Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-03-24
SPRING ELECTION.

SPRING ELECTION.
So far we can Judge from the signs around u.s. the
election in Virginia this Spring vii! be Conducted With
less excitement than for several years past There
seems too in various sections Of The State, TO be less
harmony in The election Of candidates than usua-a
remark applicable to both parties In of The
rest Wing and Iu(co counties and Districts there is
much dssen,ion and distraction 10 reaeo the de-
feat Of the dominant party in each, though il is possible
I, a, these symptoms Of dsord viii disappear the day
Of election approaches. by the abatement Of wha, the
Rirhnond Enquirer expressively styles 'ahe nuisance
Of crccssirc compctina.' We know Of but one couaty
in this immediate section Of The Stale in which any dan
ger is he apprehended- and that county is Bedjo-
But lipe that The meeting Of the Wing party be
held this day. the court house Of that county, will
hit upon eXpedent to quie, all discussion. and
the vote Of the pary upon two of the gen
,emen pken of candidates. all oC WHOM so wor-
thy Of the honor and SO well qua to discharge It's
duties
Thevc is maoa<ily growing disas,e, thrmehcu, the
State 10 Conventional nmnarions and an increasing
ttp son to disregard aud d.fea, them May Of the
objections 10 them, however, though plausible are ra,h
erspecius THAI sound and indeed, long there are
do not tos. 10 the Of there being multiplicity
Of candidates. they be safely dispensed with We
do nm dobt tia, they do somelimrs operate individual
iuns,ice bot whenever this is the ase it grows out of
the failure of the parry geoeai'y end WI ereby
Few active enahpd cuntrM their decisions -
Na who can do :" would attend public meetings called
f'r the p.trse It selecting candidates, nominatians
made hrm would 40, be the dic,ali,n o. cques bu,
e.. 4
n that event. would he both fair and unojec,ionable
II. whoa such nominations made minority Of a mar.
" shall refuse To abide by ,hem it is of course their
ngh To d. So; hat il strikes iht they will never d.,
this they viii p,rai, their n IN 10 have fair pay
unless they regard the triumph Of the principles and
measures Of their party of less consequence than the e.
lection Of some iavore, the defeat of some obnox ons
mpm'er Of it, We intend. Of course to give these re
"arks n" 'i""s hab'a'ion and much less any individ
uni appcatrn in truth, they are not susceptible
"ft. They are general reflections applicable alike 10
all sections of the State, and 10 bhh parties
The next Legislature will be called on tn discharge
= duty, which properly dcvolvcd upon the last, but
which was left undone, in consequence of the refusal of
the Senate tn p riurm tive mean the election Of u
= Senator This. and the election Of Governor, make
It imp RANT that the Wings should cndeavor to main
tam their ascendancy in the House of Delegates This
they can do, if they rW. I,u they cannot do so it, by
d'ssenons among the nseves they ,se Uhig countless
r the contest must Of necessity Close even thou it
he less animated Than usual
Inc approaching election. however, is Of more i'm
P'anre ir'n the fact thu members Of Congress are to
w eec''d as well as members the State Legsainre-
and II 50 happens, that in this District and that adjiu-
ing us, the result is exceedingly doubtful. and NAY be
decided by SINGLE VOTE. On this account, we
appeal to "ur Wing friends. by whose side we have 50
long struggled, to make "a ,g pull strong pull and
apol altogether" IL the Wings of Campbell will turn
nut IN Their strength, they give Hill unqueslionabIy
amal"r'y of from so to goo. Last fall, Mr. Claws
"a"r'y was l77-and our s,rengph is unimpared IL
'''' "'aIn 5O maturity in this county, his election
may be regarded certain. Shall we not give i, 10
Nun Ne'hnk we hear the response, in the words of
'he gallant Miller, "UeH try, Sir" Try-and the
'"ng is done Our district will be reJee med
we appeal In like manner to the Wings Of Am.
"frsi, Nelsun and Bedford. We are assured that he
Nv" "rner counties will improve slightly on the vote
=" G'ggm- Nelson will a, least maintain her ground.
Perhaps augment her standing Wing majority few
votes; while Amherst is confidently relied uron to re-
't'se her Posi'ion-o give Irving about the same ma
!''"y ms Spring that she gave against Goggin al the
last election. What will Bedford do? viii she tot
'o'"e up to her maturity last Fall2 We have heard
''''e oou's and fears expressed-but will not per-
"'' ourselves to participate in them. The Wings Of
A''o'd viii do their du,y-aud hear from the low
e"o .. Inc Shoe String district to which she was at
"e' 'of obvious purposes, that. il she will but come
% Tue mark lrvings election is Leyond peradvenure.
~ sue mol do il The voice Of her gallant Wings
:" "pf'' next will give the triumphant answer.