Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-02-19
Canpbell Democracy

The Republican, of Thursday, publishes the
/ proceedings ola Dcmoeratic meeting, held last
Monday (eeurt day. nj Campbell court house, to
to ratlty the Stuuntou nomination, and transact
other party business. The meeting, learn
from other sources, was very thiny attended,
and wore II chilled aud tunrrcat aspect. Among
other things, they called upon Gen. O. q. Clay
to announce himself Il candidate for the State
Senatr. similar call having been mado by the
party IN ArpomnttoN, and in lynchburg we
suppose the gentleman referred to may be CON
sidred the democratic candidate for the district
He will not be allowed to 20 round the course
alone; but he is an old racer, accustomed to the
tract, and the sooner hi, competitor is named,
the better. Sound the horn and saddle up
Another portion of the proceedings consisted
in the adoption OF Il series of we'll written, bnt
not specially appropriate, resolutions. We give
the first, u, "A sample of the who'll:
LIST Rcsolecd. That wa firmly adhere to. and
will strictly maintain the principles of the Dem
cratic Republican party, aa practically Illustrated
in the present administration of the Federal
Government, contdng in them ~ the only ei
fcent means for the safety of the Republic and
that IN all emergencies of our political history,
and especially in the approaching canvass. it
with untIinchng fidelity.
Nov, albeit We are not democrats, lat least Of
the lueofoco school) We have some interest in
the safety of the Republic" and we claim
the right to protest against its being sta,ed
on the principles ''ustrated in the present ad-
minis tration of the Federal goyornment''-for
these and otherreason>
LIST. We do not believe that the principle of up.
pointing Freesoers 10 office, Il, was done by
score in New York, by the present admnstra-
ton, will contribute to ''the safety of the Repub
lie"
2nd. We do not believe that the principle of
appointing foreigners to missions and charge
ships abroad, was done by the present admin
istration, in the eases OF Soule Belmont and
! Owen viii contubuteto the safety of the Re
public"
Sd. We DO not believe that the principle of
"squatter sovereignty" as held by the Pres-
dent and considered by him to be embodied in
| the Nebraska bill will contribute to 1.-THE safety
of the Repubic.'
4th We do notbeleve that the principle of
regarding that bill "a proposition in behalf of
freedom destined to prevent the admission into
the Union of 'another slave State, though we
should acquire the whole of Mexico" will con
tribute to 'tho safety of the Republic"
5th We do not believe that the principle of
the Homestead bill, which it is admitted the
President would sanction by his signature, would
contribute to 1.-THE safety of the Republic"
We do not ask this, our protest, to be spread
upon the records of the meeting we ask the
author of the resolution, and those who adopted
it, to bethink themselves, whether their zeal
for THE PARTY may not have urged them into the
inconsiderate utterance of Il very questionable
faot-and to scrutinze their motives as to wheth-
or it was not rather its safety than that of '.the
Republic which excited their patriotic concern.
We move reconsideration of the vote. by which
this resolution adopted. Who seconds
p. S.-Since the above has been put in type
we learn that Gen. Clay has declined the call
upon him.