Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-03-21
Mr Goggin in Montgomery Mr. Letcher
Dodges Discussion Great Enthusiasm
IN thp Maintains
CnRIsTIANsDrRG, March l.,

CnRlsrlANsDrRG March Il, 1859
". Editor :--Gnggin has been with Us. On
Tues ay last he tclegrnphed from Salem that he
woul,l address our citizens on Wednesday, and
would invite Mr.. Lctcher to with him. 1t
was II ,hort time to 20 on, but We spread the news
: rapidly as possible. Our champion came, but
John was mon est" We had pretty fair at
tendance and of course, the ladies turned out to
hear god Wing. Mr.. Goggin made us acara
speech oi some two hours in length, during which
time he showed up the sins political of honest
J,hr, ia his own peculiarly happy style, and we
believe wr speak tho truth, when we say that all
rrYc pleased. it is true there some present
who Will vote against him. but still they were
pleased with him, and his friends were delighted
There Nh, only one thing wanting. and tla, was
the man John. Oar party were all disappointed
We wanted him to come; Se we're anxious for the
discussion. We had all conflence in the might
of our leader. We felt strong in the might #
risht--the power Of truth and We wanted t. see
John demolished. wanted to boast of it, and to
look at the long faces Of our Democratic friends
once more. We have had the intense qualification
of seeing their best men in this section pounded
into small dust. in days gone by, by Preston. Sta
pies aud others, who are good and true, but We
wanted to see the fur fly again Indeed, the Wings
rather moro anxious on this suhlec; than
the Dem ,crats. They (the Democrats,) were
afraid They have not confidence either in
their man or in his positions. They know that
their platform is rotten in every part, and
VIVA, can they expect when William l.. Goggn
goes over it "sticking pins" in the rotten places.
But why did Mr.. Letcher treat Montgomery as he
has done? Why did he pass it by in his making
out the list Of his appointments? This has al
ways been considered debatable ground sum
mers made it a point Wise made it point; but
John Lctcher passed it by with absolute contempt.
not even deigning 10 visit US, when invited to do
SO, by his competitor. lie had plenty of time
the same time Mr.. Goggn had-and yet he came
not. More than this: he "solemnly called
and came not" for his own party invited him. and
he wuult uot come. lie mistakes the people of
the mountains, if he thinks they to be dicta.
te 70, and are to be made +" vote for him "nolens
volens." The true reason was, he was afraid to
cine When he made his appointments. he
thought. the simple man, that Mr. Goggin would
n It follow him up the Valley, and through the
Southwest; and from Lexington he made his APP
poinments in Democratic counties alone, and up
to Abingdon, at points where he thought there was
~ one to meet him; but he was afraid TO come to
Montgomery. Perhaps Fayette had told him of
our young friend Staples And he knew some
thing Of the might of our Preston. lie would
have missed Abingdon too, but then it would have
been too plain. We want the people to know that
he is afraid to discuss his position md to defend
himself; and it is only because he cannot help
| himself that he meets Goggin at oil.
| The whole country is aroused. Every Wing