Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-05-04
Tho Reason and Result.

lowing reasons for thinking the Winchester tick
ct will. and ought to, succeed at the coming cleo
ton In this State:
First Ii should be borne in mind that the per-
ty now in power in Virginia has ruled that State
for great length Of time at any rate since the
organization of the Wing and Democratic par
ties under General Jack sons administration, say
in 1892. The party has, itself, been governed
and controlled by very small number of per-
sons, located at tho seat of government of the
| State aided and assisted by few gentlemen in
different counties of the State. This little clique
| has long been recognized as the "Richmond Jun
to-" an appellaiion given to them by the lament
ed and gifted John Hampton Peasants. | think.
They. in imitation of the ALBANY Regency
of New York. which sprung into being at tho
magic touch of the renowned magician of Kin
derhook, have ruled the party and the State with
rod of iron-putting up and thrusting down,
at their pleasure, whomsoever they would. To
this state of things, the people of Virginia have
patiently and quietly submitted for series of
years, until they have become tired and wenried
with the yoke thus placed and pressed upon their
necks. They have resolved to throw it off. -
This determination, | had the pleasure of hear
ing many of them express the Inst time had nm
opportunity Of mixing among them to any ex-
tent. which vas not very long before the Stann-
ton Convention met and placed upon the Demo
cratic ticket. three distinguished er-Whigs, rs
the candidates If the party for the highest offices
in the State. This move was but the signal for
general, ny, almost universal determination to
accomplish the object they had for some years
ardentls desired.
Everybody in Washington, who Ind any inter-
course with the members of Congress from Nr-
giua, about the time the ticket nominated Mt
Staunton WAS published here will doubt
memher with what utter disgust and loathing it
wus received by every one of them, Messrs. Boz
cock and Faulkner, constituting perhaps the only
exceptions 10 this common feeling. The former
of these. because his brother was on the ticket,
and the latter because he was so recently rem
egade from the Wing ranks himself; he could but
sympathize with those in whose wake he was fol
owing.
! Secondly. Not long before the nominations
above referred to were announced, new party,
known as "know Nothngs," alias The Amori-
can Party" sprang up in Virginia, and began to
attract the attention of the people. They were
ripe for just such n movo-it met their wants ex-
acily The old Democrats, who could not vote
for Mr.. Wise, and he young Democracy who
were henrtily sfck and tired of the "Junto,'
leaped with delight into this new organization rs
n safe and quiet retreat from their old associa-
TONS and we understand that some 30, 900 have
gone into this new order.
OF course mutitudes of the Wings went into
il, they saw at once it constituted not only the
only Safeguard To the Union, but the only hope
of destroying that abominable dynasty which has
disgraced the State, and mortified and Disguised
its own subjects.
Thirdly. Tho vote Of the State has heretofore
been about I27,000 The Democrats having n.
hon. 1000 majority. Now. il it be true, as be-.
iove il is, that this new party havo $4,000 names
enrolled on their lists, they must have some 20,
600 moro Democrats; $4,000 is the half of
lI6 900, which is about ~. 900 more votes than
the State polls. will suppose that there are g.,
900 non voters among these 73,0OO Know Moth
ings, which will reduce their vote to 70,0OO-thc
half of IiO, 900. These 10000 we may put down
as certain for the Winchester ticket Now, we
will suppose that there are at least 1000 Dem
ocratic voters III the state who will not vote for
Mr.. Wisc-wil not vote at all. This is equal
to ~ 900 votes against him, We will also sup.
pose that there IRE 5000 Wings in the State who
are not connected with the new party half
of whom perhaps will not vote, aud the other
half may vote for Mr.. Wise. This will more
than offset the 1000 Democrats who will remain
ut home, and will reduce the opposition vote, we
will say, To 70,25O. This is one half of Ill 800
votes. The whole vote of tho State may reach
l30,OOO-it can hardly exceed that sum. Take
this from III 800. aud it leaves Mr.. Wise minus
IL 800 votes! In other words, the strongest sort
of probability is, that Mr.. Wise's vote will not
much exceed if il shall roach, 81, 900; while Mr..
7o,250. Draw your own conclusions from this
view of the subject; which | believe to be just
and proper A NRGINtAN.