Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-11-25
LsNcmuURs.. SoyHsIYEw IS, 1879.
THE SENATORIAL ELECTION.

were nevertheless strong IN numbers and strong also
ia the justice oflhcr cause, and in their devotion To
principle. Yet they were hot strong enough TO
elect a Senator Of then own party What then,
/ did they do Did they deser The Hall when the
election on, and leave that duty TO be perform
ed by heir opponents exclusively! No. Did they
throw away lhei votes upon man Of their own
part, No. They acted will more sagacity-at
least they presumed they did though The result has
demonstrated Their mistake. Many Of ihem' among
whom we observe the names Of Gen. Bayly Il Ac-
comac Mr.. Servant Of Elizabeth CITY, q Mr. Hunter
of Essex (lnFacticdbies selecting between the three
candidates offered by the Administration parry,
ted Tor present Senator, VIM. H. Roane, al
though lie had been guilty of erery political sin
winch attaches TO the name Of Mr.. RVes-tor Mr..
Roane, whose srcadfasi devotion TO the Admnstra-
lion bad bern unsui passed by that Of any man-"ho,
indeed, immrdi uey after his reelection by Wing
rotes attended public dinner given to Mr.. Rlves in
Richmond aud pedge himself TO hold the naiI'
nllle ii was driven and cnched BY his colleague -
Mr. Roane, repeat, elected, although he had
committed every offence nthe catalogue Of sins
imputed to Mr. RWes, Expungng included,
by the votes of Wing gentlemen, who bring
forward these very sins insupefabIe barrier be-
tween themselves and the latter gentleman DID
the Wing party then complain Of those gentlemen!
No. And why Bccau.e II was seen and COMES
sed that ihere was pr sslblly OF the election Of
Wing Senator, aud II was presumed that those
Wings no voted FOR the successful candidate did
SO because he was, in then opinion, less objeotons
BILE tl'an the gentlemen by whom he was opposed
No one accused Gen. Bayy or Mr. Servant of an
abandonment Of principle, derelicon of duty
Yet it is very clear, tha fby voting for Mr.. Ryes
now the Wings render themselves liable to that i'm
putalion, ii would have been equally as applicable
those gentlemen then.
Again At the commene e,nen, Of the same ses-
sion, the Van Bnrcn party brought forward two
dlldes for the Office Of Concentrating lager por-
/ ton oil them beng in favor Of Gov Campbell the
smaller in favor Of Mr.. Roane,-(who afterwards
elected Senalor) Well: nearly every member of
the Wing party, OncIuding several ofthe Impractical
bles.) voted for Mr.. Roa e, although anExpunger,
and against Gov. Campbell aud, The result has
shown, most uuwise choice ii For one,
thahk the l., CO Focos ior The accidental wisdom of
Their preference. Bul none then censured the
Wings, who almost in n body voted for Mr.. Roane :;
FOR the same reason that they did not al.erw ards
ceGsure them, when, by the votes Of many Of them,
this same Nh. Rodne was e'ected u. S Senaior-
Why Simply because the Wings were too weak
to run man Of their own. with any chance of sue
cess, aud 1t was the pan Of common 10 eli oose
the = least OF the eyl,' presented to item.
Let us suppose, now, that Mr.. RVes aud Mr..
Mcdowell stood towards the Wings in he same al
titude precisely-that bolh were firm adhrrents oil
the II en- and stauuoh advocates Of the measures oil
the Administration, and that beta cen these Two the
Wings were comreIltdto choose, on to throw away
then votes upon candidate whose election was out
oithe question. What chime would there be in yo-
ting for Mr.. Rives .choiee Of evils" any more
than there was in voting for Mr.. Roane three ycals
ago How, above all, could those who should vote
Tor MIR. Rives be charged with dcsituon OF prin,
eiple by gentlemen who bad themselves voted for
Mr.. Roane ! Would not the accusers be as open to
the lmpntaton the accused ! We confess we
can see no difference between The case supposed aud
, The case which occurred. The analhemas of The
ImPracttcd6teS OF 1889 ains their less obstinate
ore'hrea a, falls with DUAL force upon the heads oil
The PfacticabtCS Of l636-nhom they are
But how much stronger is The ground of usiifca-
ton OF those who last winter voted for Mr. Ryes
and who may his winter do the same thing than
was that Of the gentlemen who IN 1886 voted for Mr.
Roane for the Office Of Governor and Senator respec-
lively Mr.. Roane did not pretend that he had
abandoned his party, or that he repented his active
participation IN and support OF those measures which
rendered that party odlous TO the Wings. He
did not differ with the Administration upon a sing lc
ON; lie " went the whole boy" both for IL,
measure, and its men. lie ayowed. ia the teeth OF
the Practicable Wings by whose votes he was plea
ced in the SENATE Tia, ~ .h0ud 60 there ready TO
do the bidding Of the Execuiire.-iU his own words,
to " hold the nail While his COLES eue, Mr.. Riyes,
whom he expected 10 fad as plabe as himself drive
1t. Yet, we repeat, dleamcd of acc using
those gentlemen who voted for him of an abandon
nent OF disregard oi ncple,-because not having
the power 10 elect whom they preerr d, they made
the best of the materials before them, by voting
ior hm, who, IN them opinion. most disposed
TO do good or least qualified 10 do evil
Mr.. Rives, on the other band if he does not come
before us as IVhis. does come before us as one
who an common 'eM the Hugs, denounces in uuspar-
ing language. and opposes wiih manly frmness the
leading measure OF the Admin stratlon-a measure
5 with winch IL has identified its fhle-the success oil
: whlchis the herald of its triumph; its defeat the
precursor of its downfall. Ii lie does not nocla,n
incorporating opposition to the reelection O
Martin Van Buen," he does proclaim his Hostility I
MS 'eda"S measure the defeat Of which, if the Wings
n Il