Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-03-24


The brave men who lived before Agamemnon
are unknown. we are told, because they had no
poets to sing their praises quia carent sacro
rate. II is fortunate thing for the great men
of more recen, times that letters have been in
vented, and that historians and chroniclers are
not wanting TO record their noble deeds and
transmit 10 an ever admiring postcrity the story
of their genius and their virtues. In the cate
cory of those whose names destined thus 10
be perpetuated, is the distinguished gentleman
who does this district the honor Of representing
tn Congress Mt the cost Of three thousand dollars
session! A writer in the last Republican
brings To- ligh, the lustrious fac, TINT our hon
ored representative was friendly to, and some.
what connected with, the late Preston Brooks in
the tragedy 81 with the notorious Sumner
wherefore he feels "assured that both parties
will unite upon him." but, for the purpose oi
making assurance douby sure, he calls upon "the
talented young democrats in the district To
take the sword in hand ut once and let their
thunders roll from the banks of the Dan to the
shoals OF the james" The writer appreciates
the magnitude of the labor he assigns these
champions of "our eminent Representative" but
incites them with the as urance that 1.-THE motives
and the rewards which they will have ms signed
them" will be in proportion--c of which is
the consolation that when life is passed and all
momentary distinctions of party are at an end,
the same grateful tear which you now pour on
the grave of lllustrous virtue will in return fall
upon yours In a burst of irrepressblc admi-
ration he excaims: Whatever can warm the
generous or animate the noble mind, Is display.
4" ed to their ambition in the character of our dis
"tlnguished representatve--ihe acquisition Of
personal fame the maintenance Of family honor.
the extension of national greatness, and the i'm
"provement of national manners-and, what is
"sti more.he power of embodying their names
in the annals of their country and descending TO
"posterity with the admiration of the wise and the
blessings of the virtuous. From these general
considerations let me request you to imagine the
canvass commenced,and to examine the charac.
- ter of the candidate presented for your suf-
frages. The history of your coantry records
Ito you the names of many illusirious great
"of many who have added virtue to rank
land genius to distinction; but the arduous
land patriotic duties which our present
representative has performed presents all that
is great or dignifed in national character"
Stirring as is this appeal, the, writer forgels the
browning glory of his hero's life. What are
his maintenance of family honor, his extension
of our national greatness and his improvement Of
our national manners unrlvalled a. has been his
success III these respects, compared with his
self denying and self sacrificing patriotism Was
not the writer aware that in accomplishing these
things he had been compelled to exchange Appo.
mattoxC. II. for Washington City, Did he not
know that all last winter. Instead of pursuing the
lucrative engagements of his profession before
their worships. the Justices Of the county, he
was serving his country at only thirty three dol
lars day! And does he not know that while
the " eminent representative" was incuIring
these sacrifices. he refused, with Spartan sto
cism. to let his State have an equal share with
other States of the 1T bic Domain.. The su.
perb position which he occupied too as the
"yeomanry candidate for seat in the Cabinet,
and MIR. Buchanan's upgrateful appreciation of
his claims should have been brought into the front
Of ''all that is great dignifed in the national
character Of our "eminent representative. p"
Buck'"''' must write another chapter filing
up this deplorable hiatus in the life and services