Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-06-07
STANTON SPECTATOR AND GENERAL ADVERTISER.
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OplulUuS Va shV - ASoo'
Our political friends in other States are jubi-
liant over the success achieved by the Opposition
of Virginia in the recent election. The follow
ing extracts from different papers will show how
the matter is viewed abroad:
The gaze of the Opposition throughout the
whole Union has been fixed upon this contest.
While the success of their noble champion was
not even hoped for, O reduction of the Demo-
cratic majority will be hailed as the harblnger
of future success, and will carry encouragement
to hundreds and thousands Of anxious watchers,
and give new impetus to their energies, and In
sure the success of the Opposition movement IN
other States.-Baltimore Clipper.
If the material victory still remains in the
hands of the Democracy, it must be admitted
that their opponents have achieved all the NOR
al advantages of decisive triumph, and have
left to the conquererors only the poor consola
ton of Pyrrhus, when, after the onset of the Ro-
man legions, he exclaimed, another such victo-
ny and am undone l"-National Intelligencer.
The Richmond Enquirer seems to be some
what amazed at the wonderful organization and
strength of the opposition upon three months
notice, considering that three months ago moth
ing more than the mere shadow of an opposition
party was supposed to exist in the Old Domin-
ion. The subject is indeed full of alarming sug
gestions to the. wrangling Democracy; for if the
new opposition party of Virginia have done this
thing in their first experimental election, what
may they not do in the second 9-Neao York
Herald.
We may remark here, that although Mr.. Cog
gin is defeated, the revolution in favor of Wing
- IN fbn Ol1 M nil hoa haap fro
mendous, and such as to cheer and encourage
the Wings everywhere; and that it will have
that effect we have not Doubt Weldon Pa
ttriot:
The news will strike joy and terror into every
State in the Union, and arouse spirit before
which all that is rotten in Denmark must fall
and be swept away. But it is too late for com e
ment and we reserve what we have to say for
another day.-Sauannah Republican.
1t was expecting too much to expect Wing
Governor could be elected in that State! Buch-
anan's majority over Fillmore, in 1856, was 49,
396! 1t was expecting too mach to claim that
such tremendous odds could be overcome in a
single contest, though thousands were hopeful OF
success, against even this odds, both in and ont
of Virginia. But our party met the enemy, and
they are virtually ours Such revolution has
never been witnessed in ary State in the Union
1t is crushingly overwhelming, in its ruinous eff
tects upon the corrupt and protigate party head
ed by James Buchanan The effect will tell in
all other States where elections are to come oil
against emocraoy.-KnoGulHe Rhag.
1t has been very we'll understood here for
months past that many leaders of the Northern
Republican party have desired the success of the
Democratic party at the South, because reasons
successful would there be found for perpetuating
sectional organization in the free States OF the
Union. That is, if the South could be persuaded
or driven into pure democratic Buchanan or
Administration organization, then reason
might be found for Sectional and Republican
organization at the North. Now as two wrongs
can never make one right, no party here can
become excusable for an offence committed else
where but we are glad to see that those who
have relied upon a powerless minority at the
South to find excuse for building up powerful
sectional party at the North, have been reckon
ing without their host. The Virginia Wings
and Americans have shown that they can cope
with their opponents at home, and what has
been so well done in the old Dominion, can be
as well or better done in Kentucky, North Car
DINA, Tennessee, and other Southern States
N. Y. Express.
Although the election il Virginia has not
eventuated as happily as the earlier returns
seemed to indicate, the Opposition have abun-
dant cause to rejoice over the general result
Mr.. Letcher is elected by meagre majority Of
from 4, 900 to 5000; the Democracy claim ,O0O
but the total of returns, though not official, show
that the aggregate will not exceed, if indeed il
equal 5,000-a truly barren victory compared
with that of Governor Wise.
But the great diminution of the majority o.
the Democracy in '55 is the least part OF the
triumph which the Opposition have achieved
The complete decentralization Of the dominant
party is proved beyond mistake-a demoraliza-
ton all the more significant because it has taker
place in the great stronghold of Democracy
1.-The Gibraltar of their party is shaken to its very
base, and it only remains for the Wings in Other
Southern States to carry on the assault in the
same spirit and with the same tact and order
which was displayed in Virginia to insure it:
utter, its final Observation-Disclosures american
The vote given to Goggin is the strangest phe-
nomenon of the day. We believe it will be de-
csive of the result in Tennessee and Kentucky
that it will reanimate and invigorate the Oppo-
sition in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama-iI
short, throughout all the Southern States-ant
that it will render the election of an Opposition
candidate to the Presidency an easy task.-S
Louis Democrat
The late election in Virginia shows a growing
respect for political truth, which the domination
of party has not been able to extinguish. And
lin many other signs we perceive the indication
that the infallibility of party is doubted.-Phit-
adelphio Gazette.