Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-17
Tne spirit Of the Opposition.

The spirit Of the Qpposition-
A nass meeting Of the Opposition will Be held
in the city Of Richmond on Monday night next.
for Ne purpose Of recommending time and place
far holdinx State Convention to nominate Oppo-
sitiea candidates ss the ensuing Spring election.
1ais b right Tho Opposition in Virginia, IN
sabdssd b. successive reverscs, are animated by
~ sane old spirit Of resistance which Is the
erovsfag glory Of Wing and arc eager once
noes b eiys m emphatic exhibition oil It at Tho
polls. IN the spirit Of the Wings Of the Revola-
tiou, bslisvisg themselves right they stop not t"
calcslsts ths chances Of success, but, like John
Adaus, tbsy are ready and willing to pledge their
hands and their hearts to the cause, sink or
swim. survive or perish"
VERY likely Convention will be held sometime
ia February, % ~ to give the nominees an oppor-
nifty TO canvass the State thoroughly before the
day Of election In this view it is important that
meetings should be ct once held in the respective
counties for the appointment Of delegates. The
season will probably be q somewhat unpropitious
one for the attendance Of delegates from dis
sanoe--bat if the same spirit continue to exist
among tho Opposition as now prevails, We may
expect Convention at once respectable and impo-
sing. both in nambers and character.
Let <Ae different counties then, at once, proceed
TO hold meetings and appoint delegates Let the
best men Of each county be selected, and such on
" as are likely to attend Ia the event that noas
will Be- able to attend, proxies may be appointed
to represent the wishes Of the people, and thus tho
voice and the preference Of every portion of tn"
Commonwealth may be heard in the Convention.
r u n,cl AT ,ap
say the signs are most encouraging. A deep aud
widespread dissatisfaction exists among men Of
all parties with The Acknowledgements
ticket. Nos alone does Mr.. Letchers connection
with the Ruifncr pamphlet hang as an incubus
upon his ehoulders-but the fact that, 10y Demo
cratic authority, it is ticket composed OF men
hostile to the eomsercial progress and the Physi-
cal development Of Virginia, will deter thousands
Of the true and loyal citizens Of the State, who arc
looking forward to her future grandeur. from Civ
ing it their support.
In respect Of the most important consideration
which should influence the suf'rngcs Of the people
ut the next election-namely, devotion To the com
mercia interests and the material advancement in
wealth and resources Of our glorious old Common
wealth--our candidate, whoever he may be, We
undertake to say in advance. will occupy an i'm
pregnabls ground. This is the rcal and most vital
consideration in tho election of Govcrnur-and,
II We mistake not the peorlc Of the State, at the
next election. will give assurance Of that fact by
q reputation Of n ticket. the leader Of which,
oording TO Democratic admis,inn, is 'the aat',in
sermaI-improcemeat ceaddate FIR t'ort'nor II IU-
Sissa," supported by Lieutenant who slgnalized
his Legislative career ny nothing else than bit
ter and indiscriminate opposition 10 every measure
calculated to rescue the commonwealth from de
cay, and place her upon a commercial equality
with her sister States
We viii conclude by copying the following par-
agraph from the Alexandria Gaze,to-one Of the
most modetate und conservative journals in the
stats-which, it will be observed, decidedly ap-
proves the policy of opposition to the ticket put
forth BY tbs PetersvMrg Convention:
Iron The Alexandria Gazette j
The proposition to run Wing candidates IN Nir-
Rinia In opposition ts the Democratic ticket late
II presented BY the Petersburg Convention, will,
We believe, meet with dissenting voice aneng
the Opposition in the State-and although there
arc . number Of gentlemen named as the prop
sed candidates. there will be no discord nor tro,-
Bile with regaId to them, as they are all good men
and true, and the selection oil either or any OF
them will be acceptable. There are many
ons, affecting present events and future political
movements which are urged in favor Of the deter
nination to make fight against the Democratic
nomination, which present themselves TO every
mind rejecting on the subject, and which will
have their due weight with the people. The fear
Of failure or defeat ought to have the effect
to deter men who believe they right, from do
ing what they think is right.
F-om the Wheeling Times
The nssnaa sugOested for the ticket by our friend