Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-07

| anu whch uehu, VI HuNththiuS MS prihcipics, nis
namo aud his fair fame.
| We believe that although men may die, there
are ccttain principles which can never dn; ard
| that although oil that ia mortal Of the Sage of
Ashlana ,nay repose beneath tho quiet, the calm.
| aud tho peaceful shades Of his own Kentucky,
there yet romans to us his principles and the IN
hueBce OF his example.
We. Sir. are among those who rally around the
cid wing banner; which, though IT may be tatter-
| "d and to'n and although II mny be soilrd with
the heat aud dust Of an hundred battles. is still
preserved in its integrity; and still bears upon is
ample folds those eternal princlcs Of Justice and
| of right, which wero inscribod thereon by its
| Great Defender. We are among those who. in
| spite OF desert'on from our ranks, and treachery
10 our principles, still proclaim that tho Wing
party stands to-dsy, whore II has ever stood. on
tho broad basis Of the Constitution. ln NIL times
of danger anu ot trouble II has over been the colt
scrvativc and law-abiding principles of the Wing
Party that have preserved the integrity Of tho
| contederacy. And now, when our country is in
| the midst OF violent commoton: whilst We look
nrnnd nsfor one upon whom may fall the mantle of
| the departed clay, wc a,e forced to excinlm IN
the la"enasc of the great expuuder Of tho con.,i-
| tnt"n-"that III The dark ana troubled night TINT
IL upon us, We see no star thnt promises to guide
sn safety except that oi thc Intelligent tho pa-
trl"lc. and the United Wing Party
| tn'r'ta'n'ng such views SIR, II Is but natural
that "" should take great pleasure IN meeting
WIN YOU VINO, thfonEh good report ana through
e,, report, IN prosperity or in adversity, have
ever renamed true and steadlast to your nllcsi-
nh"e.
you we look Tor advice To you the oli
Guard look tor counsel As for ourselves. can
"n, repeat tat we remain The same as We ever
were, Unchanged and uhcha"gcablr; and we would
exihcs' the hope TINT, when another year shall
have passed. nnd another chnper hren added TO
the annnls oi iime.wc may seey u nj tho head otu
National Conservative larty, having TOR its watch
VOID. The Union, tie Constitution, nhd its Com
promises. aud for its battle cry. '"Pr"teetion to
American Industry.
To that end the Old Guard stand ready once
again to plant the standard and once again to un-
'dil '''o old banner.
For thni object, with stout arms and stcad'hst
| hearts, five hundred Ashlandcrs stand ready To
lea. tho column, as in days oi yore to triumph
! and t" victory.
ROBERT {. GWiER. President.
A. II. DUDLEY, LIT Vice President.
WM II. DRAPER 2l Vice President.
ELEMENT NJ. SEAMAN, Secretary.
). l.rwIs lluTcnIAGs, Treasurer.
J J.. nopor
D, }: Levy. Executive Committee.
~ MclNfaE,
MR. cuIr1INpEN's rErLY.
MIR. Criitenocn then replied. saying in sub
Stan.c that lie would have his friends believe, /"
the first place. that he came to this city, not Tor
| any political occasion, and for 10 political end.
He rnmr for no other purpose than on little prl-
,a'e business which he Ind to transact, and to re-
main here for day or two on his way to the city
of Boston. He expected no such welcome as that
now given him. lilo did not apprecinto himself so
much as to think that he deserved it, and he
thanked them cordially aud with oil his heart for
| this welcome. 1t wns mn honor that he Ind not
expected. and iheref're. 1t was the moro agre'a,
hle 10 linn. u th the addresses with which they
bud honored him hrea.hel the same sentiments.
They were has sentiments and ms principles
Trained in them Tor II long series OF years rs no
heart at the pte'cnt day ns they hnd been III tho
most youthful period OF his life. lie had known
no change whatever. and he would know no
change Tho Whg party was II glorious party,
md It's enemies could not assail it in such man
ncr ~ To weaken its principles When It was tho
rival Of the Democratic party, it was. of course.
engaged in contention with IT. but. when the con-
,cni"n ceased us adVers"ries were t'e iounest III
it, praises, und now no Looked for such glorious
resurrection of the Wing party as would restore
the government oi this country to its pristine
principles, and to its pristine virtue. That was
the object Of the great Whig party, OF which the
lnmentcl chcitnin, Henry Clay, wns the prop and
the head. He The speaker had served with him,
or rather DO should say. under him, in many n
long ani weary campaign ana Tor the whoe pc
rod of their political lives except on one solitary
occasion, there never was tho slightest thlng be-
tween them which could be called hy the name OF
dissension: and that slight cloud was soon aiter
| happily dissira'ed lie looked on Mr. omyS
name aud lame M all the world dd-tney were
i good. lie Mr. Crlttenden) knew Mr. Clay "oi''
and could truly say that there never WAS more
intrepid and dlsinterested servant OF INC people
than was Henry Gay. webster ana e"noun
were great names; no would not compare them'
They were all the woriu " h'n'' but Mr: Hiay was
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