Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-04-10

driven out of the Democratic party. ut certainly
required no very strenuous eKeriion to aecom-
plsh that rnd.) have the comfort of knowing
that | enjoy IN this calamity the company oi
%. GOD of the most steadfast, earnest and most
conscientious Of that old and respectable par
ty.
And now. gentlemen, ought, perhaps, after
saving thus much about political denuucia'inn'
say what j. perfectly Just perhaps 10 all pnries'
and certainly TO the Democratic party. that
whatever other sins they might have been guilty
of they did not bear mdlfce. Let any reprobate
politician. matter Low long he may have des
pissed their conn.elr. M matter what his politi
cal offences may have been, come back TO the
high Priests of the Democratic party and say
,.purgr M with hyssop and shall be'clcan, wash
mo and shall he whittier than snow" he Will be
sure ~ receive the mprciful response. though
thv sins be n scarlet they shnll be white "a
snow. though they be red like crimson they shall
be IT. WOOL for verify, nt this time particularly,
thereis more Joy III the kingdom Of Democracy
for they seem To launch their fnlnlnatlons III the
same spirit and tone n if they conceived them
selves like this holiness the Pope, the yicegerent
Of God. whose decrees and bulls of exeommuni-
cation proclaimed eternal damnation,-for suerly
there j. more Joy over one sinner than over ~
and Just men who need no repentance Aud
if there shall be here and there occasionally and
acquisition Of some seeding Know Nothing or
obdurate Wing that comes Ia be r1rGed with
hysop, they are thrown into absolute estacy aud
paroXems Of Joy.
Well gentlemen, there is perhaps something
too much of this. ! have given 10 this matter
connected with myself more consideration than
il deserved. desired, gentlemen, to be saved
tho necessity of having 10 say anything III re
spect to- this nomination for Attorney General,
or ia respect 10 any matter connected with tins
canvass. | certainly have no design to say at
any time here, or anywhere else, anything IN
di-paragement of the claims of the dlsflngul shed
gentleman who has been nominated by the Staun'
ton Convention for the office of Attorney Gener-
anything in the slightest degree to derogate
from the fidelity with which he will discharge the
duties, if majority of the people of Virginia
prefer his filling that Office; and still more en-
| have nothing to say and mean 10 say
nothing intended or calculated to induce any man
Ia vote for me, or To prevent any man from vo-
ting against me- for that Office if he prefers my
to fill il. | said to you, gentlemen,
that WHEN waS nominated for this office ! had
seen none OF the discussions which had grown up
in Virginia or anywhere else, in regard to this
American purity. | have been 50 much absorbed
with my own business that do not think have
read Governors Message for several years, nor
II Presidents Message, and the time when read
Il sp e"h III Congress, Is n period which runs
back Ia u time thai my memory "rnnnrth not to
the contrary | have. however, read somewhat
carefully Il, various times, since my nomination,
the principles and bu-, of this Know Nothing or
American purity, and have no hesitation IN say
lug. thtt with one or Two exceptions in regard to
tac mode of action of the party, and the eXtent
10 which they are PROPOSING Ia go, "A II rule for
themselves in their organization, the principles
md basis of that party meet my entire npProha
ton. ! ser nothing inconsistent with those IN
changed and unchangenbe principles of States
Rights Virginia Repabhcnnism winch | have al
WAYS cherished aud still cling to. have look
ed "A bttle INTO the grounds upon which thu, or
gauzation, aud lis principles have heen assaulted
in the canvass aud have been amazed at the
stw,ngo misconception or the singular perycrsc-
ness of argument by which it is sought to be
that the principles If this orgauiza-
tion are yiolativc at the Constitution, and of the
bill Of rights, und that they lead IL the destruc-
ton 81 civil aud religious liberty. The last time
was in this building certainly in connection
viii my political organization, the cry was then
''l ouug America" and was hardly permitted
Ia he considered rs fit associate for the genius
OF true Democracy because did not Join in cry
which had not the most distant understanding
of the meaning of, except that had some vague
that it was gotten up for the pnr-
POSE of making stephen \, Douglass President
of the l.. Statcs;and ns that was purpose which
/ had never conceived, and most probably never
would, was regarded an old fogy. Since then
there seems to have been some change in the re-
laton of parties and in the issues. We hear no
more of those unchanged and Interchangeable prin.
ciples of Virginia States Rights republicanlSm AS
questions Of party controversy, or rs the watch
word IF the Democratic party. And now, since
old America and Young America have come to-
gcther, and that young America with little moro
prudence aud discretion than she manifested be-
fore did come TO take counsel of old America, and
when they have both Joined hands together; To
form great American party, those who then
made this cry about Young America suy no more
about it, but seem disposed To embrace in their
comprehensive Patuotism,old Europe, all Europe,
Asia part of Africa, all creation and the rest of
mankind.
said, gcntlemcnihat in regard to some of the
details of this basis principles Of Know Nothing
ism. | WAS not prepared To adopt them in all their
breadth aud length. do not bind myself by any
pledge either written, spoken, or sworn,-that |
never wall under any circumstances, vote for
foreigner, for any oilicc.-Ihat is matter that
| will leave altogether at my discretion. Were
| 10 act otherwise, should be abandoning the
ground which have maintained all my life, aud
upon which can now stand up and defy those
Democratic denuncintionS that are hurled against
me- have never been in party caucus in my
life, IN Congress or out of it.whilc there are views
of party obligations and the means of carving out
objects of party organization, have no right to
be censor upon those who, as party men, pursue
IA different course, and entertain other opinions
The American party choose to hold their meetings
ia secret, NJ the Wing and Democratic party
have been and are in the habit of holding secret
caacuses by night or day This pmty enter. it
Is said INTO mutual obligations, rs 10 their party
action, no matter what is their FORM they can't
be held more binding than the Democrats claim
to hold the implied obligations of their party A
Violation Of them 10y disobcying the brhest Of the
party or quitting, itis followed by the most We
hem"m denunciation,- while this party, as | UNI