Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-05-01
Make Ready

Three weeks. from Thursday next, only remain
of the important canvass now in progress. Tho
friends of Mr.. Wise are putting forth extraordi-
nary exertions to secure his success. The con-
test is struggle for life. Should the anti Anne
rican party fail it will be consigned to a political
sepalohre from which there will be no resurrec-
ton. Should the Americans fail, they need OK.
pect no quarter or clemency from the vindctive
fury of their conquerors. If they succeed, they
can laugh Mt the oontemptaous sneers of their re-
vilers; if they are beaten, the triumphant party
will fasten on hhem forever the odium they have
endcavored To excite against them
Americans should be stimulated not only by
the prospect of success, and the hope Of cstab
fishing those reforms which they seek to intro
duce into the government, but also by ardent
desire to escape the oboquv and the ignomny
which their yictors would heap upon them, mud
the Ruthless persecution with which they would
be hunted down. American democrats particu-
larry should remember, that for them there will
be noforgiveness nor mercy Already they are
branded as deserers and trnitors-an1 if over
come they will he hung, drawn and quartered, as
examples 10 future times. Their motto should be,
ms their "viotory death" They should
remember that in Withdrawing from an organiza.
ton which hes failed to meet the wants of the
country, they have hot only awaited themselves
of right which is part of their mmunics u.
free citizens; but have discharged duty that de-
volved on them as patriots. Thus acting, they
should spurn and defy the ordly arrogance of
those who claim their service as bondsmen, md
fight TO the last against the decree that denounces
them as rebels and outlaws, and the spirit that
would punish them as such if it had the
power.
Americans should bear in mind, too, that th,,
eyes of the whole Union are on them for upon
the contest in this State hangs the fate of Amer.
icanism national movement Let Virginia
endo Sc it, and the whole South will follow her
lead. Elections are yet to occur in nearly all
the Saveholding States. The influence of Vir-
ginia has hitherto been paramount with her sis
ter States of the South. Should she decide that
the charge of abolitonsm against the American
party is unfounded-that its doctrines and oh
jects are national and conservative it re
CARDS the interests and rights of the South--the
other slave states will accept her imprimatur
and second her action. Americansm will be ma
fionalzed--will take control of the federal and
the state Rovernmen,s-will reform the national
policy, purify political morals, purge the public
service, and renvigorate all the departments and
branches Of the government.
With such consequences as these dependent,
with the fate Of their party, and it may be, the
fate of the country hanging on the issue of this
struggle, we invoke them to make ready" for the
day of trial. Not day an hour is to be lost
Not effort can be spared-for, however auspi
cious appearances now are, they are opposed by an
enemy the deepest in strategy-the least scrupu-
ious in means and the most indefatgab in Q er-
ton. that ever reeled under the ntoSication of
power, or banqueted on the spells of victory 49,
They must not relax exertion, because of a seem
ing certainty of success. Their enemy never
rests. They must not fall asleep. thinking their
work all done. Their enemy never sleeps In
politics asin war, surprises frequent and
sometimes fatal. Every sentinel should be at
his post every soldier by his gun, every leader
with his armor on. Let the Americans of this
age catch the spirit and emulate the example of
their sires of IS, counting no toll too severe, no
sacrifice too heavy, no danger too grcat when
their country demands it. Fighting beneath
the glorious folds of the same hanner-animated
by kindred feelings, and striving to pcrpetuatc,
uneontamnated, and undminished the liberties
their fathers bequeathed them, let the sons show
themselves worthy of their noble ancestry, by
defeating themselves to their country, and dy-
ing, if need be, for their native lard.