Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-01-22
.yyCHBURG, JAN. %. 1885.
TUE NEXT PRESIDENT.

~, made and are warmly recommended, which
~ h,ye an influential bearing on the ultimate De
80, 'I of the question. Our own opinion is that i
= n, Ieasta iweye-monh too soon TO commence
y ,lecanyass Public oprion, 1t seems to US, Is toe
ns.ule1 so far as relates 10 the choice of indviu.
Is n ADM, of beneficial and enlig htened oction
Co.. While the several parties into which he conn-
,ry Is divided, may be said TO have fixed their eye
~ oo,. one candidate identified with their pecu.
,or eoe,s. i, is not at oil improbable, that as the
election approaches, the smaller of these par-
;a ,sr,eiyng that their tavorlt,s have no chance
81 succeeding, will fall INTO the ranks of one or the
a,her If the Two larger Antagonist bodies from "a
.on, &. hom il is fair to presume the selection of
s,ol,i,es will inally be made But, if the debate
80, hacin nav we shall not hesitate TO bear our
mart in the discussion
ia idle TO shut our eyes to the fact that the
WIG Marty SO called, Is not homogeneous in its
ho,acrer but that its constituent parts dlfcr wde-
Il, and essentially touching many important poln's
bo,b of national policy aud constitutional consruc.
,ion-thai in truth, they are DO md together only
nv the bonds o. common opposition 10 an admin
;s,,a,ion whose lcodldg measures, with
,wo exceptions they IN common condemn, bcliev
-, them "a he sui,versive alike of the fund amental
law and CT public liberty. Many Of them, too IA
c,ce,no heartily IN princ,ple unde- the Influence
either of loo Il or pesonal feeling, disagree 10
the man who should be selected as The representa-
i've Of their creed.
The Wings Of Ohio, for example, have prema-
-.rely though in the best possible spirit, presented
yuAee Mclean as the candidate of the opposition
parry AMI what is The consequence lnstesd OF
weghing both his preensions md his strength
calmly and fairly, and treating him and his friends
with the courtesy due 10 nomination proceeding
4 Of he hi ua-
pe srcpc the nominee and the nomlnators with as
much bitterness and asperity as if he and they
we're of the adverse party, as if his nomination
inyad d the peculiar and exclusive rights OF some
cher gentleman Those who thus act do NOT
surely ref CT thqt by pursuing this course, so far
hom aiding the cause of the individual whom they
prefer they in fac. jeopardlsc IT, even should that
Individual be ultimately designated as the candl-
date of the Opposition, by exciting a spirit of IN
JI.rence, if not of decided e1mly in the breasts
VJldsc McLean's friends, when that gcneman's
name being withdrawn those friends will have TO
select between other candidates.
Massachusetts, too, is about TO present a canJ
date for the Presidency, by Legislative nomination.
-, least she is vchemently urged to do by the
leading Wing presses Of The State, who say that
they GRE in this matter but the echoes Of public sem
tm9nt in the person of her highly gifted Senator,
Dlaicl Uebstcr and We perceive that they as
sune with holiness, that this nomination will he
popular viii. the Wings of the South. Entertain
lns, ourselves, the highest admiration of Mr.. Web
sler must confess that we shaud regret his no.
ra.nalioa to the Presidential char-u unless, like |
,h,, of Judge Mclean, in Ohio. i, be conditional
and contingent. For, whatever may be the opin-
ions Of our Northern friends and upon whatsoever
grounds they are based, assure hem, most re-
speclfuly but most positively, that Mr.. Websefs
domination would nat be gratifying 10 Southern.
Wings, Their opposition TO it, we beg leave to
add, would not be oil sectional character lhey |
would not oppose it, because Mr. Webster is a nor
thtrn man-ind least of ALL because he IS OF Mas
sachuse,ls " The cradle Of liberty" Nor need we
now say achy il would be unpopular-thc reasons
must be apparent TO the mos, dm-s GIFTED of his
warmcsl friends. We do not mean to be under.
stood that if Mr.. w ebser should be the only can
ddatc run against MIR. Van Buren,, tho Wings OF
the South would Tot prefer the ginnt to the p'gmy
the straight forward politician TO the WHY intr'-
guer-hul they would not embrace his cause with
that zeal and energy which are essential TO sue
cess, and which they woul1 display in behalf Of
another man, less Objectionable in their estimation
Than the distinguished Massachusetts Senator.
Virginia, likewise, IS called on by tho leading
Wing paper in The State, to add her choice TO the
list Of nominations which, if it be contingent, |
we have no obj ection. We take 1t for granted,
hon the honestly avowed predictions OF the jour
aal referred TO- that II b .ievcs, should such no.
mlnalon be ma lie, the choice would / III on u. "
kigh-who, in our poor judgment, although
Southern man, would not b. greatly more popular,
even in The South. than Mr.. Webster himself,
while, in the North and the West, he would be i'm
measurabIy weaker than that gentleman, Should
we be mistaken however, IN our conjecture,
AMI should the nomination of the Wing mem
bers of the Virginia Legislature fall on Henry
Chy-he native son OF her soil, and the a.
dop,cd and cherished child of her daughter-and
should thai nomination be responded 10 by hen-
;.cky, as i doubtless will be, and by other States
| IN all Of which he has troops OF friends, bound
10 Vim by the warmes ties of personal love and pat
toic admin ation-we believe that. il any thing
could that course would oiTcoually close the breach
IN our ranks We cannot doubt that the great
Wing parry, losing sight Of their differences OF
opinion would rally upon this nomination, ct least
with entoid greater unanimty than upon 'la' OF
any other mainland with a zeal which, II any
lhlng can, wl render that nomination successful
rue, II may be urged, as it is urged, That MI.
NIly has been once beaten but we DO mol aunh'
me 'occ OF the logic, that he Will therefore, u d
s"" candidate be again Jeasn. In trutU inc iac'
u'a' he was Defeated IN previous canvass, borne
u'"h by torrent of SANDER, deep and impe'uons
as ue waters of tn: Mississippi, is to us one oil the
s"ohses' reasons for again bringing nim forwafH
wi 'hc s'iifages of the peope-that they may have
o"opporunily of repairing the injury, which, m
'o'heh' OF arifuy created and well-sus'a'ned DE-
'soh' they were mlde the instruments oil III
"'c''hs upon his fame and feelings, & that tn lou
."a' yes men nduslrously circulated ata'nst h'm'
ana so generally credited, may be s,gnolly febutted'
al. Al,