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


Dr. Woop, Of Albemarle, obtained the floor, and
announced that he had been informed that Mr.
William Martin, of Henry, he'd ia his pesaes-
sion letter from Hon. A. H. II. SrrARr, Of
Augusta, which breathcd the true Wing spirit,
and which he should ike very much to hear read
The letter'--''read, read''-was the cry all
over the house
The letter was thereupon furnished to Mr. JAS
McDoSALp, who read it as follows:
STANTON, Feb. ., 1859
Ny DgaR Sill regret very mach that crcun
stances, over which ! have no contrl will pre-, ent
me FROM attending the Conventions On the 10Th
inst desired to see another old FMS iionel union
Of the Wings for the sake Of the Gnion." Never
was there more urgent reaem tDr such meeting
never the union Of the States in lnure imini-
nent peril than ut presen'--neyer was there great
or occasion for the concert and cooperation of NIL
national and conservative men, 10 resist the fact.
on, spirit aud sectional tendencies, which are
ming riot throughout the country never was there
a time which appealed more prrsunsiyey to the
honest and patriotic portion Of the community to
stem the tide OF wasteful extravaganza aud politi-
cad corruption, which pct,ado the administration
of the Federal Government.
Surely, the people Of Virginia must awake from
their lethargy ere long, When they doctrines
lroarled by the executive for the regulation of our
intercourse with foreign nations, which could he
tolerated only Lyacode of free-lootcrs; when they
ser all faterna feeling between the North and
South destroyed by tho Vaccinations Of the leder
al government; when they witness the monstrous
demand of thirty millions Of dollars, to be with
drawn from the public treasury and placed at the
control Of tho executive; when they see II Demo
cratic Senate abandoning its executive functions;
and willing, in advance, to ratify amy treaty the
President may negotiate for the acquisition # Gu
ba: when they perceive that one line of conduct IL
prescribed for dealings with strong nations
and another for those that are weak and defence
less: when they discover that the golden rule of
asking of others countries nothing but what is
right. and submitting to nothing that is wrong,
i, utterly ignored. when they find that, in time
of profound peace, the expenses of the government
are swcled from fifty millions Of dollars to eighty
millions; when they learn that the surplus OF sew
enlcrn millions which was in the treasury when
Mr.. Buchanan came int" power, has been squan-
dcred AMI all the current revenues are gone, and
n debt of sky or seventy millions has been crea-
ted in two years; when they see that American in
dustry has been Frustrated, to foster the labor and
reward the capital OF iprcIgn natlons when they
are told that we tax the productions OF foreign ma
tons only tmcnty per cent. on an average, when
they tax our productions, Except cotton. which
they cannot do without on an average three hun
dred per- cent. and Virginia tobacco about one han
d,rd PR ccni Surely. | say, the people must
awake to II just sense Of their wrongs; surely they
rise in the ma jrsty their strength and hur
from power the party that has ST. yhameiuiy abus-
ell their confidence. Must the earth quake =
Must the earth ounke before the neopl can be
aroused? think not. | think, when the De-
mocracy stands condemned, as it does, nut of the
mouth, of its own organs, the people must see and
feel the necessity oi change,
Let then the noble Wings and Americans 90
on in the work which they have SO nobly begun!
Let them put in nomination II strong ticket Of
good men and true Let them speak to the reo-
pie face to face. Let them expose the impurities
,inyeil its treochery f., the South, Let then, slew
up the wasteful extrnyaynnce and proDipacy of
the present Administration. and | cannot doubt
hat thew will find RESPONSIVE chord, in the non
ulnr heart
lam with ,no,c,,ont boart and sou,, A
II private in the ranks will checrfully contribute
NV mite. and sincerely reoret that cannot he
present with the glorious W6ips and Americans
Of VIRGINIA IN Hand nv ynir, with theirs in a
loud and earnest ,nne,l IA IN. ncn,,le IN cunc tn
the rescue of the Constitution and the country,
Nav God sn,eJ tho ,,nod work,
Your friend and fellow Whic
ALEX II iI yrJrART
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