American Watchman And Delaware Advertiser

SHENANDOAH ELECTION.

Winchester Republican Extra,

Tuesday Morning, half past 4 o'clock, April 10.

Our express has this moment returned from Woodstock, bringing the following result of the first day's election:

Woodstock Milford Frederick Total

Alfred H. Powell 36 16 959 1011

Robert Allen, 505 185 55 745

Powell's present majority 266

We confess that this vote does not meet our expectations, and that we entertain strong fears of Mr. Powell's re-election. Every effort which man could make was making against him.—Men who had not voted for twenty years were brought in, and the country scouring in every direction. Mr. Kercheval was urged to withdraw, but he peremptorily declined, declaring that he had given his honor to his friends to continue. He was the only candidate who addressed the people; and in his speech said he had been shamefully treated by Frederick; that men of the first respectability had deserted him, after promising him their support; and that if Shenandoah united in favor of their candidate he could not complain. On Mr. K's. concluding, the voting commenced about 11 o'clock.

We would gladly pass over the scene which followed. We do most sincerely lament that human nature is capable of such deep depravity as was yesterday evinced at the Shenandoah election. On Mr. Powell's challenging a voter, the fellow belched forth the most horrible blasphemies against him, saying he ought to be horsewhipped out of the county. This outrage was a signal for a general concert of damned spirits. The most opprobrious epithets were flung around the court-house, and through the public streets. "Damn Powell! the tory! damned rascal!" "Hurra for Allen and Jackson!" "Sour krout forever!" "Damn the gingerbread voters!" and other like expressions were uttered by men, women and children.—Mr. Powell was repeatedly defied and blasphemed, and personal violence was threatened him in the street. Mr. P's. friends were obliged to maintain the utmost reserve, at the hazard of their lives.

Such is the happy effect of party spirit: this is the Jacksonism of Shenandoah; this is the glorious feeling which Mr. Allen in his speech at the Winchester hustings longed to see revived; this is what he calls "going up to the hub!" May God forever avert such a fate from Frederick! Was there a single man in Frederick who would have treated Mr. Allen with such personal indignity? No, sooner would he have had his tongue to cleave to the roof of his mouth than to have uttered the slightest contumely against him. And yet Mr. Allen could look calmly on, and permit his friends to commit this outrage! Shame! Shame!