Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-08-23

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m Il ! sahslAalid vtssosy d he Opposition,
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nssassuSs Sloss, ~ ~ u II ~ In Virginia and
49, a. satirs eeaih.s
: ID ~ ssnsrsl sssslt saydDshat paper. Of the
sIssfoaa hat hare just taken place In the stasos
q Nsssh Cszo,ias. Ksntacky Tennessee and Teras'
~ ntssnds q ~ Unioa and good government
kavs mech b cheer aud encourage them. The
general soas of the discussions aud the tendency
q he iaass IN those elections have been 70 sepa'
rate The conservative from The extreme element IN
tHs 6oash, b tsss The qsest;cn whstber the South
wss prepared 70 present united front. as Sec
tion, against the North a. . section and thus pre-
sipilaas purely sectional contest on the isolated
Issue Of slavery in the presidential election Of
nsxt ysaf. This, together with that Of whcth'
Or the people would longsr tolerate the corrupt
and psoAigass uss of the peoples money. and the
general nismanagemcat and inefhcicncy OF the
administration Of public Affairs formed the chie'
and almost only Issues relating 70 Federal politics
shieh were csnyassed. The popular verdict on
thsss - exhibited in the Congressional elections,
has been highly favorable 70 the conservative OPP
position cf the South. We have gained two men,
bsrs in North Carolina, three in Kentucky. and
four IN Tennessee. In Texas the independent
candidate In the western district who opposed tho
sxtsavasance Of tho administration and the ultra
sshsmss Of tho 6rs-ssters, 10 PROBABLY elected,
while the member from the eastern district, in
lengthy circular during the canvass. took highly
conservative grounds ~ oontrastsd with the views
Of the sxtssmists Of his party. The elections in
Alabama. also. were mainly contested by demo
craas entertaining extreme opinions, against dom
oeraEs holding more moderate views and in eve
~ $3.50. We believe, the moro moderate men pre-
vailed.
These fActs indicate clearly that the masses o.
the people Of these States are really the friends ol
the Union and enemies Of sectonalism. The FIRE
eating leaders. acting under the name of national
democracy. and still clinging IN an organization
which embraced all shades Of opinion, aud yet re-
tAined the support Of the party as unit, have
been able 10 sustain an apparent show Of power,
which has probably misrepresentcd the true pop
ular sentiment, and gone far towards perpotua-
ting the bitter animosities wl.eh exist unhnppily
between the North and the South. Now, howov.
or, We have foreshadowing Of the emancipation
Of the true sentiment from the false. and hope
full indication that II the colleagued agators,
North and South, shall persist in their efforts to
produce sectional struggle in 1860, majority
of the Southern people will be found to throw oil
the trammels Of party allegiance, and while rally
ing - che cause Of the country, place their heels
upon the necks Of those who have hitherto led
them. The democratic party, however, is quick
TO perceive these dangers to its pormanency and
supremacy. and It's unlimited resources in the arts
Of equivocasion and double dealing inny enable
1t still TO cherish tho hottest dsunionsts as its
ministers and leaders. and cody implore and pos
sbly secure the support of tho friends OF tho IT,
nion for the sake Of the Union The ultimate ex-
tent Of "the cohesive power of public plumber"
has mover been fully tested II may be able to
reconcile and bring into ono fold the disuncnists
and conservatives Of tho South. and the squattcr
sovereignty men. the anti Lecomptonites, tho SER
vile hunters Of place and the abjcct suappcrs up
Of public bounties at tho North This is pro.
blem 10 b solved at Charleston in june next.
In the meantime it IL important that the Oppo-
stion should not only keep up their organization,
but perfect and complete ii. In the brici season
OF repose that intervenes between this aud the
opening Of the Presidential campaign, they should
rest upon their arms, aud embrace every opportu.
nifty to improve thoir Notifications and brighten
their armor. Not less should tho conscryaty We de-
mocrats Of the South keep yigilant watch upon
the move msnts Of their party leaders, Should
they succeed in harm ,nising at Charlie ,ton, the
act OF union win hut pcolong the strife and pave
more firmly the path Of scc.ionalism in 1854 1t
will result in the end, as the like process did ut
Cincinnati in 1856, cheat and fraud Il will
biindfold the South to the dangers to which it
drives. will pcfpetuate the agitation of the sla.
very question. will intensity the sectional aspect
OF our national politics. and will embolden tho
arms ofthe abolitionists. 1t will render still
more the sustsnance ofa broad conservative mn.
tional sentiment BY the Opposition. aud an unwa-
vering devotion u tho interests oil the Republic.
In the ID conflict between sham democracy
and shat epablicanism. it will DO the province
OF the Opposition 70 rise in tho midst of the bat.
tie and scourge thorn both alike We have an
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