Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-07-13
The Prospect in Virginia

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The Prospect in Virginia
Under the above caption. our dignihed cotempo-
rary, the Baltimore American. submits the follow
ing Just and lorche views relative TO the "tyran-
ny exercised by the Democratic party Tor years
and years over seventy thousand gentlemen. c'in-
prising the pith and flower Of Virginia II - n
splendid tribute to the constancy and zeal with
which these seventy Thousand prescribed III en-
have psrsevered in the maintenance Of their prin.
ciples, at The sacrifice OF almost everything but
honor. The American also makes a stirring mp.
peal to the virtually di.franchised' men to
cert their Independence. The eyes Of the whole
count ~ nre upon the gallant men Of Virginia who
were the first to inaugurate opposition last year.
when the opposition every where South Of the To-
.omae seemed crushed Out, as Caleb Gushing
would say We subion the remarks OF the Amer
lean
Never before in the history ofthe Old Common
wealth was there glorious a chance for the Op'
position to redeem Virginia from tho iron thial-
dom Of Democracy. Fettered, bound down. pros
trated, the Whig- Of The Mother Of States and If
Statesmen have for many decades presented t" the
world the attitude precisely Of the Tyrant in the
picture. II i. not Liberty trampng Tyranny I'M
der loot, but Party rioting in irresponsible power
over the outstretcbed form OF Conservation, fl
surely there WAS never III any State 50 courage
Gus. 50 steadfast, hong suffering and iuvneible
hand Of patriots true u every just sentiment 81
nationality aud to every portion oi the lnon As
the Whigs Of Virginia, nor was there ever in any
part of tile enlightened world party more unro-
'lenling in the exercise of power thnn toe Demo
cratic party If the same State. The story Of the
wrongs endured on the one hand aud the high
handed ouragcs inflicted on the other. il not un,
familiar to our readers. For years and years scy
enty thousand gentlemen comprising The plth and
flower N the Virginia population have been srr
tnally DISTINGUISHED. Men of wealth, If learning
of influence, Of the first order ability IN all
things pertaining 10 public affair, they have net-
ertheess had more lot or part in the State gov
eminent than if they Ind lived in China or 1'nr
buctoo. They were not permitted Ia hold iIc
lowest Office within the gift Of the Executive
They were ousted from the Board. Of the t@le,rs
the University, The Banks. and even the Il I'll.
reads. Party lines were drawn where they ou4ttt
never 70 have existed, and political tests were
made where politics ought TO have been rirl' ly
excluded.
( To be n Wing was o. lie Incompetent for any
public position however insignificant. To hc n
Wing in Virginia was T. be ~ citizen. To h" a
Wing was for the young man TO cut himself III
from all chance Of career. t. be II Wing was,
save in the barren exercise ol franchise render
ell purposoly null aud Void. to be IN alien. Ia"
Congressional districts were altered ~ to maae
it next to impossible 10 return u Wing Ia the M
lional Legislature. The sane iyrannIral eysem
was rosortrd to in the formation 1T new counlics,
and all the old counties would have bccn r'n,-
ranged il the Democracy had dared To a,em'
thing 40 monstrous. Wherever the Dcmec. atlr
,rnriy could obtain control they Obtained ii with.
IN re Ia cor ~ n th,n| a
rs TO the banciul effects III the future e thrus!rg
politics where politics ia no manner b"lungr J.
In State claiming 10 hold above all others uud
views Of government in "A STATE hoaSlug Ia be the
special guardian IF State Rights in State blatant
about constitutional limitations, n tyranny was
.practised in exact acrordancc with Tho theory II
Divine Right. Unlimited Monarchy, and without
n parallel in the ANIMAL, ri the Republic. To tie
credit of the Old Dominion lr it said that onc
bright spot appears IN all the Ion. aud dark cX-
pause Of partisan misrulc The Iulicinry, ua lr
elective, was, nevertheless, high pure and uLded
cd from the pollution Of party.
| Tho time has now come when tie opp"c SOD
may throw of the shackles ana cncc more stand
free, The sufferers Of years may now lie avenged
The State may he redeemed. The redemption 81
the State may be the salvation Of the Union. \
glorious hour is Mt hand ior the Whig> of Virgin
ia. \ noble work, "a great wolh, n tax worthy
80 unselfsh, s. unconque able. pltriu,ica hatd.
lis to be done The State divided against itself ~
the feuds of Wise and Hunter was nearly Won u
year ago. But the feud between the iricuiS -
Douglas and OF Brecknridge is more scrlou-,
indeed lntal thing. The Valley goes almus, az
ntasse for Dousiaa, the Tiic-water region dccurcs
COR BTeokinrdge. Yet this does not tell the tale
entirely. Douglas mas hosts Of friends in the I-
Allegheny country. lie is known to he tho stron-
gar man. Papers have hnistcd the Breckenridge
tug thai make secret # their preference for his
,0pponant. Papers remain silent which intend ere
long to come out for Douglas. The Central Exr1-
utivc Committee oithe Democratic party is 10 he
called together The sign is ominous. Douglas
smissaries are p~uring into the State, and they
are enthusiastic The friends Of Breckenridge are
Glow and unwilling in thar work, Dougla, wants
the State to go Tor the Union party. Money will
mot be spared. lntrgues are thckening dali y
The wires that once worky no smoothly and ell
lectively are oil crossed, tangled. inertwsted.--
The wire-workers are out-ofsorts, at logger heads
undecide4, stunned, paralyted. The rank and
Ole of the party are in like hapless condition.
The assure widens hourly-the breach yawns
welcome to the Wings. On, on. gallant gentle
mon, the citadel is yours!
Daily Communication Between the Uni
ted States and Great Britain.
The steamship traffic between New York aud
the ports Of the Great Britain says the Herald has
attained such marvellous development tina, al
mers crossing the Atlantic. In tho eight days
from the 23d to the Both OF June inclusive. less
than nine steamers averaging less than one
per day -Asaled from British ports for this coun-
try. These were the Persia Guiden Fleece. Bav
aria, Etna. Parana, Palestine, Glasgow, Fultou
land Arabia. OF these eight took their departure