Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-07-16
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From the National Mfclheaccr.

From the National iHtcHietnccr.
THE PROSPECT BEFORE US.-No. VIII.
We have aid in our last number, that we all de
sire II eandIdao (to oppose the Nominee of the
Baltimore Convention upon whomwc can conccn-
tratc our Sullrages; and that desire what is inn
possible. We should have said, perhaps, more
property, what is too difficult 10 be hoped for. |
The difficulty consists chiefly IN the honest prcln-
diccN against particular candidates, which exist
amongst those who are opposed To the Nisulr in
different pats OF the country, which the ndrpcn-
dcncc Of the Whes seems likely to prevent them
from compromising Onr advcrsatcs, the combat
ants FOR the autocraticaI principle of the mcun-
bcnls nominating his successor, are troubled with
no such scruplcs. The laSc has gone forth from
the Palace after which, 10 mpeach the nominl-
iion of the Convention, " either before or after it
was made," has been declared to be little less than
a hieh mlSdcmcanor Treason against the United
States is defined by the Constitution to consist on
~ in leNNmg war against them, adhcrng 10
their enemies. Hostility 10 the Baltimore nom-
nation has been declared, from authority some
times supposed To be paramount Ia the tonStu-
ton, 10 bc oppoSitim Ia Mr right ~ The propic 10
gorcJH which, if We understand the matter, is
the true definition of MORAL TREASON, whereof,
hitherto the most orthodox teachers have been ut
some loss for the meaning. Whoever, therefore,
opposes the election Of M>nu> N,N B,neN To the
Presidency, is guilty OF moral treason! Prcpos-
ferrous, however, as every rational man must CON
sldcr such an argument IN favor I'll the nomination,
II IS moi less certain thai II is substantially tho III
mcnt by which =" the party" is held Together and
by which is rallied whenever II Is in Danger of
falling 10 pieces. Shoot the dcscrters :" is
literally the word Of command wherever the
least symptom of Independence or insubordi-
milton manlcsls itself IN the ranks of " the pary'
The oppoSition OF the Baltimore nominatlon, on
the other haud,ls, ar,abso.uiey without organ
Mailon. 1t consists oilaIgc bodies Of intelligent
citizens in every State, who, however they may
act in concert within their respective States aud
for objects connected with the State Governments,
have no common understanding in relation to the
affairs Of the General Government. They are
even Jealous of any thing that looks like an at
tempt, II we may use the expression, to homogr-
nizc the opposition. There arc,we doubt not, IN
tcllieen men among them who look with di,truS
even upon thesn essays, is experimenting that We
are about to propose to them candidate for their
universal suffrage when our object is only, il
possible to induce them to look the future stcadi-
" in the face, and to act with some regard To ac-
tual circumstances. W desire To see them organ
izc, ii is true, not however, for the sake oi the in
tcrcst OF any man, but for the welfare OF TIE
TRY, which demands that they shall neither in
mere listcSsncss and apathy, stand by with folded
arms, while the organized corps of olllec-hpldcrt
90 through the form Of an election nor coming To
the field in dctachments, be put to ing lorionS
flight by the superiority of ilIc discipline of
the pliaanX to which they are opposed
II IS in the power of tho opponents Of tn" Spoils
party TO elect President and Vice President
from their ranks, if they will act with resou-
ton and discretion. Their task, in cooperating
to the end, il is true, is not SO easy that Of
the present Tor latc) dominant party, who have no
difficulty to encounter within themselves. OF them
all that expected is action. Where all are Of one
mind there is no occasion for discussion one of
the leaders, in many words, told the People who
came 10 the Baltimore Convention with speeches
in their pockets.
What those, who think with us, have chiefly to
guard against, is the contagion of spirit OF de-
spondency, of which we have seen some indications
on the part of those who are apprchcnsvc of the
success Of the Spos candidate for the Presidency,
because Of the division of opinion concerning the
candidate proper to be opposed to him. There is
no man who has not i'll his eye some one whom he
would gladly assist TO elevate to tho Presidency,
but whom he is deferred from supporting by the
fear that he will not be elected. How can he be
clcctcd-how can any one be elected II those,
who think he ought to be, do not support him
Do we not all remember how lost the election
of 1892, when Mr.. CLAY was our candidate as
it not by the declarations of some of our avowed
political friends, that he could not be elected.