Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1857-08-21
Success of the National Democracy.

Everywhere South and Southwest in
the recent elections, the natl onal demo-
cratic party has been gloriously trium-
plant. In the South there is not cor
porals guard left of all the combined
elements of opposition Know-nothing-
ism bastard "Amcricanism," y has been
swept from the face of the country. Its
gloomy shadow rests on no State save
our own Maryland. Here, religious
bigotry keeps its broken ranks together
fora time; but it no longer has any pre-
tensions to nationality; it no longer has
a home or name outside of this State,
and we would humbly trust that re-
turning sense of justice, and regard for
the Constitution, may soon sweep it from
Maryland also. We shall not be dis
graced by an abolition Speaker for the
House of Representativcs--the know
nothing clan which brought upon the ma
ton that reproach have been repudated
by their constituents, and majority of
national democrats already secured in
the House. We can we'll rejoice in the
success of the democracy.
Maryland, if she should still 0ike
Ephraim of old) cling to her idols, will
stand alone in her folly, and be as she
was in her vote for Fillmore, q laughing
stock for the nation and the world. The
know-nothiugs of this city arc trying to
bolster up the courage of their followers
by Dragging of the election of Rollins,
as Governor of Missouri. As a most
sufficient answer to this silly boast, we
subjoin the following article from the st.
Louis Intelligenccr, the organ of the
Know-nothing party. The Intelligenccr
says:
eve state emphatically this is no
american victory. Rollins is an Ameri-
can, but he distinctly disavowed running
on the American platform. He ran as
an Independent, to represent the entire
classes and interests of this great State,
and he called on Benton men, foreigners
wings. Americans, emancipationists, and,
in fact, all parties to vote for him. And
they did. The Benton democrats thro'-
out the State, as general thing, dis
tinguished themselves by jealous. en-
thusiastic support of Rollins. Without
them it would have been hopeless con-
test, and Rollins knew it, and his friends
knew it. The American party knew it,
and now admit it. The German voters
of the State, too, covered themselves
with honor in the late canvass. Thous-
ands of them voted for Rollins, and hun
dreds who did not refused to vote for
Stewart.
"The Germans voted for Rollins, be-
ieving in his sincerity in declaring that
he ran as an independent candidate, not
as party candidate. They will never
have cause to regret their vote. The
old line wings bore conspicuous part
in the late fight. They refused to fol-
low the Republicans lead, but sustained
a gallant champion that they had known
and loved for years. The Americans
generally voted for Rollins because he
had never denied his faith or played the
part Of renegade. They have honored
themselves and their cause by casting
their sufrages for him. These are the
parties, then, that are to rejoice together
if Rollins is elected: wings, Benton
democrats, na.uralized citizens and Amer
leans. 1t is victory Of the best men of
all parties"
This, then, is all the poor discounted
know-nothing party has to boast of. A
victory which their own Leading paper
says COMPATIBILITY" is no victory at all.
Let the democracy and the national men
Of Maryland take heart from the bril-
liant example set them by the States
which have just cast their votes, and let
them resolve to initiate their noble deeds,
and redeem their State also from the
tbraldom which now afilicts it.--Balh-
more Republican.