Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-03-03

Flesh, oF EoW19ss
Ofall the amusing farces with which the
public are from to time entertained, the
late Democratic meetings Of the Wire
workers, in the Capitol Of Virginia, appear
to be the most ridiculous. They under
took to adopt, as the readers Of this paper
viii remember, a Basis Of Democratic
Harmony and action" which consists sirnp-
~ Of unmeaning resolutions, fio.a the inn.
aginative brain Of that political Jim Grow,
Mr.. Henry A. Wisc,who is theauthor Ike
wise Of that nobler sentiment, never filter
to be adopted than now: The onion Of
Me Whiss for ne Stats ef Me Uxioxi'-
Fany body can read the resolutions and
tell what their god-fathers are for, beyond
desire % smother up the schismeof the
| party. with the causes of them, We are
curious % hear his exposi,ion. One rcso-
luton, the clcarest Of the whole batch, il is
true, srems to endorse the compromise, but,
one OF the organs, he Eran;ney, savs IL
means no such thing, and that it was UNI
dcrstood 70 mean no such thing, when ii
was adopted! Inthc name o'sensc, gen
tlemen. what does your "basis'' meant
Are you fish, flesh, or rcd-Aeryisxgr'
The "Harmomes" are evidently IN a
state Of Reorganization. There has not
yet beenany open rupture, but the train is,
prepared and only needs the application or
the match, to blow the cidevaat Democrat
ic party into a thousand fragments. The
two organs, the Enquirer and the Erami-
ner, are direct annpodcs, and though they
still maintain, in sullen mentality, dignii-
ed and studied silence towards each other,
they are not the less opposed, the one in up
holding, the other, in condemning the action
of the self constituted rulers. The Wing.
papers have an easy task, all they have to
dois to oppose the declarations of one or
gan with those of the other. For instance
all the Enquirer says about the "Basis of
Democratic Harmony and Action and
all that, we simply Offset with the follow
ing cxcerps from tho Examiner.
| The Democratic organization Of Virginia i III
present in critical condition. Onr party is moi
without volcanic elements, and either malice or s,i-
pidiiy may kndle the fire which viii scatter itsf rag-
mcnts TO the four winds. A few more meetings lire
those which have latc.s adorned the Hall Of Dele
gates, will effect sehism which many years Of de-
feat and disaster viii only heal Ii i 10 be hapcd
that we have seen the last of ,hcm.'
And yetwescetheE nluircrhad another
| call for another meeting, in bold defiance
Of this friendly and prophetic warning.
But hear how the Examiner continues to
pouriis hot shot into the already sore sides
Of the Caucus. Ii certainly does its WORK
effectively. 1t is speaking of the Caucus
resolutions, which arc intended to be tie
Basis of Democratic action" when it thus
pointcdly rcmarks
"A few people may be able % understand some
OF them; but the ,najority of mankind win attach
no meaning whatever to any of the SERIES One we
Know has the appearance of mn endorsement Of the
Adjustments; but it WIS intended liy these
who voted for il, and the Interpretation was earnestly
disclancd BY lis inventor Ifts qualifications could
be carried ulorg with ihcm the resolutions c.,nd
do as little harm good. Those which are neclli-
siblc, are series Of vague assertions which Wings
Free Soers, Democrats, Scccksiuffsfs, Moginers
and Nuiliiers, might all make without eihcrtwinges
OF conscience or mental rrscrvatiors.,
Not very complimentary to its own par
ty certainly, but we can't help that; and
we beg to remind the Enquirer that, Of II
has any more thunder-bolts to hurl at our
devoted head for presuming to question
the supremacy Of the Caucus and to ex-
pose the hunbuggcry of its resolutions,
just to direct few Of those bolts against
ats rcbellous neighbour.
Meanwhile, as the battle Of the Giants
wakes hotter below, our ncighbor here re-
mains passive observer Of the fluctuations
of the struggle. One would have suppo-
sed that his "Bclligercnt" propensity would
have driven him into the hottest Of the bat
tie; but he has probably concluded that
discretion is the bctterpart Of valor,' and
prudcntly declines to take sides with either.
We are mot able to say, therefore, whether
he is for the resolutions, or against them;
forthe Caucus, or against II. We are hap
py to commend bis prudence for once
This veritablc history would be impcr-
feet, if we failed to record the fact, so hon
orable to the rccusants, that Mr.. Wise's
proposition to hire Virginia out to Pcnnsyl-
wanna for the next four years, was rejected.
Probably she wants better assurance than
Mr.. Wise can give, that her hat and bloll-
ket would be forthcoming in ductimc