Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-03-09
Mr.. Letcher as the Representative of his
Perty.

If there were no personal "lgetiahte w. Leoh-
or himself on account OF his pat and present
views OF State policy, think sufficient rnHse OF
opposition to HI. election may b" easily fund in
the position which he occup'cs a. 'he r"If"'enta'
tive Of his party. Fully accre l'e' a. rs leader,
he i. to ssme extent as respous'' for the acts OF
the party as the party has lcn.i"fel isci r'"pon-
sible for his acts by cudorsin him as It's standard
bearer in the coming election,
Leaving out of the qucs'i5l then, MI oi his in
dividual offences, which Mr. Lafrher will have to
defend before the people II Virginia, tho" ar"
certain other general indictments m which his
party will be arraigncd, and 10 which. rs t. re-
cocnizcd candidate, he will have - pleal. Hay
ing been Democrat all his He, he Is presumed
10 have endorsed tho general acts 1t his political
associates, except in such cases aud ihstahces ma
he may be enabled to show lis individual protest.
First, then, Mr. Letcher will have to account to
the people Of Virginia f'r that tyrann,cal net Of
the Democracy of this STATE, wh,.eby sixty or
seventy thousand Whigs-- ,honrh truc sd loyal
citizens Of the Commonwealth were, by ,cller.
ate and premedita,ed design, excluded tlum all
voice in the National Council. ms was done
BY Mr.. Letcher's party associates, at a time when
he was in full fellowship with them and wehavo
never heard that be repudiated the net. Asa
member OF the Reform Convention Of $50, MIR.
Letcher was one of the leaders OF the Radical
party and insisted that the niea Of the West should
have their due share o representation IN the Leg
islature of the State. lie was, in truth, regarded
Ms the champion of TINT proposition. But yet,
the party of which. Mr. Lctehcr is now the candi-
date. has excluded, hy le.h'..'e prrmc litnion,
nearly one half the men o( ' ,,nio rom al repre-,
sen!aiion Whateper IN the CeuNels II the nation.
We call uron Mr. Ietchcr l. Justify this net he
fore the people Of Virginia. Ii IT were right, m
Mr.. Le,oher insisted IN thc Reform Convention,
that the people Of Western Virginia should have
their due share Of representation III the Legislature
Of the State, we wish to know how it can be also
right that large class OF the citizens of Virginia
should be excluded from any representation what
ever in Congress An explanation of this matter
is due to the people of Virginia from Mr.. letcher,
when he addresses them from the Hastings.
In the next place, the party of which Mr..
Lstcber is the leader, has increased the exrcnli-
lures within very few years, from fifty millions
per annum to nearly one hundred millions. 1t
has plunged the country iuto debt, and is cnlarg-
ing that debt every day. few years ago We
were buying up our own bonds in the marke, be-
fore they were due, and now selling them
to the highest bidder to get money to supply the
deficiency created by the extravaganza, corrup-
tion, and rroflgacy of the party in power. This
is done by an Administrator which NJ. Lctchcr
sustains-and most Of this money has been appro-
prated under the recommendation Of the Commit.
tee Of Ways and Means of the II ,u>c of Repre-
sentatives. Of which Mr.. Letcher has for several
years past been member. Let Mr.. fletcher offer
some explanation Of this matter to the people of
Virginia. lie is competent to do it, il anybody
is-!or he has been behind the scenes all the time
The Convention which nominated him endorsed
the Administration by deliberate resoluton.--
The two thus 20 forth to the people of Virginia
by the same endorsement and under the same aus
piccs. The cannot be separated. Mr.. Letchcr,
as the friend of the Administration, owes to the
people Of Virginia some explanation of the cor
ruption and extravaganza which have run the ex.
penses of the Federal Government up to nearly
one hundred millions of dollars yer annum. lie
owes this explanation, and we trust he will
give 1t.
As the friend of the Administration. also, We
nope MT Letener Will 0ner some argument 1T ex-
tenuation in regard to the Presidents favoritism
OF that monstrous proposition Ivy which it was
proposed to give away to a set of corrupt spccula-
tors millions of dollars Of the public money and
hundreds Of millions Of acres of the public lands
under the pretence of building railroad to the
Pacific. Mr.. Letcher we believe. is opposed I,
this proposition himself-tu' We, lc su.;ains AM
endorses an Administration which favors it. w
would be glad to see how lie coad ,inlira,c hi
consistency in the premises.
&c. also, the people of Virginia have righ
to demand of Mr. Letcher some explanation {
that famous Administration measure whereby
was proposed to deposit thirty millions of dollar
in the hands Of the President, although the Ire.
sury is bankrupt for negotiating for the purchas
Of Cuba. And not only this, but to place tn
wholelNavy of the Union at the Presidents di.
posai. 60 that he may nse it ns lie pleases. Nj
Letcher may repuliate this prop, siton perhap.
though we do not know what are his sentiment
rp,n the subject But if he does, we call upo
him also to regulate the Administration. II
cannot lie allowed to carry water upon both sbou
ders. Il 10 one Of the leading measures of an A,
ADMINISTRATION which Mr.. Letcher supports. 1t
due to the people Of Virginia that he shout
sithe- def,ad the measure or else denounce II
Administration.
We should also bc clad to hear soma exnlan