The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-03
THE PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL ELECTION
OVERWHELMING DEFEAT OF THE KSOw-NoTH-
INGS.-PROGRESS or THE GREAT REAcTi0NARf



ISGs.--PROGRESs OF THE GREAT REAcTioNARY
MOVEMENT.
Although fully Of the great reactionary move
ment which has been for weeks and months silently bu,
surely progressing merely in Philadelphia but In other
parts Of Pennsy wanna free TO confess that the re-
suit OF Tuesdays election Is beyond our expectations
The Pennsy thus the cheering intel-
genee;
The which born in niquity died in despair
last eht at eight O'Clock, Of disease which has always
killed Nursed by the spirit OF anac its grow ia
was a. rapid its death ngorious. Prescription in rs
worst ravsged the city for year. and sought to drag
down the intelligent, the honorable and manly from their
high estate grove in the mre which the secret order had
created Base in s conception baser in its BIRTH and basest
in manhood the nothing order struggled with
courage melted only BY crime, and after momen,ary
phrcnsy persisted like all other ephemera in the hour Of its
greatest strength Who will hereafter doubt the patriotism
and integrity Of the high minded citizens Of Philadelphia
Men may be prescribed for their bthpacs and religion Tor
season. but the sober second thought Of the people, who
the rights Of conscience and kindred highly to let
either perish win speedily restore them their constitu-
tona privileges The death of know nottingham in the first
year its power should teach every other mcrean organi
cation that the soil Of liberty not adapted TO their pcrpe-
tuity.
We congratulate the friends Of civil and religious liber
~ and Of honest administration of public affairs, the
result Of the election yesterday Jacob Hager for city
both been elected by something like 500 majority have
elected clear majority Of common council. sely in
creased strength In the select branch The people
that the rogucs left in council shall not plumber
the treasury further without exposure This is indeed
glorious victory. Let friends be watchfu until the OH
ca return made they yet be cheated out OF their
election by know nothing return officers who regard the
oath they have before the lodge to
other obligation which can be imposed upon them
The Philadelphia Ledger independently says;
The second election Of the consolidated city
held yesterday The contest spirited and the result
rather curious Last year, the American ticket carried
nearly every ward in the city, eectng nearly all the select
and council the city commissioner the city treasu-
prison inspectors board of health school directors &c.
in nearly every ward Yesterday things were reversed
again. and the Americana have been beaten in fourteen
wards Of the The democrats and reformss
have carried eight Of the eleven select council elected and
have elected thirty eight of the council equally d
viding that body between them and the Americans
.The election for city and city commissioner is
close but the figures show that Mr. Hagert the whig
ddae treasurer who received the support OF the demo-
Gratis is elected by small maority56over Morton, the
American candidate Mr.. Sherry the democratic candi
date for city commissioner elected HILL (American)
by majority of 44 upposng the figures be strictly
curatc In close vote, the official count may make
material difference in the result In the aggregate vote
which gives this result the sixth precinct of the Twenty
ward is not included.
The for guardians Of the poor, health officers and
school directors not counted when went to
They believed to have gone much the the cnc
ticket The official count may make difference
The following, from the Pennsylvania needs COM
ment at hands
The contest yesterday close the punderng know
nothngs defeated The vile ercenares of the
maddened with liquor assaled of the polls twenty and
thirty gang and with revolvcrs in hand attempted to
drive peaceabe citizens away They desperate at the
prospect Of their defeat and used their without stint
Men beaten by the ruan officers in the shameless
manner and dragged off the ground bleeding and mam
ed We trust that the citizens viii bring the wretches to
Justice"