Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-06-04


serving, spousbuutlng schemSg ettauagant and cor
rupt pohtcans, who have brought this Government to
crisis which makss ssch revolution neeessary-whieh
disspates the parrAn strength OF the Virginia De
mocracy. aud prcsests 10 the country the verdict Of
outraged aud abused pcoye, rising in their might 20 pro-
nouucc condemnation upsn disagreement aud official
eorruPion
Froas tks Ne York Herald
Considering. however d, the odds agans, the opposi-
ton in the late Virginia clnvass they have done
deriuly well; and with evidences thus furnished of
what they might bare dors they will doubtless from this
time heneeiorward keep the field, and diligently prepare
for more determined pattle in 1850. Some three
months ago there opposition organization in Nir
glna- With the Tremendous denioeratc majority of
nearly thirty thousand 70 Mr. Buchanan the opposition
party OF the State OF In day disbanded and dpcr
sed But in Virginia min other States, the democratic
factions, squabbes and troubles, jealoasies rivares
splits aud OBJECTIONS growing out of the proceedings
the late demoraliKed dsnoeradc Congress- encouraged
the opposition leaders With the idea Of decisive victo
~, OF nj least with the oniou that the time had
LOT good beguning In te South of conservative
uonal party movement fr ls60. The result, think
does establish good beginning, TO which anticipate
decisive response from kentucky and Tennessee in Au
gust very much to the cofusion OF the niggerw oshp
ing Northern republicans md the nigger-dvng South
ern democracy and their sectional calculations
FROM the North IserieaR.
Tue Virginia election issetcd, and Mr.. Leteher
eeeds TO the Governorshp with beggarly majority
nus back, to represent he $4,000 by which Mr. Buch
anan carried the State What falling OF is there INV
commitment IL the OPPOSITION had organized in time
with any degree Of confidence. and adopted plan of
campaign which would hsye enlisted hearty cooperation
scarcely doubt Is entertained but Mr.. Goggin would
have been elected and tn Congressional delegation mod
ined As is the result shows that deep dsaffection
exists, and that by Concerted and energetic effort the
State may yet be redeemed The dynasty which has so
long held possession of power aud controlled il for the
use oil limited intsrt has lost iis hold popular
hdeHee A. sneces<ey eonssoaenee, reaction has be-
gun and this IRA has discovered unsnspected sources
Strength 10 the Opposition Lot the instruction be APP
preciased 10y Iennes .s1 Kentucky and next Aua,s,
WI leave the oss'oefsS si'sng uKe Narius uu0uy
ruins of Carthage. .
From tie Rorfolk Hrrald
The election Of John Leeher is fixed fact; but IL /,
10y so lean aud shriveied majority, when compared with
the boastings OF his party msory Of twenty thou
sand and ranging il high as thirty thousand in
tue excess Of their Vaunting that instead Of victory
the fame OF IL will abroad throughout the country as
politically aud morally miserable defeat The party
has saved it, camp and baggage and that is about all
that remains for To brag upon Its bataons have been
routed horse foot aud dragons in their tyatonary
sronghods aud hut for the autsavery sentiment in the
West, they would have been completely overwhelmed
and ruined. Mr. lecher Is this day the elect OF that
same autilavery sentiment which he formerly cspoused
with much arior. Henceiorth then let not the De
mocrac party claim its pr-scrpve right To rule In
Virginia it. superior loyalty interest. Of the South
and it, institutions
From ne HTiRingioa " C) Herald
As just chronicles OF passing events, forced
say to-day that it i than probable that John
Naturalization John-has been chosen Governor ol
Virginia. What his majority will be- Is more than any
one can yet say We do not think Il will be large The
Democracy do Rot expect IL 20 be large. They will be-
satisfied with any minority that II Is a majority
But, be that majority what il may-either large OF
smal-it must be humiating fact for Southern Demo
craDemociats who have faith in the astness of I'll,
institutions peculiar to their section Of know
that the only portion of the State in which Letchci
makes any considerable gains Is that adjoining the Abo
hlion State OF omo-and, consequently that portion il
which his Abolition views aud ideas are reishcd bv III,
inhabitants IL the Eastern and Middle portion of In,
State, his vote Is unusually small but out West whcr,
the close proximity Of Ohio renders the institution o
slavery Improbable and unpopular to a certain degree
there Is his stronghold II sraws show which way tn,
wind blows DOGS not the result af hs ee.an satisf,
any candid mind that Jphn ptchsr was elected Governor
solely through tue fundamentally OF his abolition idea
about slavery? Who wants better evidencey We d,
not We aTc sure,
John ielcher may be elected Governor but If he is
l. by such friends as e and every other Southern
should pray to DC delivered from.