Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-07-16

Never before in the history of the Old
Commonwealth was there SO glorious
chance for the Opposition TO redeem Virginia
from the iron thraidom of Democracy. Fet-
tered, bound down, Frustrated, the Wings of
the Mother of States and of Statesmen have
for many decades presented to the world the
attitude precisely of the Tyrant in the States
coat of arms. But the facts reverse the pic
ture. 1t is not Liberty trampling Tyranny
under foot, but Party ri0ting in irresponsible
power over the outstretched form of Conser-
vatism. for surely there was never in any
State SO courageous, so steadfast, long suffer
ing and invincible band of patriots, true to
every just sentiment of nationality and to
every portion of the Union as the Wings of
Virginia, nor was there ever in any part of
the enlightened world party more unrelent-
ing i'll the exercise of power than the Demo-
cratic party of the same State. The story of
the wrongs endured on the one hand and
the high-handed 0utrages inflicted on the
other; is not unfamiliar to our readers. For
years and years seventy thousand gentlemen,
comprising the pith and flower of the Vir-
ginia population, have been virtually dis
tranchiseG. Men of wealth, of learning, of
influence, of the first order of ability in all
things pertaining to public affairs, they have
nevertheless had no more lot or part in the
State government than if they had lived in
mittee to hold the lowest Office within the
gift of the Executive. They were ousted
from the Boards of the Colleges, the Univer-
sity, the Banks. and even the Railroads
Party lines were drawn where they ought
never to have existed, and political tests
were made where politics ought to have been
rigidly excluded.
TO be Wing was to be incompetent for
any public position however insignificant
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| zen. To be a Wing was for the young man
to cut himself off fIom all chance of ca
| reer. To be Wing, was, save in the barren
| exercise OF a franchise rendered purposely
i null and void, to be an alien. The Congress
! sional districts were so altered as to make
it next to impossible to return Wing to the
| National Legislature. The same tyrannical
| system was resOrted to in the formation OF
new counties, and all the old counties would
have been re-arranged if the Democracy had
dared TO attempt thing so monstrous-
| Wherever the Democratic party could OBJ
tain control they obtained it without regard
to consequences, and without thought as
| to the baneiul effects in the future of thrust
ing politics where politics in no manner be-
longed. In a State claiming to hold above
all others sound views OF government, III a
State Boosting TO he the special guardian Of
State Rights, in State blatant about con-
StltQtlOnal lIulithllOuS. tyrS.uuJ was prdc-
tised in exact accordance with the theory oil
Divine Right, Unlimited Monarchy, and
without q parallel in the annals of the Re.
public. To the credit of the Old Dominion
be it said, that one bright spot appears in all
the long and dark expanse of partisan mis-
rule-the Judiciary, made elective, was
nevertheless, high, pure and undefile6 from
the pollution of party.
The time has now come when the oppressed
NAV throw off the shackles and once more
stand free The sufferings of years may nov
be avenged The State may be redeemed
| The redemption of the State may be the sal
walton of the Union. A glorious hour is a
hand for the Wings OF Virginia. noble
work, great work, a task worthy so unset
fish, so unconquerable, so patriotic band, Il
| TO be done. The State divided against itsei
by the feuds of Wise and Hunter was nearly
won year ago. But the feud between the
friends of Douglas and of Breckenridge Is {
more serious, indeed fatal thing. ThS
/ Valley goes almost en- nsdsse for Douglas. The
| Underwater region declares for Breckinridge
| Yet this docs not tell the tale entirely
| Douglas has hosts of friends in the Cis-Alleg
| hany country. He is known to be ths
stronger man, and the nature Of the true par
tisan is to go for the stronger man. Paper'