The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-07-06

A'DAS'
west-in those counties bordering on Ohio and
Pennsylvania, in which there are scarcely any
slaves and in which there consequently exists
a strong and Predominating anti-slavery senti
ment. We are far from accusing The grea
body Of the people in that section OF the State
Of being aboitionists but the fact is perfectly de-
monstratabe that free labor notions are widely
prevalent in that entire region, and that the
mass Of the citizens Of large number Of coun
ties there, have been long accustomed TO looE
upon slavery az a social and political, II not
moral evil 1t is 10 wonder, therefore, that {
firm and rcsolute pro slavery candidate for Office
should be given the cold shoulder By person:
who regard the institution Of domestic slavery
I in the light we have described. II is no won
der that a candidate with anti-slavery antece.
dents, like Mr. Letcher, should receive THEN
cordial and overwhelming support. 1t is nc
wonder that Letcher, The ancipationist, should
have swept the freesoil counties Of the State,
after the manner Of tornado, while Goggin,
who is himself large Shareholder and who
has never faltered on the great and vital ques-
ton, should have received but d meagre mi
nority Of votes in the same counties. The thing
is perfectly natural, and the result in the north
west does not astonish US il the least
We repeat that Leteber owes his election to
the tremendous majority he received in those
counties to his anti slavery record-to his en-
dorsement Of the wild and mischievous aboli-
zion sentiments and doctrines Of The Ruffner
pamphlet We stand not alone in this opinion
and this belief We have proof At hand from
an authoritative source. We have before US a
reesoil paper, in Brooks couuty-in the Pan
handle, district Of country lying between
Pennsylvania and Ohio. This paper is called
the Wellsburg Herald. and its editor and pro
prietor J. G Jacob Now how does the Her
aid account for he large gains u Letcher in its
own section Of the State? Hear what il says, IN
its issue Of Friday the 81 Of June
I'm the west" il says, "Goggin hardly re-
ceiyed the usual whig and American vote In
the Panhandle. he fell considerably behind it
TO the amount Of several hundred votes In
none Of the western counties fthat H. in the
northwestern do there appear 10 have been any
gains-indeed the vote was rather a light one
all over the State. Goggin was objectionable
to many Of liberal notions on The slavery ques-
ton, who otherwise would have supported him,
some Of whom voted for Lctcher, on the
strength Of his opinions in 1913, and for the
sake Of the moral effect Of his election, think
ing that his conversion having been SO recent
and radical, the masses would set it down and
regard it as insincere, and his election being
thus equivalent, in some degree and in effect,
70 black republican triumph in the State Of
Virginia. Others, not likely to vote for Lelher
or Goggin either, stood aloof to witness tie
result
There now, good citizens Of All parties, Is
the real reason, and that the only reason why
Letcher ran in the lreesoil counties Of The
northwest, like mammoth locomotive on
down grade. There is The reason Of bis cleo
tion to the Office Of governor Of ibis hitherto
proud and glorious Old commonwealth Cog
gin was Objectionable to many Of liberal no
lions on the slavery question: and therefore
couldn't rraveI IN the rantlu..Jl~ - l. .ha
counties adjacent thereto. But Letcher was
not objectionable" on chat score to the large
majority Of the citizens Of the north west. On
the contrary, they cheerluly voted for him.
ION the strength Of his (abolition) opinions in
l848 and for the sake Of tile moral effect oil
his cton''-thinking that his election would
be equivalent in some degree and in effect, to
a black republican triumph in the State Of Vir-
ginia!
Great heayens can it be possible that Viz
ginia, the largest slaye-holding State in the
and the most renowned and hon
ored Of the fair sisterhood, has come To such
melancholy and PitabIe pass? l. it credible
that the man she has just elected to the honors
and dignties Of the gubernatorial office, owes
bis election to the votes Of black republicans!
And yet such, people Of The Union, wings and
democrats all, is the lamenlable and incontro-
gertiGle fact. Such is the disgraceful fact,
people Of all the slayeholding States, and in
it, we bow our heads in shame and
Of face. Never before have Vir-
5inans been called upon TO blush for Virginia
But the deed is dones Letcher is elected,
and Goggin is defeated. Freesoilism has tr-
implied even in old Virginia, and what The .
md sha!! be, no man can foresee. The gallant
md patriotic opposition fought against such
esuIt with unceasing energy and zeal. for three
y four long months. BY the vote Of Virginia
md Yirginians, Wm4L. Goggin is to-day the
governor elect q the Stale BY several thou
lands. But the yankeesm and black repubi-
,anism Of the Panhandle and other portions Of
he north west have carried John Letcher into
he gubernatorial office; and We congratulate
he eastern democracy upon their abolition allies
md upon the shameful triumph they have