Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-02-10
LYNCHBURG tLRGINIAN.
SATURDAY MORNING. FEB 10, 1855.
Senatorial Election in New York

HubhV hhfANts W III. II. StWaiu. uds bftN ff-tieC
ted to the Senate the United States,in deianc
of the overwhelming reputation of him by tn
people of New York, in their late vote for mem
bers of the Assembly and in spite of all that eou
be done by those members of the Know Nothn,
party who remained true to their pledges and tn
instructions of their constituents. There appear
To be no doubt that the most unprineipled mean
were resorted to brihe and suborn member
enough tn render the nfamy of his election sure
The following statement from the American Or
gan will explain in part ,what thase means were
1t seems. says that journal, that Mr.. Leigh OF
the Assembly, protesting to be "natonala man,
had induced Mr.. Petty, Of the same House 10 Of
fer resolutions laying down the principles by
which the Legislature should be guided in select
ing a senator and, in their discussion, Mr. Leigh
Unexpectedly, and to the establishment Of the A
merican party made very labored defence of
Mr. Seward claims to the honor Ola reelection
.'Great excitement was produced by this
duet of Mr. Leigh and the amazcmcnt only reach
ed lis zenith, when il was found that nearly or
quite fifty members elected by constituencies
adverse to Mr.. Sewardand under pledges 10 vote
against him. had become traitors 10 the people
and to the cause they protcssed to sustain. In
the progress Of these developments, Mr., Petty
made denanciatory and effective speech, Grief
synopsis Of which find in the New York Her
aid of the 3D. inst, as follows
Mr.. Petty followed, referring to what he term
ed the most contemplate conduct an the part
of Mr.. Leigh, in getting him 10 offer the resolu-
ton before the House Mr.. L. passed in review
the public course of VIM. II. seward. whom he
considered political gambler an enemy TO our
Union, an enemy to our common schools prop
agator of anarchy through the "higher law"
doctrine. Mr.. L. also reviewed the speeches of
Messrs. Leigh, Stebhin-, littleiohn nnd others.
He said there were fifty members of this House
who were pledged to vote against Certain man
for United States Senator, hni who had shameful
ly violated their pledges. He could never be.
lieye these men IN curt of Justice, even under
oath. Let their Names said Mr.. =. be shruudcd
IN black, and take thor places beside that of
Benedict Arnold. What Influence have opera
ted upon these men' Tic governor has certain
appointments 10 make hut They are kept back
until II was known how eertuinonos voted. More
than this, even the pas sage Of bills depended up
on the votes of members ON the Senatorial qucs.
ton. colleague Of hi, having several bills
here was told that unless he voted for The pfom
nent candidate, his bills could mol pass He
notified his constituents Of the condition of affairs
meeting was held by his constituents, who in
structed him to LET his bills g IL the Tomb of
Tue NhlultlS- not VOC Tor senator seward.
That man, however was present AT the caucus
last night Mr. T. also rcatcd case in which
his brother was Imprisoned in foreign country
He had called upon Senator Seward To obtain his
intercession, and received 10 encouragement
But since then, while in New York, 1t was init
mated to hm-indeed, he was told directly, if he
would vote for Mr.. Seward, that gentleman would
intercede for his brother"
As We take it to be a matter If course, that Mr.
Wise and his supporters will attempt to saddle
the odium of this election on the New York
Know Nothings we do them the Justice OF copy
ing the following satisfactory defence from the
American Organ:
''When it is demonstrated that the American
party in New \ ork, elected large majority of
the members of the Assembly Il, anti Sarard
men, says the Organ, and that fifty of these men
thus eected,and thus pedg, d,turned out to be the
tools of Seward,in the gaiso ofprofessed "know-
Nothings," and had deceived and betrayed the
american party" is il possible that any portion
of the American people would dtaouact thai con
Stituency, and visit them with the punshmcn due
to their mis- -repreSeHtdtiresl Not Mt all For
three months past, our friends in New York have
made every effort in their power to purge their
party of these bogus Know Nothings and they
have succeeded in purifying their councils, but
unfortunately the members of the Assembly were
elected before the purgation Effected, and
hence the cunning Vaccinations and movements
of Seward and his allies were not frustrated
"There would therefore be neither wisdom nor
justice, in holding the american party" in New
York responsible. were VIM. H. Seward to be
reelected. lie will not owe his election to the
"American party"-on the contrary, if elected,
his election will have been brought about by the
grossest fraud and treaehery practised to,cards
our party.
1--WE speak adviscdy when say, that we
have the highest evidence the best grounds ON
which to assert, and we do assert that there
are now in our Councils in the State of New
York, within fraction of tico hundred thousand
roters, who are national and conservative in their
principles. and that the bogus alias Clark tribe of
assumed "know-Nothing." do not exceed forty
thousand, and yet, by the means above advcrted
to, and before the purgation of our order from
this element,that scheme of viliany was concoct-
ed and practsed, whose results may transpire to.
morrow.
Let not our friends, therefore. in any portion
of these States, charge the election of Sewart
TO the american party Let them not for
moment credit the Forney and Pierce organs, ol
orators, when they assert that New York
friends not national and conservative in theii
opinions. Let them not halt nor falter in their
onward march to the consummation of the inner
can Reformation." We rsaSSure our friends en-
ery,chere that the ''American party" will be ma
tional, not sectional, conservative and not DIES
tructive. in its policy towards all the States -