Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-01-13

fsrsst Aaily rows of the Dsuoorscyin some q
the Congressional Districts. Already the notes Of
quarrel ana wrangls are distinctly heard in sew
sral Of he Districts. and the imbroglio becomes
more and more Interesting with every succeeding
day.
The ss.ss Of al this is that there are several
...if;ns nsmbsrs Of he Democratic household in
s.aA p;ssrie. Of the State who have become tired
Of waiting. year after year. for chance to wen
flats" sAsir eloqaence in the Halls Of Congress,
snd whs ere not content to remain in that post
Of honor, privsts station, any longer. Though
thsy viii quote you. upon any OCCASION that favor
ite mstae Of The party. Everything for the cause.
nothing for men," and quote it 80 glbly too, that
one 10 almost tempted to believe them in earnest
about il, they exhibit as indecent haste in the
scramble for ONCE o. If the possession Of ONCE
were necessary element Of Democracy. |, is
Astonishing how much Of avidi,y and. how tide
Of aversion, they show for the eai' ymtntef The
honors and emoluments which at,ach to Official
position.
Ever since the Congressional Districts were re-
arranged in 1881, the same set If members with
one or two exceptions. have represented old Vir-
ginia in the National Legislature They exhibit
not the slightest particle of anxiety to be relieved
Of the cares Of oficia station. On the contrary,
thoy re-appear before the people ever, two years.
with - much certainty as the tax-gathcrer makes
his annual visit. Heretofore, the multitude of as
prants in each District have served 10 retain the
sitting member in his postion-for, all these as
pirants preferred that the sitting member should
|fShsin, rather than that Of their number
should mount over the heads Of the others. They
thus kept each other Of in the hope that the sit
ting member would resign, or puld be rotated.
according to the Democratic idea Of rotation. out
of Congress into better place. But, with the cx-
ception Of Col. McMullcn who was rotated out of
Congress into the Governorshp Of Territory. and
DR.. Kidwsll, who was rotated into the Board Of
Public Works, no such happy event has occurred
Tho same old set have fastened upon the different
Congressional Districts, and stuck to them "liko
grim death to deal dog
Rscsntly, however, evident signs Of impotence
have bssn manifested. The asrirants appear de-
tsrmiued to stand it no longer. They have exhib
tied show Of manlincss and Independence that we
are frank 10 say We had never given them credit
for. They begin to talk and act il they really
were men. Thus, Tenth Legion Democrat, by
the name Of Borst has actually had the to
pronounce himself candidate. right under the
nose Of the Hon. Charles James Faulkner u
Cupsper Democrat has travelled all over Billy
Smiths District, tackling the Ex-Governor boldly
upon every stump.
The most interesting imbroslie however the
most entertaining one take it all in all-prc,ails
in . neighboring District. which is sometimes
called the Bed Land District, aud sometimes the
Shoe Ssring Itappea,s that Mr.. Powell, although
he has made u most cficicn. md faithful Repre-
sentative, has not been cxa liy faithful and .fh-
cient enough Tor the co.n.lrt Il certain aspiring
Dsmocrsts, who have bc,n l,nI ,inng in mean-
choly seclusion from tn lIa'ls Of Coug-c,.. Ac-
cordingly, the Chevaiicr Le,sc in one cud of the
District, proclaims himsei. candidate and takes
the ssuup-snd in tho other end of the same Dis
trict, Mr.. John Goode Jr, issues pronuncam.n,o
Is long almost rs the District ITSELF in which. al
thesgh be does not exactly announce himself
easdidate, 1t is evident that be would not n. Cm-
sar did upon tn. Lupcrcai. reject the crown three
times II Il we're thrust upon his head The che
Waller Leake, who has already bad a taste OF Con
gressionh joys, is trayersing the District "fnm
end TO end" with a view Of renewing his acqualn-
tancs with the Halls Of Con gress; and "a we hear
II making considerable healwav in the other end
Of the shoe-string As it is not likely that Con-
vention will be held to settle the claims land the
hash) Of the different aspirants. it is more thnn
probable that We shall find five or six others IN
the Geld before the canvas. is over. aud that we
shall have . ricb rare. and racy n,crncciae fsh,
among the different Democratic champions We
- A. al e.
all of them-to cheer on tie hnanost man--to
shout bravo at each blow which ore strikes the
other-and to have good time generally in wit
Messing and encouraging tie ",Inns. sao.'
In most ef the other Dis,r.c', H.. are .ymp-
toms of disa1sction, and chance TO- some inter
ssting rows In Hopkins District, things are
very much "mixed up" and the Judge vii! pro-
badly bsss - nuen difScnity in getting back to
Congress - he had the last time. Mr.. L. S. Mar
tin, We understand, who came 81 near defeating
the Jsdgs before, is ALREADY lin the ring aud it
II not unlikely that Coz. and Cos. MeMullen may
be induced 70 take another tilt in tourney in
which he has been % often successful. So also in
Edaundson's District, they talking Of holding
Convention, by way, We presume, Of throwing
the Col overheard, and Of leaving IA opening for
some one Of the innumerable asp;rnnts who are
scattered aasng all through the district from the
Hoanoks River to the Ohio. Garnett. we suppose,
will have IN easy time Of it since TIE Red Fox has
hssn Plassa upon the Gubcrnatoriai ticket, and
~ hAar Of % ons disposed to enter the lists with
Bocock.
Since Tie Democracy arranged the Districts of
the State % that no one Of the seventy -hve thou
sand whip in it has the slightest show of going