Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-07-24
The Next Presidency.

A correspondent Of the American Tele-
graph, Washington writing from Lynch
burg. makes known what we believe, 10 be
the almost unanimous feeling Of the Wings
in this portion Of Virginia, relative TO the
next Presidency. We copy his letter
for the purpose of endorsing its statements
and making more public. AUST and well
expressed tribute to the Chief Magistrate
Of the nation. After deprecating the pre-
mature agitation of tho subjec., the writer
proceeds.
"Itis but just. however, 10 our present
worthy Chief Magistrate, to state that his
Administration has received the unquali-
fled approval of,hc Wings ofVirginia; and
although they will cheeriully support the
nominee Of a National Convention. the
nomination of no one by that body would
give them higher qualification than that OF
Willard Fillmore The death Of the late
lamentcd Taylor brought him most unex-
pec,cdly to the Presidential Chair, at the
most trying and important crisis that has
arisen since the foundation Of the Govern
ment. Disunlon. and civil war stared us
in the face. Every patriot trembled for the
integrity Of the Union and the safety Of
the Government.
Although none questioned the capacity
and qualifications Mr.. Fillmore for the
high and responsible trust which he was
so suddenly called on to assume; yet, not
having been elected to that office by the
people it was feared that he could no,
command their confidence in a sufficient
degree, TO steer the ship of state through
the breakers which beset it, without dis
satisfaction and mutiny.
These fears, however, have SO far proved
to be vain, and Mr. Fillmore has not only
shown hmselfin every way equal to his
task. but tho pcople-the discreet and pat
riotic of both political pariics-have stood
by and sustained him in the discharge o
his ardous duties.
lie has so "demcaned himself in hi
high Office" that even the most captious o
his politicalopponcnts can really find moth
ing in his Administration 10 cavil at or Il
condemn. Although Northern man HI
mas stood by the Constitution and I'D
ministercd the Government with stric
imp1rtialtiy, for the benefit Of the Soul
as well as the North, the East and tn.
West. and has shown himself an Amer
lean in heart, and feeling. He is not on,
of those whose patriotism is circumscrlbet
by the narrow confines Of particula
State or section of the Union; but with tn
lofty and expanded views and feelings of;
noble and cultivated intellect, and tru
patriot, he looks 10 the good Of the who'll
Confederacy, and likes TO see every sec
ton oft free, happy, and prosperous
He tas stood by the Union of the State
as the sheet anchor of our political hope
and fortunes, and with mistaken frmness
through the raging Of the storm and thu
rocking Of the battlements, has cndeavorec
to preserve it. Such a man is worthy o
the confidence ofthe people, and deserves
to be rcinstated by the popular suffrage ii
the office which he has SO impartialy and
ably filed. Such, we have not doubt, is
the desire of the Wings of Virginia"
The writer then suggests the name OF
the Hon. A. Ii. II. Stuart for the Vice
Presidency, and says of him very justly
his moral and virtuous course of lifc-his
pure and unsullied honor-his lofty patriot
lsm-and the devotion to the Union which
he has evinced-furnish an ample guaran-
tee that he would discharge the du ties oI
the Office with credit to himself and advan-
tage to his country. The Wings Of Vir-
gina are looking to the name of Mr. Stuart
IN connexion with tho Vice Presidency
with no ordinary degree Of interest.