Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-05-03
The Republican; the Rump Convention
and the Candidate.


Tho Repsblicoa aiRrms that arc considers.
bly dissruntlsd at the nomination Of Gen. Clay
for the Board Of Public Works
OF course we are; how could it be otherwise,
vhen ,,.e consider the sobriety. the decorum, the
numbers, the enthusiasm, the harmony OF the
great Rump Convention-whose nomination Is
equivalent to an election"
Already. that coming event casts its shadow
before and in imagination we see the candidate
whom the Conyention-instga;ed IN mn EVIL hour
by that foe TO reason and order, John Barleycorn,
determined TO induct into Office, Without doubt,
il was foregone conclusion upon the part Of the
breeches pocket delegates that Gen. Clay should
be the candidate. They had the game in their
own hands, and have given us not only parry
but sectional candidate, and appeal to US to sup
port.him on sectional grounds
SAYS the Republican,: I'VE verify believe that
the nomination and election nf Gen Clay will do
more for the best interests of his section 81 the
State than any event which could well happen
II he is defeated, then the best interests Of mas
cifu. and Of the leading lines in which IRE are M
terested, will be seriously injured lie. il be so
then, for we support no man for this Office that
TALLY. We would beg to remind the Republican
that there arc other sections to lie represented in
the Board Of Public Works. aud it is only ncces-
sary to array these against the lyncaburg cai,di-
date to defeat him.
We knew that sectional as well ms party in
huence secured the nomination Of Gen. Clay, and
for these reasons oppose him, and mean. before
we are done with it. to make the bogus, Rump
Convention that nominated him, stink in the
trils of the people If, however. the Republican
and its little cotere were anxious to guard 'he
interests Of this section in the Board Of Public
Works. why did they not unite upon gentleman
Who bv confession Of all. stands head and
shoulder above any other gentleman in this Sec
t,on in his practical knowledge of our internal
improvement system. A gentleman who to our
certain knowledge, has been more looked TO and
conferred with for this position, than any o;her in
the District.
Why did not these Lynchburg patriots join in
petition to Mr.. Deane to the people in
position for which he has peculiar qualifications.
There were but two reasons that we can con-
ceive Of that could have operated to prevent this
course. In the first place, Mr. Dcano would not
have served - the candidate Of any political
party; and in the second place. he does not happen
to be Democrat
Conceding, however, that Gen. Clay is to be re.
lied upon specially and peculiarly to protect "he
Interests Of this section" how came it to pass that
Mr.. Lewis Harvie, the President of the Richmond
4 Danyille Railroad, and of course most favorable
to his own interests, was the particular advocate
of Waat nd I'm, la
tween Gen. Clay's friends and Mr. IInrvie -
Things have mighty squirting that way.
1t has been minated here that Mr.. lIaryie is
friendly to the election Of Mr. Tredway, aud only
urged the nomination Of Gen. Clay because he
regarded him as the weakest candidate that could
be arrayed against Mr.. Tredway. This policy of
double-dealing would indicate want of honor
which we can scarcely ,cilc with the position
Mr.. Harvie occupies and whilst we cannot pre-.
tend to youch for the suspicion, we only intimate
it received from Others and give it out for what
it is worth. Mr.. Tredway declared some time
since in his letter to William ii. Cook, Esq, that
he "had anxiously looked forward to the construc-
ton Of the Virginia Tennessee Railroad. and
the extension Of the Richmond and Danriue Raii-
road 10 the Virginia and Tennessee road." Does
anybody believe that this policy Of Mr.. Trelway
is not entirely acceptable to Mr.. Harvie and the
interests he represented in the Rump Convention!
Is II not in fact, their policy? We will not how.
ever do Mr.. Tredway the injustice to garble his
letter. He says further: II regard it as essential
to the completion Of Virginia system of improve
ment, that the Virginia & Tenrcssec Road shall
have direct and contiguous connection, both with
the Mississippi and Ohio"
He Slso indicates his interest in the Canal thus:
The James River and Kanauha Canal may be-
come the great central artery of the State, and
ripal in IL 1sgnitsde and benefits the Erie Canal.
Lynchbarg, Richmond, Petersburg, and Norfolk.
are oil deeply interested and their interests lar-
nonise in this policy" 1t will he admitted that
the interests Of the Canal, and Of the Virginia 4
Tennessee Railroad, are our interests, and as Mr.
Tredway declares himself to be committed by his
past and present to these interests, he is quite as
acceptable to us on these accounts as Gen. Clay
can be, and vastly more SO, in that he is not
sectional or party candidate.
Gsa. Clsy. FROM the 6rst sought the position Of
parsy candidate by announcing himself subject
tokChnyention;;' and this prominence relied q pom
3, setars BE slsction, WILL we trust secure hi. de-
feat. II lid NJ IN . former instance.
bare Alreaiy shown uf this abortion; this
e. a Gathesing. in which there was greater
Asx pf spiriis Than d anything else; and the idsa
a attaching any importance whatever to its die
~ Il sapNusly ridiculous.