Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-08-29

ol fafles III Tue Legislature will not be materially diff
lereat from last year.
The Kentucky Eieciion-1he Locos boast as every
candid man viii admit, without rhyme or reason.no
Yer the comparatively small. but absolutely larre maiod-
y recently gwen IN Kentucky Tor the Wing candidate
lpf Governor; though zoe tainh that Z, 00O Tor Governor.
ld,OUO lur Lltutehaut Governor. aud three fopy1hs of
The Legislature, satisfactory rs il is to them, onrAt to be
NJ less 50 to the " higs. The fact j., however. and
they know II, that The |luajortv is uearl, as Iarge as the
nosi sangulne Wings. lwho claimed only 5000 mniori-
ily) anticipated prior 10 the election: while some of the
loeos themselves, such as George W Hopkins. Fsa.
Only looked for a aedgTe mdj0r,tg. ard others claimed
The state W by are the Lpcotoco papers silent as to
the vote for Lieutenant GoeerHoi? Why do they not
tell thelr readers thai the Wing majority Tor Dixon Is
twice as large as thai ter Owsley2 WHY do they not
point 10 the largely increased majority Of the Wings in
the Legislature OF Kentucky Why, but that il would
show the emptiness 81 their boast, and the righteousness
ot their rlolclng2 Suppose. however, that the vote for
oWsley as Governor Is the full measure olthe Wing
strength IN Aentneky-does it exhibit any decrease OF
the Wing vote since lSI0} Far from IL: for Owsley's
vote now Is Iarger than liarrison's was then, notwiIh-
standing his majority Is 50 much less. How this har-
pens Is for the Loeos 10 explain. The marvellous in
crease OF Their vote, while there has been no diminulion
IN that OF the " higs. is a phenomenon vet 10 be explain
ed. II cannot be accounted for by claiming chanecs A.
galnst the W htgs, for there stands the Wing column, ua-
diminishtd in number. 1t cannot be accounted for by
The Increase OF population. unless, realizing in Kentucky
iHt dititIll liHlt, iltA SOW dragon seed at night. and
next morning They find them springlng forth from the
earth, armed men. Did they '~i%2oItp voters fron The
adjoining Statesl Did they ''c0l0nt.e' and '.pipe lau'i
-llese exclusive guardians Of the elective iranchise7-
" Know not. There tho fact stands: and 1t follows
either that the Ioeos did not turn ouf in 1910. or if
they did, that having added to their number so larrely
without subtracting from that of their opponents. they
have achieved something very much like a miracle.
Bal, the best Of the story is, that the L.oeos have the
eiifoniery to affect sympathy Tor Mr.. Clay, at The pros
poet, not OF losing his own State. (or that none Of them
have the cttruntery 10 claim } but of carving il by n di
mlhlshed majority. Indeed Would il not be judicions
In these gentlemen not 10 provoke a reference 10 PJh',
prospects m IeHRessrtf DO they think that Polk can
eatfy ms State by 10000. or even by 5,0002 DO they
believe he can carry II n al} Are they not fully CON
WINGED that they Will be beaten at home-amono thos,
who know hun best-and that, too, by a man, who was.
not very long ago. hated in Tennessee with hitter and
lnieuse maIlgnly} Surely. flo carry ones own State
by "a meagre majority, - be an indication of deserved
onpoPoIarIjy, tube beaten in oae's own State Is a stIlI
more pregnant evidence II the repugnance with which
his %"elghh1r> regard his elevation,
Ihc fact Is, huweyer-ahd it deserves 10 he nolcd-
TINT Alr. Clay Is more popular in his own stat. than any
ol our public men whose popularity has vel been tested
On the broad national theatre. Van Baran was beaten
IN New York, and has always been in a minority. we
believe, IL 3. pa vicinity othis residence. Jackson, though
be did not lose The vote Of Tennessee himself. tailed to
carry 1t for the first OF his adopted sons. YEA Buren,; and
In the county IN which he resides, an, Il the precinct
within sight of bis residence, there are decisive ma iuriiirs
wv Ai'A may INV
against him. Aad Polk will. we have have not the sha-
dow OF a doubt. be beaten at least 5000 in lennes.
see next November. Clay's majority in Kentucky will
reach, $50 think the best Judges from Is 10 81, 5000
and at his oW donf, among those who are acquainted in
tlmately with hlm-Who have the means of ascer,aipjpu
his true character. and Tho consequently know the ial
SHY of the foul calumnles with which the press teens
against hlm-at home. amidst he companions of his
youth and the trieadso his old age, the triumphant vote
which VIII be. rs 1t has already been virtually recorded
IN his tavor. will furnish the strongest possible tes:;;no-
ny hlhe purity OF his private character, and their hloh
Appreciation ui his tilenls and services as a public man.
l he old proverb says, mo nan is a prophet in his own
country and Mr.. Clay. Of all our great statesmen.
seems TO furnish The only c%ontutation ofits truth.
Wmois-7he. Normoas. A few DAYS before the re-
cent election IN Illinois, Gov. Ford issued a proclana-
ton, denouncing The intention Of the Anti ~i1ormons.
near Nauyoo, TO ''renew the war and 10 expel the Nor
mons declaring that the Mormous were peaceful and
submissive; vindlcatlng their night to remain where they
alfeiaHI prociaiming his intention TO punish a4g agrrcs
sion upon them. The result of this prorlanau5n IS seen
IN The TACT that 1875 ofthe MdrmJns voted f5f the Loco.
f1eo ticket. and 20 only for the Nhigs! And that il
was The purpose Of The Governor To secure this result
is openly charged by the ~neiglb1rs of the Morr.,ns
who affirm that the proclamation was WHOLLY ,n.aUoi
tor. What will not some Of the Locof, ga Leaders dn
ior votes? To what trickery will :ney ma, dsscnnJ~ =
INTO what degrading alliances V III they not euter-,a car
" an election, and to clutch the Spoiisl
c. Our ~neiahbor, we rojoico 10 say. has nracpred ga
fooslet'-a real |dunshil, we should i1dpe tr,m his = ~
peafancc, Beneath him is some sort Of 4 o,,dr,,oI