Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-03-18

NJ cssrs GogEin and I,ctchcr at Fincas'lc

B,,m,>,N, March l.. -.
NJ. Eiior:-l lett the iowa of lsaah.no'u yes
'tcrdny AT : A. NJ. and atrr a drii" II twelve
miles through the ran aHl mI3 up e. TIA axle
Irrc, arrived in the democratic ,l'at"A f,nca>tle.
After sauntcrins through! the mud J., ll"r, Ia The
vain endea,nr of obainnsn sight If the 'rl"-
'ihaut,' ] turned my course toward the Curt
House, whore | found large and enthusiastic
crowd, awaiting ,hc debate between Mr~>rs COG
isju and Lctcher III few minutes ticy { m.
menced. Mr.. Goggin led oil IN M adde's. which
Was marked through at. Mt )y mn. Itnnd and
flowing display Of rhetoric or 'hIghialnt,N; but
bv sound sense aud good logic; that Which, of ali
,hiugs, democrats hate worse To- hear.( lie paint
ed in its true color the degraded and d"pl3raldc
condition into which this nW nnc al the bri 5htcst
and purcst stars tina, deck the banner w".ch
"iu triumph d,tH wave.
/ Ger the land of the nee and thc hour The hrar',
would have been sunk. had NJ she have turned u
deaf ear unto the conspiracy q! his opp ncnt. lie
told us that our money had been stolen, Wilde he,
(the wntch.dos.1 was Mt his post-in short he
touched upon all the leading questions at tie day,
and exposed honest John and his >,-caIrl pem"c-
racy upon every poiot. lie is perfectly coaflent
of success. and will be satisfied with ma ority
short OF twenty thousand.
/ Mr.. Lctchcr then arose aud made II pnor and
unsuccessful attempt to ex,rca,c himself and his
party from the clutches Of Mr.. Gogsin. lie next
proceeded to discuss the Rutiner pamphlet He
said that he did not. nor would not deny having
endorsed that pamphlet, nor would he accuse DR..
,Ruifner Of fraud in attempting to change the writ
ten from the delivered address hut defended HIM
self from the charge. by saying that he was not
the originator OF the scheme but that it or glnntcd
in Fncasle. and was endorsed by many good and
substantial men Of both parties, and that lie was
in fuvor Of it, not through any abolition feeling,
but to compel the Eastern to do Justice IA do the
Western portion of our State, which had hereto
fore refused to give her any public improvements
whatever. lie snd that he friend of Buch-
anan's administration, but that he was opposed t"
the thirty million BILL that he was opposed to the
protectornte over Sonora and chihuahua that he
WAS opposed to the Pacific railroad bill. and that
he was in favor of al valorcm duties. You
see Mr. Editor, that he endorses the admnistra-
ton. but repudiates it upon every point of impor
lance. Is not that. Mr. Editor. an attempt to
catch both spiders and flies in the net--an
attempt ~ humbug both the Wise and Hunter
democracy? lie said that he voted for the admis-
sion of Oregon. md that be was proud Of his vote
his proud that any vote Of his had helped to
add one altar to this conicderacy He was
proud. Mr.. Editor. that he had voted unconsttu-
tionally. to admit into this Union free State,
with only sixty.three thousand inhabitants; n
State that is opposed to Southern institutions;
State that viii help the North which has already
too much power, to trample upon Southern rights
and Southern interests.
must now close. although am not half fin
ishcd. for have already written more than at
first intended. So l shall close with TuREr
CHEERS FOB GoGGIY AND WnlccERY,
A GoGGlN Man