The Ripley advertiser., 1855-11-29
THE EXTENT OF THE DEMO
CRATIC VICTORY.

our last sheet was printed, that we
have not over-rated the Democratic
majority over the Dark Lantcrnites in
this State.
Gov. McRae's majority will not be
less than five thousand, and may pro-
baby go beyond those figures. Ow-
ing to the heavy rains which fell in
every part of the State during both
days of the election, by far less than a
full vote was pollcd. But for this
cause, the Democratic majority would
undoubtedly have reached six or seven
thousand.
The Democratic majority in the
Legislature, will be larger than it has
ever been since the organization Of
our State Government
According to our classification, (and
it corresponds with that of the Know
Nothing Mcrcu,y) the Democrats have
Overwhelming" majorities in both
branches of the Legislature, and
clear majority of FIFTY-ONE (pro-
badly more) ON JOINT ballot, which Sc
cures the election of sound Demo
crat to the United States Senate, in
place of that miserable renegade, and
abortion of statesman, Stephen Ad-
ans.
But this is not all. Heretofore, it
has not been customary to apply po-
ltical tests to candidates for county
Offices. Hence in many countie 5
where large Democratic majoritics
were polled, it has not unfrcqucntly
been the case that Wings have succee-
ded in obtaining the most lucrative
offices, the emoluments and influence
of which, they have used to break
down the Democratic organization
Still the Democracy, too kind and for
giving, until the late canvass, contin-
ued to permit themselves to be whec-
died into the support Of their political
enemies, to the neglect oftheir friends,
and above all to the injury of their
own cause. But Know Nothingism
has in a great measure cured this evil.
With the transportation from Yankee
dom, of that most corrupt and demor-
alizing of all the iSms that have been
engendcred in the hothcds of New
England vice and villany, reign Of
intolerance was attempted to be in
augurated by the leaders of the new
organization before unheard of in the
political annals of the State. The
citizen who with cool and deliberate
design of wickcdncss, or under the in
nucnce of false representations con
cerning the real character and objects
of the Infamous order became mem
her of it. was sworn to vote for mem
hers of the order for all Offices, whcth-
or political or otherwise. 1.-THE petty
office Of constable was to be filled
the leaders of the Know Nothing class
esteemed it their duty to meet in their
underground council chambers, when
honest people were asleep, to decide
the claims of aspirants and to issue
their commands to the members of the
Order. If a vacancy in the Office OF
alderman of cross-road town was to
be supplied, Sam was on hand. to DC
the work. The first note Of triumph
in this State, which his organs SCUM
ded, was over the election Of a consta'
BILE in a remote county. The nex'
was over the election Of Know No.
thing BOARD of Aldermen" in vii
lagc boasting probably twenty voters
We next heard of the development o.
his extraordinary powers in the elec
ton of a Coroner; and before the notes
of this victory had died away, Organs
No l & 2, were Intensely" delighted
over the election ola lanternite to tn,
Office of Probate or Circuit Clerk in
some other locality. These great a,
chievements, they accomplished by
slyly concentrating the suffrages o.
the sporn voters upon the favoritcs o.
the X. N. leaders, while those not II
the Order, unconscious Of trick or de
ception on the part of Others, voted
according to their personal preferen
ces, without regard to political con
siderations.
These evidences Of the policy ofth'
Know Nothing leaders to make mem
bership Of the Order, and not merit, {
test of the fitness of candidates for al
offices, have had the good effect Of
arousing the Democracy to a sense o.
their duty and their rights. The re-
suit is, the election Of q large maJorit.
of Democrats to fill the various coun
ty off ces throughout the State. II
many counties our friends, retaliatine
the proscriptive spirit evidenced b,
their opponents, have made a clean
sweep Of every Whig-Know- Nothing
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