Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-07-16
Virginia Democracy at a Discount

The city correspondent of the Washington
Republic writes as follows:
But there has been Of late some rsttling of
the dry bones of Virginia Democracy. Some
thing is wrong. The Hon. Paulus Powell, IF
report speaks truth, lately failed even to OBJ
tain an interview with the President, much less
tn secure the mission 10 France to Lieut.. Gov.
S L Leake. who would not s,oop to accept an
appointment as Conner to The Sandwich Is
lands The Hon. Mr. Bedinger. the proprietor
Of a Certain ambitious csgle,was not too proud
to accept his little mission TO Dcnmark;bu Mr.
Bedinger has been taught by experience the
philosophy of enduring disappointment and
putting up with the best that can be got.
Mr.. Meade estimated better, or at least more
highly. the worth of genuine f. +. V. A
chargeship would not suit for him while full
missions were in the market 81 am worth no
less place." quoth he. But refusing the
humble mission, Mr.. Meade has 10 position.
General Bayly's call at Washington, We
are required 10 believe has been purely Incl
dental. He was on his way to view some o
hio lands he purchased seven years ago and
has never seen; and everybody knows Wash
ington with its White House is directly on the
route between Accomac and the Buckeye
State. Being in Washington there was of
course no good reason why Gen. b. should not
talk about State affairs; and talking about
State affairs. there is no good reason why Gen.
B. should not talk about Virginia statesmen
and their claims upon the country, but espe
cially their claims upon the party. Nor need
1t be wondered at il Cen B. should talk with
the President, for he is accustomed TO the con
verse OF the great Yet none Of these posi-
bilitcs need be regarded as yertable fac's.-
They may all be idle surmises or conjecIurts.
believe it is a fact. however. that esina
Bile, talented, and influential Virginia statesman
has ve-y recently declared in this city that
the Administration is gong wrong; that they
have run counter to the wishes of the old liHe
Democrats Of Virginia; that they had aliena
ted many of them; and that they must prompt
" change their tactics, or the Democracy of
The Old Dominion would change its relative at
Iitude toward the Administration. 1fthis talk
continues in such high places, Sam Johnson
will find it to be his dutyto come in. That is
a great State, is old Virginia; but unfortunately
there are not Presdencies, nor. Secretaryships,
nor full missions enough for the persons in that
State who are qualified to fill them.
How are the mighty fallen Who would
have believed that the time would ever come
when the "modest" but 'infuential'' member
from the Redland District would fail ITO ob
tain an interview" with democratic President
the adopted son of Virginia? We had been
ed to suppose that the magnificent maneuvre
Of removing the late mail agent on the Va.
&c Tenn. railroad was chiefly his work, but
we must now conclude that the credit of the
feat is not due TO him. The accomplished"
member from this district is also represented
to have been on pilgrimage 10 Washington
What took him there-and what did he &C
complish by his VISIT Virginia, in the plain
tive language OF the Enquirer's correspon-
dent, sis sadly out OF joint there is an
awful fiauering among the leaders of her de
mocracy. Mr. Hunter must go to Washing
lngton! 1t is absolutely essential the saliva
ton of the party that he should he there.
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