The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-13

Our Virginia Correspondence.
LzwIsBURG, May 81. 1856.
Calm RevieO Of the Late Election Contest Knop No.
things Checked, not Defeated thsyssiH Work-Ths
Foreign Voics--DutcA and CathoIis-TAe Philadelphia
Convention dc. DC.
Amid sorrow universal and disappointment 30
heartfelt feel il would be almost sAcregious 20
dwell upon topics less absorbing In interest than ths
suit OF the recent election in this State. Surrounded by
sad yet determined faces weak with the exhaustion OF
recent excitement it would be vain for me to attempt
thing like scenic descrption-dle to recount the
important incidents connected with my trip to this
thriving little village. At future day, when the
political horizon Ia less beclouded, when the mort6ca
ton of ceeat has passed away it bs my pleasure to
reproduce the glowing panorama Of mountain, valley,
sky and plain, through which passed week ago For
the present. readers must content with matters
pertaining to the recent reversed will not call Il de-
feat for such 1t justly cannot be consdered-of the
American party and should the tone OF TINS letter ap
pear too sombre the fault must be charged to that SYM
pathy which cannot If would, withhold from the
warm hearted and high spirited viryniaus to whose
KINDNESS and courtesy shall ever feel indebted
The American party has met with its frst importan.
check Considered hitherto invlncibe, 1t has now
learned to dstrust s strength and longer rely
upon the supers belief In Is omnipotencs That
uDqueonsby the great yes, the greatest and most
significant fact of the times. party which assumsd,
not without show OF propriety, and yet not with
out to be the only party strong enough aad
national enough to reconstruct the frag
ments of former parties into harmonious, powerful
and consistent whole, capable at once of commanding
the reepsct and OF controlling the policy of the republic
has oesn brought to a stand still by Henry A, Vice.
who has been well characterized soldier OF for
turs-vhose have served indferently we'll the
ri narfv Pa fha Nf
overthrow What it maybe the causes which
produced it OF whatever varety-the fact
mains the same, and the result rather the
quencss ths election considered result Ia the all
important question to be consdered By the c0nser
vslye OF the country VIII the battered ana he
teroget-oas of democracy in the North
to o tie democrats OF the South In perpetustng the
spots admir-tration Of Pierce and Forney Are the
people OF the United States prepared Tor second term
o. such naturalization? VIII the American party
consider The election OF Wise final defeat,
temporary check VIII they rally less boasuul, but
mois Determined than ever, 70 The tight IN $50 What
The chances for the union and what those for ois
union these ere the great questions now pressing for
solution IN the mind o. every good and true American
;h,ns may venture to answer one Of these CUES
Liza consider themselves permanently defeated,
tsey will rally determinsdly IN $50 working mean
while night end day, without eeasng, for the South,
against forever vi this let our brethren
OF the Norn and parscuarly Of New York, rest well
assured Virginia wnl march side by ride with New
Y,rk for the rescue of the Union. The Old Dominion
will be well content to form Holy Alliance to secure an
end - sacred
have fetn here many sad faces, but never q dss.
pa,iiul one have many whose expectations were
Ionfounded, but none whose faith in the prin.
necessity the imperoun necessity OF its exisencs
ana rerpetuation was in the slgnest degree shaken
livery man without ,., solitary s1o.p S lsaa
dwlsIa hs section, but from different parts Of the
sts;e has approved himself worthy the high reputa-
vaor spirit which this Stete has justly
Resistance to the bitter end renewal Of the ight
GSens ad norton, is the one all prevailing sentiment.
The tpgs of the councils better attended, the
unity Of cp aud fxecLess of purooss more perfect
tbsp ever
Her. LEI me say that the press in many sections has
manifested too great disposition to turn tne cold
shoulder TO the American party since its in
THO State Instead OF consolation and sympathy which
hrcs but little else than badly tuned oburgation and
urmesited bisme The fault has bsen placed where 1t
properly belong. IL has been said that the vain
boasng OF the American party the defects Of its
o seoresy, it's introduction Of religious tests
iato The sphere OF politics, ITS want Of cAndor
causes Of lis defeat. Doubtless the oejectionsbis
testu;es Of its secret ritual, and the imper-
eetps upon, and in fact insepArable from its
Immature crgsnizaon have helped to produce tue dis
result but it be shown that they boasted
vain and thai defeat uuexpsc by friend
a larger number than was given to Pierce and amply
sufficient to have carried the election In ordoary times
NO; tis,o the Immense, the almost supsrhuuAn ex
ing abors OF their small officers and privaes that the
democratic pa~ty indebted for the triumph Of Henry
A. Wise II deduct from Wise's majority the foreign
Catholic vote which the democrats would have obtainsd
under circumstances, and If to that We add the i'm
rlerse nsjories given him by tbs Tenth Legion, the
inhabitants of which for the most part OF Dutch
extraction, and ready to sell themselves at any
time party they di 10 this election to Charles
J. Fauis perl say il take away theae two eemsnts
frcm the democratic vote, it will be found that Mr.
Wise majority will not only sink from 10 600 to
thing bur there Will large msjority of the
specta intelligent votes recorded in favor Of
Thomas Flournoy Take 1t you vill the American
perry have nshed the ordinary democratic majority
by $500; and it is saying but little their behalf to
urge that otter party could by any possibility have
tath and ussges. In view Of these facts does it not
behovs the friendly press in every section to stand by
the American party in thig its hour Of trial? And If the
Philadelphia convention shall, there Is every reason
toIm OF principles in accordance with the Constitution
tie rights of the States, will 1t not be the duty OF
every Independent paper OF every Union loving man.
boldly o tn to its support the great Presiden
tsl struggle Of 1886 Believe me- there never time
whtn the powerful influence of the HERALD could bs
happily usefuy applied in the present crisis.
1t compliment 10 say that the aid IT has already
given has been highly appreciated here; and should
cause it viii have won, long the close Of the
suing csnpaign the appreciation Of every true hearted
south OF Mason and Dxon's line.
remains with tie North, then, to Gee de the fate OF
the American party The sonth liz anxious to rally In
support of the MON the constitution 1T stands
Ii Will gladly join any party whose views as sound
those OF the Twelfth Council of New York-to onst
Pierce and Forney and to thwaft Seward and the abo
toi lists Joined to such party, 1t will repair once
to the breach OF success yet prepared for
defeat; wrg TO risk all and lose oil in common war
fare against the enemy The election OF Henry
A. Wise is but the Brandywine OF the present political
~ TRAVELLER.