Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-01-05
DAILY VIRGINIAN.
FRIDAY MORNING. .JAN'Y ). 1855.
Shall there be a whig Convention 2

pTittN Oh CuHNtnlloh VI iHt party III TIE
State, to nominate candidates for the principal
State offices, at the ensuing election. The fol
lowing resolutions offered aud adopted
LIST. That at this time, and under existing cir
cumstances, it is inexpedient and unwise to hold
Wing State Convention for any such purpose
I'd. That from all the lights before u.s. we SC
far voice can affect the action of oui
brother Wings throughout the State, protest n.
gainst Wing State Convention at nbut should
such Convention be determined ON aud held,
we urge its postponement until the month OF
April.
These resolutions are heartily approved by the
Richmond Wing aud Petersburg intelligoneer.
he former Journal, after saying that its first i'm
pressions were in favor ofholdlng State Con
venton. declares
.'But subsequent reflection and an impartial
survey of the whole field, and a calm review OF
all the circumstances by which we arr surround
ed, have conducted Us to opposite conclusion.
The Wing party, at the last trial Of strength, was
in IA large minority, in the State. and while
believe that we might and probably would sue
ceed alone considering the elements that might
perhaps combine in favor, yet,it is better and
safer, in opinion, not to rely loo confidently
upon our own unaided strength, but to act
10 gather to our side men of all parties and per
suasions who are sick of msrue aud wish for re-
form. We counsel not the abandonment of a
single Wing tenet, but only urge course which
will first, ctfectually expel the Goths and Van
dals. and ultimately, probably Immediately,
suit in putting Wing measures aad Wing policy
In the ascendant. We. therefore, respectfully
and kindly suggest to such of our friends :
terrain a wish for a convention, to abandon IL at
once-at least for the present. II unforeseen
circumstances should hereafter arise 10 render
one necessary, March or April will be early
enough TO consider the matter.
ONLY " ppuutiaS Ca aran laya
yet declared in favor OF convention-Bath aud
Patrick-and only one Wing Press. llenrieo
Is the only other county that has agitai ed the
subject, aid the Wings of that county, Mon
day. voted down the proposition 10 suggest the
call OF a convention Mt present, almost unani-
mously. From these indications, il is evident
that the people and the great body Of the Wing
party are opposed to the assembling of a eonycn-
ton, and prefer waiting patiently the develop
ments OF the future before coming to final de
cision as to what course to pnrst,e. In this opin
ion, looking to all the circum stances, cordial
ly concur"
Commenting the Henrico resolutions the
Petersburg lntclligencer says:
This is the way for the Wings 10 do through
out the State, aud If they will just follow, every
where. the example set by uriIienrico friends
the defeat of Henry 4. Wise will be certain Tho
mission of tho Wings in tins campaign j. to aid
al thy caH in delivering the Commonwealth
from the sway uf Juntosm by which il has been 50
long afflicted. The defeat Of Wise will be- the de-
feat Of the Junto aud fith Wise and the Junto both
overheard the old snip vii be rghted under tire
auspices Of a new commander aud crew. who will
work together Tor the common good and not for
the sake Of the .spaiis." This is a consunmation
deyouily To be wished. and easy Of accomplish
ment II the Wings will act wisely The Democrat
ic press Is -tralniug every nerve to invciglc them
into the blundcr Of sepcrate Conventions The
Enquirer aud lis followers would be rejeioed be-
yond measure to witness such nll act uf folly be.
cause they, all of them, well know that it weEld
ensure the election OF Wise. But it j. precisely
because we observe how obviously welcome
Wing Convention and Wing nomination would
be TO our perplc1ed and crafty opponents that
we, If we had no other reason to govern Us would
shun such resort with a full sense of its incili
cacy and impoliey."
We have given this subject mature consider
ton, and our reflections have brought rs To- the
conclusion, 10 which our contemporaries of
Petersburg and Richmond and the Wigs Of
Henrico have come. This campaign is not al
together the old of Wings against Demo
Gratis. That contest has been waged long enough
and often enough in this State to satisfy us of
the hopelessness Of the fight We need allies,
and can get them--allies, who, requiring no sur
render of principle on part, aud making none
on their own, will unite with us in an earnest e4-
fort to break down the dominion of loeofooosm
in the Siate-dostroy the aristoeracy of Office
relieve the vital energies of the State from the
incubus of msgoyenment, aud break the fcttors
of Acknowledgement and civil disability, under
which all those citizens who have refused to bow
TO the dominant party have labored for years
Not one ''jot or title" of our devotion Ito Wing
principles would we abate for hundred tri-
umphs-but regarding the defeat of Mr. Wise rs
the overthrow of Lo sofoeosm in the State. md
that opening the way to the success of those
principles. willing TO receive assistance
from all who will and can aid us. 1t is past
doubt that the Wing party have not the powcr,of
themselves,to accomplish this-and a proper spir
it of Difference. well ordinary of dis
erection, prompts that we should not, in bot aud
Needless disregard of those whose assistance we
need, undertake to dictate the course to be pur-
sued Let ii not be understood that we would
surrender the leadership to others-far less tina,
we could be induced, compelled, to assent to n
disbandment of the Wing Party. Far very far.
from such results these are the feelings and
designs we entertain-but hold il as due TO
others, that should defer action ourselves.
until their views are better understood: so that.
If possible, the entire opposition to Mr.. Wise
may be brought up with one front, if not under
one banner, aud his defeat made certain Let
the alarmed supporters OF 1.-THE renegade ticket.
say what they choose about coalition and fn-
sion-the simple fact is that if the entiye oppo-
stion be consolidated, Mr.. Wise can be beaten.
If it be not, he will be elected. \ formal party