Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-02-26

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Tsc.aay Msr.inx- February so' 's'o
TBE LEGISLATURES is rapidly approaching ti'r
and of its regular session. and has not yet deter
mined whether it shall be extended 'hir'y oays'
80 the constitution authorizes. We think soeh
.x,ensiou would be preferable to an extra session.
=, !, later period. The business OF the two hon-
"a. il nov in a condition which admits OF rapid
aspatch and il is no. unlikely that as much could
h.done in one month. now. as in two. next win
Tor Resides. there are pressing and important
interests which casnot be postponed and left in
aoub, until that time. without serious desr'menf
The Legislature should not think OF sdlourn'ng
without disposing of the Bank question nor
.bould thew fail to make some provision for The
proseoution Of the work on the chief hines of i'm
nrcvement. We are satisfied that large ma
iori,y Of the people of the State expect aud de-
sire that some appropriations ss'all be made tbs
ess;on-saff;cem tn keep ibe works atse and
,ha, they will oheerfaly bear fee additional taxa
ton necessary for the purpose.
T,,r DrMcARATic CoNvENfIoN will meet IN
Richmond THURSDAY. its object is to organize for
tho spproaching Presidential election. by the de-
oI.ra,ioo If a creed. the appointment Of electors
&c. A portion Of the press urges the expression
of prefereace as 60 the candidate, bat others
more cautious and astnte oppose H. platform
Of generahtes may be expected, to which men 81
every diversity Of sentiment. in the praoiieainp
plica,on Of principles may give their assent with
ont a forfeiture ofindiyidual views. The ConYen-
,iop will hardly have the courage TO confront the
heresies of the S9uatter Sovereignty and and
grabbing Democracy of the North and DECLARE
as they did in ISls that under no political ne
cessity" will they support candidate Tor the
Presidency who entertains the doctrine OF Squat
fer Sovereignty. Or, If they should make such
declaration, they will easily find ont, rs they did
in Is. Il way of evading tiff necessary We hope
the Examiner will. this time, see that the ques-
ton of the Hunter Land Bill is not lodged. rs it
was in stanton. The pes, then, was lack of
time An early movement will guard against
second failure on the same score
The New Orleans Bee says the appointment by
the President of Mr.. Dallas as Minister to Eng
land was a judicious method of shelving an incon-
venient and Troublesome competitor for Presiden-
tial honors Mr.. Dallas, had he been properly
sustained, might have proved n formidable cum
didate for the Democratic nomination. He is not
superannuaied ed, nor has be outlived popular favor,
like Cass; he is not veteran political hack. and
an intense Old Fogy, like Buchanan. His ante
eedents are pretty fair, and hi, position high and
honorable. 1t was necessary therefore, 10 re.
move him 50 faryfrom the field Of rivalry, to pre-
clude the probability Of his interfering with the
calculations Of the present incumbent. This seems
to have been effectually accomplished, and here
after, we are inclined to think, little will he heard
of Mr.. Dallas a. a candidate for the Presidency.
His acceptance Of the diplomatic honor tender
ed him by Mr~Pieree, Looks as if he himself had
abandoned all idea for The nonoe of standing in
the path of other spirans. We take 1t that from
the rather scanty lists of candidates the name of
Mr.. Dallas mus, hereafter be dropped.
Whether the "one term principle" shall be a
part Of the Democratic platform is now a
mooed question. in that party. The friends of
G en-. Pierce of course. are very averse to the
introdac of sny such plank. We observe
however. tina, the National Democratic Review,
published in Washington, under the charge of
Mr.. Buel, very decidedly and uncompromisngly
advocates the doctrine OF one term only; and
offers some potent reasons for lis position. We
make an extract from an editorial article on tho
subject:
The President is hardly installed in office be-
fore he commences to move the cards of politics
for reelection. There have been exceptions in
the history of the country, but they are rare
Who does not know that at this time ggan.
tic effort is on foot to in the next National
Convention a presidential successionl Every
interest must be made spbservient to this great
result. and every pressin the United States that
dares to question the propriety of such move
is 10 be expelled by regular ediet from the dem
ecratc party. The great question for us TO con
slider is, whether the body Of the democracy shall
nominate a President, or whether that nomina-
ton shall be made through the Influence of gov
eminent patronage. All the wires of admins
trative power are actually operating in ia
vor of succession: thousands of officials ex.
pected to devote a considerable share of their
attention to the matter; in various portions of
the country meetings have already been called;
desil ned to prepare the democratic mind for a
second edition Of the volnme Of 1852"
The hardest things We hear against General
Pierce now are generally sud by Democrats
The above is but specimen. Democracy never
worships a setting sun. but keeps its eyes turne,
and its alteration raised to that which is rising
We give this morning another days proceed
ings of the Philadelphia Convention. Itrequire
a hopeful temperament to expect any thing goo
from body.a majority of whom wan,in
in patriotism as they are in reputation, bat ther
may be some invisible blessing yet in store, an
we can do no better now than wait to see.
KANSAS EMIGRATION. NJ The following proceed
ings took place in the Georgia Legislature a
week: