Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-07-30
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Washing on Hunt Position.

The speech delivered by Ex Governor Hunt, of
New York, in the city OF Albany, last Thursday.
night has elected much uomu,cnL Tho Wurld
remarks u, ,,on u thus.
Gov. llunts activity in the Bell. Everett move,
mcnt IN this STATE has led portion of the Il,
publican press I" commcntwith much severity on
hs political course. There IL really norcason why he
has not as good u right To counsel general uutou
Ter he overthrow ofths Republican PARTY. .hy those
who think its nUendency would be daus seruus, as
other advisers had II shurt iimo asu. to temmcnd
Il Q nomination vt Mr.. Bate, ns u means Of uui,.
l"S ni the ciemrnts oi opposition tn the Demo-
cratic party II Gov Hunt were atlemrt,ng to
mask h's purpose nt carrying tho Bel mon oi
Aew York vNer Ia Douglas. he would DE obpoxi-
Gus to the grave Charge "f dupllcuy. aud might
deserve the ccnsurcs that have 40 hberally hoen
launched agalnst hlm. Ills speech iu the Ut,,a
ton,en'inn. IN the i2th inst, male his purpose
perfectly transparent. Both that occasion, and
in mn address he made the preceding week ut IA
P"lItD'ul mectine IN his own village uf I1ckport.
he plainly enough stated his preference hut tho
election should 70 INTO the House IT Representa-
uNe", rather thaa hnss Lincoln elected; und he
advised all the olronents ot tho Rcpubli,uns To
surrender 'm,nor differences" AMI accomplish
this result. a. the Douglas men are TO moro
bound To surrender 'minor d,orronces" than tho
Bell men, VI is otyious enough that the lorm,r,aS
'h' more numerous party, may fairly claim 10 lao
tho nu 'leus Vt the anii.Linooln combination No
rcr,on Of reccn, Political intelligence. who has
r|al Governor Hunts late political s,cachrs. in.
elniing the one at Albany nigh before a,I.conld
inl t. grt from them tho imple ii N thu,
they looked toa conjolnt support vt Douglas in
tins Stat" as the means uf dcenting Lincoln.
Not only eau Governor Hunt not hn convicted
OF deception MS Ia his intcntous (tor he is leccy-
ing n"bo ly) but hcse,nnot fairly hr charged with
any Lack ot ilcl,ly 10 tue candidates who were
nominated at Baltimore by tho Convention over
wn'h h" presided. Nobody is simple enough to
sorI">c t'nt il the Republicans carry New York
fr Mr. Lnooin, any other candidate a. chance
ol even getting into the House Nobody doubts
thn' II TIA" Republican, era beaten here, Mr.. He'll
will <" INTO the llonsc nsonr of the three highest
from whom the Constitution requires the rhuiro
to lie made. II Mr.. Hunt dcsrr,cs rcprubatlon,
At must! !bounl ut higher code Of politcrl ethics
'han the ono adorted by parry men. lie il un-
der no obligation IN act with the Republicans If
he does, not hold Their principles llo Is undor nu
obligation IL throw away his vote mud influence,
II he can make them tell on tho result. lie waa
one ot the last udhcrens. Nr believe tho very la4t
alh'rcnt, Of the old Wing party. standing uu.
shaken when even the Commercial Iircli,ser
nhnnd"nel hope aud sought refuge in tbs lirpub
Lean camp. We d. nnt know that amy ul the
ra'trs Of the day can compel him to wotA in their
harness against his w.bel.