Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-03-22

Legislature of his State at this crisis he would no
for divorce between Bank and Ssa4s, for Virgin
in selling out every dollar Of stosk she owned in
the Banks and requiring the revenue 10 be colec-
ted IN gold and silver. Such proposition would
have placed the property Of thousands Of our peo-
homeless upon the worki. Nobody bnt' brokers
and m'sers could bavc withstood the ruin and they
would have grown princey rich st the expense OF
all other classes Of socicty
lie rid He'd him for his want Of humanity when
he objected. in the severe winter of 1856, 10 Con-
gress giving few cords of wood to tho moor OF
Washington and Georgetown, who were suffering
and dying around him from hunnsr want and cold
MIR. l.ccher could object to this aot Of humanity.
hut hnd no word OF censure for his party when in
mo- they appropriated some four thousand and
odd dollars from the treasury TO pay tho hotel sx-
penses md liquor bills of Kossuth md his .uite.
who had como over hero from Hungary to subvsrb
the teachings of Washington and seek to plunge
our country IN a war with Austria.
MIR. q. then took him tho Postal Bill. In
lslo he Mr.. q had offered a bill to reduce the
postage 10 three cents aud abolish the frnnkine
privilege, and had sustained his bill by argument
beto'o tho House In 1859 tho democracy are for
,nccn.ing the postage to five and ten cents, and
in lieu OF tho frnnking privilege, giving to each
member OF Congress already overgorgcd with N
salary ot $1,000 per year. ono hundred and fifty
dollars additional. and NJ. Letcher had sustained
th's proposition. And worse than this. through,
the "hSt,nacy Of Congress no appropriation hal
been granted on the operations Of tho Post Office
Department aud owing to this dralfs on this de-
rnttincni' Ia the amount fthree hsndPsd theus-
and dollars Ind nlready gone to protest. the gov
ernmcnt l"'ng unable to pay them. But we must.
Tor l"'k ol space omit several other important
points nnd hnst.n u,,
Mr.. Goggin said that Mr. l.. Ind spoken highiv
of the Richmond Convention. he then renl ex.
tracts from democratic papers to show tho rnwdy
mud disgrnreful proceedings which had character
'zed II" Petersburg Convention. He said also
that the Petersburg Convention had passed res
olution endorsing Bnchanan's administration. He
then nskrd MIR. leicler 10 iacs the music Was
he. Mr.. Letcher, in favor of the Presidents Bank
rupt LAW, was ho in favor Of the Presidents Pa
'ihc Railroad scheme, was he in favor of the Pre-
s'den's recommendation for establishing Protec.
tprn'" over Mexico, was hc in favor of the Pres-
dents plan for the acquisition Of Culm, was he in
favor OF the thirty million bill which proposed to
give to the President both the treaty and war ma
king powers with tho supreme control Of army and
navy to carry out his scheme, and thirty millions
"i the public money to be placed In tho Presidents
hands Tor eorrupting aud hribing the Spanish Min.
isry? MIR. G"ggin said he insisted on Mr. Letch-
or answering these questions but he positively
refused to say yea or nay. Hc was thus, in the
lntgunge of tho Enquirer 'trying to carry water
on both shoulders" Mr. Goggin told him he did
nor care which horn Of the dilemma he took, all
he wished was for Mr.. Letcher either to endorse
or repudiate these propositions Of the administra-
ton and its supporters But not word could be
got from Mr.. l.. All that Mr.. L. could do was to
keep quiet. dodge these issues and straightway
'.nnw file and fee into tho mountains Of Hep
Sid"m. whore the lion ronred and the wangdoodle
mourned for its first born"
iio then put him through the fAcings on his
views on Internal Improvements. Said that when
he Ind asked Mr.. Lctcher for his record on this
subject. SO important to the interests and prosper
ity I'll Nirginia; when he bnd asksd him 70 point
to single speech, single paragraph, . single
net Of his whole life to show his devotion to this
great subject, all ho could get from Mr. Letcher,
~as was the information thnt il Mr. @. would refer to
the Blue Ridge Rcpmbi'e m, paper published way
on IN Culpepcr county. he would there sec his
Mr.. letcher's) views on internal improvements
Mr.. q. thought it strange that man had to 10
from tho bosom of his own home that his internal
Improvement sentiments might be brought to light
by strangers, who knew but little about him.
But we have overrun space and must come
to conclusion. All honor to our gallant chief
lilo has come among us, he has met bis opponent
Mt his own home and has ovefthrown and beat
him down before his own friends. He has shown
himself able to meet and prostrats his democratic
opponent. he has entered the field of conflict aud
the standard we have placed in his hands is gain.
ing additional lusre fiom the trophies he has won,
aud the garands ho has cntwined about it. He
has won the respect of his opponents by his cour-
tcons bearing and fairness Of debate. He has dis
pirited his ndversarics by his bold and crushing
assaults upon their leader, and he has aroused in
the breast of his own supporters, zeal and enthu-
siasm which will nerve their arm for the struggle
and send them firth to labor in tho full assurance
OF success. And with the magnannity OF his own
great heart. he has promised Mr.. Letcher that
when he MIR. q. becomes Governor of Virginia.
Letcher himself for he will pardon him for his ef
forts ~ divide the Common ealth and make Wes-