Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-11-15

ALL Han, OLD KENrUctY The returns come ~
gloriousy from this old State In some twenty. odd
counties the majority for Aorehead IN 1900 has been
overcome, and in the seventy Todd counties to hear
FROM we confidently calculate upon gains which Will
swell the Democratic majority in the whole State to
seven or eight thousand. Some Of the shrewdest
calcuators will not be content with less than ten
thousand Lynn Boyd's district is good for at least
five thousand majority. 80. -
Kentucky has redeemed hersel-wiped from her
escutcheon the stains left by the terrible excuses
and sanguinary outrages of 1856, and shown herself
true to the Union and to natonalism. The narrow
minded, bigoted and violent faction-itcan no long
er be called party-which lnauguratedlts reign oy
scenes of violence and bloodshed unparalleled in our
history, and which has been sustained by appeals to
the ignorance the passions and the religious preu-
dces of the people, has received in this its avorite
arena, a blow from which it will never recover
Kentucky stands where she did in 1799-among the
foremost of the States which could not be allured,
by spccious sophistrcs and gross deusions from the
faith of Jefferson and Washington.
All honor to the gallant Democrats for the sturdy
and firm devotion which they have preserved Tor
years in this State against such powerful influences,
in the maintenance of their party organization =
With such leaders and champions as Boyd, Brock
nridee, Powell, Stevenson, Clark, Wickitfe, STAN
ton, Magofin, Harris, and host of others, backed
by the ablest most energetic, and unfinchng press
in the Union party knew no such words as tall,
surrender, compromise, but ever presented bold
and fearless front to the enemy IN whatever form or
guise he appeared. All honor, too, to the gallant
and patriotic old line Wings the special friends and
supporters of the llustrious tribune and patriot of
Ashland, for their NOBLE magnanimous, and patriot
ic succor to the Democracy in the great battle for
the Union and for the rights of conscience and re-
ligous freedom! They, too, contributed in Clay,
worthy scion Of his patriotic father in Preston,
Stevenson, a Halves, Waller, Hodge-some of the
most efficient colaborers and allies in the great bat
tle in which they compelled to face storm OF
calumny, vituperation, and insult, the more venom
Gus as it came from their old political associates.
All honor to the intelligence, manhood, and pa
trosm of the people of this gallant first child of the
Union sons of those fathers who, in the dark strug.
giles of the of 1912 and of the early settlement of
the West so generously abandoned their homes to
march to the relief of their neighbors-those neigh
bors so many of whose arc now the ungrateful
rccreants who have proposed to Cypress them as
citizens of q weaker section of the Union, and ex-
cude them from the government which estab-
lished by the wisdom and cenented by the blood of
their fathers!
To Kentucky must be assigned the brightest chap
let which has been won by the several States that
have entered the list in this contest for patriotic
honor and renown. The post of honor is hers
hers by her splendid triumph-hers by the noble
qualities the brilliant talents, and calm heroism of
him who, in the second dignity of the republic, will
so faithfully imbody and represent those traits which,
in the history of our country, have ever been linked
with the name Of Kentuckan.
Cincinnati Enquirer