Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-11-20

and his mouth Wide open, he gazed with sneechess am,
asement at his informant. Al this junclure we LETT
and cannot say whether the General has yet recovered
from his surprise far finish MS sentence
TIE ELECTION.
Meeting democratic friend. yesterday. who has iray-
eed extensively in Europe AMI ASIA as well as in Mex
leo and other Southern portions of Western CONT
nent. his first salutaon Is this magnitIccn2v
His mind was filled with the moral snhlimy Of what
passing around him that hn Md anjicipa = or
suspect the possibility Of any doubt tie meaning ot
his exclamation, OF any need to explain in what the
the mag1icence consisted. And he was ught the
same Thought that occupied his mind npussession
also o and no doubt ot many other mnds-sugqesed
by the and the Of The passing time
In tha and those practically gven
the conclusive answer the most emphatic retuta-
ti"n to all he SneerS and accusations that ever
ever will he thrown out against republican institutions
by their i'll wSherS all the melancholy aud anxious
torebodiugs Of their sincere bat doubng friends The
whole world beside has not such spectacle 70 offer the
very possibility of its existence be but family ina
gined by any to whom 1t is not a familiar thing.
Only consde it. In the short space ofless than
twelve hours the dynasty OF great nation was to be
changed -Four millions Of people, representing the O.
pinons and The Will Of nearly twenty millions, bv
simultaneous act to decide for themselves, amii.all
their dversllies OF sentmpnt, TO what hands they
would commit the direction Of their cuuniryS mighty
energies II is not to be doubted that The conflicting views
which to be expressed We're severaly enter
tanned with the utmost possible sincerity with the pr,
oundest conviction OF their justice. Ofthe personal de-
size tC see them prevail need not speak-whelher
the result Of pecuniay I'M crest existing or prospective Of
earnest though perhaps not very enlightened patriotism,
or Of mere party habit ;-wiarvtr its exciting cause
there probably stronger feeling IN the heart ofany
man who took part III the Struggle.
Thus vastly important lis object, and re>U thus
keenly appreciated by all, thus supendouS in It's moal
proportions, it must be wonder ID the millions of loo
kers-on who not mbued with republican influences,
that the contest decided 50 speedily quley, with
such utter absence of uneasonlng passion In fact it
may be said to have been governed solely by the nsra
ton of pure reason. Imagine the attempt of people
living under monarchy TO change, we will not say the
principle Of their Government, but merely the dynas-
tythe hundred instruments repeating embodyng that
principle. Such attempts have been made, ln various
countries, and with various success. And every where
the struggle has been protracted furious anachcs de-
suctive bringing into action the widest and most IN
governable impulses Of human and filling the land
with misery and desOIaOn.
Here under the benign Influence and inspiration of
publcanisn, through the Wholesome sway OF maured
publican habits not oly the great work accomplish
20 net"eeh 'he l' ana TT srrIinr f ~ en"' but 80
calmly, in such perfect order, that no unns rad o.
server could be aware that was in progress The usual
avocaons, amuSemehtS and enj ymens of every day
life, were pursued without visible interruption All
the mars OF business m their accustomed activity
carriages public and private, went up and down the
stress as IS their wont; fair thronged The fash
i0nable side walks, gay in apparel, graceful in movement
giving themselves up to the pleasure serious
purpose of the hour, if utterly unconscious Of the great
pnltlca crisis npenlng around them. Of which Indeed
there nothing to remind them Not that the mag
nude Of the crisis was not appreciated not that the
thousands and tens OF thousands practically engaged IN
it careless indifferent to its result BAT simply
because their of its importance regulated and
controlled by corresponding perception OF The dignity
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observance Of order and decorum in all great public acts.
and second cheerful and hopeful acquescence in
ry determination OF the peoples will, lawfully mani
tested in due and proper form by majority of The peo
pe,
from the becoming order Of the time do 10
denyfewer and less ga1ing in this great city,
glad to say, than in other locaiIies- but ther
verv occurrence, giving occasion as II did 10 general
expression Of regret and dsappoval served show the
sonndness of public feeling. 10 walk Of three miles
we pers ,naly disturbance whatever Of Ibe
public peace, and only three instances of even par
al int xlcailon-one in wearing the unifJn of
United States infantry another in youth of eigh cen
twenty whose general appearance indicated that the de-
grading vice was not habtna with him, and The third
in man of perhaps twenty five twenty eight at
of the polls who only drunk but rIotous and
quarelsome but in the fths last il was gratifying
observe the spirit of torbearance and compassionate
good hunor with which he treated BY ali around
him. and the eRdeavos Of both parties to soohe his dis
tempered violence.
And notable also the spirit of courtesy prevail
ing at the polls. In several instances we saw little
friendly acts Of guidance assistance rendered indis
crimnaleiy by NhiI and Democratic bys anders 10
vices in election proceedings, whose questions distinctly
indicated their political sentiments and purpose; nowhere
did we discover the slightest disposition t, obstruct
einbarrass voter In short it the most grati
fyng election saw, in IFS moral aspect, apart
from results, add justly merlled the apPellaon Of
magnifcen Bestowed upon i by our friend, the trav-
eller in many ands-.N Y. Commercial.
MASSACHUSETTS, ELECTORAL VOTE.
In consequence Of The failure Of the people Of this