Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-07-24
LYNCHBURG IIRGINIiN.
TUESDAY MORNING. July q. 1865.


Which il will be seen that the Democratic mai
ityis little over 1000 in an aggregate vote o.
more than i56.0a0. Though disappointed ia tn
result of the election, are not disappointed il
the number OF votes pohed by the American par
TT. Mr.. Floumoys vote Of 12.si7 comes fully III
10 our expectations previous to the election. an1
there day when would not hay,
been willing TO compromise for that number u
votes Our Democratic friends to- We suspect
wopdhave been awfolly startled and alarmed
could they have foraseen how Ear Alr. fourn"r
was destined II ou,run llr sammers and Gen.
era Scott But the great Increase in Tie popu
lar vote, an increase Of 2Goo0 since the last Pre-.
idential election. completely upse; the calcula
;ons of every body and disapp listed the hopes
of the Know Nothings.
But there was another potent cause of the de
feat of the American party besides the increase
of the popular vote which they had not taken in
to account previous to tie election. We allude
to the cooperation ofout side Wings with the
Democratic party. 1t was we'll known. it is true
throughout the canvass thet a few prominent
wings here x there in the State,for tae most part
gentlemen whuse transeendant merits had some
how or othcs never been very highly appreciated
by the Wing party, would embrace this opporta
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ticket. Had their calculations on this point
been well founded, we thinkit extremely probo.
ole that Flournoy wouldhayo beaten Wise
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the debt Of gratitude they owed Mr. Wise foi lis
efficient aid in the fierce sectional struggle -
IS5l. strongly prcdisposed tho Western people
10 vote for him without distinction ef party
Thousands of Western Wings only wanted
pretext to support him aud thi. prcteX they found
in their opposition to Know Nothin1ism.
It's painful and Notifying reflection that
the yoke OF Democratic power should thus have
been fastened on the neck of this commonwealth
ior the next four years by the votes of men
heretofore calling themselves Wings; 10y the
votes of men who have so long and So gal
lantIy struggled against the abuses, the corrups
.;ons,,d the tyranny, of Democratic ,,,la At
Cor ,bo.o Wbir noli,iciops who bnvc thrown tbcm.
sat,os into th,. ann. of the Democracy for the
eake If ths snnils. they Of course will look with
oon,nIacerov and delicbt ON tbe work they bnyo
o.s;sted in doing. Visions ofanticinated honor.
ona emo,umen,s will olloy nil their onalms Of
oonso;erce Rnt the erea, bulk Of tho Who.
who were seduoed into voting for Wise were in
anenced nv no such unworthy motives and we he
l;eve that thew will vet regret tbe mart they bore
in nronrinc mn the Democratic DYNASTY Of tbi.
,ommonweal,b when !, w,s in their mower 10
b.ye lsid il nrostr.,o in tho anst
Inc fhhaeelPma Enquirer remarks on me
progress Oh Inc oh''eu states ana Inc HeN'n'n
census;
work OF much interest entitled Tho FROG
ress OF the United States IN Population and
Wealth from the pen oil the non George ueN-
er' has Just appeared 1t Is ioII'f valuable IA
formation 1t appears that the largest d'c'nni-
al increase oil population III any Ne" England
mounted TO so4 per cent. The least decennioI