Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-06-21

Ta1 Baltimore Exchuage, neutral PAPER az
tar the fashion Of the Ssa. of thai city. with OBJ
.yioss Democratic instincts from the start, has
lately ,hrowo az alt disguise and openly e"'nm't'
ned itself 70 tho waning fortunes OF ITS INST ana
only love. In iss issne Of Monday LAST 1t pnt' IN
An earnest plea for harmony and anon amongst
tie brotherhood, implorini the brethren not to
L.. ,bsir angry passions rise at Baltimore; the
whole civilisei world beiog interested in their
proc~ed ings aud the fate of tho United States es-
pscimlly. hanging upon the decision " the once
holders and spaiis-seekers there convencd.
We d. not Lelieyea word Of oil this but enter
tain sincere conviction that the country would
BE- infinitely better oG if the Baltimore Consen.
ton should break up in row similar to that which
euded the deliberations 81 al Charleston. Our
contemporary, however, Is welcome Ia It's opinions,
and We take no exoepisn to a frank avowal Of
party sentiments, even in a pratcoscdly ntral
journal 20 long Us it rrfrains from what W. con-
ceive to he mistatemeDts of tho position and
prospects Of other parties. with winch 1t does not
syn aihixe. The Ercha1T snys that 'the pre-
sent position of tho candidates who were nomina
ted some two months since IA this city, is any
thing Dut encouraging, even TO those who are pre-
disposed to follow their fortunes, and 1t cannot
Be doubted that the number Of their adberents.
small rs il now is, will begin to diminish the in
slant tho Democratic party pledges its undivided
support to IA nominee who commands public conf
dsnce." Now, we are at a loss to determine how
our contemporary arrives at the conclusion thus
stated, for it is evident that the Nomination of
Bell and Everett has every where been hailed
one eminently eft to be- made" and has been
growing in strength from the time tina, it was
first ANNOUNCED The honest masses, Disguised
with the wrangles ei the Dem cracy, and
penetrated with the convection that. il it
ever was it lie no longer IL nstonal par
ty. and is simply held together 'by the co.
hssive power of the public runder." are leav-
ing it by thousands and will support the Union
ticket What is Their, pray, in the present Ms
pect Of the Democratic party to a'tra,t any hon.
est man who is not already blind 10 the enormi-
ties Of which il hrs been convietedi Has it not
been guilty of the most stupenduns fraud,Y---
Frauds upon the credulity VI the people, and up
on the lurse and lair fame of the nationY Did
ever Administration ssk "a lew. 81 cover iterlf
with ininmy. as that under which We now 1.-Two?
it, own chosen friends and .adLeients have pro-
nounced sentence upon il, and in tho House of
Representatives the other day, even Democrats
voted with the Opposition in condemnation Of its
corruptions. Turning away with loathing and
disgust from the Administration, we find that the
party is hopelessly dismemberei, its relut,vc
tons having not the slightest affinity toward each
other. and entirely wanting in all tho elements
going to make homogeneous naIiunnl parity
Are the people to be longer cajoled aud deceived
by the pretensions of Democratic organs. par,i-
cans, and plaee,men? They certainly have bad
enough to convince them OF the folly uf relying
upon Democratic pledges or prctcnsions. The Err
change is therefore altogether mistaken in suPpo-
sing that mo practical good result ensne to
any section or party. except to the Republicans
and the North from the action Of the discovered
portions Of the Democratic Convention" Upun
the contrary. the best interests Of the country de-
pend upon this result, for is suthsicntly nlpar
ent that the Democratic purity has sor, Of
chance 10 the next Presidential election, and it
can only contribute to the defeat OF the Black Re-
publicans BY uniting upon Bell and Everett. BY
this means it could carry every Southern and
several of the largest Northern States, and thus
ensure the election Of national President upon
national platform. BY this means only can the
Republicans be defeated before the people, for
seonservatire men North. whilst eschewin. Rcpub-
iicanism, will not unite with Democracy upon
Democratic candidate, the representative Of par
ty already convicted Of the most anbiu,hing
frsuds and pecuations that perpetra.
ted. With what assurance, therefore, can they
come before the people to ask renewal OF their
lease upon the treasury and the government p
We can agree with our contemporary il but two of
its conclusions; FIRST. that ''it is somewhat pro-
blematical whether the party can come together
and pledge its undivided support to o nominee
who commands public confidence, seeing that the
i'll feeling which the proceedings at Charleston en-
gendered have not been allayed !" and secondly,
in the inference deducible from its article. that
Mr. Douglas is NOT the nominee who com.
maad pabllc confidence" The Convention had
better indicate spark Of patriotism aud ratify
che nomination Of Bell and Everett. Il cannot do
better, ur ~ well.
New York Post ONCE Defalcation.
The Richmond Ldex. I'd, mocratic) thus refers
TO this stupendous fraud We could expeet no nth