Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-01-27
The True Issues of the Canvass-The
Stafford Resolutions.


Richmond We have read these proceedings be-
cause it was grateful to AS to see The old spirit
revived among the people, showing an unr"mpro'
missing opposition to the destructive radica'ism OF
m aern pemocrasy-and because, Also We desired
to note the predominant sentiment Z" the orposi-
ton 1hroughou, the State. We are glad TO say
that the right spiri. so Far we can gather from
tho public meetings that have been hold prevails
all over the Commenw essl th We are glad N say
that there exists among the Opposition IN unai-
terable determination 10 rescne the state, II pos
sibc, from the dam,aatian Of the ant'-sa'ery and
anti-internsi improvement ticket pot fsrth hy the
Petersburg Convention.
Esrecia,iy have We heen cralifcd wah thr res
olutions adopted by the Opposition Of the eo"n'y
of Stafford at is n cm'nty in which there is an
overwhelming pemoc,atic majority. 1t Is sur
rounded by counties rs decidedly Democratic rs
itself But the brave and hish,hcartcd snen'bers
of the Opposition ia old stafford, like dc W h'gs
of the Revolution 64ow mt what it IS Ia yield In
the superiority cf mlmhers. Their resolutions,
indicating 80 fixed and stcady y splrl 81 r"sis-
lance to the bogus ticket oj tAe Petersburg Con
venton will warm the booa aud areas" th" cncr-
gies Of every one II thor eaurade, throughout
the State, from tie Chesapeake 20 thcA'io. Let
Aha so,,, s,ir;t ,i,,.,, ,l=.,,t, e,,-y, L,,o and
,-u a..
we snail as "ssui'u'H "i'' - any -
election comes
To show our appreciation u these rcso'ntipns
as well as because they embody the man. and
l.,l, ,t, ,,.1, ~ = H.. c.,,o.. a.. amy
~
them in full:
WnrRrsS. The petnerra'ic '~hNnn"n' whi'h
~ in pa, irir.r the ID u' nC,Snhpr 1898
thought proper = trnt ferwar' RS ~ c'r e9n'datr
for the Office OF Governor. How, '"hn Letcher'
whose antcccdenis, IN the slavery question, are
such, thn, We as Southern men. '"ai"is "' "Ir
rights, cannot give hlm ''i support and
WuEer,r We have Boo corr rr.ei - onr opjn-
ION q. his unsoHndhess hfan TIN. vital sa,lcrt ly
the continued c''aree With the n, ,c'n'rd proofs
adduted time hnd AGAIN ~ fhe hthm'nd tnqn'
rcr. the leadins Democratic A, '' ~ IA" State
for months '"cfans Il his nafnlna'on. ~ the
discharge Of I'm ani pitt ie'ic duty, closing
its career Of "I.i'e,9sian, stiii hHconNln'ed h"i
yielding to the dictates II p1lioN aud t'r tyranny
of party,) with ttr living words 80 pregnant with
warning 1--WE have centcnted for the hV'A, "" have
fought good light" Ynd by Tire teS'i'n NY Of
leading democrats snpcraddcd, u'norr whom we
would mention Tim Rlres, yclerel The wheel
horse Of democracy. and,
WHEREAS, his record upon the internal improve
mcnt policy Of the State presents blank, 50 pal
pable that Nirginlans, anxious for the full
and speedy development of her resources, cannot
lend our aid in eleyatng him to the chici-mags-
tracy Of the State,---- and
Whereas said Convention presented fr licat.
Governor n candidate whose only s"ryice to The
State whilst member Of her Legislature, was n
blind and indiscriminae sa4naa' and pnriiznn
opposition TO every measure calculated 10 ndvnuro
her prosperity and restore her TO her proper ~
sition among the States 81 the ntclcracr, and
whose declaration Of nriacip,s On the sui icrt at
T,,tl, l, i,.tt
of acceptance, CONSISTS IN IN artul sud urn,auly
dodge behind The unpublished ronarks Of has
friend Col. CiSifstt delivered IL Convention
where 'the noise AID confusion prevented bis
being heard-and
Whereas we cannot give MD or c,,untcuau. q
Their to the abolitisnism Of Letehcr. with its ;arj
ting sneors at 'negro-olegy' and "pcsro pcIarl
of Eastern Virginia, on the cgnmittaln N ct
Montague therefore
Resolved Isl That we heartily approve of The
propriety of holding n convention in the city of
Richmond on the 10th day Of February for the
purpose of presenting to the voters ofhc State "a
ticket TO the cordial support of which all conscr-
natives NAV rally.
Pesolrei Cd That we resnectrully though ear
nestly recommend to our Wing and American
friends throughout the State to nominated in eve
nv county and distr;rt both far the Federal and
State Lcy;sla,ures in onnos,ion To the seIcstyled
"Democrotic States RIGHTS Republicnn party"
Rr,oIr.d al That tho democratic Marty
the selEconstituted guardian of the inter
ests in nom;natiny candidate for the Of
6ce of Governor fJobn Jetchsrl wbn in lsl7
recarded slavery as ..,nnra social md
noI;tcal owl" and a. late n. isiO ,,nnt;n,,
IL sneered Mt tho ..nnarn.nlo,v" and .,nr
cro-ocracv' Of his native Stn,c las s,ul,cd itself
and proved recreapi to ia. sprrc5 trust which il
Resoloed Al That the party which. in 1853,
sustained Henry A. Wise, who. everywhere. from
.he musings, poldiy ana itafierAly ch"mpi'nenr