Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-02-26
Union of tho Opposition.

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the speech recently delivered at Richmond by
Hon. .Jno N. Bolts. and to express our concur
renee with the sentiments therein contained
For the expression of such views, we have been
denounced hy the Isocofoco scayengers. who, we
understand. are ndustrousiy engaged III tho at
tempt L, convict US Of Abol!tunlsn 10 the erca-
lures engaged in this dirty work. we have only 10
saw that their efforts arouse IN our breast no
other feeling, than that of supreme and ineiiab'e
contempt.
Our regard for the conservative men OF TINS
country, is of such character. rs To preclude the
Thought on our part for single moment that
they would ever surrender their con 'c'en''""s
convictions of right and duty for the sake OF sue
cess. We then stated, and we now relterale the
sentiment, that we are willing to receive aud from
any. and all sources, in ord,r TO defeat tins PIE
bald and corrupt organization, whose aeenfSco
mi .rue has involved the country IN It's present
almost inextrcsbie difficulties. We feel satisfied
that the election can be carried by un''ed eh1r'
and vcoroas canvass. II the honest masses can
bc m,de to think with us ON this subject, and can
be encouraged to an Immediate and complete or
panixation; a contest rs hard fought and victory
UlOrtOua
lS4s, would he the result
More. intellectually more, now than at those pc
RODS, do the highest interests of the country oil
the whole country, call for the united support OF
all conservative, union loving men, whether hiSs'
Americans or Democrats--morc now than 'h'"'
because infinitely moro now than then, are iho'e
interests in peril.
I, il not SO? Look at the present condition oil
parties-,he ascendency of the Democratic party
confined almost exclusively to the slave StnlcN,
and tho asccndcncy of the Republican party eN-
tending over all of the free Sinte-, save three or
four l. it not clear aud dlsputabe then! 'hh
even Democrat OF ordinary Intelligence, who Will
not wtully shut his eyes to the fact, 'a'i TO see
that if the contest for the next Presidency he he
tween the Democratic aud Republican parties, II
will be n sectional one, and that thereafter 'io
country will be divided into two sectional parlles
And is not such contest iraught with extreme
peril TO the Union, and to the interests OF every
portion Of it, whatever might he the result ct the
Presidential election in 1860? But the result OF
such contest is not even in doubt, J., may he
foretold now with certainty. Look at the present
political complexion of the free States. Pennsyl-
yania which has always been regarded rs the
most conservative of all the States north OF Ma
son and Dixon's line is lost to the Locofocos with
the iaintest hope or prospect Of ever beng r"
gained. The Opposition ma ority OF some thirty
or forty thousand at the State election III October
last, settled that point. There II thou and' OF
old Wings in that State, who hi been willing
heretofore to vote the Democratic ticket ipt the
purpose Of defeating the sectional Republican,
party, but that day has passed. The course OF
the Southern Democrats in Congress u, the present
session, ia regard to the Tara and the opIaons
they maintained; and. at all hazards, ne deter
mined to adhere that sub jeot, viii 80 far to-
wards completely annihiatng what remained oi
the party after the Waterloo rout of October.
In New Jersey, the case with the Democratic
party is even more desperate Owing to the diN'
sion Of the Opposition forces at the last fresden'
tial election, the vote of the State was east Tor
Buchanan; but Newell, who received the united
Opposition vote for Governor. was elected by q
large majority. At the last election held for
members of Congress, the ma orty for the Oppo-
sition was even larger than that for Newell
Illinois, we think is irrccoysraby lost to the
Democratic party. With Douglas killed off "
through the influence of Southern Democratic
leaders is there the least possible chance of its
still voting for the nominee Of the Charleston Con
yentiong At the October election, although
sufficient number Of members Of the Legislature
were elected to keep Douglas in the Senate, the
Republicans elected their State Ticket by n plu.
rality and lacked but three four thousand votes
of equalling the joint Douglas and Administra-
So, 40 Il Il 4.
In Indiana, at the last State election, the Dem
ocratic State ticket succeeded but the Republican.
obtained majority in both branches of the Leg
islature.
California is still Democratic but the violen,
opposition Of the Southern Democratic leaders, o,
the great bulk Of them, to the Pacific Railroad
will most assuredly deprive the Charleston nomi
nee of its support. The States mentioned were
the only free States which cast their votes for Mr.
Buchanan. The two first are already irrevocably
lost to the Democracy, and with that fact es,ab-
hsled, independent Of other considerations. what
earthly chance will the Charleston nominee have
OF getting the votes Of either Illinois or Indiana
None whatever
We think it is apparent that if the contest ia IN
b between the nominee Of the Charleston Con.
yention, and the candidate Of the Renob,;can
party. it is certain that the latter will sween the
free States, and be triumphantly elected by n sec.
tional Sote-lS ~ united Northern vote.
In seW0 Of these facts, is it such an
astonishing matter. that Southern editor should