Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-02-09
what the Abolitionists Think Of It

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What the Abolitionists Think Of It
The New York Tribune. Of course is in &C.
ssacies over the election Of Mr.. Banks. 1t de-
clare. that il never despaired of such victory.
and continues:
We will hope there Is an omen Of good in the
election Of Mr.. Banks. II has thus far turned
out that the Speaker who is in office at the Presi
dental election has always been Of the same
politics as the successful candidate for that high
Office. If there be al exception at the next
election il will be the fret"
The New York Post alec rcjoioes at the sue
cess of Banks. Wequote:
mo tidings Of so grateful character. so full
of suspicious promise for the future, have reach
ed us from Washington FOE years as Mr.. Banks
election as Speaker If the House. We congrat-
ulate the whole country, North and South. on
this result Of long and uncertain struggle be-
tween the party Of freedom and that OF slavery,
between the representatives, of the people and the
representatives Of class.
The struggle in the House of Representatives.
was but the skirmishing of the scouts. The
great battle is yet to be fought. The sen'inels
of the army Of the country have been driven in,
or traacheroasly surrendered. and the black CO.
horts Of the enemy are pressing on with aug
menfed fury and determination. Mr.. Banks
triumph is but the advent of the forerunner the
grea, prophet and high priest of Abolitionism is
veto come.
FROM the paragraphs we have quoted from t',e
Tribune and Post. it is easy to understand how
the devotees and crusaders of the greatest modern
infatuaton are eleted by the success they have
lust achieved and with what increased confidence
they look to the fptpre. +Sectionalism. in an open
and long contested Eight, has won its first Veto
ry True, it was fought among tile politicians
only, bu, the war is now to be transferred to tho
people. Seward, as its great champion and en-
bodment,is now to appear. claiming the Presiden-
oy,as the rightful prerogative of those who have
broken down all opposition and inaugurated tho
era of sec,onalism The Tribune regards the
election sf Banks as sure prophecy Of Stewards
suocess--Seward or soae one else representing
his creed. The tide has set in that direction.
II might have been checked and turned back. II
would have been easy thing for the Admins
traiion party to have presented the occurrence
of what is now accepted by the Sectionnsts as
the augury of their complete success. They could
have prevented it by failing to offer the Amer
lean party grataitous insult at the very incep-
lion Of the contest. They could have prevented
il by reoantipg their calumny,at any time during
its progress. They could have prevented it by
uniting with the Americans upon Gov. Smith
They could have prevented it by standing out
against tie plurality rule. They could have pre-
vented it, lastly. by dropping Aiken and voting
for Fuller--whose election would have been more
obnoxious to the Abolitonists than that of u
doEen Southern men. Of none of these opportu-
mites would they take advantage. Sooner than
concede anything 10 the National American par
ty-aye, sooner than forego the opportunity of
showing their intense mslevolence by libeng
them as the assalants of civil and religious liber
ty, they preferred holding the interests of the
South and Of the Union in peril for two months.
and then surrendering them into the hands of
their deadlest foes When so stupendous u
wrong against all that is dear to the patriot has
been done, we need not be surprised that those
who participated in itsk ulking from the wrath of
those whom they have betrayed, should attemptto
exculpa,e themselves and throw the responsibility
upon others Such conduct but betrays II com
mon trait Of crminafty-terror under convc
which justice DEGREES. But right discerning
and grievously offended people will neither per-
nit the escape nor tolerate the IMMUNITY of the
guilty The malefaoiors may prepare themselves
with what grace they can for the doom that
awaits them.