Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-08-10


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Its party position .4as berei /orted
fully With these objects.snd v. kesson
TO doubt that. as long as the 60 mt lasts.
Wing principles aud the efforts :. nose who
hold Ihcn1 will continue TO exert n strengthen
ing and rreserya,ive Influence upon iilcinstilu.
,sons and prosperity ofihe land. We shall put
our shoulder to every en'crpnzc, local or gene
raj. by which the interests ef the COMM unity
and state IN which we hive may be promoted.
or the safe and s'osdy progress Of tie country
snsy lye advanced. We shall throw ourselves
before every a'rcmpt to shake tho solidty of
the Union, 10 disturb the non-iniervcnton poll.
cy of the government, 10 unscttle the relations
or change the condition of society. TO propa-I
gate false doctrines, or invest with power and
public trusts men wanting in capacity or hon.
cGy.
Against the disorganixing course Of modern
democracy,in some one or other of hose count
less fHcilons we find all Of these heresies re.
prescsted'--t will be- our dutyto oppose in The
hture. as we have done in tho past. our most
enuous exertons, Ne csuno, regard IL safe
IA well ordered constitutional government
y the pescc Of society, or The preservation of
political rnora1ry, rhatrhc Tom Paine princi
plos of Douglas Democracy, into winch the
wholeparly seem likely to mcrge-should pre-.
vail. The pubic man who is willing 10 aban.
don the policy of Washington and "quit our
own to stand on foreign ground" wan,only
mingling this government, in Tire in,rigues or
the contests oil European monarchies--who,
In violation. 'ef the faith of treaties und the
sobedIence duo 20 the laws of Congress cheers
On crusade against the peace and property of.
. neighborlng govcrnmcnt-who. disregarding
the equal right of other States in the public
domain. plays land-grabbcr for his own;--who
locks upon The Presidency a position to be
won by demago guism and grog chop election
eeee:ng-surh mar and those who acknowl.
edge party FELLOWSHIP p with him. we shall always
hold rs enemies to tho Repnblic-whose mis-
chievous schemes it behooves every good oiti-
aen to oppose, with all the power and influence
of which he is Possessed.
In the present juncture Of political affairs,
ave are compelled by every instinct of righr
and every conviction of reason. 60 give a cor
dial suPportto the nominees of the Wig par
'ty-and TO use ell legitimate means to defeat
their adversarics, asxxell because, we believe.
the election ofthe former would contribute TO
the prosperity and glory of the country, as be.
cause we are convinced, that tho success, of
the latter would add nothing to the credit,
Of the nation, and would become an impedi-
ment to its industrial. civil and moral progress
an General Scott. We recognize a man Of large
experience in the affairs of Gurernment--of
commanding inrel!ect--of liberia! and catholic
princpies-o national feelings-of approved
pa,riolism-and. of ilustrioue public services.
In his competitor We see nothing more Than
the accidental e'ere ofpar,y exigency, and the
7'ro-tempore representative ola political creed
IN which we have no confidence The issue
IS made UP between them; and. W hen the time
arrives. we will cheerfully and confidently
submit 1t TO the arbitrament OF the people.