Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-02-10

publican triumph, aud that they, VAIN saeir ieaa
e. ~efs really ehagrined Al the result.
There 10 great lore in the old heather pro
verb which as.eris that "whon the Gods wond
destroy they Gre. make mad"
The Republican representatives nov assembled
at the national capitol seem to be stricken with
judicial, or, more properly speaking. sectional
blindness, and are attempting Ia organize the
House Of Representatives by appointing almost
every officer in any way connected with II, in the
interest Of q section.
The speaker-thoush neither Black Rcpubi.
can nor the real choice Of that party. rs Demo-
cratic testimony el,ewher cited in these columns
to-day will aiundantly proye-is from the North
The Clerk. the Deorkerper. and tho Postmaster
are taken from the ra.ne section; and, 10y this
time, we presume, they have elected Mr. de Frees
OF Illinois, Public Printer Thus, Of the ak oil
fccrs Of tho House, five taken from the North.
and Lu. ono given to the Soulh-Mr. Hoffman. Of
Maryland.
! Now, it is matter Of very little Importance to
the whole South that few Of her citizens have
been disappointed in their Efforts to secure, in
some manner, the patronage Of the House Of Rep
,resentatiyes; but, regarded in the light with
which we view it. as Wholesale prescription Of the
citizens Of fifteen States Of the Union; the in
auguration Of programme that is to concentrate
the power aud patronage Of the government in
the hands Of the citizens Of the Northern States.
we deprecato and denounce it. Though we Of
the Opp ,siton in Virginia lave been prescribed
to n man. and denied our Constitutional rights Of
suffrage and eligibility to ofi,c, by q Democratic
Olgarchy, q we are not yet prepared " see Ole
ontre section Of the Union---tlat in which Prov
dcnce and our choice have fixed our destiny
for veal or for woe-submit 10 the domination Of
another.
! ewoud inform gentlemen of the Repu blican
party that they have made a great mistake, anl
will BIO compelled To lower their crest. The South
will not submit To be thus ignored either by aecl-
dent or design.
Whilst we condemn the course herein alluded
to. 1t is propar to ray tina: we have never incl
ourselves To those who have complained Of the
want of influence our section has had in the Fel-
eral Government. We could not thus allie &c, when
We remember that four out Of tho first five Pref
dents Southern men atd citizens ii our own
State. The Sout h has had Iul shnre, and for l,
part oi the time, controlling influence in tho
government. A duo regard TO the truth # histo-
ny cumpels this admission, even though there may
appear to be isolated cases wherein We were hard
pressed by tho North still, upon balancing the
whole account We nre satisfied with il us il
stands.
We speak now Of tho present and the future,
whilst We warn the Republicans that they are
pursuinga career full IT danger to the country
They are attempting to infinite u policy which
the South cannot and will not accept. She WI
not be ruled Us mere province or Aep ,nlcncy
by men chosen from ono section exclusively -
VIII not conservative Nerthcrn Journals a.
Northern men express their disappro,nl of III,
sectional conduct of thor representatives? ",
trust they will. The result OF the contest io
Speaker should have convinced tho Republicans .
the utter impossibity Of succeeding in an uri
policy; the effect Of which cun only 10 to wider
tho breach that is already opened between tho res
pectiyc sections.
We sre it stated both in an editorial aud Wash
ington core ,pondence Of the New York Herald
that tho Republicans have determined to throv
TINT arch traitor 20 his country, Vim. IL. Seward
loyerboard, and agree To unite upon CONSERVATIVE
Southern nun without platform, except that iur
nished by the corruptions and denominations 81 tn
present Democratic Administration, together wit
tho antcccdcnts Of thoir candidate We assur
THIN in advance, that this is the ouy prugramm
with which they can succeed the only one tina
can secure the sympathy or cooperation OF vii
LOLA ,1Ih man Ia FINN D., IA
ton, aud ut the same time to his whole countr,