Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-02-12
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Know Mornings snail ruu no cano'oate iof III
Presidency in the approaching election. bat shall
concentrate their votes on the Democratic can
ddate. The proposition is liberal, but We should
have to take time to think. 1t would be impelit,
to doubt that the Democratic party are the mos
patriotic, statesman-like, iaccrruptible. unior
and constitution lesiag men that have lived il
.all the tide Of G,ne"-thAt they are the yer,
salt Of the earth--and that it may be not i'm
piously hoped that they will finally redeem faller
nortals from the sad mischance Of ''nan's first
disobedence." We say it would be impolite 10
doubt this, for they have proclaimed Il times in
calculabie, and in wave which no man can mum.
Der. But. nevertheless. the proposition of tho
Republican CHIMES upon us so suddeaiy, and in
wolves considerations of 80 grave character,
shat we must be rardened foraskng tine to de.
liberate. At present We are net IA condl-
zion to view the natter oalmly- We are 80 be.
wadered With visions Of power and punder we
are - eiated with the thought ct being lifted
from these low grounds Of sorrow, wherein we
have been dwelling, that we cannot trust the i'm
pulses that make us long to leap into the arms of
Democracy. Besdes.we want to reflect whether
due regard for sek-respect win not at last com
pei us to do violence to our feeling to mertfy our
desires and reject the brilliant and emicng offer.
II may be 1--WE weep TO think fin that after all the
invitation comes too late. We are but mortal
and misfortune and disaster have not purified us
of mortal resentmests. The glttering future
cannot blind us TO the irrevocable past Il may
be glory enough for a common ambition TO have
a. 20 10 fini
candidate Of ,he-D Democracy, but can never
choke down the feeling Of shame which the
mcmbranoe Of having that privilege withheld
from US heretofore must forever give rise to-
What a glorious reccllectiop,it would be. Il We
had been permitted TO support Martin Wan Blu
reu--.lhe sweet little fellow," 'tbe Northern
man with Southern feeliags'-who heEeved in
shepower Of Congress to abolish slavery IN the
Dis trict of Columbia and was free -eil cand
date for the Presidency la 1913! Why did the
Democracy sehsby (pardon the VERDI monopo-
lie that high distinction 70 themselvesl Again.
W hen Mr.. Polk signed the Oregon bill, with the
Wilmot Proviso attached fer the purpose {ss Nj.
Benton affirms) of asserting the naked, apquali.
fed and absolute power of Congress TO pass such
a law-whenhe signed that bill. was ii not enough
30 rend our hearts with anguish to remember
that we had been denied the privilege of support
ing him! Once mare, when the 'heno of the
broken sword the nominee Of the Democracy
in 4e, who had been an advocate of the Wimot
Proyiso but, to mend his hold on free soilsm.
had just shifted bis position to Ssuatter Sover.
eignty-by which he sought 70 give 80 the first
hon utrt, e4o pbn
Territ cry the right to exclude tho Southerner
forever. when he, with this noble creed, ayowed
whe never the "naise and confusion" woeld per-
init it, was candidate for the Presidency. why
were not allowed to share the honor Of fight
ing and falling with him. And, lastly. when
tn renowned warrior Of New England, who had
procl aimed from the granite hills of New lamp
shire that his heart BLEED the sight of slave,
was chosen to lead on the Democratic hosts to
victory-when he triumphed and took the seat of
dominion, why we're we NOT suffered to Join in the
loud acclaim which welcomed him to poweri And,
whe seated in his place Of high authority, tho
guardian Of the rights Of every section the South
well the North, one If his first acts was to APP
point VIM j. Brown the convicted and brand
responsibility when, shortly after. he ignomn.
iously displaced from Office the inoorruptible
Br Onson because he would not feed a pack Of
free-soil hounds from the public crib when next,
as an advocate Of the Kansas bill he declared
that it was aineasure in favor of freedom, and
that under desperation not another slave State
would be added to the Union, though we should
acquire the whole of Mexico-when all thes,
memorable and illustricus things we're transpir
ing. why were we cut off from the noble joy o
feeling that a part of the glorious work was on
own! We will try to be humble, and 20 submit
unrepiDingly to the ill-starred destiny that ha,
denied us q participation in the immortal past o
Democracy. land if possible bury the resentfu
feeling that might hold JUS back from aecepiin,
the Republicans kind proposal. But, as w
said before, we must have a little time to thin
and consult We wiltlet the Republican kno,
srhemits candidate IL nominated, if it will allo,
itsoffer to stand open sill that time.
In introducing notice from one Of the s. Lou
is papers the other day of the new theatrical pr,
Dizzy Miss Heron. we were made 10y an oversigl
in proef reading TO speak of her as daughter ,
Mrs. Siddons. The mistake hardly deserves co
recting, but We meant to speak of her as dsugl
ter Of America. We append another from a p,
per Of that city:
St Louis Theatre Camille Epidemic
In the history Of St. Louis theatricals thei
never has been any occurrences that can con
pare7in interest with the continual re 2resentatio
of Camille at this theatre. The flrore it has o
casionedi is little less than an epidemic madne
everybody eeems 70 be erazy. Crowds of e,
cited people rush every morning to the box off,
of the theatre to SECURE seats, and before night
the house to Overlooking.
Camille has certainly been frequently plays
here before by Miss Davenport. Miss ince. al
by stars Of less note, and yet we never saw
produce any very remarkable sensation-inde,