Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-10-25

Tears OF inc RESULT
0uR neighhor Of the Republican is Of a rema TX.
ably curious and inquisitivo disposition. Every
now and then he fires at US q yollcy of questions.
and demands an instant response. We make no
objection Ia this. though we have never been in
the habit Of follow ing the example. We pref to
accept the views and opinions Of our neighbo.- as
they are daily developed through the columns Of
his paper, without subjccting him to the test Of mn
inquistive crdssexamination.
His latest call upon us is to define our position
with respect to the union of the Opposition in tho
organization OF the next House OF Represcn
aud in the next Presidential election. We had
supposed that our views upon both Of these ques-
tons had been already developed in n sufficiently
explicit manner. II, however, there be any doubt
about them, in the mind of either the editor Of the
Republican or anybody else, we have no objection
to u continued reitoration Of our position.
We repeat. then, that we are in favor Of IN or
ganizaon of the House Of Representatives by tho
Opposition provided they give as m acceptable
man for Speaker. We have already expressed
our pref rcnce for that position to DO tho Hon.
turR- ErnERiDGE. Of Tennessee Knowing
ErnrRIpur MS we do-personnly and politically
knowing that he is as true IL patriot and ny 10y
nj II Southern man rs ever made track upon the
~oil Of Tennessee, we wo ,ld rejoice 10 see him
elected Speaker, by tho votes Of Whigs. Demo
Gratis, Black Republicans, or even wool.Iycd Abo-
litionists. We don't caro- who votes for our man
and elects him, provided wc know him to be true
and rusty. AMI what we have said Of ErmLglpGE
we are willing 10 say about II great many others
Of the 'Oppositon"
50 much Tor that Touching the Presidency, We
have said over and over again, aud we repent it,
that We bNo lost all faith in Platforms, and oar
course is to be determined exclusively hy tho rer-
sonal and political character of the men who may
he before the people candidates Tor the highest
ollcc within their gilt. Everybody knows that
We would not enter Black Republican Con,cn.
ton, or support it, nomiuoe sse5,, no matter il
lac were n Southern man, arl ft,t choice
above al others. Our idea Of union--if nny there
is to bchas been repeatedly defined to he IL union
upon u conservative blols, ii conservative men,
who hre willing To cease tho unnecessary, licked
and troublesome agitation of the slavery question
and to present to the people man in whose char
acter, patriotism and cpuscr,ntism We have ualm-
tied confidence. There are such men, but IT -
yet one OF the nndesel"pcd uncerantiss Of the Ia
ture whether such will be presented and
presented IN he ,iga w,y. Cannot the RcIuhI
Gun wait awhile aud endcayor to cool its tc,crish
anxiety about our position? When occasion serves,
we believe we take our positions ns promptly rs
any other journal in the Uuion-but it is impo,si-
bic for any mere mortal to have proscicncc onnnah
to say what he will do II year hence, when there
are likely TO be 80 many circumstances in the
meantime that VIII influence his decision.
So far as the llarper's Ferry outbreak i, con-
cerned, we attach very tllc political consequence
to it. Nobody can seriously believe it was insti-
gated by political party. The idea of starting
n handful OF men to reyolu,ionize the Govern
mcnt Of the United States is one Of those sublime
absurditios which casts into the shade even the
vasarics of hopeless idiot. The act is rcpudiat-
ed and condemned by nnety-nnc out Of every
hundred persons at the North, and they will agree
with MS that not only should these insurgents he
hung. drawn and quarercl. but that every other
man in the Union, North and SOUTH ought ,a be
hung, drawn, and quartered, who would not n,-
sst in performing the operation upon them.
Let the Republican, therefore dismiss its mp
Irrehensious-if any it has-alout our position.
We claim to love tho land Of our nativity with
more than Eastern devotion. With tongue, aud
with pen. and # need be with the "niiin,u ratio
lrtgHm," will we defend the South and her institu-
iions TO tho very last, We trust that we are un.
derstuud