Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-09

The 16fect Of Letcher's Nomination.
Ths Washington correspondent Of the Baltimore
Aner;ess. has tho following notice o. oar gabsr-
nasor;al nominee:
M. Leechcr has succeeded in obtaining the
noenination for Governor OF Virginia, ~ was con-
Adeatly predicted in this correspondence. and that
h sousl 10 an election. True. he was the open
advocate mot very long ago Of free soil sentiments
ouite a strong o. those for which certain extreme
natriots in Mississippi, and elsewhere, have fire.
ousntlv threatened TO dissolve the Union. Bot
bemocrscy assumes the virtue ascribcd to the man
lie Of charity, and covers multitude OF sins Mr..
Letchsr has got abeolution from an orthodox Con
vention, and Of course there is no higher authority
than that Let political managers disguise it rs
thew NAV, this result is significant Of the coming
event which it measurably prefgures.
Il is true that he was "the open advocate not
long aco of freesoil sentiments" and it is also
true--and VIC would burn that fact into the al
most scared conscicnccs Of his party friends-that
he owes his nomination to those who have made
it their boast that they. above all others, were
true to the South. In the selection Of nm ex-abo-
litionist Is their standard-bearer. and the expo
nent Of their principles. they have practically ig
nored and taken back all the charges they urged
upon every stump, and from every press, against
the various Wing candidates that have been nam
cd for the gubernatorial Office. Under these cir
cumstancee We cannot fail 70 arrive at ono oftwo
conclusions; either the Democracy were insincere
in their professions when asserting that George
W. Summers could not be trusted in the Office of
Governor. because at some remote period in the
past, aud under peculiar circumstances, he had
expressed sentiments inimcal To the institution Of
slavery or they have changed their ground, low
cred their crest and determined to pander to the
anti slavery sentiment. We leave them to nc
count for this change Of policy, and to maintain
their consistency before the world-if indeed they
are at all concerned abou, principle consistency,
and are not willing to sacrifice both TO expedicny.
One thing is certain: the Democracy of the Old
Dominion will present the appearance" before the
country of the foremost slave-holdins State in the
Confederacy, passing by many II its most gifted
men, and selecting for the most important Office it
can confer the only prominent politician arho ''ds
engaged IN tie latest effort 10 obo'itenise he State
Every abolition sheet in the Union will note the
event, and cite it As indicative of great change
in the sentiment Of the South-the subyersion Of
the old pro-slavery prejudice. and the progress
towards universal freedom.
We invite our readers to mark this prediction,
as We expect to present them many precious OK
cerps oerroborative of this view, from our North
srn exchanges.
Now is the time to put an opposition ticket in tho
Geld, and various applications have been mad" us
already, to advocate the calling of n Convention
for the purpose
We do so most heartily and recommend thu, tho
State Central Commitee--which VIC believe is still
in existence designate time in January,
and Charlottesville, Lynchburg or Richmond as tho
place Of meeting. This would give the counties
ample time to move in the matter, and send dele
gates to the Convention. We would not torestnll
public opinion, but believe that with such ticket
- William Ballard Preston for Governor, Robert
Saunders Of Williamsburg, for Lieut.. Governor
and Andrew Hunter of Jefferson. for Attorney
General, we could beat Honest John" These
are all gentlemen Of tried ability and fidelity with
not 20 much Us the faint Of anti-slavcry utilization
upon them. We should support them with nil
our might, or any other three good and true men
that might be named We 20 for Convention;
Convention by all means.