Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-02-15

under which thcse gentlemen expressed ssnu-
ipents inimical to the Institution Of Slavery. 1t
must be said to the credit and patsiotisn Of Bum
nsrs that be was never guilty OF the folly and
welcomes Of declaring in favor OF q DIVISION oil
this time-honored Commonwealth.
Our information Of Mr.. Wiley. received from
a prominent gentleman. a representative from the
North West in the Convention accords precisely
with the statement Of the Patriot, that he IL the
most popular gentleman in the North West, and
will secure Eve thousand votes to the ticket more
than it would otherwise receive.
Mr.. W.. like many other able gentlemen, hunt
cd down by the proseriptive policy Of tho dominant
party, has long been withdrawn from politics, but
he is known AZ a gentleman of high character,
distinguished literary fame. and an eloquent
sneaker and lecturer. lie was q member of tho
Virginia Reform Convention.
Mr.. Preston, our candidate for the Office Of At
tornsy General, is a nephew Of tho distinguished
VIM. c. Preston, Of South Carolina, and is. there
fore. connected with a family in which chivalry,
talents, and patriotism arc hereditary. lie grad
uated at Cambridge with the highest honots. aud
is acknowledged to bs one Of the most talented
Young men in the State. lie will exert n power
full influence in favor Of the ticket in the South
west. If our n~cighbor. VIM. l.. Goggin, we need
scarcely speak at this time, as he is personally
known to a largo number of our readers, and We
are therefore content, for the present. to produce
as We have done, the verdict Of the Press outside
OF our own State. lie has n national reputation
And. now. oc solcmnly aver it as our belief, that
we can elect these gentlemen il we do our duty.
We shall have more to say hereafter, relative to
the importance Of organization.
Virginia Opposition Convention.
The telegraph announces that this Convention
met in the city of richmond on Yesterday NOR
ming, and was very largely attended, many of the
leading men Ut the State being prcsent--old and
distinguished politicians who have not mingled
actively in politics for twenty years. The utmost
harmony prevailed. and there is no doubt that
from the Chesapeake to the Ohio river. tho same
spirit will pcrynde the ranks Of the opposition in
the good old Commonwealth. Wings. Americans
and Democrats. ARE acting together as one man.
with n determination TO make one moro effort to
redeem Virginia from the hands Of the spoilers.
The effects of this Convention will not lie confined
to the Old Dominion. but it will produce n shock
throughout the entire South. and many an old
warrior will arouse and once more be found IN the
front ranks battling for his country.
Tho name of Mr.. Goggin is n tower of strength
and it il probable that among the numerous gen
tlenien who have been named Tor this position II
more fortunate selection could not have been made.
Never were tie Democracy moro mistaken II they
are indulging the expectation of any easy victory.
They NAV triumph. hut every inch Of ground
will be contested. and tho gallant Goggln will
traverse the entire State, which. if the same course
bad been pursued in the last canvass, Mr., Wise
would now be rusticating in the quiet shades oi
onancork
We publish the above from the Baltimore Ia
hiot, rs indicative of the interest felt abroad IN
the great movement which has been inanguratea
in virginia. and Of the effect it will be likely To
have in other States.
We believe every word Tint our contemporary
has uttered, and call upon our friends everywhere
to buckle on their armur; to fight with tho ,alor
aud energy that inspired them in other days. ana
n glorious victory Will be ours. There is nothing
that stout hearts aud strong hands canuut accom-
rlish in IL good cause. We struggle for great
principles that nra worthy of our highest efforts.
We seek to redeem our State and sur country
from n tlrnllom moro tyranuical than that the
imperial Caesars exerclsoi from the domination
OF II party that. by confession Of its own members,
il more corrupt than any which ever before grew
wanton aud dobascd by the almost If that were
possiblc) satiatcI lust of power.
The following extract from An editorial article
in the Richmond Examiner. referring to the spirit
which animated our late Convention. indicates
pretty clearly that, in the judgment Of onr Demo
cratic c"temporary, every lnci Of ground will be
disputed with them, aud that n rosolu,e hand to
hand fight may be expected.
Maugrc the covert vein o! sarcasm in which the
| Erdminer INDUCES, it is obvious that the tonven-
ton has impressed our cotemporary with the con
yiction that it was composed of men who are de-
tcrmincd to put forth u vigorous effort to redeem
the State. Quoth the Examiner:
From the prevailing sentiment among tho dele
gates, tho blank cartridge idoaof merely fright
ening the Democracy has been abandoned. They
hav6uetermlned to beat us, horse, foot and dra.
goon, elect n Governor, carry the Legislature, and
all the Congressional districts. Hdriny had NJ
roice IA he Government ~ tier count'y for Il mum
Der Of years, they intend to elect two Wing Con
grossmcn IN each District, except in the Tenth
legion, where they propose to elect six.
The admission contained in the words which We
have chosen to italicise, is one that we would burr
into the hearts Of our political friends, that n sens,
of their wrongs might arouse them to put forth II,
unnanly efforts to overthrow their oppressors.-
Arc not the Wings patriotic? Are they not com
petent to bear some part in the administration o
public affairs? Let the compliments that have
been lavished upon them for n purpose. by their
ancient foes, when the admission, as was suppos
ed, could no longer affect their fortunes for good
or ill-answer.
Why. then, have these men "had no roice ia The
H...,y f,,.,, ,,xc,r f. ,.,J., a,
years." Is this, indeed, "their country and