Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-10-09


towers a clear and unbroken light to trad,
late the whole political ocean and guide
the Wing squadron to victory.
De mOcraiic Estimate Of Sum m crs
ana J Johnson.
In looking over the proceedings Of the
Democratic Convention, we have been
struck " it'll the high estimate placed by all
the speakers upon the exalted ability Of the
Wing candidate, Mr.. Summers, and the
evident doubts whether johnson would be
a match for him. The whole proceedings
Of the Convention are characterised BY a
desire 10 find a man who would be the C.
quail of Summers in point Of talents and
rpon the stump. There was no little de-
sire evinccd to bring out Henry A. Wise,
for the purpose of olfsctiing Summers re-
markable powers as a public speaker
We are Of the opinion that Wise would
have been the most formidable person be-
fore a crowd that the Democracy could
have selected. lie has great advantages
Of voice, manner, fertility ofresources, and,
aside from his political eccentricitics, he is
such downright good fellow that people
forget the politician in the man. but they
could not agree upon Wise. The dele
gatcs Of several Eastern counties dccla: cd
that Mr.. Wise could not carry the votes OF
their section. The West, however, were
prepared to give him an enthusiastic sup
port. Ono ofthc speakers having said that
Col. Johnson had already matched his
steel against Geo. w. Summers" the fol
loving remarks were made by one Of the
Democratic delegates from kanawha. We
transfer them from the Enquircr's report,
and ask the readers attention to them:
"Mr. Kcnna of Kanawha said that the
Democracy were falling into capital cr-
ror, in undertaking George w. Summers,
whose cogriy he represented, and whom
he knew well 10 be great man. To beat
him we must run great man. George
w. Summers resides in district which
contains 10000 persons, and his personal
influence with such a population should
no, be disrcgarded. Henry A. Wise was
the decided choice of that section of coun-
try. Yet it had been said openly by cas-
tern delegates that while they " ould go
for any man the west might select, they al
ways accompanied it with protest against
the nomination of Mr.. Wise. Mr.. X. said
he had been positively informed that when
the President was at the White Sulphur
Springs. Secretary Stuart had written to
G.. w. Summers. warmly urging him to be-
come a candidate. lfMr. Wise was a can
dldate, he MIR. X was satisfied that G..
w. Summers, who was prudent man,
would not agree to be candidate. Col.
johnson, he said, occupied an unfortunate
position in relation to the Central Railroad,
which was of pcrvading Interest to that
section of country. To II. A. Wise aud
his gigantic cxcriions in the Convention,
the west looked upon as having brought a.
bout The new constitution. On the Cen
trail Railroad Mr.. Wise WAS more accepta-
bic to that country; and on the slavery
question Mr.. w. was known to he true
Mr.. Wise was devoted to the Union. He
was for the Union, not for the sake of the
Union, but for the sake Of the Constitution
and Its protection to our rights. The
Wings (said Mr.. X J had falsely attempted
to make the South disunionisis. MIR. Ken
ma closed by nominating Mr. Wise, as the
surest means of defeating the Wing party"
n. Dispatch.