Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-11-10

Ue0 otCuscStUtut McStSES w autcc VI INC
ssw churches which have been recently
srsrsd issh;s plaec.
The New Era.
We have long cntertainedthe opinion,
that the bcsi mode Of preserving that cqui-
rostsrsaee Of power. Ia our Federal sys-
ton which Mr.. Calhoun thought so essen
'ial % ,hePrctec,ion ofSou,hern rights. will
b.the fr.et;c.i development of all those
mighty elements Of wealth and greatness.
in which the Southern States abound
Whspwe look into the causes which have
gradually and silently wroughs 20 immense
. disparity, in tho Federal Strength of New
Ysrk spd Virginia. 20 FAR from finding
hsm to bs natural. it viii be discovered
that IN ali The advantages Of soil. climate.
ssysta.uincr.ls. water power. harbor' and
sheoshcr physical means and resources Of
State advancement, and popular progress.
Virginia Is not less favored. than the State
which has 90 far outstripped her. in the
blefPer;od Of our national existence
Cuises moro subsIc and Ear more deadly
lhsn natsr.l inferiority have held US back
Ia tlis rico Of nations. They arc to be
found in the misteachings Of that party,
who have 90 long swayed the dcstinies Of
bur Ssate.and who by the constant inculca-
lion ofemrsy and fruiticss abssrac,ionsand
BY insesssnt Legislative in,ermeddlings.
with the affairs of the Federal Government.
have wishdrawn the attention Of our pco-
bio from matters Of State and local interest.
and directed the talent and ambition Of our
public men, into channels, without the
boundaries and beyond tho concerns Of
Sur own commonwealth. Our pcoplc,and
especially our politicians have been wrong
ly sducatcd.by tho doctrines and practices
Of tho party. which has been dominant ia
The State. Unitarian schemes and prac,i-
cal results have found no place in their
formulas and no favor in their systems of
policy Locofocoism has lain like Lcihe-
m Lake upon our State, SUPPLYING its
faculties. deadenins lis energies, and poi
soning all the fountains of progress and
moderation.
But new and brighter era is dawing in,
our horison-an era that we cordially trust
may discnchant us Of tlicspcls that have so
long bound us--that may break the fcttcrs
Of party, and dissolve the illusions Of alb
s,raction. Men Of public spirit and prac-
teal minds, who believe that the gcnius OF
enterprise and the arm of industry are
more potent for the regeneration of de-
caying State.ihan all the aos;rums of pol't
icsl quscks. are bcs'nn'ns to exercise a
greater influence in the direction Of public
affairs. Improved observation-disclosures
res, education, cheap and speedy facilities
Tor commerce and inrcr-communicaiion,
ahe cnfranchiscmcnt of the masses and the
more immediate accountability ofpublic of
6ccrs are The agents which must he relied on
to quicken the torpid energies Of the State
and impcl her forwardin graujcr career
than she has ever known.
The mere party assoeia'ion Of individuals
upon former questions Of Federal Policy,is
ofminor concern. in n gubernatorial canvass,
when compared with the sound intelligent
and unaffected principles of men, who hold
,hccads we have spoken of as oflhe nearest
and highest moment to the people Of tins
State. lis it notimporiant, (says the Rich
mond Republican, TO conduct her FIRST cleo
ton under the new consiitution, with view
to the interests ofVIRGINIA. and not to
chose Of party, and to place man at the
head Of her affairs, whose energy and
whose moderation, will enable him to guide
the State steadily and securely up the path
to fame and power.
Of,he eminent qualifications and peculiar
6sness Of George w. Summers for such du-
ties, there can be no doubt. His whole
public career. and especially the splcn-
did qualities Of stat, smanslip and cloquence
exhibited in the late Convention, prove
him to be man worthy in intellect and ac-
complishments Oft the best days of Virginia.
Ills no lisparagcmcnt to Col. Jshnsca to
say that he i, not the cqnal Of Nj. sam
mcrs in these particulars, for such seems
to have been the general eP'mon even of
the Democratic State Convention. To Mr.
Summers brilliant ora,orical powers are u
nitcd remarkably sound and well bal
anccJ judgement, and a practical cast of
mind which is not always foani in con
nection with fine genius. His moral quail
tiles will adorn and ennoLlc his high Office.
Blending decision with conciliatory spir-
1t. and ardor with prudence, he is the very
man ofall others to whom Virginia can Gu
trust her dcstinics at this time, with hope
with and confidence"
hoM. George w. SUMMERS.
This distinguished gentleman. arrived
in our town Friday afternoon. and will ad-
dress the people Saturday night. after We
shall have gone to press. 1t is Understood
that the Democratic ticket, will he repre-