The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-19
THE LATE ELECTIONS.
lFrom The Nashville Union and American, Aug. 49,,

From the Nashville Union and American, Aug. 1871
Within the past few months, the prophets of the op-
position press have warned and again. that
the democratic party disorganixed and doomed to
certain and speedy destruction We were told that the
position assumed by the administration the Lecompon
question would not be endorsed by the peopethat 1t
had produced division and dissenson in ranks
and that we must hereafter expect only disaster and de-
feat. Black -republicanism exulted in its anticipated
iumphs and the drosping hopes of the know nothing
party revived at the prospect OF future power and public
plumber. But they have been again disappointed In
the very first encounter since the passage of the Ie
compton bill the democratic party has triumphed
Wherever it has met the opposition forces they have fall
len before it, The old giant may have been shorn of
some Of his strength by false and treacherous friends
but there is still yigor enough in his strike down
his enemies and the enemies of the country
The policy of the administration has been endorsed by
the people in every State where the elections have been
held The gallant democracy of Oregon have achieved
glorious victory and announced their appreciation of the
Presidents position by choosing Legislature which will
elect Gen. Lane to the Senate The contest in Missouri
is over and the enemies of the administration have ss
tanned most disastrous defeat The fortress where free
soism had entrenched ITSELF and where it made its last
desperate struggle has fallen into the hands of the de-
mocracy and the republicans have no foothod in
the ST. Louis district Every returned to Congress
from Missouri friend of the administration and of the
Lecompton constitution. In Kentucky, Cntcnden and
Marshall and Underwood have received whitening re-
buke The Louisville district which gave Marshall about
two thousand majority year ago, has given McKee, who
sustained ana defended Marshall trcachcry but the in
significant majority of hundred votes. Underwood
district has, learn given the democratic candidate for
clerk majority of several hundred and the whole State
has pronounced its upon Mr. Crittendcns course
by an overwhelming majority. North Carolina has elect
ed the administration candidate for governor by at least
fifteen thousand majority while the knownothing party
in Arkansas has been driven out from its last hiding
place, and Pulaski county is at last redeemed
From other States where elections have been held
we receiving most cheering evidences of the union
and harmony of the party. The Ohio democracy have
approved the Lccompton policy of the administration
with entire unanimty and preparing fight boldly
and successfully to sustain it, The democrats of Indiana
are mastering their forces for the contest and there is
division in their ranks and fear of defeat Maryland
promises to redeem herself from tho thradom of know
nothngism and Delaware and New Jersey will not dim
the lustre Of their past achievements, by yielding to
blackrcpublican dominion Everywhere throughout the
Union the indications most encouraging for the de-
mocracy.