The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-11-16
CITY OF EVANSVILLE.
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THE EAGLE AND STARS TRIUMPHANT!
Successes of ths American Party
PIERCE ADMINISTRATION CoNFoUNDEDi

The Anti-Americans have been most de-
plorably shocked and disappointed at the dis
astrous defeats which have so suddenly come
upon them, where they looked for nothing but
glorious triumphs. They had been seeking to
deceive the people so long, they had almost
prevailed upon themselves to believe, that no
thing but disaster and total route awaited the
Americans in the November elections. They
had declared the American party dead beyond
hope of resurrection. In all this unsolicited
information it appears they were either gross
.ly ignorant Of the position of the American
party, or else very great story-tellers, and in
either case utterly unworthy of confidence in
any of their statements hereafter
These anti-American editors were busy pre-
pairing themselves for some kind Of crow in
New York. They felt very confident that
either the Soft Shell OF Hard Shell division of
the party Democratic would succeed-and the
only thing that troubled these fellows was-if
the Softs should succeed, with their Free Soil
principles, and with ticket headed by men
whom by the admission of John Van Buren,
himself, had all with but two exceptions OPP
posed the election ofCass and voted the Free
Soil ticket, how in the deuce could "National
Democrats" declaring their party the only
pro-slavery national partyin the country, con-
sistently rejoice, or with any decency claim
the victory as Democratic triumph! And if
the Hards should succeed, how could the De-
oF. -
their party most bitterly opposed to the present
Administration, and ever waging bitter war
against Pierce and all his organs and friends
and office pimps? But the anti-Americans
were released from their dilemma in manner
as astonishing to themselves, as it was dis
agreeable. Both factions of their party We're
overwhelmed in defeat. They seemed to have
no part in the contest more than two vile little
factions not big enough to hurt or even fright
en- anybody! The fight was between the
Americans and Republicans The former
elected their State ticket by fifteen thousand
majority! This was what even the Ameri-
cans themselves had net anticipated, when all
other parties were trying by every means, fair
ranks of this party. But the result proved
that the American party were strong in their
principles, and that no party could offer selfish
temptations sufficient to make the members Of
this party swervefr from their path of duty.
In Massachusetts,, the enemies of the Ameri-
can party thought they had a sure victory
Abolitionism, united with Free Seilism, had
laid its snares, had its candidates, even resur-
rected the old line Wing party in an endeaver
to draw the Wings from the American party
They were confident of defeating Gardiner,
and openly proclaimed they would do SO. The
Democracy were confident that in this war,
they would be able to slip in their candidate,
especially as they had made a heavy bid for
the liquor vote. But mark the result. Here
it is for Governor: Gardiner (American)
5O911; Rockwell, (Republican) sc, 1888; Beach,
Qoco. and Liquor,) 1851; Valley, Gold line