Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-22
The Ola WING Fire Burning,

The Ola wing FIRE burning,
We hare heen grati6ed beyond expression at
Il, responses hat hare come up from every quar-
&sr Of our old Commonweath, to the suggestions
made By this and other Journals. that an Opposi-
ton ticket TO that presented by the Petersburg
pandemonium, should be speedily offered for the
consideration end su6ragcs of the people. Le:-
ters Of conKfasulatiou, and assurances Of uncon-
querabls determination to oppose the bogus De.
mocracy, % long - its brazon front lie visible
have poured in upon US. They breathe the true
spirit and make us feel more ike we were upon
the eve Of . great revolution pregnant with impor-
tant events, than We have felt since the stirring
tines Of 1870 The old Wing ere still burns, and
though il suouldsred for while. 10 looming up
again with all its ancient brightness and glory.
Some craven spirits have deserted the ranks Of
the party 70 follow in the wake Of the spoils;
whilst others, dssparing of the triumph of conscr
vatve principles, have ceased from efforts to stem
the progress Of radicalism. And yet the history
of the country has abundantly demonstrated that
there Is always a reserved force that only e1raor
binary emergencies will bring into active exercise
"A force that holds the balance of power, and
which, vhsa brought into requisition. sweeps
away al party landmarks, reducing the vctors Of
Yesterday, OF those who have long rioted in the
excuses Of power, to the condition If tho van
qsished.
We believe that such "a tide in the affairs Of
men" IL now nearly at the food and that pro
tractsd career Of chicanery and INSTRUMENTATION
Of the party that has so long controlled the des-
Anies Of Virginia, and the country, is about to be
- =. ,rh,
people sold to party cannot e.. md though it he
difficult to turn men from their old party lin
TONS il 10 more difficult still for them to unearn
the lessons that have been craven in their hearts.
The Democratic party Of Virginia hn. taught
that no man who ever held antslayery opinions
could be trusted that no absolution from this sin
could b obtained; that once the foul leprosy took
possessions Of the man, no was doomed to eternal
expatriation from all the sweets Of Office.
And will they now stultify themselves? Will
they practically ignore and belic their own doc
trinsi win they proclaim their shame tn the
world, and admit that all their past pretcnsions
we're empty. unmeaning and hypocritcal' viii
they support for the highest Office they can confer,
man who but recently labored to erect geograph-
teal barriers in our beloved State and to array its
parts in direct sntagonsms Can they so outrage
public opinion--that opinion which they have
helped 70 t6sn--as to support man fn their
chief magistrate who has endorsed language rs
abusive Of our peculiar Institution as any ever ut
tered by Seward, Giddhgs, or Hale? Some will
do it 0s know. The leaders and those who are
under their control may do it, but we believe in
our Utmost soul that thousands of independent
Democrats will refuse to sultify themselves. We
know that there is deep disaacction. and we do
not believe that John Letcher will be elected Gov
srnor Of Virginia If the Opposition offer a candi-
date Of unexceptionable record. This they can
do and will do and Honest John" will be com.
pslled 10 lace the music on every stump in the
State. Let not The fear of defeat OF the jccrs of
our ensmy-whoee chief wcapon--most relied
upon-is 70 tannt Us with iancied weakne,s---
deter ~ from raising the standard of revolt, and
Of organizing our forces. This is the towards
plea, and shonld never be offered by those who
contend for principle in the face Of every odds.
The battls i not always to the strong; but piano.
piled with truth, and firm in the right. one may
chase Q thousand, and two put ten thousand to
fight
The Wings Of the revolution did not stop to cal
culsts the chances Of defeat, when two three
millions Of people set themselves in array against
apowG .ccuparsd with which Rome, in the height
ct her conausst and glory, was not to be mention
-. Dsfsa& and disaster. crowding thick and fast
upon them, did not parAly.e their energies. nor
cause them 70 trail their banner in the dust; but
inspired by the indomitable will Of their great
lsadsr. theyg were prepared to make their last
stand in the mountains Of that same West Angus
u which ~ present Democratic leader in Virgil
mia PROPOSED 70 separate forever from the home
and grave Il Washington! Let us take courage
and aoqnit ourselves like men who deserve sue
ess Let uscloss the ranks ofthat once serred host
that Of old went forth to battle under the most
gloeioas political header ever vouchsafed to any
parsys Ike him prefer defeat to dishonor; resis-
1anes 70 Submission. Let US afford to the young
men Of ~ soaDty an opportunity Of casting their
maiden yotee for good men with good principles,
rather than good men with unsound political opin-
ions. Organise! organize! organise! Let every
county and Congressional district put forth can
didateto rsly oar faithful clansmcn to the charge
and ere another moon shall wane we will see the
Euit ofOar laboss in the awakening Of spirit of
enthusiasm Inst will bear down all opposition.
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