Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-13
NUMBER II.

The AMERICAN PARTY has nothing TO be troubled
about Ia the election Of VIM. III. Seward to the
United States Senate. The treachery Of men hero
tofore regarded as the friends of that party, the
votes Of Roman Catholic members Of the Legisla-
ture for him, the "appliancesp Ia most significant
term in this connexion) that were brought TO bear
upon many others to influence their votes, will
make In this State ten true American men where
there was one to be found before. People cannot
possibly shut their eyes to the fact that this con-
test has developed. We rejoice at it. The truth
should always be known and published 1t is folly
to hide it or cover it up.
But let all this pass The circumstances CON
nected with the election of Mr. Seward tell their
own story, and need no comment We are credi-
Dly informed that the snug and comfortable sum
sf$50 900 was placed at the disposal of his friends TO
secure this result. Can the base treachery Of Mr..
Speaker Little-John and his fellow ngrates be ac-
counted for IN any other way, than upon the sup
position that the almighty dollar did its work
in this business? If Littlejohn had proved true.
he would have carried votes enough with him to
have defeated Mr.. Seward What was his prices
How many "pieces of silver were counted out to
him? What had the post of health officer at the
New York quarantine to do with his expose Of
Know-N Nothingsm," his treachery, and his base
conducts These are questions that Mr. Speaker
Littlejohn must reply to when next he meets his
constituents face to face. Let him prepare him
self for that ordeal
few men stood up manfdly in the Legislature
during the late contsst. Senators Brooks, Putnam,
Goodwin, Whitney, and Others proved q true as
steel" Neither money, threats, axe-grindng. log
rolling, nor the int.seASof the " Central Jnnta.n
moved them. ~-s~a
In the Assembly, s-srs. Lamport, Petty Pal
mer, Waterbury, Blessing, Van Etten, and others
stood their ground well, and will be remembered
by the people. They are good and faithful SER
wants, and their reward" Is certain.
y has been our lot to pass through good many
polucal contests--some of them full of excitement
and bitter enough indeed too bitter to suit our feel
ngs but never yet have we seen one so marked Ly
political acerbty and personal feeling as that which
resnlted in the reelection Of VIM. H Seward
Every element Of political and personal antaoonisn
was aroused. Albany was in ferment. The re-
suit, as we have already announced, r,as received
with shouts, hisses and the roar of cannon n tho
evening, and down late into the night, the streets
were illuminated with Roman candles, rockets and
the lurid flames Of burning tar All this was well
enough, perhaps, but the scenes presented in the
cafes restaurants, hotels, and grog-sbops were de-
plorable, though characteristic. Crowds Of erct-
ed men thronged these places, and all the disgns-
ing proofs, and results Of unrestrained induige-su
In the use of rum were manifested. Congress
Hall was as filthy as pig-sty, on Wednesday
morning.
We are credibly informed that this Senatorial
result has carried with 1t the Prohibitory law meas
ure, and that the Maine Law will not be passed at
this session We receive this information from
the best sources in Albany, and are afraid 1t is but
too true. If il shall prove so, 1t win constitute
our chief regret at the election Of Mr.. Seward.
1t is bad enough to know, and to be humiliated in
contemplation OF the fact, that men who were
deemed true, have sold their integrity, their con-
Sciences their pghtcd faith, and their characters
TO central influence, backed up by money and
promises; but the idea that the temperance meas
ure should be sacrificed upon the same reeking altar
of political infamy, is too much. We hope the In
timaton is not correct; but in view of all that has
occurred at Albany within the past ten days, we
have good and sufficient reasons to believe that we
are not mistaken In our apprehensions.
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