Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-04-19
Our own District

or Congressional District in which there Is
contest, we confess we cherish, not unnatulallv,
peculiar desire that our OWL Congressional Dis
trict should be redeemed. Mr.. Bocock Was re-
turned in 1917 BY nominal majority ana owed
his election to an unfortunate scbl>m IN the " hig
party Of our own county, now happily healed
Had Campbell county given Mr.. living one-half
instead Of Dne-third, Of the majority she recorded
FIR Gen. TAYLOR tie would have been the suc-
CesStul candidate. Can she do less now than
cast for him the Wing majority Of November
last We think, on the mere score Of Justice
independent Of his talents, personal worth and
political seryices-he is entitled TO no less. With
any thing like tolerable approximation to that
majority, Campbell will acquit herself Of her OBJ
legations and secure Mr.. Irvng'S election. There
il, fortunately, no struggle in the mind Of any
Wing of the county between a sense of duty and
personal distaste to the candidate Of the parity
Mr.. Irving commands the cordial respect and eS-
TEEN of the Wings Of the DistIict-nay of all
who know him. In voting for him we are con
scious that we are casting our sufffages upon 4
man of taentS-of undoubted Wing principles
of lofty sense ofhonor, and sterling interritv-a
man whose purity not even party hate dare as
sail. As our cores pondent o. P. @. shows, the
Wings are entitled 70 the Representative, and
we hope they viii assert their rights
Whist we do not believe that Mr.. Irving Will
lose Z Wing vote from considerations personal to
himself, some of our friends fear the fact Of three
Wing candidates being in the field, in this coun-.
tv may prevent timid men from going 10 the
polls Reluctance to choose between two candi-
dates for the House of Delegates, either of which,
in the absence ofthe other, would be perfectly
acceptable. may be naturally enough felt. But
he is not deserving of the highest privilege OF a
freeman who would shrink from its exercise Be-
cause it might involve slight sacrifice Of feel
ing. No one who regards the elective franchise
as political trust-not a mere personal privilege
can be deferred from its full exercise BY any
considerations of this kind. We have but one
Wing candidate in the town. and no difficulty of
this character will be felt here. The Wings of
the town will vote for Wills and Irvine, or for
Wills and Clark AZ they see proper-and, Of
course, unanimously for Irving. Why should
the Wings in the county not do 50 also: Are we
to infer that county W hirs have lcsS moral cour-
age, that they are less devoted to the cardinal
doctrines Of their party Let no man stay away
from the polls then, and thus deprive Henry p
Irving OF a vote, because he shrinks from what
he considers the invidious task Of choosing Be-
tween two such good Wings and estimable cit-
zens as Messrs. Irvine and Clark. The suppo-
sltIOn, that either Of these gentlemen would re-
sent preference given to the other, is insulting
to him.
The news from the other counties Of the Dis
trct is as favorable al could Be hoped for Our
friends therein will do their duty. Let the Wings
Of Campbell do theirs and Mr.. Irvings election is
placed beyond a doubt
To the Polls then, Wings Of Campbell Vote for
which Of the county candidates YOU please, but
let nothing prevent you from giving a vote for
Henry P. Irving.
The Stanton Spectator, Of the 18th inst,
saws:
"Ift the sole object fl which The Legislature Of Viz
glna convened at its last session, had been study The
interest of Augusta County, they could scarcely have
done for us in the way Of Internal improvements
Appropriations We're authorized fur Matchmaking por-
ton of the PaGkersbuI road, FIR improving tie Scots
vile road for constructing McAdamzed Road from
Buchanan Z Stanton, and for tlnnelng the Mountain
and extending the louisa Railroad to stanton The
first three highly important to the people Of this
lion. and we are disposed ID lend them all the aid in OUT
power, far as they need but the last IS the great
work 10 which or he present, all orr energies be
applied. When It is accomplished tile others wI<bG
carried out almost matters Of course"
The Spectator may we'll say this Staunton is
tavorIte of the Commonwealth, and rarely asks
in vain. The Legislature has done great deal
justified il calling upon the freeholders to res
pond to the action Of the county court TO raise
twenty thousand dollars, in five instruments, to
be invested in stock Of the Louisa Rail Road ,ex-
tended from the Western terminus Of the Tunnel
to Staunon. The dividends on this amount of
stock would lessen the taxes Of the county. If
there should be even hesitation in raising enough
money to make the small portion Of the road ne
cessary to-.onnect Staunton with Richmond, We
hope common decency viii prevent Augusta
from asking any thing more Of the State.
~ The respect Of the French for constitu-
tionaI restraints has lately been shown in the mat
ter Of the salary ofthe President Of the Republic
The onstitution-improperly meddling with de-
tails-fxes the salary of the Chief Magistrate al
900 900 trancs-about $4,000 dollars. This
was probably loo small sum for city like Pa
ris, if the President was expected 10 entertain
After short experience Louis Napoleon repre-
sented that he could not live upon this amount
His friendS in the Assembly introduced and car
ried bill, appropriating ten thousand dollars a
monthos representation money-thus directly
violating the spirit and letter Of the Conshtu-
ton.