Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-05-11

should have, could the large desires o this tfhIy
| excellent aud cnih tic spirited man be realized.
The independent snd manly course pursued
by The Richmond Uhig Ia opposing the n'mi-
nations recently made for the Senate aud House
of Delegates. by III" Anero al nnl Wing parties
Of that city. cannot be too highly commended,
aud affords striking contrast Ia tho universal
policy of Democratic ,urnnls, when placed IN
similar circumstances. This prevailing vice of
aunkeyism. which in almost every instance de-.
mNnd- total surrender e all independent feel.
ing. and an entire subsection OF Individual judy
ment to the diotalion of few self constituted
caucus managers il an abuse that hns ton long
existed in country, hut more especially in
our Sinte. The effect of such policy has been to
drive from the councils of tho State that class Of
statesmen whose acknowledged ability and char
actcr reflected credit On the constituency, and
whose services W. III have resulted in her last.
IN advantage. aud the substitution in their
stead Of men whose only claim WIS blind ohcdi-
euce to party behosts, aud the mnst srrvile
trucking To thu whm~ aud caprioes Of those
who were instrumental IN pushing THIN forward.
Whist the services of such men Wn. e.
Rive.. Geo. W Summers. Thos. 5. Flournoy,
Alex. Stuart. VIM. J. Goggin. and others
might name. hayc been lost 20 the State by III.
inaugur ,ton # thu most suicidal policy. their
places have been occupied by Elisha Winding
McComas, Joe Johnson etc. We hnm1ly con
ceve that If there has ever existed IN tho history
of our State or Federal Government time when the
experience aud taents of our Foremost men were
l,l t,h h. laI t,t, -,
now. Pigmes and creatures of party have too
long cursed US with their incompelency 10 gov
crn. aud the env h"pn for the fuln.e weni of
Virginia is their total and eternal cxclu-ian from
the places now disgraccd by their iucu,nbency
If Offices are only created for men who me- IN.
able to hnne>i livelihood in the pursuits "f
businessmen all we have 10 say 1.-The sooner they
are abolished the better. The present system Of
filling these offices is vitia,ing in tho extreme
and is he greatest evil connected with a repub
can government.
When people want Intelligent Legislation
which will oonduce 10 their good anl tho benefit
fther posteritv. why ask. do they persist
in selecting men Ia make their laws who have
10 earthly conception of what law -. aud even
after It's enactment nre ~ ignorant of its intent
and meaning n they nre of the palitoal ntinitirs
of the man in the moon. An sen .ible and pa
tr'"tic men should PIT their scal Of condemnation
On thi. most fatal nnl humiinIing policy. aud IA
we intimated in another plooc in rhi- article, the
present Is the proper time at which to begin the
good work. In what we have written We do not
desire Ia be understood endorsing the structures
of the Wing on the Z ntemen who received the
Richmond nominations. Most If the gentlemen
are wholly unknown I" ~ and for NIL va know
to the contrary may be n- Incompetent MS the
Wing charges. A. we have the highest respect
tor the judgment Ut our Intelligent contemporary
not disposed to make an isene with him
on that pain, aud havc only to ray that, '',f the
nominations were not tit to be nade," We hsarti-
iy wish him entire success III crushing them
out"