Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-04-12
THE REACTION COMMENCED.

If the new party should sweep the o. States,
and carry every election that takes place in the
next six months, we would still have no faith
in its pernanency. Like peculiar tree in
the East, they bloom once, but never again.
They perhaps will not succeed twice anywhere,
unless different elections shall occur at short
intervals. The old Wing party could not hold,
together, and this, which is but rehash Of dis
com6tted whiggery intermixed with leprous
and malicious isms, cannot expect to hold to-
gether 1t is as contrariant and heterogeneous
mass as was ever thrown together
Already the reaction has commenced. We
present some of the evidences Of it:
Know-nothing Defeat.
PATTERSON, N. j., April l0.-At the mum
cipal election in this city, on Monday, the
Know-nothings were defeated in four out of
the five wards. Van Blarcum, the Union can
didate for mayor, was elected by 100 majority
over Ingles, the Know-nothing candidate.
Know-nothing Defeat I'm Hartford.
HARTFORD, Comm April 9.-The Demo
cratic party here nominated Union ticket
against the Know-nothings, which was sup
ported by the anti.Know nothing Wings in our
the exception Of the old clerk, Henry Francis,
who succeeds on personal considerations alone
by about one hundred votes. The Union ticket
carried four Of the six aldermen, and thirteen
of the twenty-four councilmen, making nine
teen anti-know-nothings to eleven Know-noth-
ings in the joint council. The Know-nothings
have been routed in this city on a full vote.
In Madison, Indiana the whole Democratic
(city) ticket was elected by large majority.
In Cincinnati, where fraud, villainy, and yio-
lence were attempted, thcs we're crushed In
other parts of the State OF Ohio the evidences
Of returning reason are alike manifest and
cheering.
The Ohio Statesman says:
"TnE Recent ELECTIONS IN OnIo.-Our
Democratic friends who were so badly beaten
last fall are surprised themselves at the results
of the various town and city elections that
have just transpired. 1t was difficult TO per
suade many that an effort would be Of any avail
But how different has been the RESULT Scarcely
at any former period have the spring elections
in Ohio resulted so iavorably, where an effort
was made, as on last Monday, even in the
strongholds of the late Wing party The
Know nothings, party intended to supplant
the Wing party, and led by old disappointed
ofIicchunters Of that party, have stolen from
us good many Democrats that ought to leave
them at once; but they have lost great many
Wings of too much character TO join such an
order and, on the whole, they are much weaker
than the old Wing party they intended to sup.
plant.
"This very evidence OF weakness, exhibited
at the recent elections, has thrown gloom
over these midnight assemblies that will only
tend to q rapid decline
"Their strength last fall was owing to their
being almost wholly unknown to the people
among whom they daily associated, and hence
their power Of evil was immense. Now they
are known, and you can point them out as they |
walk the street. Their ability to impose on
their neighbors is gone. Their word is no |
longer of any avail. in politics. Their very |
oaths of submission to the order are upon the |
public records, and their locks are thereby |
shorn; while many who first entered their dens
are sick of the experiment, and are daily lcay-
ing them. Even the second. page editors Of |
the Ohio State Journal are Justify denying any |
connection with the oath.bound party The
future will make still greater developments"
The result Of the election in the townships
heard from indicates very strongly that the
skies are Frightening and the democratic party
is recovering from its defeat last fall. Had
our friends in the several townships made half
the effort the know-nothings did, there would
not now be three townships against us. The
opposition made desperate efforts everywhere
in the hope of strengthening their forces next
fall, while many Of the democrats, deeming the
election unimportant or defeat inevitable, STAY
ed at home In several townships no demo,
cratic nominations we're made, which was the
case in Milton, Baughman, and Wooster
Wayne county (Ohio) Democrat
We have this morning the pleasure Of an