American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-12-01
FRUITS OF VICTORY.

Inc lollOWmS, from the NOW L ork
Mirror, tells the whole story. 1t is
brief and to the point, and is worthy
of special attention:
The Americans, after various disas-
tcrs incident to new, impel fectly or
ganized party, are closing up their
ranks, and planting their victorious
banners in every section of the Union.
Considering their age in the political
drama, their triumph has been ample.
Ovcr-success is over-elating and de-
structive. Hard-fought battles and
occasional defeats discipline new forces
and train raw recruits into veterans.
1t will be better for them in the great
coming contest, that they have found,
in these preliminary skirmishes, some
obstacles in the way. 1t has taught
them the need of unity and harmony
in their councils, and of vigilance and
endurance at every outpost and in all
their camps.
The field now lies broad and clear
before the Americans. They are now
in power in New York, Ohio, Califor-
MIA, Louisiana, Maryland, Kentucky,
Delaware, Massachusetts, Connecticut,
New Hampshire and Rhode Island
and have proved their ability to carr !
Pennsylvania on square American
issue. In a national contest, with a
fair platform and strong leaders, they
can carry Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee,
Alabama and Virginia, and we doubt
not Florida, Mississippi, Arkansas and
North Carolina. At any rate, no 9TH
or party can boast so fair prospect
of national success in 1856.
The victories just won will add vast
ly to the chances and influence of the
American party. Their best fruit will
be to assure thousands in every State,
who have all along sympathized with
the American movement, but who, tim
id and wavcring, have consulted their
caution and waited to sec whether
American triumph was certain. These
thousands will now rush into the Amer
lean ranks, and many "leading" men
of old parties, who have heretofore
fought the American battle under coy
or, will come out and fight openly, and
will bring the dependents on their OK
ample with them. The moral iniu-
cnce of the American victory in the
great State of New York, with its one
fifth Of the white population of the
Union, can hardly be ovcr-cstimated.
twill invigoratc Amcricanism through
out the Union.
If the battle in this State were to
be fought over tomorrow, the victory
of Tuesday would add $4,000 to the
American column. The scattered for
ces, the camp-followcrs, the doubters
and wavercrs, all tend to the victorious
side-in politics as in war. A great
thing for the American party are these
triumph in New York, Massachusetts,,
and Maryland-as great in their in
tlucnce on the masses of the people, as
in their direct results. They are q
song and prophecy OF national tri-
umph.
AS to future political combinations
in this State, there can be little doubt
that there will be but three in the COM
ing contest-thc American, the Re-
publican, and the "Hard' Democratic.
The "Softs" will be kicked out from,
or refused access to, the Democratic
National Convention, and all their
force that does not go back to the
1lards, will join the Republicans. The
Van Burons will have no field next
year but to work with Seward, Weed,
and Greedy. Such is one of the edicts
written on the wall by the election just
past. That the Americans can beat
either Of these opposing forces in 1856
VIC have not doubt.