Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-16
conenponaenee Of The vneinian.
WAsnISoToN Jnue i2th. 1853.

United States so free from excitement. popular
or otherwise-owlngp probably TO the fact that we
are not invested with the distinguished aud dis
tingnishng prerogatiyes Of citizenship in the INIT
| ter of choosing our own rulers. But II Is quite
a. natahe fact thai besides the element OF big
ness. which prevents great excitement from small
Glasses, we have become politically lease bar.
denod" Thus. when Nebraska. fcxa-. Oregon,
Mexico, Cuba. War. aud III niany questions Of
the day have psf The whole country ia cornmo'
ton, and perhaps many weak hearted or weak
\ minded have looked t. ffis quarter for some
/ movements thu mnst inevitably dissolve the gov
! ernmeut, what ripple could be observed on the
current Of eve day life in Washington! The
newspapers Of this city, If there be any worthy
the sppcllation.hase ever seemed to be published
for the benefit Of the country at large Con
qress of eourse does mol meet and sit for our
bcacft-its presence being only desirable to
gamblers. hotels aud boarding houses.
II is, then, only occasionally that something
turns up to give palpnble assurance Of our OK
istenoe. 'fhe late election was an occasion, and
our city was the apt miniature Of the whole coun
try. Every old aud new issue, personal, politi
cal aud religious. Wa brought into full play, T.
MnlGl
octcr Of all but gathering overwhelming inter
est from tue iaet Of is being "know nothing"
and therefore beyond the speculation of tho-e
who in their own estimation know every thing
Never was there 50 ttle personality Mr. Maury,
the incumbent being high toned Virginia gem
tlcmnu and efficient public officer, and Mr..
Towers being man iihoul reproach. The
political element certainly strang-thc city
being wing. an1 many Of the wings who voted
for Ma Try being vtxea that his election should
have been heralded iu,i on the eve Of the Pre4
dcntinl election n democratic victory. The
foreign aud cathoIie vote was combined ON Mr.
Maury, 10 bout the know nothing" The
newspapers seemed 10 remember for u few days
that there was something here besides them.
selves, bricks, mortar, nnd public money, and
lowered themselves down 10 the popular level
Tho day was auspieieus, and each PARTY SCENE
perfectly willing HAT the other should poll its
strength There was moi half the fighting or
confusion common 10 elections. Bets amounting
in the aggregate probably to seventy or eighty
thousand dollars wagered aud pleasantly
accepted. Result "l>now nothing victory! The
Philadelphia election following Immediately with
the same result has kept up the ''know nothing"
fire. Some say il i. the whig party in di.guisc
Some ,ay il is the old nntiyo American norly re-
yiy.d. and the MON and sentinel do.ly oiyo IT,.
homilies on the danger If secret organizations
The sage ofthe lntehgeneer,hm foreigner
naiycly remarks that probably the Union would
NOT ohioot - ro,,s from ,,,, ,,,ertor
The writer Of this eanddly does not know any
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know well TINT il i4nel the Viii nor,,. r,or, Cha
foct thot - maiorify Of tbo.r t.t.t nloc,ol II,
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lures lavish gifts are egan being sighted be
cause no Doubt they ARE TOO cheap. Our owl
good citizens are not worthy Of The patronage Of
Southern nunkey dom We have no CRYSTAL
Palace, to attract them. aud ~ Balrm. up to
panteel didainq Yon could nat ,,ors,,do ,i,oo,
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cnmWodatmhs oil New York garret@ or that
tarre is any business 10 look at because they
ARE not run down twice n dav by in,n,lcrt NO
rro,s Rot tbn =. l., will soo,, ,,,r,
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or"'B P'"P'e III falaef ihah ehlfy them out
The Northern people are smart enough TO spend
their money where they ean get the best return.
and soon the White SnInhur null ,tb., S,,i,,,,.