Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-05-25
A Dasnerafa Pleal

ti1neerng with sumo Of the more Ignorant voters
by declaring that a Democrat would be more
| likely to procure fayors at the hands Ut Demo-
cratic Legislature than n Wing would be This
shameful and dscreditablc mode u electioneerins
would not. Of course, be rractised upon any nun
with ordinary sense. The Hypocrisy and false
hood Of il would be Mt once detected. But with
certain class Of voters it may have some influence.
We propose To show that the assertion is not true
but TINT the party ought to he ashamed To urge
such consideration upon the noticc Of the
people.
In the first place, those counties and cities
which have obtained most confederation ut the
hands of the Legislature have been, Utmost with
out exception. Wig counties and cities. The
Democrats have had control Of the Legislature for
twenty ycars--but nobody ever supposed or
dreamed that they ever made any discrimination,
Hough about sub thing, in their dis
tbntion of Legislative favors. 1t would be
most Infamous avowal for any Democratic member
Of the Legislature to assert that his vote upon
any particular measure Of legislation was deter
mined by the politics Of the locality which it
supposed 10 benefit!
Within the last twenty years, tho cite. of
Richmond Norfolk, Wheeling, Lynchbnrg. and
Alcxnn,lra have been represented almost cxclu-
sively by Wings. Has that made any difference
with the Legislature in granting favors2 Nobody
but fool or II knayc would make the assertion
The counties Of Augusta, Pittsylvania, Albcmare
nnd ohcrs--nll represented by Whgs-havc re-
ceivcd distinguished consideration at the hands If
the Legislature. There is Augusta, for instance,
which has always been represented by Wing,
and in which the Legislature has appropriated
hundi eds of Thousands of dollars. But R"kins
ham, II nrighhoring county, which has always
been represented by Democrats, has resolved lirtc
consideration at the hands of the Lc9isla-
ture The truth H. the rule seems to be the other
way--and that it is only Wing members who
able 10 secure Internal Improvement favurs ut the
hand, of the Legislature
And very reasonably, to-. For. ~ We showed
a lew days ago, the great champions of Internal
improvements in the State from ito beginning.
have been Jyhigs They started the ball of ln-
terna Improvements aud have kept it rolling ever
since 1t is to their earnest and Jealous effort,
that we are indebted for whatever works of Inter
nal improvements we have. A scheme of Internal
Imuroyrnent, when chnmrIoncd by WhG
seems in truth 10 meet with more favor ut the
hands of the Legislature thnn when advocated i'y
Democrat.
But, even if the fact were seven il it were
, true that II pcmocra, could d. moro before the
Legislature, in the cause Of Internal Improve
m"nl, than Wing. the party should be ashamed
to make the diSgraccfnl avowa'. What docs it
amount to? Simply that Democrats in the leg
i,lalu,e gorr,"cd mo'e BY party interests Than"
By tie yene,ui gool! That they will dci5H II
n.asun ot'arknoaoielg,d pnblir niRHg rahe, Hrr
Wig Mo"d get lie crclT ef II! That they
will SACRIFICE THE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE AT
LARGE To THE INTERESTS or THEIR own rAsry I.
! Ihis--nothing more nor lrss-iS the amount OF
this piilul clctti,nccring dodge! Any party
ought t. be d -Srarcd aud defeated TO all eternity
/ that would avow such vlanous code of morals
rs is implied in an electonccring cxpcdIent su,h
! a. that
Acror ling to this doctrine the Democratic mem
/ bers of the Legislature would vote for PROPOSE.
ton il introduced by II Democrat while they
"ontl not rotr for The same propoSit,on i infro
duce3 hya Uhiy' In other words if Mr.. John.
son of Bedford were to introduce a proposition
into the Senate for the benefit of Lynchburg, Mr..
Lynch, if he there, would vote against it be-
curse Mr.. Johnson is Wing. Does anybody
! believe such an absnr.ity ns that? We make
! bold ourselves, to defend the Democratic party
from the mputaton At the same time, we
have words to express our contempt for SUI h
un unfair, miserable, mean and ,lespicable mode
ot elecloncering!
Let friends be ON their guard! Heaven
and earth are hcng moved to elect Lynch and
CLARK. We call upon cur friends to rally around
our standard bearers in solid and immovable pha-
! lanx. Never was there such an effort made be.
fore to defeat W.. Let us rebukc the attempt in
tones of thunder, that will make the unscrupulous
part,uns Of the Democracy skulk in dismay to
their congenal hiding places!
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