Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-01-02
The Canvas f,r Governor

The Enquirer comforts itself aud followers.
with the assurance Tint the Nhg- and Know
nothngs cannot 60 operate in the coming cleo
ton; bat. ~ fnot fully sat- sfrd of that, admins
tiers the furhr consolation that, if they could do
so. their united strength would be insufficient Ia
defeat the democratic nominee. The truth II the
latter proposition can only be aserrtoined On
trial. Areasonahle judgment may be made "
of the probability of liz former, by considering
the course usually pursued by parties, or people,
who have common interest. either in promo
ting, or defeating. a given object.
II may BE- trae. W. 10 not know that 1t j.,
that tbrre are radical and irreconealle differ
cnces between the Wing and Know nothing par.
ties but it /, certain there are wider dilferenc
between either of them anl The party suppnrtiuz
Mr. Wise. ID unag be true thai neither will SUI
port the candidate of the other, but il j. ctrtait
that neither will support the candidate of III
Stannton Convention. Against him. they AZ.
both inczorahl> committed ani in The common
desire to derli him, there l.. at lcnst one point OF
contact am sympathy
History hu- not shown ans very strong com
munity of feeling. or my special identification
of interest. bctwecu England aud France, aud
vet, the Enquirer remembers how recently they
united, when thy had common object Of oppo-
sitiou. \ more ircrut anl appropriate llnstra-
ton Of the facility with which variant parties
sometime. eoalcsce must be- within the racollec
ton ri The Enquirer. When the stanton Con
yention assembled, the hostile factions thai gath
cred h.re were sunlered from each other, by
the most serious conflicts Of opinion, and embii
tered by II long aud hot contest Of elimination
aud controversy. But The btakon and discover
cd fragments felt the magic touch of :. II cohesive
power, 90 and the Enquirer no fciietatrs itself
upon utmost perfect healing of the brouch,--
The manifold "reminiscences of such a party
veteran as the Enquirer will doabtlcs, furnish il
with numerous similar instances, We will NOT
disturb it, tranquility by citing others.
Mr. Wise oecupie- the unfortunate position
having arrayod against him moro elements o.
"pposit"n hnn any other prominent democratic
name would have eai,edou lti-nalnrll that th,
Enquirer. wii"se nominee ia trlth ha j., shoulo
dcnde it-rlf with the idea tllat all of these vii
not be- brought Ia bear against hin in the election
There ca scarcely b, a ,ubt that 1t this time
majority Of the voters Of the .tntc opposcdtc
his being governor. II should he boruc in min,
that thu opposition he excite, Is not quiet mega
tive aud ptacabIe n. vic cut aud inappensa
ble a. hi, own untnrc. fhp.e who are not for hin
are agan-t--with something moro than common
spirit of opposition. rhey all desire mdrn,ly hi
defeat What could be more natural than iha.
they should combine their foreesl VIA
could be more ~aieilnl anl stupid than for eacl
branch Of the opposition To set up II oandldato
Is own, with the hope Of his success, We arr
not at this timc ,aa~cliug any particular plan o
lctian only suggesting general views that mus
rave occurred Ia all rational minds TINT hav,
given the subject any considerations Hereafter
ime enough. we dar" -ag. for the Enquirer. the
nodchy which Mr.. WISE is to he defeated will
,c mndc known