Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-08-27
From the Macon Telegraph, Aug. Il

From the Macon Telegraph, Aug. II.
Francis p. Blair Beaten-The Traitors Doom-The
Catholic Irish the Executioners.
1t is with sincere pleasure that we announce to our
readers, this week, the defeat of Francis P Blair the
Republican candidate for Congress in St. Louis
Mr.. Blair is of large fortune of great personal
popularity and without doubt the ablest champion of
the Republican in the Mississippi valley and it is
well to note some of the which have brought
about his defeat
Blair is a southerner by BIRTH and not many years
since was recognized as ultra prosavery man, but
the divisions of the Democratic party in Missouri, be-
tween Mr. Benton and his opponents forced Blair to take
sides.
He became the main stay and support Of Mr.. Benton
in all the exciting controversies and issues of the rival
factions but oyerpowered The Benton party lost
control of the State and dwndled into an insignificant
clique who were occasionally used by the Know Moth
ngs to effect the defeat and overthrow of the Democratic
party. Blair is not man for mnOrities, and we find
him. four years SINCE elected to the Missouri legislature
from ST. Louis, Democrat, but taking his seat
he becomes the prominent exponent OF the views OF the
Wimot proviso men and Emancipationists. From this
point the descent short and easy into the dirty
pool of modern RepubcaniSm. The campaign of SO
finds him candidate for Congress against the regular
nominee of the Democratic party, and by playing mum
the great issues then before the people, he elect
ed. During the last session of Congress he the re-
cognsed leader of the opposition; member of the
House of Representatives violent hostile to
the interests of the South than Francis Preston Blair
but he has met his doom-a righteous retrbution has
overtaken him. The indugent vengeance of betrayed
constituency was thoroughly aroused, and he has been
defeated.
Mr.. Blair may console himself in his retirement by
| the hope which the New York Tribune holds out to
him. that his present defeat is but incident in what
promises to be long and bright career" But fortu-
natey for the Union, for the South and for Mr. Blars
constituency Horace Greedy is prophet, the son
Of prophet.
In chronicipg the result of the election should not
omit to mention how Blair was beaten. The Abolition
correspondent of the New York Tribune from Missouri
attempts to parry the force and effect OF this deadly blow
to the prospects of Repubcansm in the great West by
saying that the Irish body voted against Blair and
for Barrett the prosavery candidate We have doubt
that the Iribunes man is right and that the Irish did
I" execute Blair. The Irish, body, eminently
sound on the slavery question: and in all the severe con-
tests at the North and West found fighting shoulder
to shoulder with the friends of the Union the Consttu
tion and the South.
All honor them to the Irish of St. Louis for their
gallant and manly aid to the proavery candidate in
his hour of trial. 1t may be well to mention lust here
fact which seems to have escaped the observation
our neighbor of the Journal & Messenger. Mr. Brock
enrdge, the Know Nothing candidate against Barret
also anti ecompton, and the Tribunes correspon
dent says the distinctive free State emancipation
vote may be accurately arrived at by adding to the to
tai result cf Mr. Blair twothrds of the Breckenridge
American vote, and that it is admitted that twothirds
of the American vote is in favor of free State"
: What does neghbor think of that picture? Tht
Irish VOTE sound the slavery question: and twothir
OF the American vote in favor of free State This
the way neighbor desires to cultivate an intens
American sentiment" Wemust confess in this instance
we prefer the intense Irish sentiment.