Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-12-05

Another consolatnn lor the Wings under their late
unexpected defeat Is that the President elect Will IN
tins aspect at the have lost much ot the power
which the Executive, under other circumstances. might
have Ia carry into ee5t prdeGts really dangerous In
The public wellar, even OF doubtful evpedcney. A
m'noriiv President. moreover We know by III Illus
ifous Instance IN tho history Of own country--eN.r
cses comparatively hte power over Congress; aud
more recently, we have tat all the power aud pat
rnnage :" the Executive can nand but few votes IN
tho Legislative badles. when nususalned by the c,,n-
deuce OF majority oilhe People Mr.. PIX may have
received plrdttg of thu popular vae; but II is unturi
nus that he receives The VOTES u three States giving
nearly one half o the ~hnle number nf hs electoral
votes by pnralies scarcely equal m the aggregate
the plurality oi vnes tr Alr Clay over him NJ single
State giving only lh part ul The same number ol ecc
tnnl vnies 81 thai tho spare yoe oi that state woud
have carried those three states lo MI Clay instead
of Mr. Polk. II is equally notorious that Mr. Polk falls
short OF the majority of The popular vote by many thou
sand votes. lie will find himself armed. therefore.
with none OF that power which blind popular favor ca
ahed his protector and patron exert. during his reign
oi cNpermer Is. by wheh the country Was brought 10
that depressed aud desperate condition from which II
wns barely saved by the awakened nj the people in
$50, Mr Polk. IN the Presidency, will exercise very
little more power Except IN The distribution VI official
pn,ronag Than Mr. Polk at home.
These are sane III thu considerations by which hok
lng first OF all thugs 10 the general welfare.
deavo, 10 conspe ourselves under disaster the first be-
wilderng sensation of which do preiend to dis
semble.
So much for considerations which concern the whole
country
As Tor what regards tho Wings. IS a parry. il has
been very well said by OF our cpnienp afles. they
are only Hoi rciorious describing hrit principles
large upon their banner, they have borne IL manluy
through tue fight having lost the field nj last only by
PARTON OF their adYesates having stolen their issues,
and by means of them drawn of moro of their proper
forces than would have given 10 the Wings oset-
wholnng virtnty the domesc aud iJregn nllaen-
ees tIexss lneluded) banded against them.
We do moi know that we can better end what have
at present 10 say On this subject than by adopting, with
oni changing syllable O IT, the following conclusion Of
the remarks Of the respected contemporary above refer
red to- IN view Of Tho result OF the late election: "lhey
Ohio VIII Ia) stand NOW IN n sttlnr and proud ps un
They need no organization ar tho aahc OF new
lures for " is not III them now propose such. an
good principles Qf government al sai,tmg reforms IF
lar. t,iong 81 riah 10 their system and hsr policy
Nv hen the time shall when they support
them. they will be the frat to proclaim then, Now,
their Whole duty Is, as Americans, that the Re-
public receives 10 demeni and since the power Of The
Government Is not in Ihe hands. To defend The country
and the Constitution agalns, the errors those who hold
H."