Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-11-04
From the Milledgeville tGa) Federal Union
PENNSYLVANIA TO FANAtICISM WHAT
VIRGINIA WAS TO NOW-NOTHINGISM.

When in 1853, the tide of Know nottingham was
at lis hond-when the whole North had bowed 10 th-
Modern Baal-when STATE after State had hoated oil
from its m0orrgs and swclled n. mighty torrent as
it sr ep. down from the Nurh-thrre was 70 be held
in III. Oii Dominion All election for State "thrers.--
Every eve ws turned to The contest i'll that old iron
ribbed Democratic stronghold. The Democracy
there hui never been known quail before the enemy
Bur Sam, flushed with victory Ill over the North,
and wearing proudly his laurels gained in many Of
our Southern city eiectous came forth to meet the
Democracy in their ancient stronghold, and boastulsy
proclaimed his triumph there IA elsewhere. But the
''mon.ter of such hdeous men had but to show him.
self in Virginia, to hc despIsed and dstrustrd. The
gallant champion of Dem irracy. Henry a. !se, raj
lied hs followers from mountain and valley, by hill
and by dale and upon hundred battle fields met and
vanqushsd the army OF black knights. Once
aroused, the Democracy of the Old Dominion never
paused i'll their ah"rs never slept upon their swords.
until H.. memorable !ih of May when, hy grand
concerted effort they conquered black Sam, and sent
his mIuirls huwling to their den. and caves. lh,-
tn" first and only dark day that ever crossed he
path uf iubiiant Sam II his fret defeat but l,
was crushing one. From that day he grew weaker
aad wcaker until every little State atthe South shook
her fist in his face and contr1ptuously mocked him.
When the tide OF Fanacisn was lately sweeping
over the North-when Iowa and Maine and Vermont
had capitulated To the black forces under Fremont
when patriots who had never before thought Of cal
culang the value of the Union, who almost despair
ed Of the Republic, had begun 10 talk Of dssolu-
ton of the Union as a friend face to facs-when, in
fine, the flag Of sixteen States was floating from the
capols of almost every Northern State, oid rem
Syvania distinguished as the Key Stone ni tne Aich
always true 20 the Uncontrolled back the s"c'iihg
tide of moral of aud political treason ana proclaimed
To the world that ~ Tor her and her sons thry were
for the CNIuS AND THE CoSSriTuTlnS a. thtr H.
theirs made them. Whs followed to hno~ NotninS-
ism after its defeat in Virginia, Will follow 10 1acH
Rapublicanism from its complete overthrow III fenn-
svlyauis. It's supposed invnclbility is proven to be
a yreat hunbug Beaten on its chosen battle neid,
assisted as il was by other Elements ol admItted
strength. it il no ionge. formidable. Even Ne"
York will now repudiate il az week vessel,
Maine. New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and
Michigan. will give it up as broken reed
m IraI, upon, aud ere the sun goes down on
Tu.sday next there will have Oeru recorded vlcto
rv for the Union and the Constitution, over the COM
bin.d forces of Black Republcanism and Fillmore
n that will cheer the hearts Of the patriotic Amerl-
can people. North, South. East aAd West. Virginia
and Pennsy lvania-Moiher of States, Mother OF the
Consti,ution-twn sisters of n Confederated Union
in the dark days of the revolution their voice ascend.
ed in prayer to Heaven, invoking the blessng OF God
upon struggling peope-thelr blood mingled freely
on the virgin soil for their rights aud their honor
and still they stand shoulder TO shoulder fighting the
battle tor the Union Of the States and the rights OF
the States. Truly may the Genius ot America point
proudly To them aud say, with the Mother os 'he
Gracchi, .hess are 'ny,swefs