Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-02-24
n,ailp a'ir9inian.
Tho Canvass How the Ticket Takes.

! Front Ao Dnchrstr Repubicm.
! The great Opposition Convention at Richmond.
! immense III numbers mud truly respectable in
! character. has been held md is proceedings arc
! herewith presented to our readers IN full But
! httle remains tur us 10 add. The cause il ri ght-
! eous one, and the candidates who have been So
/ lcctrd Ia uphold its banner in the approaching
Stnte contest are absolutely nnexcep,ionabe.--
! Let MS. then. 70 10 work, with might and main.
earnestly and untiringly, from now until tho day
Of election. remembering TINT it is ~ bier to fall
pierced in trent with hundred spears than to
/ submit ngnriouslN to the enemy. rcsouic md
/ manly staud III the field ever commands the ro-
sncei oi 1krS, where victory fails. But sue
cr~- is moi mpossihlc With tho recent rcvrla-
tiens at Washington, and NIL over the country
against the present corrupt Administrator, II is
even within eur present reach To this end II
thorough organization III every district, county
and town III the State, IL requisite"
llnrah for Goggin " ,llcy aud Preston!
Eo@A, Nny.ioH lHg,nian.
The old Wing banner, torn in many previous
! conflict aud splcl with thu dust of many tarmcr
battle field bat still rciaiuiu. upnn IL. hr'na and
ample lilIs, IN all their original purity nnd bright
ness. il sacred principles. hnS hern once again
,as IT, the hrrc1r. r. tho hand u the veteran
Whio and tried statesman. VIM. !. Gncgln, of
Ecdim1 nncd b, Wai,mnn 7. Wiley and Walter
Preston. has II l,.cn entrusted, hs tho standard
hearers duflns the carsnss. The Gentlemen above
lialth hHNr h'F'hNt thc ta'f'u ilhHl, hnl HSNuih
ed th" importdnt responsibility
,hr standard bearers all men Of talent. and
Will r,le,t honor upon the STATE il elected Mr.
Goagln was for many Years the representative of
las district IN tonpqr- aud MAS always found ut
lbs post devoted To- the Interests of the constiu-
ton and hi. country. He ia II man Of great per
,oua po1nlnrtv an abba dchnter. nctiye aud on
crsrir lie viii take the stump ut once. and
Ia-h John Lrtehcr iron, the sea TO the mountains,
/ with au uusIarinr hand.
Mr.. " ll"y iS u Younger man, md has been but
/ litte ia ruhlic life lle WAS member Of the
last Slac Convention. where he took II high stand
n clear and logical rcnsonrr, and an eloquent
and mrassioncd speaker.
Mr.. Preston has never been in public life. but
confined. for the most part to tho duties and
/ rnd,rry Of his law office. We haze known him
intimately from his youth up, and but seldom
have w heard his equal upon the stump. lie was
The Elre"r for this district on the scott ticket and
COY, Floyd, who debated with him the questions
at issue, will bear testimony to his caudor and
fair dealing. and thrilling appeals 10 his country
men. He may be, physically, unable I" bear
the Immense labor IF thorough canvass,
hut hr will pitch IN when circumstances reudrr it
norc5sarv aud his ndyersarlcs will nd that they
l,a,r n. .chlld'4 play when they encounter him.
Nernn say this. if we can eay no morc--our
candidate. safe sound talented, reliable
southern men ia all their feelings acts and
aspirations They have. all of them. always been
,;,h, ,,n,, ,hcg,I,..t f .l,,crv,nd S,nto n,nr,y,
mont and under their direction tho Oll Com
monWcalth would ride proundly and pro,prrously
! upon the stormy waves that the Acknowledgement
! ~ ,rt,. f., ,i,, L,s 4, ,,,,,,J int, conr,,,;, and
throuoh the,r lhors we mi rht homo to SCI, n return
,r,Ln ll ,;,,n ,,h, ~ ,iit;'ns w,r, L,,ncs,
and MN a,r,o1 ,b,;, r.nntry mud NOT tbrir marty
From Hicnd m tdmpbcH
"Dou you thinE we had better have II lire
| foAd convention soon or k,rf mrt's RaNy? \
Thc l,ns mr., rrinlucuel ia death and
,l,, j.. am, r,.,.on vi', n.ynr hel,eyel ,hnm
L,,,o.t. tLcy ara, so,,s,lv scared . The
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,l,,t,,. wore ,,l,ntcd with enthusiastic n,rlamn
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,hnr,.f.nl ly ,hn t,n,lcr ,r ,h. Ieoul,lir
l., ,..,.,,,s., T., calls tho mce,uy was addressed
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r,,a pal,,ri S,,,;;,'I ,r,ar nx,r.s.;,.. ,h. Ia
rrh, vi,h which tho ci,z"ns of That county have
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