The Empire County argus., 1855-07-07
ARRIVAL OF TIE GOLDEN AGE.

following from Eastern papers
FoLITIcAL MATTERS i he most interesting news
brought by the Gottien Age is the unexpected intel
lrcnce of the election of Henry A. Wisc Governor
of Virginia. by majority of about 10000. togeth-
cr with the whole Dcmocratc Congressional dele.
cation I he New York Times says:
I here is something very irrational and scnselcss.
it strikes us. in the tremendous rejoicing which ii
seems. the Eemo cratic parry are having over the
result of the election in Virginia We do not quite
comprehend the cause Of this rxulaiion Ii would
seem that the old line Democracy must Lave con-
s'lercd their party as good as gone and they fairly
gasp with y as they ,xclam-"",r ",r still live =
They evidently lacked upon themselves. in the Ian
gauge of Bill I cole. as gonerS' they could MOI
pay Il more striking com l'liment to the Know Moth
inos nor cvincc their dread ut The ptwer Uf Sam.
in more decided manner. than by going off int"
such state of cxulrant hilarty discovering thai
they were not absolutely xtelminated.
What did they cxprc,
Did the Administration. and the Democrats gen.
orally. imagine hat the State Of Hirgna, with H.
iii.ccn thousand ajor v lis seventy yca,S Of un-
shaken fidelity to the party. its supc oitiouS rcScr-
cncr i,r the mere name to which it has always pr"
we'd faithful. its thorough paced conservatism. and
with one nt the most popular men N tie State Tor
II candidate. was suddenly to lie It utcd hy IL new
party which had not even avtwed It's pInclllrs. TN
the first contest! 1t seems So And the r inicings
w
ac ually diminished minority show tat the D, moc.
rncy either felt thcm,cycs ON the verge of iun or
gr' atty overratcd the strength of their ntngonist.
Afcr all. parties do not appear to have essentially
changed in Virginia MIR rrston. the Naval :, c.
rcaiy of General Taylor. declared in his spec cl at
Lynchlurg that the Wing parry WAS dead in Nir
gina. yet there seems TO bc precisely the same
amount Of opposition to the Democrats that there
ever let 1t tax" what name it may. If the
" hig party is dead in Virginia an";hcr very active
party of about the same number, has st, pIrd into
the shoes Of Il dctunct.
If the Know NohingS lad defeated Wise they
would have had good cause for rejoicing. fer it
would have been victory without pre- rrdenr;
hut tn" election If " isr can hardly he den, mina
ted ii triumph it is simply case ot succession. like
that If Victoria when She succeeded her uncle -
W ise WAS only an heir apparent. who succeeded to
the throne on the death of his predecessor.
The Municipal election in Washington resulted
in favor of ihc Know Nothn@S. hut on the other
hand Sam was beaten in the city elections in
Norwich and New Haven.
The Know Nothing Stare Convention in Maine
had adjourned without nominating IL cnnd date for
Governor. 1t ad potcd however strong ant->lavery
resolutions
Gov. Recter has not yet returned to Kansas
The President has informed him that the Cabinet
will not approve Of his conduct in regard to the
difficulties in that Territory.
Major B. B. French. Superintendent of Public
buildings in Washington, has been removed ly
President II ieicc for being Know Nothing. 1t is
thought that Mr. Clayton second Auditor Of the
Treasury. will he dismissed tr Lhe same cause.
Hon. a. H. Stevens has taken the stump as an in.
dependent candidate for Congress in the Eighth
Congressional District of Georgia. lie is down on
the Know Nothings
RIOT IN Ono AT Columbus Ohio. on the 30th
of May Il procession of German Turner's. while
p"ac'ahy passing through the streets was attack
ed hv mob Of r,wlirS. and several IF the reign
cr- badly stoned and beaten The 1mn'rS were
dressed in white coats, and throughout the day and
night every person who was unfortunate to
wear Il garment IF that color set upon and hca-
ten by the rioters. The asSnilants said to have
cvince an unbound, Il admraii, II of the Amer
flag and corresponding dislike # banner fulmi.
Gated hy Sme young German ladies' and carried Lv
the Turner's.
GREAT LIoUoR RIOT IN PORTLAND. ME.- On Sat
ur'lay evening. June 2l there was II riot in Fort
land resulting in ss If life caused hy the follow,
ing circumstances: Neal Iuw. Mavor lad pur.
chased and brought fr.m New York 81 me 81 600
We rlh of liquors upon his 'wn responsibility. his
l"ng apparently in direct Vie lnii'n Of the law ma
king Mr.. Dow liahlc to the pcralv. un conviction.
uf imprisonment far thirty days. and rendering tn"
liquors subject to secure and destruction. A com.
llaiut was accorl;nglv made tn IL ofcc Court
ana Judge ar,"r Issue" his warrant iur the SIZur
of the liquors: but whcher FIR ,he arrest IF Mr.
Dow is not known Judge Curtcr however, in
stead IF giving lii warr,l'i' 20 nn tfiicer who was
ready to make mmcdin;r ;rHvc'. put it in the
hands Of Fcpuy A|arel ii! ,ing. who FIR some
cause immediately disappeared. and could not lie
found
Meantime the Beard Of Aldermen were snd'lcnly
summoned to meet for the l,lrlnsr it wa. alleged.
of If citing transfer Of the liquors to th" ciy. hr
its agency which was established on last Thursday
night. by the casting vote If Mr.. E'.w. though the
livu,is were purchased some weeks s;n:r Afcr
the Aldermen had been tngcn or II while. rcpntv
Ring appeared and seized the liquors upon tic war,
rlnt
Quito little crowl stood about the door where
the remander of the afternoon Int perfect quiet
and apparent goGd nature was Observed Soon at
ter och ok crowd he sin to collect ahout the d.
post ct the qmrSn the City Hall bnil ling and
gradually increased until ~ Itilc after 9 o'clrck
when cry OF fire was raised n> we understood ly
MIR. D"w'S order. and the bells rung with II view
OF di,rrting the cr"w,l from the spot II had how
ever contrary if ct and greatly increased it for
II time. us the cngn" companies l,roughr from
bth rxl"m"S of the city to the crnlrr in Market.
square where the crtwd was assembled
soon after 10 och OK The crowd had materially
diminished. and seemed rapidly dispensing. when
MIR. Dow, accompanied hy Captain Green appear.
ed IN the side walk on the north side of the Civ
Hall. The crowd were warned TO d>pcrsc. His
appearance. sword in hand. with soldiers at once
changed the temper Of the multitude They raj
lied around them and gave grnans and Kisses prior
to the proclamation to diSpcrSc
Mayor Dow then gave the Light Guard orders to