The Washington union., 1857-08-26
THE LATE ELECTIONS THE DEMOCRATIC PAR
TY AND THE ADMINISTRATIONS.

II AMI inE
We give place to the following article, which APP
pears in the Athens Georgia. Banner of the goth in
stant as further evidence of the feeling which has
actuated and which now actuates the democracy Of
the South From the manner in which the Rannet
speaks Of and desgnates Maryland, il would seem
that our Georgia contemporary regards that State as
almost hopelessy shut out from the light of demo
cratic truth The prospects in that State gloomy,
but they are certainly not desperate and we cannot
but hope that the work of redemption commenced
so gloriously in Tennessee and Kentucky will be
completed this fall in Maryland
The recent elections In the States Of Alabama Tennes
see Kentucky, North Carolina, and Texas afford the
most gratifying evidence Of the increasing popularity Of
democratic principles. We have known more
overwhelming demonstration of popular approval than
has thus been given by the country in favor of the demo-
cratic party 0ur opponents had battered themselves
into the belief thatt there existed distractng element IN
ranks growing out of the Waker-Kansas mbroglio
which would weaken strength and advance the inter
ess of knownothngism Iii only necessary TO look at
the result of these elections TO how false and ground
less all their hopes have TO be- Neither the caor
of excited friends the petty ambition OF factionists
nor the laundering of pugugly patriots, all these
Jd have been able to win the hearted democracy
from their cherished principles and the administration OF
their choice
Our opponents calculated largely upon the dissatisac
tion which had been manifested in the South against Gov
Walker for his mpruden and iadvscd speeches in Kan
ss and vainy sought 10 array the country against the
administration Of Mr. Buchanan. With what success
these efforts have been attended will let the elections
In every southern State, and in almost every
district the democratic candidate has been elected and
in instance has democrat been chosen who mani
tested the slightest purpose Of opposing the administa
tion. Regretng and disappearing, many of them
did, much that Gov Walker had said and written in Kan
sas, yet with accord they stood firmly by Mr.. Bu
soundness and integrity from the assaults both of secret
foes and open enemies 1t is therefore with ordinary
pleasure that regard these great democratic victories
II is the voice Of the people rising above factions and par
tsan clamor to yndicate national democratic President
against unjust suspicious and false charges.
There is another gratifying feature in these results In
instance have the people elected one Of that class OF
ctioniss who take upon themselves the burden of
rcting the of the democratic party by trying to
break up its organization and defeat its regular nona
ted candidates The rebukc which the people have adj
mnsered to these ambitious spirits marked as it
deserving In other States besides Georgia there
found those who, claiming to be democrats, loaned
themselves to the opposition to be used by them to
break down party organization, and thus pave the
way for its eventual overthrow So far such candi-
dates have been elected by the people The ovcrwhen-
ing maorties by which all the regular democratic cadi
dates have been elected show not only that the democrats
but all good citizens decline to give their votes to this
class of aspirnts The reason is obvious they have de-
ceved party already and the opinion is they will de-
ceive the other on the first opportunity.
1t is for the people OF Georgia to say in October
next whether proud State will take her place.
side by side with her sisters of the South In supporting
the present democratic national administration, else
become the SOLITARY ally of plug ugly Maryland.
There no longer exists the prcence of national Amer
ican party. There not members enough elected to
the next Congress to form committee The two OPP
posing parties who contest for supremacy the
tona] democracy the hand, and black republican
ism the other Our brethren of the South have with
united voice declared the side Of the constitution
and the Union by sending almost unbroken delega.
tion of democrats to the next Congress. They look
with anxiety to the course of our State Georgia
has always been true to the great interests of the
try. She presents noble record in her past political
history She has rebuked factions, and sectionasts
have received favor support at her hands Let
her future he worthy of her past No State in this broad
Union is more thoroughly democratic than Georgia;
people devoted than hers to the great principles of
constitutional right and justice and we look with
abiding confidence to the judgment which she shall pro-
the first Monday in October in support Of her
organized Our regular candidates true and approved
bounded confidence. They worthy to fill the high
places to which they about to be called by confdng
people, and fear not to say there will be found in
public worth,
Democrats of Georgia! patriots of all parties We in
vo you the patriotic work of adding the of your
noble State to the list Of democratic trimphs, which
number all yor sisers Of the Soh and many 2 Tie North
Speak, and let your voice be heard now, heretofore,
on the side of TE CONSTITUTION TIE UNION.