineyitable.
But the whole aspect Of affairs has chang
ed in the list few weeks. The Know
Nothing Ism. has been utterly overthrow
and crushed in Virginia; and. since that
glorious event. The Democracy Of every
State hss tan en- new courage and
resolution. The result in Virginia but
the result ON every other
Southern battle ground. We have no fear
from the Isms IN single Southern State.
not even in Kentucky. The separation Of
the lsms at Philadelphia iY'o two wings,
for the purpose Of facilitating its operations
in each SECTION Of the Union, will avail il
nothing at the South Our people will
not be deceived by its trick offighting un-
der the shelter Of a platform stolen from
the Democracy for the pprpose Of decep-
ton. They zee IN this Know Nothing
movement at the South only scheme for
enlistng recruits on Southern soil fer the
Fusion OF Isms which has its nurseries and
strongholds at the North, They see in
it the NEST insiduous scheme yet devised
Tor entrapping the Southern people into
the support Of the Stewards and HALEs Of
the North, and into cooperation with the
GlDDINesKs. GREELEys, free sellers and
free negroes WHICH control the councils Of
Of the Fusion inplotting against Democra-
cy. They see that there is no hope for the
South, in the Union, except from the Ma
tionaI Democracy. They knew that this
Know Nothing mavementt al the South,
by Gripping the Democracy in the quarter
where its complete success is absolutely es-
sential to its triumph in the Union at large,
only tends. If it is not actually designed. to
give aid aud comfort to the grand Flu
sion of Isms at the North which u
marshalled in combined and formidable
array against the Democracy
Heretofore the contest of the Nationa
Democracy with the lsms has been exclu-
s!vely on the Nor:hen soil; but Of late th'
most dangerous and powerful OF the irater
nifty Of Isms has invaded The South snd at
tackled the Democracy with shibo'elf
stolen from their Baltimore confession o.
faith. The trick is too Transporting to sue
coed. Our people see in me movement
only a new manpuvre in the grand Oh
slaught ofthe Fusion against the i!emoc-
racy, aud will incontinently crush It ont o.
the South. They will grind thunder Their
heel in every Southern State, as etteetnally
as they have done the good work IN Fir'
ginia. Indeed, the in,ruderlis already beat
en- horse, foot. and drago DON in the South
ern States. He already snutfs his fate II
every breeze, and no longer fights for vic
tory, but only to escape Overwhelming
disgrace. We are cenfiaent that he can
not carry single Southern State. X
are confident that with earnest effort ant
combined ffaternal exertion, the Democ
racy will be able to carry every Southern
State in the next Presidential contest.
How, then, does the case stand ~ cal
culating what is necessary 70 be done 70
carry the eiectjons The following show.
she votes Of several States in the elrctotIs Il
college which will choose the next Pfes''
dent;
Southern S'a's'. No"her" States. j..
Arkansas, Iowa, z
Missouri. 81 Maine. 3
Florida. Vermont