Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1855-06-02
THE VIRGINIA ELECTIONS.

mite respecting the Virginia elections than the
contradictory telegraphic dispatches received
in New Orleans on the 18th and Goth ult.. and
we think it augers weli-altboush VS. may an
nouncs his defsat in the present issue-for the
success of FLouRNoY and the whole American
ticket; for we have always observed, that by
! some means or other, Democratic triumphs fly
to distant parts of the country with far greater
rapidly than the triumphs Of the opponents Of
that party. Why, the echos of the very jubi-
lee at Richmond, in case. of WIsE's election,
would have been taken up and reverberaled on
ward and onward by tho voices of his friends,
swift as the telegraph itself, and have reached
here long since. yhe is really elected, this
Hardness in heralding to the South one Of the
most important victories the Democratic party
has ever achieved, is unprecedented and mex.
| plicable; and whether our side is successful or
not, this delay in hearing the news looks favor
able. and is justly calculated to raise sanguine
hopes within our breast; which may be. howev-
er, dashed to atoms by to-morrow's mail. We
perceive that the wires of the telegraph are in
working order between N. Orleans and Vicks-
| burg, and therefore no blame can be attribute.
bic to this source, g.
We believe that the accounts received are
from Eastern Virginia, where is WlsE's strong
hold, it is said. We think that the Western
Iportion, where the population is thinner, how.
ever, is favorable to the American cause. And
ut, with these seemingly favorable omens, we
cannot erase from our mind the conviction that
the American Party has been defeated in Vir.
ginA. That it was destined to be defeated was
our Impression in the beginning of the canvass;
and that idea-although we at times thought
SAM would triumph-has never been entirely
obliter,ted from our mind. We well knew the
kind Of enemy which the apestilent Know No.
things'aa d to contend against-the strength
Of their arteries; the danger and secrecy of
their mines; the swiftness Of their "under.
ground railroads; y their daring and bare-faced
unscrupuloasnsss in all matters when a victory
l wa ~ w sC0p tb uuC VIC WCtC COuVittCCu
that the opponents Of the American Party,
particularly the Locofoces, would make exsr.
tions such as were never made before to defeat
those who were struggling for national honor
and national safety. The most powerful Of
these exertions was Of q Character, doubtless,
which the American Party il struggling to pot
down. as being the very wors. spseies Of cor
Fuption, and therefore could notcompets with
its enemy in the use Of so powerful weapon
w sllude to the use Of money, not 10 direct
bribery, but to that judicious uss whish the oily.
tongued demagogue so well understands when
the "stuff" Is placed in his hands and he 10 told
that "votes are vantedF"
We have reason loo to believe, that the pre-
sent national Administration has made unprs-
cedented exertions, from the presumed impos.
lance Of the conflict ia Virginia--and which
every Administrations knows 90 we'll how to
make when it becomes necessary-to turn the
scale Of success in favor Of it, party. We
donbt it such an interest and interference 10 .
State election by the Federal Government has
ever before occurred inths history Of the coun.
try. And II, At last, PIERCE, with his Cabinet
and his hordes Of ofice. holders, with their in
luenee and their money, hsvs succeeded 10
making WISE . Governor, Whist does It amount
to? It throws into the breasts Of old liners of
both Of the old parties throughout the country,
and particularly the party Of which the Preai~
dent is q mem bel, ! vsgoe and transitory hops
and glori6cation which are doomed 10 : short
time to be dimmed and blasted forever. a.
Accuse 20 just ~ that Of the Americans
struggling t~opsrpetuats the nationality Of their
land-the purity Of their institutions-the
rights and privileges bsquea,hsd by their fore
fathsrs-is . cause too high and holy TO Be
stained with anything bat : Temporary defeat
"a defeat, II i does come, which will arouse
the inactive and mako more glorious the great
victory 70 shall acieye 10 1856. ! ia
Since the above was In type W learn that
the Della has received ! despatch dated New
York, May %. stating that WlsE is elected BY
10000 majosity. II this provs true, the en-
thusiastic Of the American Party, With feelings
similar to those which animated the brsast Of
the sublims coStEs,, MAJ. Ike him. we'll sx-
claim ::
10h! for . lod&esin some vast wilderness, !
: Some lhoundless c~oatguity Of shade,s
where rumcr Of oppression anAdecsit,
% unsucce ssful or successful war,
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% the Emperor i6sladsd J~obannisbsre oflsa2.
Aaivo's's IRON grapes grown on Mount Id,
AmondlIado Loo years seld-past Of : eask
supplied q TIE eassnous price Of $4,000 pr
butt to the Emperor Napoleon I. aa :
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