Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-05-16

MON as a candidate Ia represent the county Oh
Campbell in the next Legislature.
We are authorized to announce DR.. BOOKER
F. SMITH candidate to represent Campbell
county lin parD IN the next Legi-la' ure.
A day or two since we had occasion Ia retsr t"
the course Of the Richmond Wing IN rgntd t"
the recent Legislative. nominations mad" 70. tn"
American aud Wing parties of TINT CITY. la that
article we reprobated the policy of sending to
Congress and the Legislature mn uItafiy devoid
of the qualifications necessary 10 constitute an
intelligent legislator. We also introduced some
individual cases in our own State. which we
thought illustrative of the abuse We condemned.
The Republican, in its last issue, attempts face
tiossness at our expense. aud arrives al the snge
conclusion that our remarks were III no wise ap-
pcable to the Democratic party. and in support
OF its point dscloses the marvellous faci that tour
of the gentlemen whose names we mentioned in
our article. are residents of Wing counties, and
consequently, the Wings nre alan" to blame for
their eI, ln-ion from public service. We hnsen"
disposition to contradict th. fact that Bedford.
Albemare. Augusta and knnawhn nre Wing
counties. and WI would beg 10 remind the X"
publican that each # the gentlemen mined haye
represented these glorious odd Wing counties III
the State Legislature, and We presume could do 50
sgain did they desire il aud we would further re-
mind our neighbour that after serving those coun-
ties with credit and honor all Of them trans
ferred TO u wider 6eld-the halls Of Congress-
whore they made regulations national in charac'
ter, and reflected ON their old State as're which
has been sadly dimmed by their successors.-
William c. kiyes WAS succeeded in the Senate
by Isaac : Penny backer, Of the county of Shrn
andoah-n man without even State reputation.
md who would not have gained national one
had he lived to the age of Meihusclah. Alex.
Stuart was succeeded in the House OF Rrpresen-
tatves by VIM. Taylor,a very good man hat one
whose mental calibre was Of the water Cruel or
der. William l.. Goggn was superseded by
Paulus Powell and George W. Summers
was beaten by Joseph johnson. These ca
res occurred to our mind wh-n penning the
article in question offering tho slrongr>' il
lustraiion OF the position then assumed. Our
readers fully obe to make the necessary mp
plica,ion. The Republican was. we think, not
very fortunate in the enumeration of its light
material" Has i, los, sigh, Of the fac, that Nat
Claiborne. Carlisle Iigon Brair and Collier" have
oil received offices Of honor at the hnnds of the
Democratic partyl Does'n, he know tina, Bcnlc
went to Congress as long he d, sired from i,co
Democratic districts in different parts of the
State! Is he ignorant of the fact that Claiborne,
Lyon, and Carlisle all were sent by the Demao
racy to the Reform Convention to make u new
Constitution for Virginia If the 'matrlial"
was excessively light we must take it "a n
further proof of our position, viz - that the De
mocracy always 60 for party whether their
dldate is capable or not aud the fuct oi his being
thoroughly indociriDated in these principles. j..
of itself, claim sufficient to secure the nd,viiu
al support of Democrats. fh, is the very point
ut which we have been driving all the time aud
the particular abuse we have condemned, there
fore our warmest acknnwled grmrni- arr due nur
face,ious contemporary io' thu happy aud app"
rite illu straton he has atfsti, q u IA yndlent-
Ing the justice of our first remarks.
"0l Jew, thank thee for that word
We claim to be party man, aud would o. as
far in an honorable direction Ia oppose the evils
with which Democracy has afflicted the country
as duty would require. But, at the sam" time,
we will never surrender our own private judy
ment to the dictntiun of any self constituted ca
bal. let it arrogaie to itself what mime il may
Democratic candidate for fdtrdi office
would not support except on the D-,rIhuti"ni-
sue. nor would We vote for an iuconprtrnt
corrupt man Of our own party, even though hr
wars -nd ,rs-d by all the INVENTIONS that could
be packed between this and the crack of doom.