Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-05-08

OI tnlS present InOntn. we nave ulncndIBcu
oar duty; Virginians must discharge theirs
according to the dictates of their own judg-
ment and upon themselves will rest the conse-
quences.
A Lunatic Come to Judgment.
The Forney presses are chuckling over the
presentment Of the Know-Nothings by por-
ton of the Grand Jury Of Munroe county,
New York. The foreman Of that Grand Jury
was VIM. O. Bloss, man who has been notori-
GUS for his eccentricities and "vagarious" be-
havior for twenty years. He was for many
years common drunkard, and has always
been regarded rs rather NANCY In his code Of
morals. The Rochester American thus alludes
to him:
"Mr. Bloss has often disturbed public worship,
and been forcibly elected from Protestant churches
| in this city He has assailed men in the street
with violence both Of language and action. He
| has often been confined at his own house and in
| public institutions when those fits have been upon
him. He has been brawler In the public streets
for years. tolerated out of respect for his Abilities
and out Of regard for his friends. Another man
| would have been shut up under darkness and in
chains He has walked the streets with hundreds
at his heels, the terror, disgust, or pity Of the
entire community. During February, while he was
slowly and by the aid Of Hibernan body-guard,
| accommodating the autographs and marks Of his
fellow-citizens to his call for antsecr IT society
meeting his conduct was intolernble, and if during
part Of that time, and for few days after, he
| was not insane, then he never has been liable to
| that charge. 1t is well known that any unusual
excitement upsets Mr.. Bloss and unbalances his
| faculties, and those who have put him forward in
| these late movements have incurred the fearful
responsibility Of wrecking, for time, the faculties
Of fellow-man. Mr.. Bloss is man of too sensi-
tive an organization and too enthusiastic tempera-
ment to indulge with impunity in these excite
| ments. We think we have stated facts enough to
| show that he is not a man of sound Judgment
| If sound Judgment be the requisite Of grand
juror much more is 1t essential to the foreman of
| that body"
So it appears the Foreign party Of Rochester
were compelled to resort to the Insane Asylum
to find man crazy enough to bring in an in
dictment against the Americans This is de-
cidedly funny And what is still more anu
sing, this very old crazy Bloss, no longer ago
than last winter, contemplated the establish
ment of Know-Nothing paper, and applied
at the Office Of the American for estimates Of
the cost Of printing, &c. Well well! This
| is strange world, and Sam" knows it. He
looks down upon the queer medley Of Loco
focos, lunatics, and Irishmen, who oppose him,
twisting and cavorting with uncouth grimaces
and unseemly gestures, and, driven to their
wits ends to devise some trick or Roorbach to
'floor him, and grins--yes! the rascal actually
haw haws right out especially when he hears
that he is indicted by grand jury of Bun
combe county, or another Of crazy men in New
York All this is capital fun for Sam 1t tickles
him SO, that he goes right off and captures a
big city, like Philadelphia, for instance, or an
"Old Dominion" like Virginia, which he
slows away in his brooches pocket by the side
of New Jersey, Delaware, and Rhode Island,
and other "small change" and never enters it
even on his ledger. For the truth is, Sam has
not begun to post his books yet He is not
ready. He has not got his counting room fitted
up nor his great safe mounted. All he is do
ing now is merely by way of flyer When
he gets fairly settled down to his work, he will
exhibit such balance-sheet as neither Roths-
child, nor Lafitte, nor the Earrings can show
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| Discussion IN WYrHEvILLE.--A triangular dis
cussion occurred In Wythevile last Monday, says
the Telegraph, between Mr.. Trigg, American can
didate for Congress, Mr.. Martin, anti-American,
and Gov. Floyd. Mr.. Martin spoke first and Mr..
Trigg replied very successfully, when 1t was thought
prudent to put up Gov Floyd. This gentleman
found 1t necessary to sustain his position, to deny
the correctness Of Mr.. Trgg's authority proving
the temporal power Of the Pope. He said the ex
tracts from Mr.. Brownson's Review establishing
that doctrine, were base forgeries,p and threw
down two copies Of the Review, which he said
oontrsdicted the extracts. Mr.. 7Iigg then picked
then, up and found the very extracts alluded TO.
This was bad fix for Governor, but not worse
than he has been in before.
PRrsros.--A correspondent says, Sam is here
in every neighborhood, and Wiseocracy Is 80 sick
il dare not show its face. Flournoy viii carry the
county by 600 majority, and It usually gives a ma.
jorty the other way Of about $50. We intend, too,
TO elect an American Congressman in spite Of Wise
and all other demagogues."
BEproRD.-The Sentinel says I" We have &C
counts from all parts Of the county, and we can
assure our readers that all Is right. Tho anti
Americans brag high, but they win bite the dust
on the 4th Thursday. The American State ticket
win receive large majority in Bedford and Bur-
well and Norman win have larger majority than
any candidates since the formation Of parties in
the county"
FLorD.--A letter from this county, dated April
2s, contains the following paragraph
Sam" Is going 1t hero like bats fighting. I
carried ten through the first degree last night
and win take In thirty more Saturday night next.
We win take the remainder in before the cleo
| ton
From the Lewisburg Chronicle "a Wise Paper.)
| The Prospect.
We calculate that Mr.. Wise will receive
Democratic votes, 10000
Wing votes, 5000
|
| $4,000
Fournoy, Know-Nothing
votes, $4,000