Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-06-07
Tho Virginia Election.
Correspondence Of the n. Y. Express

Correspondence ut the n. y, Express
WAsniNoToN. June !.
Although the Nirg mia election has resulted ns
il was generally exncctcd. in the SUCCESS of the
Democratic candidate by II small majority, il in
equally certain that tho Democratic pnrty has
come out of the contest in an extremely battered
aud demolished condition. Mr.. Leteher loses
about lO,OOONo'es in the old Democratic counties,
aud gains mainly in Wing or American counties
Had tho Wings generally believed that t,nculn
co"d have carried tho State, he monid have carried
IT, lie was himself confident Of victory. and no
announced. not only in his letters, but in his
speeches. mt the close of the canvass. And with
rcason--ior hc was full aware OF tho disnilection
which existed among the Democracy toward Mr.
Ictcher. and took it for granted that his Wing
friends would not be absent from tho polls on the
18th of May. Unfortunately. hc was mistaken in
the lai'cr calculation and tho neglect of some
1900 Wings and Americans in opposition. coun
ties tovote secured the. election u" his opponent
The cxcu.c offered by these Wings is--lhat 'taey
had no Ica M. Goggi" could be elected. and
consequently they did not 90 10 lie poiis.'
The Letchcr gains in the kanawla district arc
attributed to the ani-slnvery sentiment of large
por, ton Of its electors They nre not aware. pro
hahy that Mr.. Letchcr voted to repeal the Mis-
souri, conf romisc and To force the lecumpton
Constitution on tie people of Kansas. But
Greedy and the National Era told them TINT Loch-
was preferable to Goggin, aud No they voted
Tor Lether.
The phila North American censurcs Mr.. Gog.
,;, Gar 2nn1n,,;,., tho c,.n,y,s an n,rsnnl ,,r,nG.
nn1 Cr mat ,rr,;rn,n, fla. F.I,,I AI,n;,,;s,,o
,,nn Ear its en,run,on Tho Amer;,.on hos heer
misinE,rmcd | heard Mr.. Govpin myr n during
tho ,nnyns. nnl ran truIv snv nevrr henrJ nara
effective speeches on tho very punt which the
American complains hc did npt touch. Ccrtninly
wc hnve heorI nothiny ,omuarnhl, 10 il in either
hn,sa ,f Cnnaros. Jn,inn ,Le L,s, ,,.n VAR. NJ
prest,u olso tho onnosi,,n ,nuJ;dn,e sr Affair.
nov t;cpcr,l denounced eycrywl,cre tho ,or,un.
,;,ns ,r tho Administration in; III. ,,st .l.,,on,
manner and this subject, !, f,ct formed rho s,n.
nj. of ,.,rlv ,y,rv Wb;, .,oc,h vh;,h has hec,
,nods d.rn. IN. n,csent canyos The D,m,c,a,s
wcr. continually r.mnelled ia net IN tho defcn
.;v, md nn, YoI,nm T., d.,y I'M, ,bo Domn
c,,t;c marty shoul f., held accountable far tho ,cts
al Mr Hu,Lonon Mr. pryor in hin snecrh M
Alexan1rin cmnn,red BurLapon to .Jobn Tyler
and declared !, wnulI l,c ,s ,niust G,r ,Lo Usmo
rrats m mo rensurcl far b;s .dmns,ra,;o, .s Cor
tho Whys If $40 IN hc held re.nnusible c,r ,hot
,iMr Tvler Mr Monnpue the Drnorrn,ic con
d;Ja,a c;r ,ho ,,f,.. nf l., Co,.rn,r r.nnI;o,od
Mr. Buchanan entirely
The truth il the ncnnlc of Viry;n;, orc in tho
main nm honest md u,rrh, rncc Thcr own
Coverno,s with the execption. perhons of tho ,rc
can, Sacro,,rv nr War bayc ncrer Lnen snsn..,oa
oyen or a wo1, or ntegr;tv Letcbcr b;msef 4,
ia rrooix ndo,;t,od hy ,ho Whys il mn hones, man
and oil, m,koo c,rofL ,ruden, G,vornor rha
rnscalitv which has nreyailed for 50 many venrs
at Alhonv under Dcmncr,tc md RenuhI;con n mis-.
rnlc Inn. never ob,,iued Gotbold nt R;chmond
Tho moral .cnsc cyc, or Virginia I.ocofncns would
Lc ou,raged by the lo,by operations of weed and
Farmer Abel
U,d,nLtcIly "A norton Of the enornou. uaip. Of
Gnyy;n are attributable 70 the unnonuiaritv of
Ietrber with hrcc nortnn of his marty. hn, n
still nrocr norton il attributable TO the disgust
with which the honest Virginia Democrats regard
tho hide,us ,l,f,rmitv Of Bucbannn,s a,lmin;strn.
ton.
Tho manner in which this exciting canvass has
Leen conducted. reflect. the highest credit upon
tho members oC 10th purtes in Virginia. All.
th,nyh severe thinrs were uttered ON both sidos.
nlmust daily. on no oceas n. il is believed. did INV
IF the candidates forget that he was gentIcm m.
or lose sirh, Of the de,orum which ought nlways
to chnrarterize politicnl debates. The audiences
we're equally dccorous aud orderly in their deport,
meut. although composed of men Of both parties.
We New Yorkers nav he richer in worldly goods
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