Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-12-02

- EHssslstion.
The New Yofk Evening Posi- publisbss an ex
is.sss from dAsy kept BY certain Mr.. eorry, =
The year 1856, xhsrsin that gentleman sbetr"sf
shs Of ssssupifssy alleged - havs been en-
ssts y intoi In vlnini6. % svsrtorn - gdesnmens
lin - sssnt afshe siDstioa Of Fsenpnt A. nesr
Is els undsstar the matter, this NJ. Curry
and several others wsss - Hheatland-Mr. Buel
snsn's rssidsnce-aftsr the election was over, AMI
were discussing political affairs generally Mr..
Cory tsok notes Of the conversation. Here is his
report of wha. Is alleged to have been said by
Mr.. A. D. Banks formerly Of this State:
There was another matter discussed on Mr..
Banks motioa. he told Us the Sssth would have
dissolved the Upien il Fremont bad been tlected
4 President VI thu aUoited States; that Goser',o,
Wise end khs VrgiNia leaders ness ready 10 take
he feld-marcl On Woshiagtss, dspese III.
federal officers, take the treasury, ssrAisxs. bHd-
idiags, grounds, Dc, declare tie confederation De
tacte opertro,on. aad u< district 10 haoe repe,7i
10 pGgisia. 4e purpose for rhieA sks had en,r~y-
ed 4 AaSias ys4ed. lie said ,hs.hisg wosld have
been easy. There were 10000 nsa ready. 10000
publis mind Was sufficiently excited TO ovarcome
NIL domsstic resistance. and that they could whip
the North n the fght. He seemed u be perfect
| ly cool and abstract in these declarations. and
withsss doabt implicitly believed what be asaid."
! Wspublish this Cor what il 10 worth. merely
declaring thss We doubt It's truth. We do not bs-
iievs Banks ever made any such statement. There
10 not . boy 10 the State who does not know that
The Federal Government osded back TO Virginia,
Year, ago. all The territory that the State granted
for che District Of Columbia. All the public pro-
periy in Washington is within the limits Of terri
tory ceded by Aayyland and neither Banks. nor
any one else. would DO silly enough 70 talk s'"us
the "Dis,ries revsrsing 70 Virginia, tho purpose
for which she Ind conveyed il having failed
There is nothing TO revert to Virgins; and this
bungling statement makes 10 discrsdit tho whole
story. Who 10 Corryi
p. S.--Since writing tho above. we have met
with tho following article Ia The Richmond Wing
which no. only szpl ins who Cory 10. hat gives
vs. . further Insight into tho means BY which
Buchanan was elected to the Presidency:
HOW 1T WAS DONE.
Hon. VIM. NJ. Cory writes Il long letter explain.
ing the dctnils Of Mr., Buchanan's nomination aud
election lie isqnallfed to speak. as he is u lead
ing Democratic politician Of Ohio, who has been
member Of tho Legislature, und who was NJ "ne
time candidate. under Pierce'A Administration.
fur the position OF Secretary Of tho Navy. lie re-
marks:
Buchanan was nominated aud elected H. was
nominated by convention packed agains, hun.
and he was elected to the chaSrin Of those who
packed it. The power Of outward pressure, and
not the will Of the organization. controlled that re-
suit. Pierce and Douglas, with The intelligent
and uon.ofieial constituency. especially Of the
East and North--the Northwest also had fallen
Mt Nv hal Ind Cat I'D h,I
generally. but particularly on Tie Kansas maller
In every stage Of it, md they can never have any
further popularity except whit seems to exist in
old worn nut parry organizations and organizers;
party discipline and disciplined. TnE INDIANA
AND ILLINOIS ELECTIONS WE'VE FRAUDS WORTHY OF
rnE PRESENT FRaNcn EXPIRE, OR OF THE L.sr.-
They were utterly dishonest; mi all tho par;ic-
Pators will be overwhelmed by popular indigna-
ton. But with the powerful aid Of Pennsylvania,
somehow obtained. Buchanan was elected Ly tho
lowest number Of votcs-hy tho minority ac-
eordng to the constitution"