Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-02-08
The 9enate Printing.

| The substitution Of Nicholson and Forney III
| the Union, for Mr. Tucker, Of the Sentinel. las
Printers for the Senate is not received with that
unmurmurine submission which the action of II
| Democratic body almost universally commands
with the organs of the party. Tho Richmond
Examiner rasps the Presdentthe Senate and The
members from Virginia in way TO mike the fiesli
crawl, going SO far even as to insinuafe bargain
by the immaculate Hunter. The Sentinel itself
| exhibits the strongest resentment to which e1-
os.;on can be given without forfeiture Of dig
nity. II reoaptuaies the history gifts establish
mani and its connection with the administration,
which il has abored d ligontly but no, always sue
oessfuly. To keep square up to the line of State
| riobt. Democracy. Some things worse than
blunders are alleged against the President per
sonally-such.fo for example, ms equivocation and
duplic,y in regard to the Kansas bill. To North
ern representatives, the Sentinel says,tho Pros
ident declared that it measure offreedom--
while with Southern, ho claimed credit for having
striven to advance the interests of their section.
The appointment Of Reeder,the removal of Bron-
son, and the Pacific railway proposition are made
topios of severe animadyersion. The Sentnels
article concludes thus
Why is it, then. we havo been ostracised by a
Democratic Senatel And been made to give
place to a concern with whom principle is bau-
Bile. and consistency phantom
In the election of Thursday, the question was
asked by the honorable Senator Crittenden. wheth
or the duties Of the Office of printer were well and
faithfully performed The answer was in the
affirmative.
But how has the election of Mr.. Nicholson
Il l. L..
s,ruove to our readers to know The first eau
Gus that was held nominated Nicholson and For
ney; seven OF eight Senators left the caucus and
refused to be- bound by it. whereupon Mr.. For
ney deeming himself unworthy hf so honorable
| n connection, voluntarily ~ withdrew his name
! But the difficulty was not relieved by this, for
each gentleman had his respective friends who
would not vote for the other, unless both could
| share alike. Mr. Nicholson could not be elected
unit, pirate pledge lin writing as we are in.
| formed, and in the possession of an honorable
Senator) was given that Mr.. Forney should be
part beneficiary of the Senate or Executive
| printing Thus denying their connection, they
we're enabled to obtain the votes of Senators, who
never could bestow them upon Mr.. Forney while,
in point of fact, he is. understand. by the or
der Of the President, equally interested in the
profits.
But Messrs Nicholson and Fornev are ec C.
ted!
We do not pretend to disguise our disappoint-
ment, nay, mortifcatioh,at our defeat, bat it car
res with il the consolation that the shackles re-
taken from our wrists and we aro no longer res
ponsible TO any one for the exercise of TINT bcr
ty for which we have so long painted, and hence
forth shall follow the dictates of own judg
ment. and pursue the course hest calculated for
the success of the Democratic party, and as nm
exponent of those views, we arc inclined to adopt
the Georgia platform.