Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-03-27
Election Of Governor.

Is known, shall be prepared to do justice the
Democratic majority whether be in praise or blame.
Election Of Governor.
The Richmond Wing referring to the
then coming election of Governor, aptly
remarks that,
an sweeping up the premises, preparatory to sur
rendering the people the power Of appointment
| office, the Democratic leaders in the Legislature
| have found unexpected fragment of patronage,
| around which tlty assemble with many demonstra-
| lions of delight. Reading the law in relation to
| the appointment Of Governor. with acumcn shar-
pened by the pain Of departed power they discover
ed, that the Of the present Governor will
expire the first day Of January and the Legisla-
ture does not convene until the second Monday in
January, there viii be certainly interrcgnun of
eleven days. which, being about the duration of the
reign of Panza, many gentlemen were Of opinion
they could fill with honor to the State. This official
vacuum being, however, thing abhorrent to po-
lificians it is to nature there at rush
of patriotic aspirants sufficient in number have
organized the Government under the Constitu-
| ton. 1t then discovered that this by no
means to be likened to the dynasty of Panza, o
| the reign of Galba, of Richard Cromwell, the Re-
public ofCracow or any other of those administra-
tions which have existed for so brief period
have had little influence upon history The dura-
ton Of this fortutous term was found to lengthen
by the uncertainty of future Constitutional and
Statutory legislation. The subject grew in mpor-
lance; the Governor elect must, in all probability
| hold Office until the general election, to be fixed
most probably in August October.
Then the result could not be Immediately known,
that the Governor elect would continue in Office
until the popular should be certified, counted
| and the result made known by proclamation. This
might make official Of eight or ten months.
The Office then became of too much Importance
for those who would have accepted forihc honor"
who could possibly have poised the sceptrc for a
fortnight, which they did not aspire to WELD for
longer term"
Accordingly the caucus met and duly
resolved that Col. Joseph Johnson of Har-
rison county SHOULD rule over this people"
for the brief space of eleven days; and the
Legislature whose province it is to proclaim
Tic cdict of its master, the Caucus, on Sat
urday last duly announced, as will be seen
from the Legislative proceedings, what had
been decreed in Caucus. Col. johnson is
therefore the Governor elect of Virginia.
OF that gentleman we know nothing fur
Their than he is a Democrat, of course is
member ofthe State Convention, and is no
disunionist. The Richmond Times refer
ring to his election says:
1.-The extent of Col. Johnsons gubernatorial hon
ours is altogether contingent. If the Convention
hatch constitution before August, the probability
Is that he will don his robes of Office only TO Law
them down again. Indeed il may happen that his
term will never begin at ALL His nomination is SUD-
posed to have been agreed upon with some regard
TO the popular election of a real Governor, which
is expected take place late in this year or early in
the next. He halls from the Northwest and it was
probably thought expedient pay an empty COM
Pliment to that stronghold of democracy in order to
conciiae its favour for candidate in the popu-
lar election who should be drawn from another sec
ton of the State The Colonel is no Disur ionist
but one of your regular old fashioned Democrats
who have no particular faith in South Carolina doc
trincs, and look upon the naoaol Democratic party
as the chief blessing of mankind. we congratulate
the Democracy on the circumstance that they are
sometimes permitted to promote one Of their old
line 1T is not often that heyare so highly INDUCED
and the favour is more to be appreciated because
they are for the most part wholly excluded in the
cast OF Congressiona candidates. Bayly, Millson
Meade, Seldom Holiday, Bocock and (if we mis-
take mott Edmunson, all recruits from the Whig
party
Eth, neighbour Republican, is thatso! Mr..
Bocock renegade wing! We thought
you denied it,
We differ from our friend of the Times
IN one thing. We are inclined to think
that this election is not intended to promote,
but TO defeat the prospect of Mr.. Wise as
the popular candidate for governor. The
old rank-and-fle, Jacksonian Democracy,
the regular old fashioned Richie men, are
beginning to see that the Calhoun wing,
and the neophytes, or renegades from the
wing ranks, are usurping all the places of
honour and profit; and the former, long
chated at being thus unceremoniously
thrust aside, are growing unexpectedly
tired OF this monopoly, and mediate sort
OF moral rebellion. We are, therefore, in
chned to think that this election of COVER
nor, will give encouragement to this bud
ding spirit of independence, and instead of
paving the way for Mr.. Wise, it will but
make 1t smooth for Col. Johnson, or some
other Western or Northwestern man.
Well, we symPathise with independence
wherever we find it; and rejoice to see the
oppressed throw off the yoke of Tyranny
but what will be the upshot of this intes-
hnestruggle cannot be easily foretold The
old file can at least find something like
comfort in the empty honour of Col John
sons election.
Bounty LAND LAw.-As many of our
readers are directly interested in the sub