Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-10-19

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week. Chase i elected Governor Of
Ohio ly about 81. 900 majority over
Medill. the old line candidate. Add
TO Ills the vote given to Trimble, and
the old line defeat in Ohio is about
I--- This Is less than L was last
year, but it does not Indicate . retro
grade in the popular opposition to the
the administration. Last year there
was no Legislature To elect. and the
entire anti. old line vote was gwen TO
the Congrcssmen. This year the
election was for state officers. and the
principal question was thntof prohibi-
ton. This drove from the Rspubli-
can tick St'all Die lovers of'hec whis-
Ky, beer, vine, &c. This accounts
Coz the defeat fthe Republican, ticket
in ascoapty,rthis year
Reemel,n. who--is -Administra.
ton IN nationals poliilcs.Iaac DE
stump against the Republicans and
did oil he could TO elect a pro;whisky
ticket Tho Liquor Dealers, Associ-
alton" went en- masse. for the old line
ticket. all over the State Hence We
regard the late vote in Ohio as a pop
ular demand for prohibition, by about
------- votes. When, next year. the
question Of national politics alone
shall be before the people. we look
for a Republican majority Of at least
I00. 900.
We need not say that We rejoice al
this result. So Ear asst is nm Gexpres.
sion'm favor Of prohibition. we re
joics; and US far as il Is a rcbuke OF
the Administration, we rejoice, But
we rejoice no less>at the entire over.
throw Of the'Know Nothing pafty. -
We think Trimblc's vote is about the
Strength Of ihai party in Ohio, II
SO, surely il is q mere handful. We
predict that now the party VIII dis.
band. One portion will go with Tho
old liners, and another portion proba'
bly, TO the Republicans Our readers
will remember that from the FIRST, we
have opposed tho formation ola Know
Nothing party. We shall continue
to oppose IT, While we shall attemp
to infuse into all parties proper ans
heallhful and undying opposition L
the men Of all parties, that court The
Catholic and foreign vote, as such
we.shall war against the formation o
a party on this one idea On Thu
subject we expressed our views il
full, long ago, and very many Know
Nothings reproved us for it. But w
stopped not to ask whether other
would like our views or not. we gay,
them frankly and fearlcssly We ar
happy to be thus assured that III,
masses Of freemen and with us.
INDIANA. aii .s4ff
So far as heard from, old liner
have been very general, elected il
this State, and thereupon the old lin
papers setup tremendous growing
as If they had won victory. TIL
result in Franklin county is, abroad
claimed as most signal triumph owe
''Hindooism," "Abolitionism" an
"Maine Law Fanaticism." BY thi
simple fact the readers Of our pape
will learn how much reliance to put j
the general report, No honest man
acquainted with the facts, will clair
the result in this county as On oil
: line triumph There was indeed n
serious opposition. Mr.. Kelley,
, few days before the clection-les
than week-on his own responsible
; ity and against the advice Of his be-
: friends. announced himself as candi
date for Clerk. He got but few vote
though under the circumstances. he di
: well. Judge Cant. late old line senate
from this county, was induced TO ru
: for County Commissioner, on the sool
e of retrenching county exp enses. Ur
7 der all the circumstances, his vo
was respectable one, buthe failed ,
an election In no sense, whateve
D and BY no persons whatever exceI
e demagogues can the vote be regarde
\ as test Of party strength. III
D same is true Of most Of the countie
where there are large .anti-old liu
majoriies. when united, the old hnel
have succeeded. because the oppos
, ton was led by Know Nothings. 4
this we rejoice, We say again as v
have said from the first. that we sha
oppose a Know Nothing party, q
the last day in the evening, while v
shall insist on infusing into all hone
Americans, determination to core,
the abuses Of our naturalization law
: and to rebuke such demagogues q
we have in this county, who won
destroy the bible and ous free schoo
v for the sake of obtaining Calhol
: votes. Frompresent appearances ne
I over two thirds Of the, voters. of Il
g State attended the polls. The old ]
1t ners are welcome 10 such ayictory.
u l. IA ~ PENNSYLVANIA. fse 81.
This State is reported TO haye'goI
for the old liners, From the best il
y formation at hand, we judge the COZ
test there was about the same as
. Indiana