Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-04-25

on. II. S. Bocock to his Constituents

Our Representative in Congress, WINS al pItsvi.
vnn.a tour, last Monday. Ia give the people Of the
county an account Of his stewardship. In com.
paratifrlp brief addre- o te,iewed his Congress
ionnl acts If The past two yenra, ns well a- tlnse
Of the party to which he belongs. He took up the
kan. " ehraska bill and the l.ccomptnn Con-
stiution il eonncxion with the Topeka Gonsti'n-
ton of the Fleespilers aud vave his reason for
voting ngain, referring the Constitution Of Kan
sa- bark Ia the people oi TINT Territory t. be nc
eepted rejected by yhcm at the polls. The reason
alleged by Mr.. Bocoek Tor not referring thi,
Constitution bnck to the people WAS the one which
has hccu urged by his colleagues asainpnd again,
viz: tLat the contemporaries faed 10 turn OUT
aud vote for delegates to the lerrltnrai conven-
lion and therefore ought to he satisfied with any
constitutional law Which was imposed upon them.
This reasoning is anything else but satisfactory;
yet we shall have no quarrel with Mr.. Bocock
about that
sion Lill, and gave rs an excuse fr voting against
that bill that some wealthy men would be it, bene
tciarirs and perhaps some Who lIa1 bccn on duty
under arms, but had never fought n bntte. For
the sake oi argument We grant Mr.. Bocock that
there may BE- few, n very few such; but this is no
good reason why the many brave and hardy old
yerterans who have borne the trnnt If war, and
have followed the stars and stripes glory should
be refused n litiinl pension rs II testimony ofther
country regard as well rs IL relief to declining
years Mr.. Bocock touched upon the expenses Of
the Federal Government, the sub hject of the tariff
ana some other subordinate questions. Ofcourse he
awarded the Democratic party Ugh need ofpraise.
Perhaps he would have made better impression
amons sensible men, had he not expressed himself
very willing aud eager to make sacrifices forthe
good OF h,s country. In this particular he rather
oyerreached the bounds of ro,riey. The people
can and will Judge of Mr.. Bocoek's patriotism by
his public nets. Indeed it il rather Il weak tale,
for n gentleman of his parts to be telling that he
loves his country much he would be willing to
make this or that sacrifice for its good We hope
the day will never come when Mr.. Bococks con-
stitucns shall be forced to require him lay down
his lite or his dearest idols in defence of his eoun-
try: aud even should such nm emergency arise, it
will be time enough to make these patriotic profess
sons and back them with patriotic sacrifices at he
comine Of the evil day.
We are indisposed to criticisc Mr.. Bocock's
marks severely for two reasons. First, he alluded
to the Opposition party in terms Of marked
tesy--bel eyed that the difference between Demo-
Gratis and Wings was an honest difference Of opin-
ion, and while he had much to say in behalf If
his own purity spoke nothing in denunciaiion or
to the d;sparagelnent of his political opponents of
the South. Secondly, he behaved himself remark
ably we'll in his allusion to the gubernatorial can
ya,s Both the candidates. he stated, were his
pers onal friends, and either one had the ability to
make capable and efficient Governor. lie would
vote for Mr. Letcher for tho reason that he be-
long rel to the Democratic party that was all he
said f,r Honest John Letcher's e.e ton, and Mr..
Bocock shows good sense and discretion in having
30 little to say about the gubernatorial canvass.
On Monday morning, something was said about
Democratic opposition to Bocock, but there is now