Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-10-28
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON,

LETTER FROM WASHINGTON,
-Ncps from Baltimore and tchm is going
% be Cl1ae there - Old and Young
Ahigs uniting with the Democrucy-
I1epobtican success this gear hhety to
proee Republican deicats ncrt gear
lfood appointment By tie President
WAsulysroy. Oct 10th. 1859
Nh EDIroR Your Baltimore cores
pondout stated, some time ago, that the
Know nothings were in a minority of at
least ten thousand in that city. The re-
cent elections for conncilmen held there,
shows he was right. Scores of Baltimo-
reaus have visited Washington within
the last few days, and learn from them,
that, out Of the thirty thousand voters
now to be found in Baltimore, the Know
aothings polled less than ten thousand
votes last Wednesday, two thousand of
which were cast by boys between eigh-
.osl and twenty. In all those wards
where the Democrats had the courage to
turn. ont and support the Reforners, the
latter were triumphantly elected, and the
Democrats in every ward intend to do
this on the I'd of November. | hope
they will prove true to their promise, for
it is now made certainty that the early
turn out of one or two hundred respect
able men at the polls, can and will over
awe tina: ruffian element upon which the
kuowno things depend for success in
baltimore.
The Reformers of Baltimore are COM
passed il the main of the old and young
Henry CLAY Wings, and in starting that
movement, they took leave of the Know
nothings forever. Hereafter they will
be found acting with the Democracy in
every thing. Such rush of the old
line Wings Of Baltimore to the Demo
cratic ranks, should instigate the same
class of men in all the counties to pursue
tie same wise course. IL is worse than
folly for them TO continue their adherence
20 the dead carcass of Know-nothingism
The Democratic and Republicans are the
only two tioiag parties now in the coun-
try. The ability of the latter to hold
Pennsylvania, Ohio. Iowa, Minnesota
and Kansas. will inspirit them to cast off
the South Americans" as an incubus
upon their shoulders. They now see that
the latter are in large minority in Ma
rylanG as well as in every other southern
State, and will therefore laugh to scorn
all propositions from the southern Know
nothIngs to be taken on board their train
in charge of Opposition" conductors.
The Republicans see they have to look
to the non-slaveholding States alone for
success, and that any concession they
may make to the southern Know-noth-
lags, can have no other tendency than
to lese them some Northern or North
western States. Such being the aspect
ofpolitical affairs, every Maryland Know
nothing who is wise, will enter the ranks
If the National Democracy without any
further delay.
The success Of the Republicans in the
1--WE States above named at the late elec-
ten, is no guarantee that they will carry
taem at the coming Presidential election
The rc-adoption of the Cincinnati plat
form by the Charleston Convention, and
the renewal Of a Democratic support of
the doctrines and principles lad down in
Mr.. Buchanan's letter accepting the Gin
einnati nomination, will give the Demo
eracy an advantage in the coming contest
which the Republicans will find it very
difficult to overcome, and if can read
Alright the signs of the times the Charles
ton convention will most assuredly adopt
this prudent course
The Hon. Samuel A. Smith, Of Ten
nessee, who was appointed by our pa
triotic President, Commissioner of the
/, General Land Office, has arrived in this
city. and entered upon discharge of the
duties of that arduous aud responsible
post This is ons Of the best appoint
ments our distinguished Chief Magis-
trate has yet made. Mr.. Smith is one
of the ablest and most promising young
men Of the country, sound and true
National Democrat, and socially speak
ing, one Of the finest fellows that ever
adorned Washington society. At the
recent election in Tennessee, he failed,
by small majority in being returned to
Congress, and this happened because the
Democracy of that whole State, like their
brethren in North Carolina aud Ken
lucky were g caught mapping" in their
last contest Mr. Smith is as popular
among his warm-hearted Democratic
constituents as ever, and should he here
after desire nomination for Congress
hey will confer upon him that honor
and triumphantly elect hln afterwards.
! predict for Mr. Smith a brilliant and
popular career as Commissioner Of the !
General Land Office.
The news market is duller here Just
now than ever before knew it,
HIM0N