Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-12-31

WORK under the title Of "Rrcallretians ai a Wash
ingien Politician. who Thirty Years on, Of
the SENATE" As the title partially implies. this
thirty year" If Gen. Duff Green's political Ell
perirnce /, designed to be historical refuia,ion
of ihr Thirty year, Of Col. Thomas H. Benton.
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The London Times comment. freely on Amer
lean affair. specially the trials and yexaions
incident to the office of President. The aecupan,
of which is NOR to be piiied than envied. Tie
Edifaf thinks
The particular drawback 10 the perfect hiss that
i suppose ed 10 hover round the bend Of the inmate
Of tie White House. which at the moneat attracts
our attention. i tue inter inability under which he
seems 70 labor o convincing at least one-half Of his
supporters that lie Il not traitor false To thos urn
crcs which secured bis success aud 10 those friends
WHO si9od by him mosi firmly in the hour dan ger
The spirit of The political press, here is then
referred 10. 10 illustrate this observation.
ling, a, the same time. the
Cares and responsibilities. the ngratltnie of
friends the eufenomed hate Of enemies the care and
Importantly essential To the administration of nm
patronage the slecpless nights devoted TO
care aud anxiety. the days ofintermnahle misery an
nexpressible fatigue under which Generals Harrison
and Taylor are said to have succumbeda
Tho allusions to Mr.. Buchanan, in all this ar
'ice, ara of much tendrrer charae 'er than those
which that gentleman, personally and politically.
has been honored with in that quarter lately
The new President is surrounded with difficulties
If all sorts, it is inimated. -and until he sees
his way ahead clearly, the reasoning of tho INES
seems To be- that forei yners IL especially the Brit
ish public, should not be ready to condemn him
in advance
Tho British papers are full of specnla,ions up.
ON the result Of the election and discourse,
az II contemporary remarks. with amusing flip
panoy, hut entire self eomplaeency, upon topics
Of which they know absolutely nothiag It is,
indeed, difficult for the best informed of them to
comprehend the workings of our system. but this
does not prevent them from speaking with all the
easo of absolute knowledge. Their disquistians
about tho manner of electing tho President are
delightfully."- absurd. Among them reckon. as
particularly notable, speculation in Tie London
Star on the manner Of voting, Of which the fol-
owing Is part:
By piece OF conventional etiquette not recognized
iy the constitutions NIL the votes ofeaeh State nre al
lotted l. The candidate who has the ority in that
Stale There seems 10 Us something specially pre-
posierous in this. The people of Rome used to vote
lay tribe. the Achnan Lcaguc voted hy cities the
eaeh tribe city nation is counted rs unit and il
vote is determined by the majority of votes within it,
1t follow then, that candidate may have major
ity OF these artificial units who has not real maior-
ity of the individual electors. But neither Rome
Arhan, nor Glasgow caused votes Ii be counted on
a different side from that TO which they were given.
Tie election of the President Is by States but by
Individual votes. The votes ARE taken in each State
mutter of obvious convenience, Just ma we take
n vote Of different districts Of county or borough
their eNn polling places; but we do not think il
thai NIL the votes given Mt each polling place
b1al1 le counted for tho candidate who has the ma
nify there.
lhis len, that the voters Of tho United States
re ma.s.of whom majority is entitled to gov
sn--and would govern but for this convention.
l. arrangement of the method Of casting votes
g, #pervadp4 the whole article. and exhibits the
ary erroneous Impressions that prevail of the
ruelure OF our government and the separate
haraotor aud rights of the several States. In
re English opinion, States are but counties
+ "shiros' ofono consoda ted State 1t is odd
bat this trnil Of our institutions is not better
omprehonded in England, innsmnch = it effects
NJ whole public character. and has been more
Inn once brought forward to affect tho decisions
fquesians of diplomacy pending between the
ederal Government and Great Britain.