Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-11-11
Trouble In the Camp

Trouble in the Camp
1t seems that New York is not the only place
where politics are in 'muss' and parties are
split up. and in trouble. The Democracy OF Nir
ginia are about To lose all clam 10 the title of
harmonious-ihat in which they have 30 long
gloried. II they are not yet divided into the va
rious shells and isms and ties, that distract the
New York parties, they are, according 10 their
own showing ",rcfuiiy split up" When lead
ing democratic journals acknowledge that "a
spirit Of disafection is apparent in euery por-
ton Of the State it may be set down that they
are terribly convulsed with feuds and rent with
dsatfections Their prospects must be gloomy
indeed, and their approximations of an alarming
character, when their leaders declare that "un-
less a better state of things soon erist, The de
moerdey must enter the neft ednuass broken IN
spirit and GHed Nth serious apprehtnsions."
They must be in imminent danger when their
organs assert that they ION the uefge Of de-
frat and rum" Their blind attac hnent to aud
implicit confidence IN their leaders must begin to
be powerfully shaken when they brand them
CONDITIONS and corrupt" Truly, mighty
ch uEe has come oe'r the spirit Of the dreams
Of our democratic friends. We know they are
good at healing their discussions and harmonic
ing before elections but we think this time their
is no chance for this. There is magnetism
that will prove strong enough TO attract them to
common centre, aud collect them IN harmony
upon common platform great under cur
rent is ut work, which hns already manifested
itself in the fcuds between the Enquirer
and Examiner, the Enquirer and our nrlghbor IF
h. I'll, ii,
rent will fully develop itself, and in all its yio-
lencc at the Staunton Convention All cun-
didatc7, all factions, all opinion, aud all pref
erenccs will there los represented and uncom-
promi7ingly defended. Such cIu, ing of views
aud interests and wishes will rosut, we doubt
not, IN the stofmiest Convention ever assembled
IN Virginia. The spirit of strife ana dissntisiuc-
ton has already been mnnfestei-the mattcr-
lngs Of the storm have already been heard, aud
when ii fully breaks forth "A perfect tornado may
be expected.
The following extract Is from the Valley Dem
oerat published at lInrlisonburg, and one of the
organs of the democracy of the Tenth Legion
the strong hold of thu party in the State:
The capitals and italics arc our own.
The democracy of Virginia, it is idle TO deny
are WOFULLl SPLIT /. Ercrg one seems
10 be perfectly independents ! Nl1Ir or
DlSAFFECTION Is APPARENT IN EVERY
PORTION OF TIE STATE. Ihls state of
aflars has afforded our wing friends n good dad
OF amusement, md somewhat aroused tlnt hopes
of triumph throuR! democratic d.>ens loI,s. -
tniesS bciter State . things soon tiiSt, the de-
m0crdcy must eHtcr ht Hcrt caHraSS BROKEN IN
SPIRIT AND FILLED Win SERIOUS ArrkraEN-
SioNS.
The natural inquiry is, what hNs caused hi,
trouble The only answer we afo nhlotu give is,
II blind adhesion To men. Never perhaps. IN the
history our pnrty in this state has such bitter
anmosltirs existed in regard to mcn,-or such
rire lcofkIng and intriguing Ia toi~t upon the
party the tasorltos ct hctluns aud sections --
Such conduct, III our opinion, has brought the
party ON the verge of DEFEAT AND RUIN,
and must inevitably seriously ohstruct the hur.
mony OF the nominating Convention. LfnierS
hare become ambition and corrupt, They look
more to their own promotion than they do tu the
welfare o the party; and it, therefore, behooyc-
the honest masses, whose every throb beats for
the success of democratic PRINCIPLES, To rcbnkc
the men who desire To throw fire brands into our
ranks. Ambitious aud selfish schemes should
find no comfort or eountenauce, but every cN
tralr'ns subject should be thrown inside n cal
cnlat"d tn weaken cause aud disturb oar
harmony. The motto of every democrat should
be, "ercrything for The tanse.'