Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-11-27

= iee''9 vi tAe wings OF Camp0eIl Will ne neu al
me Court House. on Monday next the 4,h December,
(being Court jay for the PURPOSE Of taking into consd
GRAFTON the pTopriey of appointing Delegates to Con-
vention 10 Illuminate suitable candidate he supported
by the Wings ofthis Congressional District.
Ii has never been our wont cavl any Of the
cuses made Cor defeat by the vanquished Ordinary hui
manly shuu ID prevent one from knocking away such
ems ation ingenuity may suggest In the hour of dis
aster. We may smile, it is true at the intensity OF
State pride which induces locoocos up the
success of their ticket in Virginia. by ptifn and mea
gre majority. almost equivalent for the gnomnous
defea. ofiheir party in the Unon-assured, are,
that they thoroughly convinced The result Of The re
cent struggle is bnt premonun of overwhelming and
decisive defeat in the Spring elections. We may smile
also the eremiads of the organs the want Of Dem
ocratic organization and knowing as we do.
that never there less ground for such auentaon
But may permit pass unnoticed the boastful
declaration. made every hand, that though the peo
pie have lriumphanty elected Gen Taylor, vet no con-
demnation has been passed upon Democratic prDcples
and measures
W may not suffer this TO 90 uncontradcted because
we believe 1t to be entirely untrue. The people hare
passed upon the great principles Of modern Jackson
Polk, Democracy and have imposed upon them
the seal Of their condgn reprubaton 1t was not as has
been alleged, the magic of military fame which has
borne Gener ylor into the Presidency In 1870 the
Enquirer lnsued The American people by the reiterated
assertion that the election Of Ger. Harrison was the re-
suit ola drunken national debauch and the same man now
would resolve the great civil revolution ced in the re-
establishment Of The principles of the Constitution, on the
7h s into childish admiration fIr tile glare Of mill
tary success-hus second time Insulting The rood sense
Of the nation. It is true subsidiary agency he hints
for he IS ashamed to make the charge drecly-at the
Influence Of Banking capitalists. The influence Of
Banking capitalists, upon three millions and half or
four millions Of voters scattered over half connent-
is not the idea too absurd for refutation?
If nothing in the way u principle has been settled by
the late election, what is the Of Plaform?" Did
not the Baltimore Conven sci forth confession Of
sh Were not the patent dogmas of Democracy specfi-
cally enumerated? Did not Gen. Cass in accepting the
not only consuetively but in terms give in
his adhesion TO these dlgmas-nay make them the sub
ject of his special conmendaan and extend 10 them his
unqualified approval? Did he mt 90 sill farther, and
say that every Of the Adminsrao of the little EN-.
bodnen of Dem cratic principles met his cordial appro
bation? Now here was an Issue tendered-De;nocra
cy presented Itself in full proporon-every limb barred
every muscle developed. 1t was The boast Of The patty
that they had unfurled their gurirls standard 10 the
breezn, with all their cardinal principles inscribed there
On, and The Wings derdtd because as was alleged
hey entered the contest without any flag Whatever
hose are facts which, we presume, will hau -
hlIdllood 10 fnny- anl. .~i :: e.4ntXlon with them,
how can it be said hat the election Of Gen. Taylor de-
cdes pr ncipe? Did the people rally under the DEM
ocrac standard, crowded as it was with inscriptions
dcave Of the doctrines Of the party? Did they rush to
the platform prepared with much care? We will not
hurt the feelings If any Democrat by insisting upon
answers 10 these queries 1t is already mat
ter Of history that large majority q he American pe,-
pie repudated. with contempt and adherence, the
confession Of Democratic faith promulgated at Balti-
more.
1t is Democratic boast that with their party prnc
pies ali, men nothing. Gen. Cass was selected as
their candidate only because he WAS the best en-
b'dment of their principles but account of bis talents
fair standing and popularity We do not believe tina,
their principles suffered any deiiiment from the charac
Ter Of the selected represent Them. Ia the defeat
Of Cen Cass therefore, it logical to conclude that the
American people passed in solemn judgment upon the
principles Of which he the exponent, and condemned
them in the emphatic manner known to our nsu-
tons Suppose had succeeded .wcud not his election
have been claimed by his party the indsputable
recognition of the truth and value of Democratic pnc
pes7 Would net the Wings, in like manner, have ad
mted that the verdict had gone against them, and that
good bad the doctrines of Mr. Polk and his party
those of majority of the nation When different result
is witnessed-when State after Stale, long known for
Democracy, has voted for Gen. Tayor-and
when others-like Virginia and Aabama-have failed
to do ST. by the want Of few votes-when most dis
astrous defeat has been Sustained and the Wing candid
ate is borne office the full tide of popularity. at
enthusiastic and national, is consistent with con-
logical accuracy.to say that all this decides
nothing but personal issue, and that The Democracy,
cast down in It's men, yet intact and triumphant in its
principles?
The Democratic party was bent upon forcing an is
issue Of principle. Il took unwontel pains to deprive
the contest Of merely personal character lis doctrines
and measures thrust upon the people in every con
ceivable manner. Mr.. Polk, whose Administration was
he development Of the principles Of his party and every
act Of which endorsed by the Baltimore Convention
and its nominee, keeny alive the Importance Of
having verdict in his favor He was on trials, said
all his there be doubt that the cleo
ton Of Gen. Cass would righfuy have been construed
asa deliberate approval, by the American nation Of all
The enormes of The present administrator 1t is too
late, to say that nothing principle has been es-
tabIlshed by the election Of Gen Taylor
There are certain issues of mere expediencv. which
sometimes are magn6ed into undue Importance. but