Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-04-26
Our Local Elections.

electfoneer1ng IN inc county, upon the Hrou"u
tina. Lynchburg had both of the Representatives
in the last Legislature and that it is now the
privilege of the county to have one Of them, If not
both. This would be very good argument but
for one thing-that is its effect is equally a. iavo-
rable to Col. Leftwich as to Col Clarke. Tho
former is as much a citizen Of the county as the
latter If the county DO entitled to one of the
Rcpresentatives-an it is nothing but fair that
she should have one-we do not see why the argu-
ment does not apply as well to Leftwitch as to
Clarke We believe the latter does not contest
Mr.. Davis election at all-bis obec; being simply
the defeat of Col. Leftwich Why, then, employ
an argument which applies well to his adverse
ry Us to himself!
But Col. Clarke is right in his premises. The
county is entitled 10 of the Representatives.
Let US see, however. whether he or his competitor
is the more favorable to this equitable arrange
ment. In the election two years ago, eol. Clarke
roted for both of the Lynchbury candidates. Col.
Leftwich voted for one from Lynchburs. and one
from the county Under these circumstances there
is a GOODNESS, approaching almost to snhlImiiy, in
Col. Clarkes advocacy of his election. upon
the ground that the county is entitled to one Of the
delegates.
similar argument, we understand is used by
the friends Of Col. Lynch. They say that Apo
mattox had the last Senator, aud therefore Camp
bell should have the next! Did anybody ever
hear of such plea? Do any of the other
ties of this Congressional District claim that Col.
Bocock should he turned out of Congress, because
Appomattox had had the Congrcssmun--no for
g., ca IL, g., 10
hooted at-and yet we hear that lis industriously
employed in order to weaken Col. Flood Do tho
mass Of the voters does II single solitary voter
care straw whether our Senator reside in Camp
bell or Appomattox? Does it make particle Of
difereuces Nobody will assert that it does, and
nobody will charge upon Col. Flood the slightest
flaw in his Representative course. Everybody will
admit that in the Senate he was faithful, earnest,
laborous and energetic--nnd that if there ever
was a Representative of the people who deserved
the plaudit of "well DONE good and faithful scrv-
ant" Thomas II. Flood is that man
Perhaps there may be some who have forgotten
the essential service which Col. Flood rendered to
the town of Lynchhurg and to the Virginia and
Tennessee Railroad Companyin the session of 50,
sc. If so, let them bear it in mud before going
to the polls, and voting against Thomas II. Flood.
At that time the Virginia and Tennessee Company
was, we may say, in ertrcmis. Its capital was cx-
hausted, and its credit little better. AT this june
ture application was made to the Legislature for
relief But the Legislature was not then giving
relief to any Of our incorporated Companies. 1t
had steadily refused appropriations to all works Of
internal improvement. But. by the diligence of
Col Flood in the Senate, informed,
Road obtained relief to the amount of half mil
lion Of dollars. This sum saved the credit Of the
Company at the crisis of its fortunes. 1t enabled
the road to be completed to Bristol. Ii released
everything from the previously inextricablo diff
fculties in which the Company had been involved
and it caused us to breathe freely once again
We are assured that no other member of the
Senate but Thomas II. Flood could have rendered
us this great and essential service. BY his indus
try. his urbanity, his strong practical sense, his
universal popularity among his fellow-members.
causing them to rely implicitly upon whatever he
told them, he was enabled to engineer this propo-
sition through the Senate Shall we discard such
servant. in full view of the eminent benefits we
have received at his hands? Are we deaf to every
consideration Of gratitude. to say nothing of jus.
ticei
IT Col. Flood had been citizen Of our town,
with oil Of his interests here, he could not have
labored TOR US more faithfully aud efficiently than
he has done. Nay. as if to rebuke every ungcue-
ross suspicion Of lack of devotion to our interests
he has exhibited extraordinary zeal in our behalf.
No member Of that body labored with a more in
flexible consistency for his consttuents--no one
bore more irreproachable character for integrity
and reliability. and every other quality which en-
ables Legislator to be useful to those whose in
teresss he may have in charge.
We do not question Col Lynch's disposition to
be equally a. ef6cient-bu, we insist that Sena-
tor who has already proved SO faithful--who is
already favorably known to more than half of his
fellow-members-who is familiar with parliament
tarY rules-and who has an established character
in the Senate that many men would not secure for
years-should not be needlessly SET aside. If there
single blot upon Col Floods Senatorial record,
let il be pointed out. II he can be shown to have
been derelict in single particular, we challenge
the production Of the proof 1t cannot be done.
aad wsrook with confidence to a generous constitu-
eney. without distinction Of party, to return our
able Senator 10 the seat he has 50 worthily filled
144xss os Mn. LErcHER.-F The Hon. Jon Letch
Or y sgsin very III at Norfolk. The despatch
does not state the nature of the disease, but II i
supposed 10 be al attack of neuralgia Of the bea.
from which it will be recollectej, be suffered q
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