Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-10-19

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oeraure AAai1<foA
Or neishbor Of the rirysssDs psstkrs tie elsc-
dsa q LINco.s. the Black ksp. hnssn ssne,se !.
soe ~ Senate 10 ihinoas, % seueS o..
n.-.s: :s S 80 -. osC nm srs.. FINN Pam.
..Iv..;. "a Ia election of 4 Black Republican
&4sS1J66df In fact. we hare no doubt oar ncigh'
Dor 10 exceedngly re)o'ced nj the generx su1ess'
OF tns 1aac, - :, ,h;s nor should
~ hc~S,aSsJ :. anything that journal might
ssy. sinsa II rsceut expression Of regret 1t ths
fSlnre q eoalitaon 10 New !oln $500 49, ,, .,o
Incl Heps;s..cI.,...s, n The frec territore, Of
~ 1,r;tsd Stsses. re non-ertension and non-er
isfs,pe Of sfacesy In tie Free 7srritories 81 the
uHsst sdte', 9 the motto o. the .uy'"'a", ~. ss
III as ssSsso " .s $780, 1. .vowedlv the
100 va admire our neiehbor's candor, il We
do Abhor his principles.
We take The above from the Lynchburg Re
publican Of yesterday, and intend to submit
very few remarks by way Of rejoinder We do
desire the election of Lincoln over Douglas, upon
the principle that we would always prefer an
avoved enemy 70 a secret one 1t is choice OF
evils simply. and il cur neighbor were disposed
to exercise the "candor'' he has conceded to US,
he would not withhold the fact that it is upon
this ground we have always based our preference.
He il maaifestly disingenuous, aud in simply sta
ting yet refraining to give the reason' Tor
ourchoics would throw upon US the on"s Of prefer
ring an Abolitonist to an avowed national man.
Our readers know better than this; and 81 does
our neighbor. But we would ask the fepHbhcd"
what excuse II can Offer in palliation Of the fierce
war waged by the Administration upon Douglas
whom they know that the defeat OF Douglas
equivalent to the election ofhn opponent L'neoin'
Tho Northwestern Democratic papers concedc
this fact, and deprecate the course OF the Admin
istrAtioa towards Douglas Amongst Others. the
Cincinnati E"qairer declares that the course OF
the Government organ is exciting deep nd'g-
nation all over the West and Souti'-we" we
have other Democratic testimony at hand to prove
that the late battle in Ohio was fought and won.
% far - the Democratic party were vlct"r'ous-o"
the Douglas platform. What has the Republiea"
to Gay In this bshslfi We should he glad to see.
We are grAtiAed at the defeat Of }. clancy
Jones' because he IL . demsgogue ct the first va
ter. but W ere surely not responsible for Black
Republican triumph in district Boosting 6,OOO
Democratic majority. Our Northern allies night
to Be taught better things than to vote for Black
Republicans; but If they have done this thing, 1t
only. shows how empty ia the boast Of tho RtPub-
lican and other Democratic papers and politicians
respecting the soandness Of Northern Democrats
Our information it, however, that the Black
Republican competitor Of Mr.. jones. ran De-
mocrat though an anti Administration Democrat
which fact We commend " the consideration Of
our neichbor
The ReDxN;can declares that it "woud not 10
surprised At anything that Journal lthc virgnian)
might say since its recent expressions Of regret
at the failure Of coalition in New York, between
the Black Republicans and Americans. upon a
platform repudiatiuy slavery in the free terri.orie.
of the United States" 1t then adds in Italics
THE non-extension and non-e1i.tenence Of slave
~ in the FREQ territories Of the United States, i.
the Black Repuhiicans Of the North"
Now. We have scarcely patience to treat thi.
declaration with any consideration. for it deserves,
mona The R,vublicon knows we'll that We