Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-10-05
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III OAaAf RAA1 49,
W. h,.s M manner If doubt, that IT Is n
o.rce &c sincere qualification to the people of
v;rr;s;.. ,bo, the time is rapidly approaching
-. ,re<ent Governor will b. consigned to
.ta.h.1.s If nrivaio lfe. Never having achiev-
al anvthine in his previous political HE, enht-
Inc him 10 exalted political p~rcternent' and
w;,b,nt qualification for The office which he holds,
eitbrr in it. social. political. or executive fnnc
,;o,s hjsnllicial being was the %preduet Of half
erazr excitement. engenaered by The d'sarganl2
inv nssinns,wiic are ever more or less brought
into nlay, whenever the form of a government Is
either wholly changed or maternity modihed,-
This Is the only hypothesis by which Ne can ac-
o,.nt m natural grounds. for the triumph which
be achieved orer . coupe,itHr disiingni'he" h"'
more for his claquence and stafcsnaash'p' tha"
-3orlis re- sonal digaity aud private worth. h"-
harding. therefore, the eireum stanees when gave
him nroninrnee ut the iime Of his Illumination ms
accidental and temporary, and resulting from
osnsrs then and now greatly IL be %defl"fed' We
,,., forward to the Termination ot his eiheia' en-
roer with r satisfaction which We d. nnt fenrin-
her of Ia have experienced upon the ont going of
onv former Governor. Indeed, So wholly was he
,,sah.edto mere party for his elevation To Office
of :, little consequence was h. apartfrem par
~ association, and so thoroughly does lie seem
IA have been impressed with these trpihs,thnt he
ann .rsre9er 10 have realized the character md
duties Of his position and instead OF mining, ~
the lust spirit Of his office, 10 be tie Governor OF
n State. he has only sought Ia b. the adininlsira'
Tor of a party. Hence i, is. that in lea OF al
dressing himseh 10 the w~eightier matters Of pub
la dnty. such as striving to relieve the impaired
or,s;t Of the State, and endeayariag 10 the best
of his ability. Ia fereatd these great works OF IN
ternal improvement, which are designed 10 de-
velone her resources and to build up her indus
trial interests, the efforts of our Executive hav"
been directed to the prescription OF hnow.Nath-
.es. and to rewsrding rahid and office seeking
pnriizans. We have endeavored in our minds
eye. to review the striking incidents Of his official
term. What are they We fmember nothing
, which has excited remark either Of approval or
D. disapproyel. beyond hi, communication ii the sen
,erce of Jordan Hatcher. aud his renewals from
and nppoir fment coffee. All else has been 50
trivial and common place, that naught has been
B., found either sufficiently meritnrious TO elicit
praise. or important enough 10 call forth condem-
natloa. The first was his own voluntary act,
and was everywhere branded rs unwiso, if not
dangerous; the latter were required by his party
managers. and, Of course, ore sanctioned and de-
Tended by them. Having used him Tor party
purposes during the four years Of his ndministrn.
ton. they will drop him with rs little ceremony
or regret. at Is Close. as the wa fager would lis.
charge his staff, when at his journeys end. Even
heretofore i. has been "a sore trial to their self
control 20 speak of his official course without n
litter. but when that course is ended, aud its in
Significance, instead OF being an existing feet, be-
comes q memory, the idea that Johnson was Cor
ernor will be So intensely ladicrous. tint their
side will almost crack with iinmoderate laughter.
Such Is the fate of the public officer who permits
himself 10 be used by parry.
But the expiration Of Governor Joe's term viii
be succeeded by that of Governor Wise. aud the
Two administration will. n ali probability afford
as striking a contrast as have ever been presented
in the political world. The qualities ofthc form.
err. such as they are, are all negative; those f
the latter are intensely positive. Tue former
never thought of any other control ihau that Of
party-the latter defan,ly spurns that contro',
and declares that he would use it, as he would
any other agent capable, according TO its use, of
good~o, evil, in its consequences. To his rarity,
the former owes all the prominence he has attain
ed, while Mr.. Wise won his greatest distinction
in warning upon his party, and can now almost
boast that IL is indebted to him for lis existence.
No circumstances, however, favorable, would
have enabled Governor Johnson to make his nd
ninistratioa oneei any mark in the history of
the State-none, however adverse, can prevent
Mr.. Wise from making his memorable. From
Che former, nothing of good could be hoped for,
and but little of evil feared-from the latter,
much is to be both hoped for and apprehended.
In short. when the presen. Executive shall have
retired, he will have left behind him, no public
impress of his mind or character, while his sue
cessor, we predict, will stamp himself, for veal
or woe, upon the entire policy of the State.
-Pulohc ExacutionG