Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-04-01
LYNCnBURG, FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL 1. 1889.
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From the New York Herald
Tho Political signs of the Timos"-The
NOW Chirl PnrtY M0vnmnnt

Ino Pontlcal signs OF the TimoS"-The
Now Third Party Movement.
The enthusiastic meeting ol the "old line wings
Mt Hope Chapel, tac other evening, to henr the
address ol Gov llant ON tho "politcnl signs Of
the times. belongs TO that class ut political de-
monstrations which no pulu cian Of any party can
regard with indhhnrcnce There was not much IN
the speech oi Mr. Hunt, and nothing in the pro-
oeodinSs OF tho meeting. calculated to give us n
Definite idea ot tnc pas perations for 1860 OF
these "old line whig-" but 1t will suffice for the
present To know bat they nrc deSirons Of sinking
tho slavery agitation North and South, and cor
daily approve thai general lina Of policy ndca-
tod in the late reorganization of tho opposition cl
ements Vt Virginia aud Kentucky.
We may. therefore, accept this meeting of our
"oid lino wing. IN connection with the late
speech oi Mr. Bntsto the Trump Of the American
party Mt the Acaiemy of Music-6rst, rs the def
mite and inal abandonment, by the managers con-
eerncd, OF the obsolete crochcts Of Know Moth
ingism; AMI, secondly, M the preliminary steps to
gcncrnl reconstruction of the conservative oppo-
sitt"n elements ut the Union for the Presidential
campaign, Nor can !, be denied that there is
very inviting op,s,.ng Just now for tho general or
ganzation oi tbs third party, between tho nni-
slavery agtatnr republican party oi tho North
and pro'Sla,cry aeiinling democratic party Of tho
south. We nntitlpatc, III this connection, such u
diversion of the uid whs conservatives of connec.
ilcut in thr approaching Congressional elections
of TINT state ~ I'll secure to lhs third party tho
balance ot powcr IN tho new Congress. In gain
ing this imrDtaui i'oihod, the party thus direct
" concerned, viii hr competent To cnmmnnd the
issue OF the prcsd -ntinl election. should it be
thrown ut' t1' II H,c. aud conn otc II To throw it
int" the liuu>" Upon an ind"l endmt electoral
ticket OF thcir own IN every State, tram Manc Ia
Texas, and from New Jersey to California.
In the next plaee. 'houhl thu Virginia State
election o dnv. result in the defeat oi the disor
dcred democracy H. rc, or III the poll OF an uggre-
gate vote by the opposition, showing TINT they
have rrgaincd the popular strcugth which they
commanded In lSIaor "a, We may conclude that
n reaction has taken plnce IN the = nth. which
Will restnrc / thI' rrw opposition Union move
mcnt nj lnast thoseold whig S,ntes of Delaware.
kenturky. Tennessee North Carolina and Gcor-
gIa, in addition tn Maryland. which the dcmocrn-
rncy have tali"l 10 cr qner And why? Because
when locai Northern ar Southern election is con-
trullrd hv tho Pr's cntial issue, the vote given
will afford fair crIicrion of the reulr" strength
Of parties throughout tho section in which this 10.
enl election may cutue of. Thus il from this
Virginia election, il - all appear that the oppns-
tion have received the Iull relative srenrth of the
old whg part, in it, hest dnvs, We believe that it
will show pretty concn>i,ey that the o' position
have only to follow H." same general policy To- Sc
cure their ancient i"otn. in all the other Southern
States, which will Involve the reuccul alton hy
them Of the States we have named.
Our renders will remember TINT the State cleo
ton of Name in September 1856. which was car
Rod hv .nme twenty ,hnus,nd m,i,,;,v f,r ,he rc.
,u,,l;c,p. wa. ,cr.ut,d no ,ll ,ori;cs -. ,hc in
f,ll;hle nro,, oI .m,l, , tremendous ,o,ul,r rovo
luti,p th rnurbout ,hc North in f,vor rc Fr,mnnt
tb,t Tho O,1l,.r v,,n ot pcnnsylvn,; ,,,,IJ In
sufic;eut IN sc,,lo tho ouos,,n nc h,s -, ct;on AR
Jn,c,, Tho ,os,,, r,lIv eonir,,oI th;s n,iyers,l
,nn;o, s, ,ow shn,Id his V;rc;,;, .lectnn
;nnJ;.oto III, t,u r,co,ory nr ia, nld n,nns;,;nn
comnor.t;ve ,nte ,r a , AMI ~ II will i; 1i,o,, n
Snu,hern re,,,o, eo,i,olent tn ,ho lass nI rnr or
1--WE oC ,Lc l,r,o.t 81 rho Southcrn S,n,c. IN the
Democrarv Hut should tbe onnos;,;on c,,d;Jn,c
in V;ro;ni, ho cec,rd Gnynrn,r tho rnsul, viii n,
pres;den, hv MI. ,h,,I ,a,,v Inv n rlcor un;nr;,y
Of the elec,.rL y,,,o
In any cvenf ,h. constitutional and c,,so,va.
two eIemonts ,,c H., ,nn,.;,inn N,r,b o,d Sn,,h
NAV contrI ,le n,xt pros;d.nt;,I olec,;nu r. ,Lev
viii n, This and ,iter G,.t ,rovidi,,, far ,hc
loior.o ,r ,,,,, j., Cnnr,o.. ,l'.y .h.nIJ nrncoo5
IN nm .o,ire ;,.,o,en.Innt or,n,;,o,;nn in oynry
S,oto o,I ~, o,,I, .,ll ,f , ,,,;nnol ,.,n,,n,;on
in Wow Of n Rational organ zo,ion might move 10
oo good m"N'hi'''' We ni''o no mum nor CON
haehee III ,'ene '-''''i Pa''! e"a'ch.i"hS' ihcy
are controlf' ny e"""'er7 ana Jonoers 'or 'he
sp"'is ana p'ihaer' ""d 'h'y nave been inc run,
'ni sources oi ai' 'oe parry "em'"i8"''ohS nhu ma
corruP''ohs e' Tue d"N, n"t 20 "hH "s our Po''ti-
cal parties are ''nt''sied by tncsr conventions
why sn"ni' no, 'hiS party hSht lis enemies on
DON sides WIN 'h''r own Weapons ana bcG'h the
WORK py Gazing an independent hh.'onn' eonVen-
ooh "i'"in III" htN' SIX months. Ior tne Simple
purposes OF national organization Thus, ny