New-York daily tribune., 1859-06-06
FROM FISHING TON.
Fnm Or CEu Correspondent.

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WASHINGTON, June |, l-59.
Virginia is at last settled The anxious appre
tensions Of the faithful are relieved, and the DE
mocracry breathe fr, er, since il is known John
Letcher is elected not sithstanding his old opinions
in favor of emancipation, and the Rutfner pamphlet
They are content with victory on sny terms, 8,
that it secures the possession of power Nr
Flo,d. the brother of the Secretary of War, whC
was the orthodox candidate for Congress in the
Abingdon District, is beaten by what is called Al
" "iudep.udent" Democrat-that H. man who
runs sgainst the party organization. Mr. Faulkner
one of the ,ilk stocking Democracy, who renowned
his political principles end associations, as meani
nf entering Congress, has been 7njsomely heated
by Mr.. Boteler, an Old-Ln. Wig, hut not .iler the
definition OF Mr.. Edward Bates Of Missouri. who
described that parsonage one who took his
uhlsky regularly, snd voted the Democratic ticke!
occasionally. No Virginia gentleman of any creed
denies the former qualification, bu, Mr. Boteler
will hardly plead guilty to the latter. In two
other Districts the regular cand dates are believed
to be laid on the shelf.
The Pr, sidepts paper has very little 10 say over
tn. election and its silence ia disc eet for if Mr..
Letcber had not rep ldiated the Administration as
be did dee,f would have been Inevitable. Even
now he falls behind the majority Of Gov. Wise
sbout six thousand, and behind that of Mr.. Bu-
claDan, afterward, about twenty-fy thousand.
There j. very little for comfort in these fig
ures and still less IN the prospect. ii the Opppsi
tion had supposed there was living chance in tue
Contest, they might have organized ani swept the
State They did not know th-ir own strength. or,
rather We're ignorant of the pervading dis,fectlon
in the Democratic ranks. They Will not be caught
mapping aga n, after this encouragement.
IE,l. Il 7
isana be correct Mr.. li'cll bad hard time Of it
in carrying his candidate for Governor az the re-
cent Democratic Convention. IL required moro
than bakers dozen of baotngs, and a very free
of The persuasive appliances which Mr. Sildel
addressed SO effectively to the Plaque nine Dis
trct in leii. In plain terms the nomination was
not the Voice Of the Convention, but ot the
means that were openly used. IL now re-
Mains to be- seen whether Mr.. S0ule and
his friends vil subm. 10 this last imposition, ani
stll consent To be the hewers of wood and drawers
OF water for the purse. proud mater whose boast
il That he carries the State in his breeches pocket
His great aim in controlling the action OF his party
pow WAS 10 be in line for the contingencies at
Charleston, where be hopes b nanage a nomlna-
ton as profitable legislation has been drummed
through the Senate here, through combinations
which are we'll known. There is a good undsr-
Standing in regard 10 the Presidency between him
daua as there has been very cordsl corporation IN
Copgrrts sobal matters, which have resulted " the
advantage Of both. Some of thcm may De over
hsuled next Winter.
4 telegram from here assures the public very
seriously that the President dsclanned before his
departure for North Carolina, any purpose to be a
candidate at Charleston, and would t,ke an occa
sion to make such declaration formally, at the
fret fitting opportunity. The enterprising news.
noBeer seems to have forgot en that Mr.. Buchanan
emphstcally announced that idea in his inaugural,
and everybody who has proper respect for the chief
magistrate must know that he entertained the Pnr-
pose quite as sincerely then as now. IL would only
be- repetition of words, and depreciation OF the
dignity of his Office OF course, the President is
not suspected Of desire 10 be REFLECTED, and he
would Ony consent To place himself in the position
Of candidate in order to save the Union which is
frst approaching its periodical dangers. And al
tbcusb h,rsh things have been said about his Cabi-
net by disappointed DE- -nocrats and other hungry
pat i0ts as The Consttution officially informs US,
uy candid opinion is that every one o. the seven
mem )eIs would submit to the same sacrifice, IN
order to prove how superior was his patriotism to
all selfish considerations