Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-01-10
Tho Re. Election of DOUGLAS

Though We confess 10 having INDUCED u linger-
ing hope that Douglas might be defeated for q re-
election to the Senate. yet our belief in the old
saw. that Ills Satanic majesty takes care Of his
own. left us not unprepared for the announce
ment of his triumph. The telegraph informs us
that he is eeected 10 the Senate for term Of six
years. by majority of eight.
Under ordinary circumstances. this triumph
would be grand to any man. 1t has cost
him a tremendous struggle ard mighty effort
lie has won bis victory against the combined ef
forts of powerful part, Of Opposition. and an
Administration which welded both its influence
and its patronage for his overthrow. lilo has tri-
umphcd over all-and We repeat that. under ordi-
mar circumstances it would he n victory calcutta
ted TO ardr,e his pride to the utmost limit Of ex-
altation.
But such will not be the ease. Mr. Douglas
will be entitled TO one Of the vacant chairs Of the
Senate Chamber and that will be all. His influ-
ence. his position his powerful are gone. BY
deliberate vote Of the Senate, he has been degra-
ded from his high position of Chairman of the
Territorial Committee. BY n vote equally ms de
liberatc hn has been removed altogether from his
position upon the Committee Of Foreign Relations.
This has hecn done by Democratic Senate and
by brethren of his own rotieal faith. 1t is
blow from tie inmates of his own household. In
addition 10 this, there is that which would be- still
more galling toa sensitive sprit-the cold distrust
and studied trmalty with which he will be re-
ceived, socially, by his Senatorial compeers The
public blow which has been dealt him by the RE-
moval from the Guardianship of II Committee.
will in respect be mitigntcd 10y that pryatedi.-
trust with which the members Of his party will
signify their lack Ct confidence in who desert
cd them, upon great measure of Government at
"a moment when his cooperation was essential to
their triumph.
Perhaps the lesson will not be thrown away up
on the Illinois Senator. Perhaps he may learn
that the statesman who con~uts ~if alone in his
public policy, may win such Victories only MS will
bring sorrow rather than JOY. Perhaps he may
be taught the lesson that no public position, how
ever eminent, can compensate for the loss not on
ly Of sclrc~pcct, but of tho respect of ons nsso-
ciaes. Far better would it have been for Mr..
Douglas, as well NJ for the country. had he
scented 10 sacrifice himself to Conscientious dis.
charge Of his duty, and II consistent obedience to
his original line If policy. True, he would no
longer have been Sonator Douglas, surrounded
with placchuncrs ard para~iics-bnt he would
have been m cxcd Statesman, cuShrinci never
Ihecss, IN the hearts of n grateful people.
Andrew johnson OF Tennessee. in II speech in
the senate The other day, said the population Of
this Country had been doubled seven Times
since lao. In 1870, the population was about
nd b,sb t,n 1.
times since, it should now be upwards of five +
hundred millions. Perhaps the Tennessee Sena-
tor intended to say that the population of the .
county is now seven times great us it was in +
1890
7. b. Boret If Page County ha, consented to be
u Democrat candidate for Congress in Faukners
District, Inject to n Convention" Is Charles