American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-11-19
STATE POLITICS.


The Democracy of the Old Dominion
81 getting into snarl, or we are no
Judge OF symptoms. In the frs. place,
there are too many aspirants for the
Gu5ernatorial chair. There is Letcher,
and Edmondson, and Brockenbrough,
and Tucker, and Floyd, and Faulkner,
besides score Of others for aucht we
know; and they all seem to want the
oihce, and 10 want it now. TYaittnq,
though some will have to submit TO it,
is not the order of the day. And what
il worse than all, there are suggestions
of foul play on the part Of the mana
gers behind the screens. The friends
OF tho other candidates especially sus.
.pect that those who are Letcher-ous,
are also t''eacheroua! and are manufac
turing public opinion, by getting up
little meetings to appoint and instruct
delegates, without consulting the great
body Of the people as to their choice.
Another cause Of dissatisfaction is,
tho selection Of Petersburg, some o5
miles south Of Richmond, as the place
for holding the State Convention, and
that too in the bleak month Of Deem.
Der :! This does smell little garlicky,
wo must conieSs-especlally when we
see, IN so many papers, the strongest
kind Of urgency that the People attend
the Convention themselves, and not
trust the management Of matters SO
momentous to aRernatcs, or anybody
else! IF the managers really wish to
have full representation of the coun-
ties, and a fair expression Of the will
Of the people, Why not hold the Con-
Sen,ion at a point somewhere near the
centre Of population at least, if not of
territory? How preposterous, to call
upon the people Of the North & West
to make q winters march to Peters.
burg, at time when many of them
(and the owners Of good farms, too, J
arc at their wits end to raise money to
pay their taxes! The People won't 90
TO pctersburg-they can't get there
ana they wouldn't go there if they
could. The Convention will of course
make nomination, but will the PEG.
pie endorse it? We shall see. ...
y writer in tho Richmond Eramt3,er
who signs himself "GNACcHUs," and
who requests all tho Democratic papers
in the State to copy his article, is out
in an "Appeal to the people of Vir-
Ginia' against "thc politicians and the
Democratic Press" charging them with
ian attempt to take this power (of
nominating Governor out of the
hands Of the people and assume it
thenSclyes;" and urging them, Us a
remedy, to attend to their own inter.
ests. This is truly bad condi,ion of
things! The leaders foul in tho hnr-
ness, and the organs all out Of tune . I
Well it's all owing to this fast age"
and to the go-abcadatiyenesB Of Young
America The d" old fogies" will have
to stand to the fore, and take the reins
once more, or The Democratic party
will 60 to sticks and then what wiu
became Of The counby2
If these ambitious and turbulen: a.
gIta'ors don't settle themselves, in the
quickest possiblc time, VIC ghall--therc
can be no two ways about 1t we shall
have to hoist the good old flag Of the
Jeifersonlan Democracy of by.gone
ycars--and drive the rampant young.
lings, who would now rule or ruin, back
10 their swaddIing clothos--snd thus
save the Commonwealth ..#
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