Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-20

tt Moral Enect.
Ths Bedford Sentinel, in the course Of IN arti-
cls noniasaing Hon. WILnAn 1. Gooc:S - The
Oppositisa candidate for Govcruor--than whom
thsrs h 20 truer Wing in the Commonwealth, and
no one WHOM il would give Us greater satisfaction
to sappess &-il1sSgss in the following reflections
touching he moral effect of the election OF Mr..
Ie<dA>r TAses reflections are sound and forcibie:
ia rs.asr.sic paxtv have heretofore claimed
tAea 49, CIV wsre 20 be trusted - the defenders
oF Sout6srn rights and Institutions; that all who
800 ~ Nth 6hess were with the enemies OF tho
south. Many timid Wings. We regret tn say,
were iuduesd 70 lissen 10 their appeals. and de-
serted Ne banner under which they had been
fSht;ns ell their livss and enlisted in the ranks
of The enemy. They left the Wing party, on tho
slavery onsstion, and united themselves with
party which hns scr presented candidate for the
highest once within the gift of the people OF Nir-
GINA, who, ten years ago was in favor OF the az
clifton cf slavery In Western Virginia, ana VINO
at a later day, while member OF the convenuon
to amend the Constitution Of the State, sneered at
the institution Of slavery 1t will not to do to say
that M. Letcher has rccan,ed these opinions.
The moral effect Of electing a man Governor OF
VIRGINIA who 90 recently held such opinions, viii
be a. pernicious ~ If he entertained the same
opinions now We now have an opportunity OF
showing who is the friend of the South We have
whom upon this vital question. not even a breath
of suspicion can be raised. Let us have some one
of them for our standard bearer and the many
late Wing recruits to the Democracy can have no
excuse for a longer desertion OF their former
friends.
The Lexington Gazette. although published at
the place of Mr. Letchers residence, and person
ally attached 70 him, nevertheless considers it
J..k- 81 nnp IN, nh no field MT
once We subjoin it, excellent comments upon
the subject
There are some wings who honestly believe that
the best way TO defeat and destroy the locofoco
party. is to let them have their own way leave the
field to themselves and let them have all the rope
they desire. in order that the discordant elements
which compose the spoils seeking democracy may
fall out among themselves split into bitter and
irreconclable factions 60 to pieces under the bur
den Of their own corruption, SO that when these
precious rogues fall out honest and patriotic men
may exert their due influence in restoring our gov
eminent to its original purity and republican SIM
pIicity. And great many wings in this commu-
nity who have been offended at the bitter and I'M
relenting persecution which a portion OF the
democracy have pursued towards John l.eteher,
feel desire to vindicats him and rebukc the
treaoherous faction of locofoeoism which has
sought to render his name Infamous in Nirgna--
feel mapuanimous desire to do this by cecting
him BY an unprecedented and overwhelming vote.
Personally our own inclinatons would induce us
to follow this COURSE but in great struggle for
political supremacy, duty to our party whose prin-
ciplss and policy believe to be necessary to tho
good Of the country, forces us to disregard tho
dictates Of personal friendship at least to make
such feelings subordinate to the higher clh'ms of
party and patriotism. We therefore second the
efforts of the Whiy, and regard it ms duty
which the wings owe alike to themselves and tho
interests of our State and nation. to oppose the ad
vance Of locofocoism on every field where strug-
gle can be made, from a contest for the Presidency
to q seat in the House of Delegates. We do not
know that We have single sympathy with locoto-
coism, and we confidently believe that there arc
thousands Of others in Virginia and all over tho
Union who ere of the same way of thinking.