Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-05-20
From the Richmond Whig.)
Who Will Vote for John Letcher P


exercise for the first time the right Of free citizens.
md whose opinions upon the merits Of parties
may not have been dccisivcly formed, will you
commit the great error, in the start, Of casting n
vote which may haunt you rs long as you live, and
which, every year. rs the pro-slavcry sentiment be-
comes more united and cxacting, will press you
out further and further from the chance Of that
political promotion of which you may be ambi-
| tious?
OH MrN OF ViRGINIA,in whose boss ,ms the fses
of party have subsibcd into the milder and purer
ardor of patriotism, will you. among tho last Of
forts you make to serve tho State. to establish and
perpctunte the institutions under which you have
lived and been happy, vote for n man 'xho devoted
the best days of his life to nm effort to subvert the
most important aud valuable Of thor institutions.
and had SO little of the pride Of n trio Virginian,
that he was willing to see the proud old common
wealth shattered into fragments!
SHAREHOLDERS or VIRGINIA, will you vote for n
man whose election is advocated by the organs o,
that faction in the North. who constr ntly stigma
tie you ns "rufinns." "piratcs, me g-o-dri,ers, -
"mcn-stealers." and who for years ha We done eve
ry thing vile and Infamous to destroy the value Of
your property, and ruin the peace and safety Of
your fire sides?
INTERVAL 1MrRoyEurNr MEN OF VIRG MA, will
you vote for n man whose nomination vas ienoun-
ccd in advance, by the Richmond Enquirer, rs II
movement of the enemies of Internal Improve
ment, and who has associated with him IL man
who opposed, with all his feeble power y. the sys-
TEN which Is now such an honor to the enterprise
and liberality of the State aud which is de stincd to
do so much for its nggrnndizcmcnt?
OH SOLDIERS OF VIRGINIA, will you vote for n
man who while luxuriating in s~plcndors equal to
royalty, and receiving more pny for it th,,n all the
tolls and suferinSs of the whole rcvol Ut ionary
brought you. refused to allow you in your want
and iniirnity,a mere pittnncc, to shield you II. ,ain,t
suffering, and To prove tina, your country ere men-
bers your patriotism and courage?
TAX PAYERS OF VIRGINIA, will you vot for n
man, who during the shnrpcst and most strl ngrn at
pressure in pecuniary affairs we haveeer know II.
while he was himself receiving three thousan |
dollars n year in goii, and you scarcely saw "a.
thousand part of the same currency in n year.
cruelty Knocked at your calamity by declaring thr t
you ought to be required to pay your taxes in gol Il
and silver?
COMMERCIAL MEN OF VIRGINIA., will YOU vote ( r
n man who would strike mt the heart of that La n.
king system, which sends out the very life b'o ID
of all mercantile transactions, aud tho destruc H. IN
of which would be Your destruction? -
FRIENDS OF GOVERNOR WISE OF VIRGINIA, w i'll
you vote for II man whose nomination was the re-
suit of u cunning and cold blooded intrigue bI u
selfish ri,al-designcd to break down and del eat
your own fuvorite rs an aspirant for the Pres id en-
cy?
VIRGiNIANs ALL, Of whatever party, occupation,
class or creed. who love the Evolutionary fan IL of
the Old Dominion, who esteem every inch of its
soil sacred, will you promote with honor ard trust
with power that un6lial and rccreant son, who dead
to oil the memories that stir the souls of loyal
Virginians, would have seen tho good old mother
of us all dismembered. dishonored, stricken from
the roll 0 fempire States, degraded to two petty
and warning provinces. the prey of each othe and
tho shame of the Republic!
The discussion on Wednesday night between
Mr.. Wiley, our candidate for Lieutenant q over
nor, and Mr.. Garland of this city, gave til e most
unbounded satisfaction to our friends. Mr.. Will
Icy more than exceeded the highest expoc Ia tons
that had been formed Of his cloquence and I.ower
as a popular speaker. His defence Of himsclf was
triumphant and conclusivc-and his foray il to the
Democratic camp, exposing the corruptloLs and
p~rofigacy and inconsistencies of the DE mocracy,
produced n CONSERVATION in their rank, such as
we have seldom witnessed, and awakened a degree
Of enthusiasm among the Opposition til at be,o-
kens the best results.
MIR. Garland defended the Democracy generally
and Mr.. Letcher particularly with all the ,ngenu-
ity and eloquence that his subject admit ted Of
but it was an uphill business from beginning to
end. lie felt, no doubt, as u lawyer would feel
in defence of a criminal whom he knew every iu-
ror in the box believed to be guilty. The Democ.
racy themselves admit that Mr.. Wiley is a cham.
pion. OF whom our cause and our party may Justly
be proud.
We rejoice that Mr.. Wiley has come among us
for he has given a fresh impetus to the cause h,
so ably advocates. We assure our friends wilt
may not have an opportunity of hearing him, tina
he is eminently worthy Of their confidence AMI q
their cordial suppuit. We Zee! prnmder han ever
after listening ,s Mr.. Wiley. Of The noble trium
vira,e who are our standard-bcarers in the presen
contest.
Il Our Vigilance Committees.
4 Our Vigilance Committees should be at work
"A From now until the sun sets on the dav of election