Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-04-14
THE SPRING CAMPAIGN

THE. SPRING CAMPAIGN.
The Enquirer, as usual is celebrating it, yic,.,;.=
advance lii is to he credited, the Wings ), m ,,l..
have ''corporals squad to swear by in the nc,,
gisaturo and really if We were not accustomed f.
Bobadil trumphs, we should lie almost tempted i, :.
pair, 10 ground arms, and give up all for les,
by looking over the files Of the Eneui,,r '1''
time during The last five years, it viii be seen tina, -
Wings have been alwaysin the sane sorry prol.,,a,
certain Of beng defeated every closely
county, and even doubtful Of success in lL,5,
holds. The results have general, shown. h,,ra..
thai the venerable Editor however sAilinl he n,,
= factician, is prophets and hence We are NJ, ..
disheaIt ned by tie brilliant Vaccinations in vA;.I
now INDUCES II j, fancy 5 lrost-work. Which
shower will dissolve. Tie skies. Indeed ,,,.
ways most gloomy and porenlous when he e,c,,ns ~.
they are bright and brightenng,' and our faith in n.
predictions is pretty generally in the inverse r,,;o :,
the frequency and boldncss with which they are t,
ed lie reminds us ola boy, whose knees are stni,no
each other under the ague Of fear, while he whistles l.,
Keep nPhis courage or Of desperate chellain cnlcay
ing tolspre enthusiasm and confidence in the breast, d
his followers. by the ALLEGATION Of hopes which do n
light up his own.
We do not intend to initiate the Enquirer by cc),-
of'ting anticipated rinnlpFs, which we may not win
but this we will say that if the Wings shall be beaten
THIS spring 1t VIII be rather the fruit either dissenson
ald apathy thano any dlihnutlon Of their STRENGTH or
OF any accession OF numbers 10 the ranks of their onp
neats, 1t they are united and active, do not apprc
heha any ual9er. Tn The contrary, we look with con
hdence ior decided hg majority in the next Ieu;s
laure. And VIII our friends permit here to observe
that Independent of other weighty considerations ,,i
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play Of their former activity and zeal the next session Of
the Legislature will be required to re-a1oage le Con-
gresSion Districts in conformity to the appornmen Of
representation TO be fixed by the present Congress under
the census of 8i0-hat this Encouragement Is to last
Tor ten yearsand that the political complexion Of our
representation IN Congress, during that hong period Is
to be controlled, to great extent by the manner IN
which that duty performed. Is it not yitally imnr
tan In reference to that question alone that the y rs
should endeavoT 10 maintain their ascendancy in the lie
gislatufe IN order to prevent such classification Of
the counties, as will, during that PERIOD eeetuav dis
franchise them, so far as they interested in the cg,
atioa OF the federal governmont-or possibly to prevent
the adoption ofthe General Ticket SYSTEM in imitation
Of the Legislature Of Alabama, by Which the minority
Of the pc Pile Of the State although perhaps within
fraction oa na.azy VIII lie as eflecually deprived ct
were by HAIRED the right Of suffrage? lie, In.
LoeJs get the as.enlancy in the next Legislature and
shall the Congressional districts 50 arange by
attaching strong hg counties to stronger Loco Eco
Counties that not one Wing. Gift can be preyen,clY
viii he elected to Congress for the next years; III
less indeed that great revolution in public sentiment uc
clsoneby the lnisrule Of the self styled Democrats
vi hey We're in power, which has almost anuihai0d
h, sl,i,, f,,r el,ll
and olectuay redeem the State from the rule of a Iar
". oihc Irncp les Of which even more odqus
than It's acts We invoke the Wings, then, to mlyto
the rescue We would urge them, if we could fad
language emphatic enough embody our thoughts. to
90, in body, to the polls Let not one stay at home
unless under the influence Of some over ruling ne-
cessjty.
Ia this county, CAMPBELL, } it had been supposed
by the Wings generally from the declared O, IONS of
some Of It's leaders, that the Domocratloa,nS would
nominate no candidates and the Wings, therefore,
had taken efficient to secure that union and
harmony in their ranks which is indispensable To
success On Monday last, however, all uncertainty
to the course Of cur opponents terminated, just
we lad always said it would be. They mel in caucus,
and determined to nominate two candidatcs-thet
choice falling ON STERLING c. ANDERSON,
had iolr candidates in the field, and is perhaps not
uncharitable surmise that this discord aunng them
had no lnconsdorabe influence in determining the action
of their opponents. They seek to accomplish de
feat by dssensons, hen are sure that not
Of Them believes they would lie able to effect their oh
icct in fair and equal conflict. OF this course
have nor right to complain, do We If they think 1t
fair and proper, and democratic send members to thu
Legislature, by minority vote. shall not complain
because II will be fault il they succeed
1t is in the power oihe Wings to countcract the attempt
by closing up the breach in their ranks and presenting
to their opponents compact and solid front This We
have no doubt they will do
The denomination Of Mossrs Anderson and Jones was
announced late IN the afternoon of Monday, after many
of the Wings had left the court house 1t led, however
to immediate action. The Wings ON the ground
at first determined proceed to nominate wocanddaes
but some of them, Directing that no notice had been CIV
en- OF an intention to hold such meeting, and colst-
quently that its decision would not fairly indicate tie
wish Of the party, it determined to adjourn until the
first day Of the Superior Court, (ncrt Thursday the I"H
Of 'iprt) when anoth meeting will be held at the
court ousc which all the Wings in the county are III
ved and urged to attend, for the purpose OF selecting
candidates, who may be acceptable to the great body
the party. And we will not permit ourselves to do"s
that the result of this meeting Will be the entire reso
ton Of harmony in the Wing ranks, and the certtn seal
Of their triumph on the 4th Thursday of this month ~