Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-03-10
v prove it in sentiment will


cooperate in action.
They want no war, nor rum0rs OF war, but
pence. except when resort to arms may be neces-
sary for the dcteusc of American interests and
power They are neuated by no lust for con-
quest and dominion They are wearied of sectio-
nnl agitation, and desire. if possible a restoration
of iracrnn feeling. Instead Of extravaganza they
require eshmcnt, not by sudden efforts made
in dread Of popular displcasure, which tLreatento
dcstrny Wholesome public institutions, but by q
well considered reform and correction Of abuses
beginning with those practiced under the eve of
Congress itsclf-in the department Of Public Prin-
ting for example.
They desire. in fine more conservative, M
tional aud healing influence in the public counsels
and need hut union Of effort on the part of oil
entertaining these sentiment to effect the object Of
their wishes.
! am, with sincere respect gentlemen,
Your obcdient servant,
WILL A. GRAHAM.
To Messrs. J. Phillips Phoenix, Wills. Black
stone, A. NJ. Bininscr, d. l.. Levy and A. X.
Smith Committee DAVID VEIN, ESQ.,, Cor.
Sec.
LETTER from Hou. u. d. barnard
ALBANY Feb 2s, 1859.
Gentlemen i regret that owing to the msdi-
rect"n oi Your letter Of the Tth inst, SO thnt it
hns nnly reached me within day or two, my re-
sponsc which would have been prompt. has been
long dcla,ca have lcni with care the reso-
luton Of your General Committee, q copy which
was Transmitted with your letter. agree gencr-
ally with what appears To bc tho opinions and oh.
jcct- of tho Committee. | wa, Whig SO long n,
there an organized body OF Wings in tho
country. aud know of no better way Of defining,
in general terms my political opinions to day. than
by saying that am still Wing. This is refer
ring personal opinion to n historical standard
which all Intelligent persons understand.
| have been glnd to see the vndiontion shown
in Y bl n nj n nd q
sign to reorsanizr the Whg party; even where
this cnn be done only bv means Of General and
other Committees, Ink i, should be done.
do not forget, nnl hope others will not for
get, that the Wing party, in it's day was an ex-
trcmcy useful party to the country, in a minor
ity ns well a. when charged with the administra-
tion Of affairs. think Tint party rnny be revived
now, and made cxtlemcl v useful. if only present
ing itself with its grnnd compact, statesmanlike,
well approved, and time honored principles. and
with them 50 arranging its forces and cOns,lidat-
ing its ranks. mt least, Ia hold the balance OF
power between other nnrties.
In this way IT might control tho next Presiden-
tial Election, aud it would become party to which
the popular strength of the country would finally
rally again The tme NUT soon come when the
country will demand something bstter for the pro-
motion OF our great interests, for our honor ut
home and abroad. flrou security from threaten
ed evils, mud flr the preservation of the Constitu-
tion and the Union, than it has had or can prom
sc itself in or through either Of tho two political
organizations which claim now to divide nearly
the whole popular power between them The
Wing party thus revived and standing up fenr-
lessly 10 its true aud ancient principles there
would be no longer any occasien or any place
for nm "Amcricnn' pnrty rs separate otganiza-
tion.
Tho Wing party. if true to itself, always must
bc, and always has been, II true American party
for all the Just, patriotic purposes TOR which such
an organization was ever demanded. 1t would
not be difficult think, to namo moro than one
man. who'll the Republican party would have the
wisdom aud patriotism to present or adopt as q
candidate for President Mt the next election would
command lhe undivided support Of oil old Wings,
and of nearly all conservative men Of all parties,
and to whom nm assured and easy success might
he given the soenlled Democratic candidate.
We want man and not pln 'iorm'-a man who,
the moment he s named. shall be recognized a.
standing confes,cd!y for n body Of sound princi-
pcs, such as the country needs, and such rs SOON
or or later, il must and will have.
If on the other hand the "Rspublicar' party
which still stands before the country as q mere
anti-slayery association shall insist on pure and
exclusive party effort, tnkng the ield with can
ddnte who represent nothing but n practical
sentimentnsm, involving essential and neces-
sary t'y 10 the constitution, and the preser-
vntion and peace Of tic Cnion duty not SO agree
able, but still necessary, effective and useful, may
remain Tor all Wings I" perform. Keeping their
own organization, and standing by old principles,
they may have to choose between two great par
ties as between two great evils, and thruw their
united strength for the time into the scale of tho
least evil Of the two We should then give our
support from outside position, without sacri-
fcing our organization, or our principles to the
party which might seem to us on the whole to ba
the least dangerous and destructive Of the two to
the Union and the country. and which should seem
at the time have most OF the odour of National
ity about it, Such at least Appears to me rs an in
divduul and Wing Of the Old School, to be the
clear dictate of patriotic duty in the case supposed.
lam, gentlemen with great respect
Your ob't. serv't,
d. D. BARNARD.
Messrs. j. Philips Ph@uix, Willis Blackstone
and others. Committee.