Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-11-30
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fussday Morning ... a::<Novr. g. lese.
ne Dsmooratic stals Cenvention,
Ia Dsnnsrasie State conssntisn msess in Pc
,sssA.re On Thsrsdsy hsxt Fron tho "signs OF
~ s;usss il appears that there will be large at
as.daaes Of dslesases.
X w hass vsuy little doubt that Mr. Lsseher
win b noaisatsd - the candidate flr Governor
pssAasss poa the arst ballot. The expressions OF
pceular ssntiueut In his favor have been 30 gen.
srsl "a 90 marked that il is hardly to be supPos
ID thsy will be disresarded by the Democracy IN
ssspersi Conveueion. A uncertain and unreliable
:. D,wocssey t. in al its attributes. We can hard
: ~ u,s.iys how the CONVENTION can 20 far outrage
De~oor.sic sediment - 10 nominate any one else
hat the Representative Of the Tenth Legion
We have earnestly desired Mr.. Letcher's nom'-
!. nation By tho Democracy, for two reasons The
one is, that he 10 gentleman and true virgin
ian-and the other that We desired to see stop
put 70 the everlasting cry about slavery, which
seems 10 b an inevitable necessity OF every cleo
ton We have, State or Federal. II the Democracy
nominate Mr.. Lstcher, It will hardly lie in their
nouths 70 repeat the old game Of impeachine the
sdeli.y to slavery Of the Opposition candidate at
the same time that they proclaim the superior re-
liability and "sounduess" Of their own.
Its sickening. almost to reflect upon ne means
which we're used to defeat Summers aud Flour
nov. Notwithstanding the Democracy had pre-
viously elected Mcdowell Governor. they raised
the hue aud cry upon Summers for the same Of
fsacs, long qflerWdr.is they repeated 1t IN
the case Of Fiournoy. against whom. up TO that
sime not the 6rst whisper Of in6deiy to the inter
ests Of slavery had ever been uttered
Now, no matter who the candidate Of the op-
position may Ike. We would like To know how the
Democracy will he ahle to employ their old device
with Letcher - their candidate. Mr.. Letcher en-
dorsed the Ruiner Address as late AS 1897. Mr.
Summer offence was committed rs far back m
1882. Now, If Mr.. Summers should be tho Oppo-
sition candidate. the Democracy would he IN u
nice prcdicament They would be dcbarred from
charging .unsoundness" upon him, by reason Of
Mr.. Lctcher's unsosnlncss Of still more recent
dale. Bat then, how would it be possible for
them to conduct canvass without this weapon!
We shau really enjoy the peculiarly perple1ing
prediUament" they will be in, without being able
to raiss their staple cry of niger in the dis
eussioos.
The Richmond Enquirer declares that great
many Democrats will not support Mr.. Letcher' If
he be nominated. We beg to differ from our con-
temporary. Although he belongs to the party
va modestly suggest that Ire dies not understand
them half as well as we do. We have been study
ing the Democracy now for several years. and We
think ~ know them too well for thai. In 1879
We hoard hundreds Of them declare they would
~ Mr.. Wise in Jericho before they would vote
for him-but when election day came, you could
not have driven them away from the ballot box
with forty foot pole. Let the bugle blast be
sounded, and they will flock around their stand
ard bearer. no matter who he may be, like sea
crabs around the carcass Of monster Of the deep.
TuH Lecsburg Wsshingtonan. referring TO the
psospscs Of the early completion Of the Lynchbur;
end 0ordonsviae Railroad, discuurscs as follows:
"A continuous line u railroad will thus he com
pleted between Portland, Maine, and New Orleans,
. by way Of Washington and Alexandria. This
viii b the greatest railroad Of the country, and
probably one Of the most splendid in the world
Washington and Alexandria will 10 brought in
direct aad daily Communication with all the SOU
thorn States, which will add greatly to the pros
psrity Of these cities. The immense travel and
frsighuge upon this road will bring handsom,
annual income into the State treasury in dividend,
upon the stock which the State has in tho i'm
provement. Then will wo begin to realize ben
e6t from tho States Investments in her railroads
mot only from the revenues Of the road, but from
The enhanced value Of the lands, and tho number
OF towns and villages which will spring into exis
tence slons the line in this Stare ntfording NOR,
valuable and numerous uljsctsc taxation. With
81 few more roads competcd-tbe Covington to tn,
Ohio--thS Manassa to its terminus in the valley
and the Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Il
Piedmont this old Commonwealth will soon pre-
sent nosrishng condtion-powerful and grea
In oil the elements Of State wealth. 1t 10 to on,
railfoads We must look for the development of ou
rcsources"
Davis vs. Douglas.
twill be reeollected that Mr.. Douglas, in one o
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