Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-07-01

We do not know that there is danger Of any
greater number Of Wings giving their support to
the Democratic party than usual. Always there
are some. wiser than their day and generation,
who receive sudden illumination as election day
approaches, and walk to the ranks of the enc
my. Soft will be We suppose now -but-as We have
said, We have no reason to look for an uncommon
detection. There has been great deal cf lore
making On the part Of some Democratic leaders.
but the Republican Of this city assumes diff
ferent tone and gives Wings very plainly TO nm
derstand that their room s better than their com
pany. unless they are prepared to stultfy them
selves by renouncng all their former principles
aud convictions, contrasting their errors, and
promising new life. tits III manners to press up
on those who reject them the Offices Of friendship
and as Wings cannot get into the Democratic
fold without intrusion, we presume they will be
content TO stay out. Here is the law as laid down
by the Republican: (The Italics are our ownj
awhile it Is PROFESSIONALLY true that the old Wing
party had in its ranks fair portion Of the worth OF
the nation which redeemed Il from any moral degrd
d1ttoa IL is, at the time, equally trne that the
democratic party always was its equal even in those
social positions, to which, 1t attached so much and
boosted value Nor does knowledge of wing tactics
and wing practices either in seeking power WELD
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more serupuous in the of elevation 1t employs.
or more select in the dspensation of its patronage.
On the contrary, proudly claim for the democratic
party great moral superiority, in tho honesty of
the Of partisan policy, We claim for the SUI
peror merits of their political principles and mea-
sures. We can, and never will admit their
party equality in its claims upon popular support.
We believe its measures to have been as federal
its principles HOSTILE 10 freedom We believe its
tactics TO have been based upon the progate idea that
~. t..,f ysy
aged any ,cay by he moro e3ucdfsd ciassesn We be-
Ieve in conclusion that its overthrow and decay
la. the necessary consequence Of the disoordant,
aHnrepubsedn, and corrupt elements which entered
into It's constitution. We have written the above for
the express purpose of excluding the idea that, In /
what follows, billing and cooling old line
wings We believe that 1t Is in politics rs in reli-
gion-the sinner must be born again. But while We
cannot let old line wings, any more than know moth
ings or other political sinners, sit at the communion
table yet feel it right and "a duty to endeavor 10
convert them In this spirit address both know
nothings and wings to-day They have been In the I
bonds of iniquity long enough. 1t is time they had
shaken them off Their garments are red with the I
blood Of many saint II is ,ime they had rcpcnted.
The day Of gruee is nearly AIittle delay,
and il may be at 0sr sins like the sins of the peo-
pie Of Sodom and Gomorrah, may provoke Divine
vengeance But 10 the claims of the democrats
party
The Richmond Enquirer, in a recent number,
employs similar language. 1t says:
As some persons seem To have mistaken both the !
motives and object of our appeals to Old Line Wings
i, proper that should acquit ourselves Of the
august accusations 10 which such msconstruction
poses We nUt, Of Wing principles 10 JON
The Democratic party Such overture would be Us |
insulting 10 him uni ust TO our party. person
aefk Why CONNECTIONS cannot oonssfeHy and honestly
profess 10 Be Of The Democratic party. A person wfh
Wig CONNECTIONS cannot BE- adaRfed mo the Democratic
organization, r,thon 10 eHten eorrtpt,ng as meg
riiy and debauehug VA prtncpies. We have a creed .
which constitutes test Of Democracy; and to which
Wing honestly subscribe. because 1t is absolute
~ irreconcilabe with the principles which he profess
An adv oeae OF protective tariffs and of federal ag
grandisement cannot consistently enter organza-
ton based upon the principles Of free trade and States
rights; and il consent to such association, il
will not be long before the Democratic party is de-
stroyed by its allies We object to fusion, because il
is consistent neither with personal political hon
esty. An alliance between independent political
ganzatons is another and very different thing. II
- rot only allowable but, in certain emergencies,
may be essential TO the best interests of the country
Such an emergency is the present; which demands,
not fusion of all parties In the South but coop
Grafton of good for the sake of the Constitution
and the Union We ask Wing TO renounce his
principles, except from honest conviction of judy
ment We mpie Why INTO The Democratic
party, unless he chooses voluntarily and from convection,
70 allure his ancient faith, and 10 profess allegiance 10
peculiar platform"