Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-06


mand majority Of the legal votes. That is
the only explanation we can offer for the re-
cont overwhelming defeat Of the administra-
ton in this city.
The Late Election in Virginia.
We copy from the Abingdon Virginian, Of
Juno Q, the following article on the late election,
20 far as Washington county was concerned.
1t deserves attention, rs an indication of similar
causes operating in many other counties Of Vir-
GINA:
How Is IT Two have been asked fifty or hun
dred times, within a week past, +" How is It that
the vote Of the American party fell SO far short Of
the calculations of its friends ?" This question can
be easily answered, but 1t Is humilatng to relate
the facts We had access to the reports of the
secretaries of the several councils in the county,
and these informed us that the aggregate member
thip was something like $4,000 of whom, per-
haps, were not voters. The American vote, as re-
corded on the day of election, was 960-some 800
less than the number we claimed There were,
perhaps, so outsiders who were with us, leaving
900 Know-Nothing votes.
Il has been said by some that they were deceived
as to numbers, but this is not 80. There were on
tho morning of the election, more than 200
Know Nothing voters in this county, who had they
vote, our ticket would have succeeded by hand
some majority. We will now give the cause of the
discrepancy between the calculation and the vote.
When the cry of withdrawal was raised, we
contradicted 1t, because we knew it was not true.
There were not, from first to last thirty withdraw
ais in the county. These, then, could not have
defeated US. We were frequently told, by Demo
Gratis who professed to know that hundreds of Dem
ocratc members Of the American party would, in
violation Of their plighted faith and "horrid oaths"
vote the Democratic ticket, without Withdrawing.
This we didn't believe for the reason that we could
not place so low an estimate upon the honor and
independence of our fellow-men. An active Dem
ocrat conductor at one ofthe precincts, had said,
weeks before the election, that this would be the
case-he knew II, for numbers of them had told
him 80, and he has since informed us, out of his
own mouth, that he was not disappointed, for he
had cried the votes of many of them Here, then,
Is the reason for the discrepancy and the princi-
pal cause of our defeat.
There was another cause. A number of Know
Nothings did not vote at all They had the right
20 stand Off without compromising their honor,
but no man will envy them for their independence.
There we're Others, again, as we have been in
formed by an intelligent Democrat, himself an anti
Know-Nothing, that joined the order for the sole
purpose Of breaking II down. In all this treachery
and Hypocrisy we are grati6ed to know that but
few Wings can be implicated. The boilers came
to US with their couuptions; we tried to wash
them; failed; they have gone back with their
corruptions TO the wallow they pretended 10
have leh, deeper dyed in iniquity than before
But, thank God, there were hundreds Of whole
souled Democrats In the order, who stuck 10 their
integrity through thick and thin in despite of the
superhuman efforts that we're made to poison and
corrupt their minds and they viii fight on, and
fight ever, for that glorious flag, now torn and
tramped beneath the enomys feet, till they see IL
a. IL, 80. L. dof a,l
the home of the brave"
As charged, therefore, there has been no decep-
ton on the part Of the true and faithful members Of
the American party. The numbers were correctly
stated at between ~ and 800, but as treachery
was not foreseen, Of course all honorable men Of
the party we're deceived. We were just as sure Of
success up TO tho afternoon Of the election, as we
now are that We are defeated. We knew We had
a sufficient number Of names enrolled---a majority
of all the voters In the county-and could not be-
leve defeat possible. We had not dreamed Of
treachsry 10 any considerable extent, because we
had more confidence in our fellow-men
The Philadelphia American Convention.
A Boston correspondent Of the New York Tri-
bune, contributes the following paragraph In rcla-
ton to the Convention, now In session In Pha-
delphia:
learn that at the Know Nothing Convention At
Philadelphia, an effort win be made by Lewis D.
Campbell Of Ohio and some others, of whom better
things have been expected, TO get the Northern
Delegates to consent TO platform Of principles on
Slavery with which the South would be entirely
cbntent, inasmush rs il comedies to the slavehold-
ers all that they could desire. l have seen the
resolutions which are proposed by Mr.. Campbell
and regret that my memory does not serve me
well enough to give them to you verbatim. All
can say Of them is that they are as bad as the Bal
timore resolutions Of So There win be boiling
II they or anything like them should be passed
The delegations Of Maine and New Hampshire and
the most influential part of the Massachusetts, del
egation viii certainly not assent to them.
To CoRREsrosDENrs.-we have lately ro-
ceived two anonymous communications--one
from Maryland, and the other from the Eastern
Shore of Virginia. The latter makes charges
Of fraud upon the Democrats at the late cleo
ton. But no place is specified, nor does the
writer give his name. All communications to
this Office must be accompanied by the name
and address OF the author.
We have received from Phillips, Sampson Co..
Of Boston, through Gray Ballantyne, of this city,
a copy Of DIR. Haywsrd's valuable surgical reports
and papers on medical subjects, and will notice Il
more at length to morrow
VIRaIsA ELEcTIoSs-Nichoias Oounty---A re-
port from Nicholas, gives Floumoy $50 majority
This IL a surprising resul, as Nicholas only gave
Boot So majority, This reduces wise's majority
to s,4ss, and Wyoming to hear from, which gave
Qcotf n u,ainritv NJ 10