Des Arc citizen., 1860-10-03
The Impending Crisis.

l Under the above caption the Lynchburg Republican has the following sensible view
 of the present canvass. The editor is an
 original gg iisaal Douglas man, and we commend
 his patriotic suggestions to the attentive lperusal of all Douglas men
 | To cry over spiltmilk is a whim, barely ex-
 cusable in prattiing child but when indulg- cd by adults and sensible men, it is an inexcu- sable and disgusting folly and weakness. The 1 faults which have been committed are irreme- diable now, and we consult neither the duty of patriots or statesmen when we stop to criminate and recrfmimate amongst ourselves as to the causes and agencies which precipi- tated our present disasters upon us. The na- ked question now presented for the solution of every Democrat is: shall Virginia be lost or saved to Democracy in the pending contest?
 Shall the glorious flag of our party continue
 to wave in unbrolsen triumph over our soil, or be permitted to trail in the dust of disgraceful defeat! For ourselves, we hesitate not to say that Virginia must not be lost, that she must
 and shall be saved. And we call upon the "Spartan band" of Democracy in Lynchburgy
 with whom, shoulder to shoulder, we have
 fought an hundred battles-~and we call upon that noble army of Democratic friends in all,
 the surrounding country, who have so often
 sent up their triumphant greetings on the day
 of battle--we invoke them to gird on their ar-
 nor and march to the affray. Especially do
 we call upon the friends of Judge Douglas to
 abandon that distinguished gentleman. Did
 Judge Douglas stand the least chance to carry
 the State--did we not know that he is not as
 strong by far in Virginia as MT. Breckinridge,
 we would not make this appeal. On the com
 trary, if we believed he was as strong as
 Breckinridge, we declare here that We would fling his flag to the breeze and fight for him to the close of the campaign with as much zeal as we expect to battle For our present ticket. But no candid man will pretend to say that such is the case. No man thinks that there is ghost of chance to carry the State for any one but Breckinridge and Lane or Bell and Everett.
 A vote for Douglas, therefore, in tie present aspect of affairs, is vote for the 0ppositi0B. It can do Douglas no good ,and will do Breck- inrdge harm It will weaken our cause, without improving in the least that of Mir. Douglas. Why, then, in the name of patriotism, should any Democrat cling to the fortunes of Judge Douglas? Every Democrat at the North ought to vote for him, because there he is strong and has the best chance of success. But here, in Virginia, he has no chance, and every Democrat ought to vote to secure the State for Breckinridge and Lane, or, for that Democrat who can defeat Lincoln. Because it may be, under one of the resolutions of the Charlottesville Convention, that the vote of Virginia may be cast for Douglas, even though Breckinridge electors may be chosen. Is not this fair and patriotic9 Does any Douglas Democrat want the vote of Virginia thrown away? Do not all of them want 1t cast in the best way to defeat Lincoln? Why, then, vote for electors who confessedly stand not ghost of chance to carry the State :?
 When we resume our editorial duties Gin few days) we think we shall be able to con vince every reasonable Douglas Democrat in Vfrof .iasf ,at ft0n of dutV patriotism requires him to sustain the flag we sustain. h the meantime. we think the sim- pie fact that our ife-long enemies, the Whigs, are shouting their notes of anticipated victory in our ears, Haunting their flags in our face, and laughing in their sleeves at our suicidal liyision, is sufficient to arouse the ancient ire of every Democrat, and make us all band of brothers.
 Once more to the breach, then, Democrats, lear friends, once more