Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-09-26

, Mn. BawpFN's LETTER. We invite attention
10 the causiie aud rakine letter IF Mr. Be@den. 10
be found in our columns this morning. The VII.
/ msburg Gazctte IN which it appears. prefaees
lis publication with The following remarks;
We agree with Mr. Bowden, that the only mode
i,y which we can arrive at future success Is, ut
! once. 10 abandon our mistaken notion oi resting
upon the defensive, and carry the war right INTO
Africa Should we be required h occupy any ~
our time in defending ourselves, simply heoanse
we say that in this country aliens have but an IN
perfect rightthr right "f hospitality and clvility
because say that, the civil aud religious lnsil-
tutians Of our country can Toe upheld only by Keep
ing the one separate and distinct from the Other
which can best be done, not by encouraging but
by destroying the temporal power of the Pope ct
Rome, which i. becoming strong ia our m,d-''
because Of our Efforts 10 preserve this glorious
[ Mon by supprcssing the agitation OF slnYery III
aud out of Congressl Are 10 be made to de-
fend ourselves because We contend that all power
resides IN tho people, that great fundamental
principle of our constitution. and Of all Repubil'
can Governments. which should never be denied
in argument nor violated in practice: because
We say. that, government is instituted Tor The
protection. safety; prosperity, aud happiness oi
the whole people aud mot for the proht, honor
or private interest OF any one man, family "r
clnss of men, beeau 50 we differ from Pierce AMI
hi, hirclings aud say that, political fidelity or
upostacy should no, he induced or rewarded by
briberg; that offices ol honor or emoiument are
ut designed 10 strengthen the hands OF party
bat 10 adyunne the public good in short, beoanse
we SAY. that. the best Of the best qaalihea-
tians for oice,is not implicit obedience 10 Presi
dent Prree's unwarraniuble aud humanity beheis
this l. the rub) and that
We'd rabcr bo dae. aud bay the
tAau snrh lresdlut
l. there any, the ieast political crimiaaiify IN
these dnetrines9 l. there anything unconstitu-
tional in them If 20, then have our foretathera
vainly fought for freedom, and we have most
grossly hattered their wisdom, which instead Of
framng system Of rational liberty aud free gov
eminent, has formed an intricate but ncserthe-
less, an absolute despniism. But this Is not 50,
and let us therefore away with it, and heed the
admonitioa Of Nr. j. in this particular. Wea1o
mol Of temper SO furious as to prefer to sec our
glorious colors smoke amid the flashes oil heated
contest. We would much rather see them Heating
in the serenity of n calm atmosphere: But 1t The
wrongs of the Pierce party will not allow IT. +
urged by the malignant passions II has long IN
dulged, aud now heightened by envy, jealousy,
aud revenge. To more violent and aeowed altacks
we trust in God that trery trRe american old
and young-wll meet that purity with equal sPtr.
it. aud give it blow for blow, and, a. il has shed
block like water, viii give it blood to drink IN
righteous Judgment. A. MI. u hhs justly Saih'
there Is sufficient room and reason for this
That party has ridden over all those prinei
pies, which it was wont TO uphold in It's hoer
days. aud left them, MI mongled and bloody, rs
the shortest road 10 he Treasury. thus carrying
out the idea of Iun, when she drove her char
lot over her fathers dead body, saying, "the way
TO empire cannot DO too short" There are other
parts OF this admirable letter which we should
be glad 10 notice, but cannot consent to keep
our renders from ii any longer. We ngain nsk
their special perusal Of it,