The American patriot., 1855-12-01
Fruits Of Victory.

The following, ftom the New York Mirror,
tells the whole story. Il IL brief and to the
point, and is worthy Of special attention:
The Americans, after vasious disasters incl
dent to anew, imperfectly organized party, are
closing up their ranks, and planting their vic.
torious banners in every section Of the Union
Considering their age in the political drama,
their triumph has been ample. Over'success
is over elating and destructive Hard.fought
battles and occasional defeats discipline new
forces, and train raw recruits into veterans.
1t will be better for them in the great coming
contest, that they have found, in these prelim-
mary skirmishes, some obstacles in the way.
It has taught them the need of unity and har-
mony in their councils, and of vigilance and
endurance at every outpost and in all their
camps.
The field now lies broad and clear before the
Americans. They are now in power in New
York, Ohio. California, Louisiana, Maryland,
Kentucky, Delaware, Massachusetts,, Connec-
ticut, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island
and have proved their ability to carry Penn
sylvania on square American issue. In
national contest, with fair platform and
strong leaders, they can carry Indiana, Illinois
Tennessee, Alabama, and Virginia, and we
doubt not Florida, Mississippi, Arkansas and
North Carolina. AT any rate, no other party
can boast so fair prospect Of national success
in 1866.
| The victories Just won will add vastly to the
chances and influence of the American party.
Their best fruit will be to assure thousands in
every State, who have all along sympatLized
with the American movement, but who, timid
and wavering, have consulted their caution
and waited to see whether American triumph
was certain. These thousands will now rush
into the American ranks, and many "leading"
men of old parties, who have heretofore fought
the American battle under cover, will come
out and fight openly, and will bring the depen-
dauts on their example with them. The NOR
al influence of the American victory in the
Great Stats of New York, with it's one-fifth Of
the white population of the Union, can hardly
be oyercstimated. 1t will invigorate Ameri-
canism throughout the Union.
If the battle in this State were to be fought
over tomorrow, the victory of Tuesday would
add %, 900 to the American column. The scat
tered forces, the camp-foowers. the doubters
and waverers all tend to the victorious side
in politics as in war, \ great thing for the
American party are these triumphs in New
York, Massachusetts, and Maryland-as great
in their influence on the masses Of the people,
as in their direct results They are q song
and prophecy Of national triumph.
AS to future political combinations in this
State, there can be little doubt that there will
be but three in the coming national contest
the American, the Republican, and the Hard
Democrat. The "Softs'' will be kicked out
from or refused access to, tho Democratic Ma
tional Convention, and all their force that does
not 90 back to the Hards, will join the Repub-
licans. The Van Burens will have no other
field next year but to work with Seward, Weed
and Grcely. Such is one Of the edicts written
on the wall by the election just past That
the Americans can beat either Of these oppo.
sing forces in 1856, we have not doubt