Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-04-02
Gen. Houston for tho Presidency

nEalrs! well had Mr.. seward said. lie hAillt
has been already fought. and the victory wen.
Gen Houston for tho Presidency.
| The New York Express WING aud American
is gu, 10 long article favorog tho nomination ol
| this gentleman, by the Dem 1eraey, for the Prcs
! dency. Whilst We feel inclined. AMI resolved at
present. 70 stand with the eight hundred aud sev-
| enty thousand conservatives who voted for Fill
| more at the last election have nn hesitation
10 declaring that il We were could DO COMPEL,
ed ~ support any Dem,cra for the Presidency,
we should prefer Gen. Houston over NIL that have
been named in that connection.
lie has had the Independence t. separate him.
SELF on several occasions, from all responsibility
for the msohicvous acts of that purity for which
patriotic conduct, dictated Ly sense of respon-i
bility to his country rather than oI allegiance
to party-he has been prescribed by his former
confcderates. We believe that odd am is
honest and patriotic. and is infinitely to be pre-
icrred to Douglas or gentlemen Of TINT Xix.
Ii the Democracy want TIE conservative OfPo-
si,ion vote Of the North. by which alone they ran
succeed they will be compelled 10 nominate aean.
dIjatc acceptable TO tnat party. Without endor.
sing the suggestion OF the Express further than
above stated. We suhjoin portion Of its article:
The Democratic party has lost The North certain
~ sixteen States of the North without Wing Conscr-
,atiye Union aid Thousands and tens of thousands
vi us-never DcTocIats, and never wishing 10 he
kno" not where TO co. or what 10 do, just now bat
whsye we go and what Ne, DO determines the issue Il
the Democrats could. or would, give one OF their
number--a national man of COOL record with 80
North no Souih,no East and no West on his banner
We could, and would, readily nceept him and II
ceptlng him, secure for them, certainly Illinois nd,-
ana, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, anl. probably, New
York, If not Rhode Island aud 10 1nctieai 10 add 10
Their California aud Oregon.
Now, who Is that man? Weha,c no hesitation IN
saying, il Is Gen. Sam Houston, OF Texas Original
~ and ever Democrat IA fend aud partisan ot Gen.
Jachson-the Democrats cerninly ought 10 hnte con.
iidcncc in him. While We Wings aud Conservatives
have like confidence IN him because have and
known him 10 be, amid great temptation just sneha
man rs we are IN pursuit oI--a mnh who know, not
only his own section of country. but those otter
motor sections, which united make out AMI,
therefore, mighty people. We should feel no hes
'hiion In accepting him. but on The contrary in work
ing and IN voting for him, should Ieei that
uniting our common people aud rc-streag thciing the
bonds of onr common coniederac,.
Now, If tho Democratic party wishes for certain
success, and for the certain restoration Of their party
TO power not in the power OF Washington spoil,
alone, but IN the power of governing the
holding States which, heretofore, they have Ind
Gen. Sam Houston is assuredy Their mau. Penn.
s!ivania, the turning point, would be certain iot
HIM against any candidate whom the Republicaus
might name while such Is his popularity ia other
free States that, In spite of the slavery Rgiuiion
he would sweep thtta, rs they have been aWcpt hc-
tore, by such men Gen Jackson, Gen Harrison.
aud Gen. Taylor The Democrats party. then. in.
stead Of being mere Southern patty, M II now Is,
aud, in good degree, liable 10 the charge of beng
there mere Disuu,on party, would thus become
once more n National pnrty, with lis old lag lying
in such great States us Penn, anna, Uhio aud N,w
York.
Gen. Houston, with Northern votes, would not on
ly bc Washington victory, butn victory for the
Democracy, in the free MS well IA The slave States
II would be the restoration to power Of tho Drrp-
cratic party in the great Central No,thern States AMI
'hrs restoration OF its old dynasty md authority.
-! the Southern Democratic men, he alone Is the
on! man that can command The " hg Conservative
Union vote Of the Moth aud West nn, thus make
snre OF the abolition OF mere geographical, sectional
parties.
Gen. Houston, We aware, isnot popular in the
Southern Democratic States, as IN the Northern be
| mocraic, or old Wing Southern Slnes-=nnd the
reason OF II 49, that he has been national aud
| tional; but can the Soulh--snch STATES South ns
| Virginia. Maryland, Tennessee, kentucky, Mlssou-
ri, North Carolina, aud Geotgm, with large masses
at non-s shareholders In them-e,er afford thus To
keep up this sectional, pro-saser,, nuli.s,,cry
ngltalion2 Arc Southern Institutions, or j. south
cru society, strengthened by tins perpetual eu be-
tween tho North aud the South Are not rearc
| peace from agitation mud stnte Indispensable
South AS North2 What would then, 50 streng hen en-
sln'ehodng society. the election 10 the prcsiaen-
! cy Of man, himself hot only m eminent Southern.
or. in shychoding State, but II Souiheincr al
such eminence, US to hush even abai,on,sm in til,
North2