Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-01-18
Virginia Election.


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Virginia Election.
We observe in several papers, friendly to the
American party" in Virgins, the names Of
different candidates for Governor Lieutenant
Governor, and Attorney General, presented for
the votes Of the people next May. Itoccurs to
Us that our friends who have adopted this
course to bring their hvoritcs into especial no
ticc, are doing injustice to their nominees, and
injury to the Gauss which We are sure they de-
sire to advance
A convention Of delegates from all the coun-
els in the State, will soon assemble, in which
every talented man in our order win have
friends or scouaintances, if not both.
One candidate for governor only, can be
nominated by our party, and it will be by no
means agreeable to the feelings, nor add to the
Influence or reputation of others, whose names
may have been prominently paraded before the
public by their friends, TO be thus exposed to
tho charge Of unpopularity, by being suppressed
Oh IN the sslection Of the gubernatorial oandi-
date.
It sscms to Us therefore that the announce
mont In different papers, Of the names Of can
didates must inevitably result in modification
70 sonas Of them, as all Of them cannot receive
the nomination. And certainly nothing is
gained by this course, 6sooase, as before stated,
the delegates In convention will be- soms of
them, acquainted with, and can there prssnt
fr consideration, allsuch names, without SUBJ
jsc,ing any Of them to that disappointment or
modification, which might result from public
announcement
But such announcements do inJxrv to the
Cause It viii not DO controvertod that the
public announcement Of any gentleman a. a
candidate for Office, at onco enlists his neigh
boss and friends In bis behalf, and that thus
. sccsional advocacy Of hia claims Is originated.
Ifsevsral names are thus presented In differ
cat ouarters Of tho State, then local diferen-
c.s arc eugsndcred, and when the convention
,,,,.s, 1t viii be- found that the delegates are
divided into faotions, which have been Gre
atsd solely by these inopportuns nominations
Ia tho different sections Of the State, and dis
s,nsions are likely TO result therefrom, and
harmony perhaps TO DO driven from our coun-
ellis.
tits not impossible, and may not be i'm
probable, that, even under that state Of things
above adverted to- the good sense of the dele
gates, and their devotion to tho cause, would
induce them, in the end to surrender their
sectional or personal preferences at the altar of
peace and concord; but, how much more easy
Il would be, and moro certain in rs results, TO
abstain from creating such sectional or person
al preferences, than to trust oven to fraternal
eforts to heal the differences when once pro.
duoedf We doubt not that those presses, in
whose columns ndmes have been presented for
the consideration Of voters, were influenced by
the best and purost motives in their action /;
bat wc mny be permitted to ask them to re-
oons.dsr tho question In calmness and candor.
Our friends in Virginia have a high respon-
,ibiity resting upon them, in reference to the
pending contest; responsibility, from which
wo fsel assured they win not shrink, nor refuse
70 faithfully discharge. But they must con
elder, and appreciate is importance, or they
nav not make that cxertion, which tho crisis
demands at their hands The phole country
look for,eard With hope and deep anxiety to
tho Virginia elections merit Nay. The Issue
between Foroipnism and Amerioanism has
boon fairly and fully made up in Virginia, "a
bold, daring, and eloquent champion has been
assigned the leadership Of the Foreign column
there, and II foreignism DO crushed in the Old
Dominion, It 10 crushed throughout tho coun-
ryl
Four months and moro in advance Of tho day
Of contest, that champion is perambulating the
Sato, with violent, and bitter, and lsngtheaed
denunciatons Of the American party" Its
principles, and It's purposes
Tho power and influence Of the Federal gov
eminent Is exerted in his behalf-the columns
Of the pensioned presses Of the Federal admin
isr.tion are daily charged and discharged Of
venom and abuse upon our order--no means
arc left unemployed to drive the spirit Of Amor
iaanism from Virginia. viii tho friends Of the
American Reformation" arouse? VIII they
grid on their arInor--the sword of TRUTH win
they harmonic In their action' VIII they
manfnlly resist the power Of foreignisms
Defeated 10 Virginia, the administration and
Its alice, foreignism and Romanism, are con.
quredl Defeated in Virginia, these elements
cal, mako no further struggle in the South /
Not single southern State viii remain sub.
jcct to these combined elements, II the land Of
Henry and Washington shall throw them of
Thus win our Virginia friends perceive the
extent Of their responsibility, and the motives
TO union, harmony, and concert of action, which
should animate them in the contest When
tho names Of tho Virginia champions o.
our party In tho coming contest shall be an.
nouncod, let tho nominations DO received with
acclzmsdon, and sustained with unanimity, and
victory win porch upon our standard