Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-22
Murder Of Magnates

The New Orleans True DeHa, u 'ho'o"s" ~
ing Democratic journal, makes war ON the Pres
idential claims Of certain potent, grave and rev.
| erend seniors Of that party, in quite savage
style. Messrs. Buchanan and Dallas. OF Penn
sylvania are the chief victims If the Delta's on
slaugh. In explanation Of the apparent popu'
| larity Of the former in the Keystone State, II
| says:
Now.as TO the Buchanantes succeeding in the
| election Of delegates in Pennsylvania, we hold
| that is no proof whatever Of the popularity OF
their candidate with the people at large, for the
| whole federal patronage having been at }uch-
nnan'. disposal from the Collectorship Of Phil
adelpha to the pettiesf village Postmaster, 1t is
not difficult to explain his recent success ai To-
cal gatherings. Without dspuing. however,
this ~onderful proof of popularity, which per-
sons acquainted with the respectable machinery
which controls preliminary meetings here and
elsewhere will understand; we may be permitted
TO express modestly and retiringly. as is our
wont. our doubts whether poor old Mr. Buchan
an or poor old Mr.. Dallas are exactly the kind Of
candidates. or the description Of statesmen de-
siderated by the nation in the present rather dis
orderly state of our public affairs.
Without prejudice to the learned, unprejudiced
and di.interested supporters Of Buchanan and
Dallas and without any wish to take sides for or
against either of their elegant and refreshing small
swordAn rife practice sides in this contest. we
think we may. without offence, hint that the
American people may have an idea that two old
respectable septuageDarians, even, OF Pennsyl
vana. are scarcely worth contending about; and
that however much the elevation of either might
advance the interests of particular expectants of
Office. yet so far ms the public welfare is con
cerned, men younger in years, of gesrter activi-
,y. energy and aptitude for administration may
possibly be desired and demanded. Neither
Buchanan nor Dallas has, we believe yet reach
ed his seventeen year, and probably at their
time of life they are in good fossil preservation
but it does strike us as being very much of n
humbug seriously to put such old fogies for
ward. at time when the world is convulsed by
change, a. candidates for the first Office in the
gilt Of this mighty people.
As the heads Of literary institutions, mission
AIRY societies or African colonization schemes
Dallas and Buchanan would be, of NIL others,
Just the men for such sober and dignifed sta
tons but really we unable seriously to real
ize that persons can DO serious when they pre-
sent the names Of such obsolete politicians for
the high administrative offices Of this most pro.
gressve and enterprising people. If there be
vacancies in the Smithsonian Institute, or any
other equally erudite and lesred body, we would
sugges, the names Of Buchanan and Dallas as
peculiarly worthy Of literary and scientific dis
tinctian therein; but M for high political Offices,
merely that INSCRIPTIONS intriguers for place
may control them, that second chop adventures
in politics may plion themselves into the Vice
Presidency or "A foreign mission by clasping them
round the waist in the presidential race, we trust
tho people are too wise and intelligent ever to
permit it To be done.