New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-01-27
Old Virginia is Coming!

JEyrln.os Co, Va, jan z1'h' ioi''
To the Editors Of The Tribune: .os,i,,..
Allow me to congratulate you on lio f,oef f. 49,,
for the success OF the good cause 'i'io|o
Union-and in return, you may cong t".u'''' -.
The signs of the times in the Old DOMINION. Ne'''
since the formation OF the party were '''' y
un;fed so enthusiastic, so determined OH
,be State The campaign has opened III. az M,
with the here that all 'eofstd be right ou' "''-'
fierce determination that all shat be nsh'.
CIay-Clubs are formed and being formed III e'.,y
,own. village and x road in the Solfl'o',"'"'''i'
system Of organization has been adopted So f'i-
feet in It's operations, that every voter WIZ 10
olled eyentually, in scfdeience. to take s''u oi
or against us.
There have been distributed, in this county alone,
more than two hundred copies OF your edition o. hr.
Claws speeches. Ihepeopie, instead of DEPENDING
as heretofore, upon politicians for lnornatlo' are
examining for themselves the true state OF affairs,
and learning from experience, that the principles OF
The Destruc,ves are like the blossoms OF tree
which bears no fruit.
The well-known adage, that {" good may some
times come out of evil has never been more iniy
exemplifed than in this State. Since the deiec-
ton of his sAccidencv,' ranks have become
completely purged There exists now, with all OF
Ms. univ of thought feeling and principle. The
Tronscendcntalists, Sky-scrapers Hair-sptters and
Tert;um Quids heretofore mill-stones about our
necks have either I" given in TO Loco-f ocosm or
are occupying the independent position of armed
neutrals Mr.. Rives's Letter is cxerung powerful
influence in Western Virginia: indeed, so cheering
is the news from the counties of Harrison, Lewis,
Wood Richie, and even Little Tennessee, that
Ia, Jota
,orty in that hitherto benighed region. That great
bugbear, monster and hobgobn, the Tariff, is be-
coming more popular every day. | firmly believe
that. if the issue could be narrowed down to Tariff
or no Tariff, the friends of the former would carry
the State by more than five thousand majority.
Our Convention meets on the 9TH ofFebruary, and
Judging from the spirit which is universally mani
tested predict that it will exceed, in numbers, ab-
y and enthusiasm, any assemblage OF the kino since
1910.
We all feel certain that Virginia is safe, but have
our doubts about New-York. What say you are
the skies bright or only frightening New lork
and Virginia against the Restoration and all ac1H be
RIGHT.
[ny We can only say to our Virginia friends
that the skies are frightening in New York,
though there is much work yet to be done here
to ensure Wing victory next Fall. Ii every
thing is going Wing then, as it was IN lo4o'
why NewYork will go too rresistiby but that
we do not value. AT present, our adversaHcs
have two unfair advantages Of us-hrst their
two. faced position on the Tariff question: abu-
sing Protection through Van Buren's letters and
n,ost &c be devoted journals, while sustaining 1t
w the votes of their Members of Congress-
Whenever we shall have fairly smoked them out Of
the Free Trade oDeIdnc % ms 'vsh;h, we shall
have them at lmmeaaJ s->-,=''' ge.--Iheu other
string is the Anti-Slavery feeling so generally
prevalent at the North, and the fact that Mr..
Clay was born and has lived as a Southern
man. Any one can see, by the change Of front
in Congress on the 2lst Rule, and the Rip Van
Wrinkle waking up of the Albany Argus in favor
of the Right OF Petition, that there is settled
determination among our opponents to make the
most of this matter. But we believe they will
be foiled in this by the calm good sense OF the
Northern People, who, though generally ayerse
to Slavery, will yet perceive that the prescription
Ola great and wise Statesman on this ground
will produce great evil to the Country and no
good to the cause OF Emancipation.
On the whole, we are not out of the woods in
New York, but things assume a brighter aspect
daily, the Wing spirit is rising, the Wing organ
lzation improving; and we are confident that
with the effort which must and will be made
NEW Y DIRK WILL VOTE FOR CLAY.
Ed. Tribune