The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-15
OUR GREAT VICTORY IN NORTH CAROLINA.

KiSsroN, N. c., August 8, 1855.
To The Editor Of he Union:
You have already heard of and published the glo-
rous news of Sans" defeat in the old North State No
bly, has she od in the footsteps Of her elder sister, Viz
gna and repudated the doctrine of religious intolerance
Her adopted few and far between but they are
sons worthy of her protection and well has she stood by
them this the dag of their bttercst trial She has plant
ed her foot on the constitution and there she will stay
long as fragment Of the Union remains, and, in doing
this she viii defend the rights of all her citizens, of what
ever religious creed political party Her native and
adopted citizens to her alike dear because the con-
sttuon draws distinction between them Nor would
she fear to trust her flag her honor to the keeping OF
those whom she calls her children by adoption, knowing
they would die as in days Of yore in defence of either
This class Of her citizens loved her before but now are
they bound to her by ties stronger than death
In the encounter Of last Thursday left Of our
braycs and best men on the field allude 10 the Hon.
mr. Shaw Of whom you have often spoken in terms OF the
highest Communications The whole democracy of the State
regrets his defeat His distrctthe rstwas allotted to
The wings by the legislature Of 1929 but nohly did
the heroic Shaw wrest it from them. II is now retaka by
them under new nameanother proof of the wing pre-
cliyes of SANS adherents. But if anything can re-
quito the loss we have sustained by the defeat of Mr. Shaw
we that requai in the almost unexpected election of
A. NJ Scales in the sixth district whose election over Pur
year. ederast is almost
tain.
knowing that your readers through your indicate
gable zeal already advised Of the general result in the
State write not for this purpose, much as to call your
attention TO the result in this district represented in
tho last Congress by the Hon Thomas Rufin. You may
remember that during the spring industrious
pendent represented the aorderp in Furnishing
condition. taking in members by every week But
bis was Sans brag-game, such he endeayored to
play of in Virginia and with decidedly similar result
Mr. RuHin has gained in every county, and in some
largely as TO asonish even his most sangine friends
Take an example In Beaufort county whg 10 the back
bone where Mr. Sanly beat Mr.. Rufin some $50 votes
the know-nothing candidate preacher beats Mr.. Ruin
only 49, Nor sir is this strange when take into
sderaion the questions involved Religious liberation is
question dear to the heart Of every friend of his country
and YOU may rest well assured that il will be among the
last things that the Proestans of North Carolina viii
give up II will be the last plank they will strike from
their platform.
Col Rufnr majority will not vary far from $780, and
well has he earned this hatterng vote. gentleman of
pure morals and strict integrity he has won The confidence
and esteem of all who know him. and is perhaps deep
" rooted in The affections Of his constituency any living
representative Since the day he delivered his admirable
speech in Congress up to the present moment he has lost
no 6t opportunity Of wagng open honorable warfare
the "dark-anerns The result is now SEEM and the Hon
Mr. Run is returned to Congress from what claims TO be
the abanner district Of the State
will not notice the thousand and one Roorbacks put
In circulation by our opponents during the campaign
You arc stranger to the Bartnger report circulated
BY Kenneth Rsyner, and echoed through every know
nothing paper in the State Mr. BIS contradiction Of
The report he's not believe yet fully appeared in any Of
their journals But the good of the people enabled
them interpret Il Alright for themselves and that inter-
probation may be clearly inferred from her action at the
polls last Thursday, The Pope Catholics, aud foreigners