Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-05-10

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be no possible extrication.
The representative man of The safe, conservative
tenets and the States Rights doctrines of the old
Wing party in the present contest is the Hon
WILLIAM L. GosGIx. Mr.. Letchcr. on the contra
~. is the exp"nent Of those radical, destructive
and demoralizing dog,nas of modern Demo cracy
which have led the country already to tn" very
verge of the gulf Of destruction. But. even though
upon the brink IF ruin. there is yet time enough
for us 10 pause and reccdc. Tho h~eadlong and
demonical speed Mt which the car of state has
been driven by the Democracy, should DO checked
at once. If we would escape the portent, us dan
gers that loom upon Us in the distance. Let "re.
rocare gyddnm'' be our motto and let US go back
and cntrench ourselves behind the safe ard tried
barriers of conservatism. anu save Old virginia Mt
least from the Vicious and pcrnicious and destruc-
tive influence Of that gigantic humbug which has
been christcncd National" Democracy.
OrR ~neighbor is in trouble about tuso votes
Mr.. Lynch gave in the Convention ngrirst the
New Constitution. aud against submitting i; to
tho people lie set out with the dcclara ion that
Mr.. Goggin had been unfricndly To the Lew Con
%stitution, (which, hy the way, he has no; proven.
md wns therefore unworthy the support of those
voters who have been cnfrau,hiSnd unien. it. We
have proven that Mr.. Lynch not ",ly voted
against tho Constitution in the Nonvcr ten. but
against giving those voters the like opportunity
of passing their Judgment upan it. Our ncighlor,
being caught in his own trap. attempts t" apollo
gisc for Mr.. Lynch ly saying that he re lie ,tcd in
A.. ,,o, 80. ,l., l.. .,,... a.. l.. a.. -.
mcnts of his constituents, hut voted his indi 'ilual
sentiments when the Constitution was VI b, lifted
to the people.
Now, we consider this about the iamest md
most %impo.ent apology ever offered for the con luct
of any public man. II Mr.. Lynch had surl, del.
erence for the will Of his constituents ns the r.
publican would have US believe, why did lc Mt
tempt to defeat the opportunity of n fair express
sion Of the popular will?
Why did he not. when tie Convention al
adopted the amended Constitution, vote tor IL
proposition To submit the same TO The people :.
Mr.. Wise cnn,cndcl III the CunArntion, and ha~
since reiterated the opinion, that the right Of
passing their Judgment upon their organic law be-
longs to the people. Had Mr.. L.yneh, after voting
in the Convention against the Constitution, us b.
had the right to d.. >~igniirI his willingness, To
accord his constiturnts-fnr whom he had such def.
crence the same privilege, he would have been con
sistent; but he was UNIV Hing t., trust them with this
power, and if his vote had awaited wcshnuld now b.
living under the Old Constitution, and those voters to
whom the Republican appeals against Mr.. Gngtin.
would still he disf'anclIecl. Ii is m paliiatin,;
we are sure. in the eyes Il these votes, that Mr..
Lynch was afterwards driven ly the force If pub
lie opinion to vote with the majority OF the pcoplcon
this question, when he would have cut thca oH'
from the privilege.
We care not what Mr.. Lynch's motive WAS, the
record shows that he was opposed To the present
Constitution, and indicated his unconprumi>,ug
opposition 10y refusing to let it % to the people
for their ratification. Mr.. Lynch's individual
vote when the question came up before the people.
was rs n drop to the ocean, an atom 10 the UNI
verse, but when cast in the Convention it WAS
effective, because it constituted nearly IA hunlrc!th
part of the whole.
We therefore maintain that the newly cn.Tan-
chised voters are under no obligation to Mr..
Lynch for the enlargement of the franchise.
THE Democracy of Lynchburg had a grand rally
at Dudley Hall ON Saturday night last. for Tie
purpose of organizing Il Democratic Association.
The organization was effected by clecting Judge
WILSON President, halt u dozen Vice Presidents,
three Secretaries, and an indefinite number of
Committees.
MIR. Irving. formerly of Lynchhurs, but now Of
Danville. being present and called for, then dc
livered q speech Of over an hour in length. Mr..
Irving, as everybody who has heard him knows,
speaks we'll. In this instance, however, he had
to confne himself, necessarily, to II position al
most entirely defensive. lie took up the severa
charges against Mr.. Letrher, and combatted them
with considerable ingenuity. Considering tie in
Vulnerable holes, rents, cracks, and patches in
Mr.. Letcher's record, Mr.. Irving made as good a
defence perhaps as the nature of the case would
admit. And he resumed his seat amid thunders
of applause from the audience.
Mr.. Morgan of this city was then called for
but as We generally take Democracy-as we do
Iphysic-in broken doses, we did not stay to hear
his remarks. We understand from those who
were present that his speech was a very creditable
one.
The Democratic Association Of Lynchburc i.
now fairly launched. and it's members will be nc
l~laggards in the work Of the canvass. We cal
upon the Opposition, therefore, to sound the alarm
and to &, industriuusly u work Our Democrat,
friends are vigilant and energetic--'a peculia,
people and fruitful Of bad works." They must b
I~checkmated at every turn. A little over two
weeks, only. now intervene between this time an,
the day of election. But q great deal of labor ma,
Ibs crowded. nto those two weeks, and the presen
10 the most imminent and important period of tn
} l~eaasass. We sntrsas our friends to don their pc