Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-02-24

The Richmond correspondent of tho Now York
Herald has the following relative to the recent
change in the editorial conduct and propretorship
OF tn, Enquirer:
The Richmond Es9arer OF this morning contains
a card from Roger A. Pryor. announcing his with
drN from the editorial charge Of that paper, aud the
sale OF his interest therein TO his partners, Messrs
Ht,lie DuunasaAt. VAS informed this morning
uai lie had nude "A proposition TO purchase their
shares, offering leu thousand dollars above the rtiD
AT Which hc purchased his shrr four Years ugo- but
It refused The supposed object Of the purchase
was, 10 create lie paper the special organ ot Hunter
aud report generally tdcutaes the Senator with this
effort To accomplish the purchase. IN disposed 10
gard this ruuor true ia view of the cInbarrass
post on which he occupies AT present Having ttiI-
ed IN his efforts 10 secure tbr office OF Secretary of
State, and with prospect II almost certain dcien in
the next election Tor the United States Senatorsp
unless indeed great reaetoa in the public SEN
tment of the people Of Virginia shall take place he
fore The period OF election there IL Hst II he
hcve that he would nj any secure the ser, ices Of
"A paper like the E8gaUt#, whose iaHaenrc ia tire
'pmnionw eath l. almos' omnpolcut. Aith the ntl-
'lntage of its advocacy during the ensuing spring
elections, upon thu t,su II nIt,d hinges the whole
sue, he may possibly AVOID lttat. Blt with such
power opposed 10 him. or eten ucuttal in the con-
test while the ErppNer scarcely rts Influential oe-
eupies position Of deadly hostility 10 him he rnn=
not have the renotest chance al success.
II - understood that anew paper VIII he establish
ed under the auspices of Mr. Pryor, aud that il will
he conducted with due regard 10 Mr. Hunter inter
est lowe good the prospects of its ultimate sue
cess may be, lis Influence will be necessarily cncnm-
scribed for tiHe. Meanwhile the rien,l, of Mr.
Wise will have accomplished all that they had sought
for
Assuming The reports in reference 10 Mr.. Pryor's
object IN starting Tins new paper to be true am led
rresisiby TO anticipate much aistra ton and excite
ment in connection with this conflict Its general
ly understood that Hunter would now accept the
Premiership, even 1T sacrifice of his prospects Tor
the Presidency seeing thai his chances Of reelection
to his present position are tnst diminishing under the
overwhelming popular pressure in ayor of Wise |
nm informed thai Its friends will make an effort 10
cuneilate the Know Nothing vote ia tie Legislature
oS \ connterNniling power 10 Wses party vote.
Mr. Lee IT., the p;cscn, editor and proprietor Of
the Norfolk Iaitg Aoes IS spoken ot as the person
likely to succeed Mr.. Pryor in the conduct Of the In
4Hfer. He Is a young gentleman OF good abilities.
aud Is probably the must Jealous friend that Wise has
IN tue Commonwealth This is a favorable omen tor
the GoSernor for it will doubt be the means of en-
listing the services OF the Enquirer in his behalf 1t
has heretofore occupied strictly neutral position in
nll contests amongst members of its party, for oHicc
or proiemcut TWAS ever guarded in indicating any
choice between rival asprans for the Presidency or
in fact any high position