Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-05-24


mocrscy i'll commence its qoeez dangsa Bal
,imore next Monday. Naturalisss assign Ia
nearly every species Of the asinal creation >
habi, Of periodically ceugregating. in berds.o o.
fccks. or swarns. according 10 their varied M
rurcs. and for purposes that they understsnd
better then we. We know no good resso,
why Democracy should net be permitted I'm
stinct, to "gatherisself together" once in fou'
gears. and cositate ofthings relating to is wsn'
and welfare. We cannot imagine much inju
ry rhat win result from this convocatioa Of its
twelve tribes, except tho useless expenditure.
of much breath IN talk, and no little cueninl
in laying plaas-Mie destruction Of q hrg.
amount Of beef and brandy-the usual number
ofBlack eyes and bloody noses, and the vsola
ton Of many articles in the decalogue-
The spectacle will be exciting eseugh To
look upon. and productive Of incidents At ono"
woeful and ludicrous. To see the deep and "a
ger Intriguing Of the managers, the writings
and con,ortions Of the disappointed exPecsants.
to hear the fierce characterization ~efconteading
factions and the loud wailings Of tho defeated.
will be a scene, in witnessing VII oh, tie emo.
lions of mirth and melancholy will strive for
the ascendency. Tho ulubations shat We may
expect from The friends Of the aspirants,a s each
gouty cmbodinento venerable error and an
Gent prejuaices Is laid. one after tho other.
upon the altar. arc such As the monumental city
may never have heard before. And then. IT,,
blew to the antique pretenders themselves:
how crushing snd fatal! Through tho lon;
Iabors Of their misspent hves-in all their striv
ings and wstctings, in their selfdenials and
suaerings. the dream Of tho Presidency has
Goated before them like a mirage. cheering OF
their steps and strengthening their hands.-
The long desire to reach that summit Of human.
exaltation had taken shape and substance, snf
become ahc alter ego Of themselves. 1, had
gone forth with them In their troubled wander
Tags. and returned by their side to the domiei
and hearth-stOne. 1t had sat BY them at feast
and lain with them IN slvmber. It was hopsfu
or Respondent. upright or crouehing. manly o
housing. artless or intriguing. a. the Twin
counterpart was the one or the other. To hav
reached the twilight boundaries Of dotsge we
nothing. to these ancient seekers after honor
SO peerless, when the Medean cauldron Of
National Convention was waiting to give ther
fresh youth and v;gor. if. haply, kind hand
should be there, to baptse them in it, rejuve
mating waters. To have pursued the deviou
paths Of demagogusm. until their tottsrin;
limbs could bear them no farther, was not I
be deploreJ, if at the end Of the toilsome ant
dusty way it had been permitted them to re
pose beneath the silken canopy Of the highes
earthly station. Fancy may picture then
gathered around the precincts Of the great con
clave about to pass upon their f..e-lke til
lame and halt ard blind around the pool o
Bethesda, waiting with morbid impotence &
be thrown into it, healing waters; or like tn
unhappy spirits that fit along the dusky shore
of Styx. ever craving and everdenied q passage
over the dismal stream.
Another class Of men will be there. tn. rep
rcsentatives Of youthful i~mpudence and igno.
rance. begging less and bullying more than
their superannustcd competitors. "Young
America" kicking and cursing and contend
ing with monsters. like tho infant Hercules
in his cradle. will! be there, in the arrogance and
recklessness Of hot-headed and presump,uous
youth. SProueed like n mushroom in a night,
Young America has not had the doleful exps.
r'ence that engcnders doubtand inspires ,imid.
ity. Boastfal and full of eight. i, will enter the
ring with . gladiator step, and dare its .dvor.
sary to the encounter. You've AxeR,c. !.
the incarnation Of lawsessness and turbulence
In its brief existence. it has performed strange
dceds-t has gone buccaneering against .
~neighboring Island. the property Of 4 govern.
ment with which We had entered into treaties
ofamity-ithas rallied sgainst the President
for making tho efforts to which the laws com.
PEELED him to preserve those trea,ies-it has
demanded . declaration Of war. because its
emissaries failed in their lawless enterprise. and
suffered the penalty Of their oaence-it has
sung hosannahs to Kossu,h. aud raised the ma
auder's flag of iutervention-it would esteem
it an easy and delightful task to throttle tho
Russian Bear in bis den. and manacls the Aus
TRAN Emperor in bis cspitsl. There 10 no ex.