Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-06-03

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WHISTLER M. 0ogxin Be seoteS y delsatses
..,,,. ~ denied that ~ opPssitlss II viriisia
have gained. virtually. decided triumph. A
rsductioa Of majority Of more than thirty thou
sand in Novsnbsr 1856. 10 next to nothing in
Nav 1853, Il on achievement Of which any party
NAV welrbs proud. In view Of the fact that the
Oopo.itiou have never yet carried Virginia, since
The modern division Of parties. it 10 result that
s;yea NJ Ill Of victory except mere possible ma
;oritv of few handreds against %.
- THIS ussms to be the visw Of the case taken by
the pres. at distsacs. We sutjon extracts from
lsadins Journals. giving their views Of the sub
jedi
- +, ~ Te. sAs National lntsi.ssncsr)
ta.s TIE VIRGINIA ELECTION.
Although the returns Of the election held In
Virginia On the 26th Instant arc not yet complete
'ouiss enough 10 known to indicate that the Demo
crscy, II nat defeated, have escaped that caastro-
phe by one Of thoss victories which are only less
han Z total roas. To the candidates Of the oppo-
-, uarsios = ths State few vstes moro or less.
runy indeed b Of considerable personal impor.
nnce. q detsrmining who shall b the honored
incumbents Of the official positions at stake; but
the great results Of the campaign remain none
the less significant in the presence OF scales once
90 unequal. but now brought. it would seem, TO
almost q wayering balance. II the material VIC
tory still RENAME in the hands OF tho Democracy,
il must be admitted that their opponents have
achieved all the maral advantages OF decisive
triumph, and have left to the cnnqucrors only the
poor consolation If Pyrrhus. when. after the on
set Of the Roman legons no exclaimed, "Anothcr
such victory and am undonc.'
Entering upop the recent canvass with NIL the
prestige Il that invincibility which belongs to
those who have never lost o battle, and flushed
with the remembrance Of recent success beyond
all precedent, the Democracy of Virginia have
seen their majority of twenty mine thousand in the
last Presidential election dwinde down to a few
hundreds, if it has not entirely disappeared. II
il not for us ut present 10 comment on all the eau
ses which have conspired to bring about this re-
markable revelation, 50 promising to the patrons
Of sound and conservative opposition to the par
II in power; but We may at least improve the
present occasion far as to say that IL the Wing
party is dead" ms our Democratic friends have
been % confidently aud Professionally asserting. II
would none the less seem that there exists very
respectable body Of citizens in Virginia, who, for
some reason, prefer an Old Line Wing to
modern Democrat As the wings when a'''c'
fought no more bravey and never more success
fully than they are seen to do in their present pos
thumous STATE tho result Of tho recent contest in
Virginia deserves perhaps to be cited as most
remarkable illustration Of tho ruling passion
strong in DEATH" Certain at least It is that orpo
sition u the Democracy does not seem tn have
d;ed With tho alleged demire Of il. ancient foe
rno,, N. New yor. Time.
Y.... ..-.:1 ~, h;s .,,ul,.rs tho cv;
fame and character Of the Buchanan Admnstra
ton That the weight Of this load failed TO sink
him out Of sight is almost miracle, and ouo
which could have been wrought nowhere but in
S o h"weyor s,,ccoedcJ and sucoess is ever the
nas however; sas ..;s.,n " NJ n"nnI.r conf;c,
I IT, P;aSaod fool mn,,;6.J Ia cn.,inv hi, cyc
a.s, . ri, ,"iumn Of d;mini,hcd Democratic major.
g.. hn, ho w;u hardly mistake tho cause TO
which such misfortunes are to be attributed, and
49," iii 80. IN Nh. r.,, TINT hc hns cscnncd
r May w.. ssu"s,r srnu shar;o, in tho fnr,uncs
no%o S.. .ha.aa liz r.y,r nf h;s fr;,nd tho pcs,
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nestly tne reoemPuon .; ."e ou no' ' :. '."'
the thraidom OF iocoioco'sm was oesireu sermsu
almost madness 10 n"pe 'or 'he election Vi .ne
Vp2ositcn eandlos!e IN su.e ,na' ms ms " s,"
uaversd IN \" oevouon 10 oe"oc'acf Inv .i'0.
ton on the gallant n" :ee 10 onares o% ';as
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