Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-05-03


Works. The Importance Of these elections is
we trust, properly appreciated by the people
The interests involved affect tho welfare Of the
country, the state and each individual citizen
The principles which separate the parties are
radically as diverse new as ever. Generally
through the state we see the movements Of
preparation going on, and the indications arc
that but few districts or counties will be sur.
rendered without a contest
In this congressional district we have can
ddatc who is every way worthy of wing sup.
port. We speak advisedly when we say, that
Mr.. Wooton is a gentleman of vigorous and
cultivated intellect, and irreproaehable charac-
ter; modest, but manly and energetic; prudent
and sagacious. His great personal worth and
efficient public service command the respect
and esteem of all who know him, and most OF
those who know him best. IL his antagons,
exccls him in any one qualification for the post
they contend for, that qualification is atogeth.
er unknown TO us. The wings of the district
should give him not their confidence merely
for that they cannot Withhold. but their undivi
ded and earnest support. This they owe TO the
position in which they have placed himas well
TO themselves and the country. True il may
not be expected that the wings will hold ma.
jorily in the next Congress; but the larger the
minority shall be. the more potent it will be
found--and the history of the country will
show that the wing party in minority, if not
able to accomplish much of good have FIRE
quently succeeded in preventing much Of evil.
Nor is II the less necessary that such guard
should be placed around the new administra
ton because it has not as YET developed its pol
icy. We need no seer to tell us that an Elk
ecuiive thrown up by the turbid and troubled
connections Of locofocoism, and driven on by
the pressure of an unbridlod party majority,
will fall into excuses which must endanger if
they do not destroy the peace and prosperity
ofthe country. The high handed nsurpations Of
Jackson-the corruptness aud immortality of
Van Burensm, and the disregard of law and
reason INDUCED by Mr.. Polk-alarming and
pernlcious as they were, failed to affect us more
fataly,only from the restraining and press rva-
tive influence of wing counsels and warnings.
These examples of danger on the one hand and
prevention on the other should suffice to stimu
late the wing party through the whole country
to uncommon exertion, whenever the oppos
ton is most in power.
No less important to the people of Virginia
are the elections which are TO control the inter.
nal policy of the State. Here the pockets and
the pride of our citizens are alike interested
These elections are TO determine whether the
great system of improvement now undertaken
shall be carried on TO a successful completion
and the power and prosperity of the State cs
tabished, without drawing too heavily upor
the resources OF the people--or whether it i.
to be narrowed down to the paltry dimension,
of party,and the people taxed into pauperism
that fat places may be secured for locofoco Of
fcials. We do not hesitate TO assert that If tn,
wing party held powerin the State the pub
lie works would not be fettered by part,
trammels, nor would the people be made t,
empty their purses for means that could ant
ought to be drawn from the Land fund
Give US wing legislature and Board O
Public Works perfectly competent, and per-
fectly free from party obligations and in tel
years the State will have taken stride for
ward, that would astonish the most sanguin,
believer in progress. In order that their par
may be done towards accomplishing such
result, the wings should every where stand W
resolutely to their men. They should also d.
all in their power to thwart the effort of tn.
opposite party to make the Board of Publ,
Works "a political machine"-by voting
against the nominees Of the party convention
In this district other weghty consideration
apply but 1t is enough for US to know VIII,
and how Mr. Daniel is candidate.
The Charleston Mercury commenting uno,
the Monroe doctrine, says:--"As max;m =
nrarftrnl yolscv N h.. ELL