Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-05-22
co1sTYTyT1oEkl UHIeH TICKET.
ELECTORS.
.rne carea, poi.ticai Failure of the Day."

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aFhe Great Political Failure OF the Day.
Under tbi. caption, the New York Herald notes
the attempts Of the Democratic aud Abolition
Press. 70 dcrreciase TIE nomination made by the
Constitutional Union party a, Baltimore. and very
partiaently inquiries "xhy these journals take
"A much nains TO ran the Union candidates down.
thsv really amoant to netbingi" Echo answers,
vbyi
Bat de truth 10, and the politicians Of both
die schools Ne have named know the fact. there
,rs tbousands Of conservative men North and
South, who are utterly sick and dsgusted ~ith the
course q PARTY politics; with the sectionalism
end oorruptioas Of the Democracy, and its squint-
ins towards dissnioa; liz =. rule or ruin" policy
and, Upon the other hand, with the dangerous he
sssiss Of tie ether great party. for whose origin
the country IL chiefly indebted To Democracy.
Thsss men 'hsvs no sympathy with either of the
antaeoniStie forces that are ceatcndlos for the
uasssyis this government, and. regarding the
vaecess Of either - ffsugh, with danger to the
oountry, and liable only % prolong the UNHAPPY
strife chat now prevails; will battle valianty for
the comprouise, conservative candidates. the
men. Of all others, 70 give peace To distracted
Land. II isa ticket that will grow in public es-
tecm, and gather strength the longer il is before
the people. The comparison between the doines
Of the Charleston and Baltimore Conventions will
BE- ever before the public. who will discriminate
wisely between them, and the contras, thus cShi-
bitsd must have decided effect upon the fortunes
Of the candidates.
The Democracy may affect to taunt US with be.
ing cahsssssksrs las though nobody but them
selves hxve any right 70 aspire to ofice,) whilst
they give the lie 10 their own declarations ly ~.
ssrting that ne are too weak and contemplate to
eject anything. Ofkesssokers do not usually ally
Ahemselves with minority parties.
This matters but little, however. Tor tho people
arc ripe for such movement as that naugura'ci
ct Baltimore. ssd. viewing the hopeless di.sen-
sions Of the Democracy as destructive of their
boosted claim 70 nationality, they viii rally upon
the only ticket presented by the unanimous aud
enthusiastic vvice Of Convention representing
every section Of the Confederaey. Under these
circumstances. and. believing with the Herald
that BELL and Everett are both respectable and
mated. under existing circumstances" we think
"ths nodination is good, and that II may turn out
highly Important in it's beariag on the two grea,
parties Of the day" We commend tho article OF
the Herald to the attention Of oar readers:
The party, press. without exception, affect To
regard tho Baltimore nomination Of the Union
candidates for the Presidency and Vice presiden
cy-Bsll and Eserett-asa signal fniiure. the
greatest Of the present day. The democratic and
republican journals vie with each other in apply
ing oil sorts Of disparaging opithets and nick
names to these gentlemen. aud endeayor to show
that an candidasss, they amount to nothng
Among those jouraals are the Richmond Enquire,
the Albany Atos, Argus and Evening Journal, and
the New York Tribune. One calls Boil n wing
another calls him and old fogy. third says he !,
dull and fourth that he ia . miserable ahstrac
ton" The democratic journals take care to tell
an that this nomination cannot injure their part,
while ii 10 likely V inaict serious mis-
chief on the rspublicsns. Tho republican
joarnals, on the contrary. labor TO prove tina
Il cannot possibly effcct the success Of republican
ism, but may do some damage to the democrac,
a the Sosth. The truth is that both sets of jour
malls are partly right. The democracy may b
defeated BY Bell and Everett in Kentucky, Nortl
Carolina, Tennessee and other Southern State,
and the republicans may be defeated by the sam
candidates in Pennsylvania. New Jersey and In
diana.
Why do these journals take SO much pains t,
ran the onion candidates down. il they r"all
amount 10 no,hingl We Father suspcct that il i
tecause they End them formidable opponents il
the prcsent State Of parties and political compli
cations. Bell and Everett. are both respcctahl
esd able men, and about the safest that could b.
nominsted. under existing circumstances. AS 70
Heuston.of whom 30 much has been said, he woul
net be BY any means a safe man for President o
the United States. He is not conservative. woul
3 very hksiy % plunge the country into war, au
furShermprs heisvery much Of humbug.
Wecsnnot yst tall what the democratic part
willdp. At presoptit 10 in state of dsintesr,
tion aed lit should continue 10 that conditor
end the conservative masses should rally aroun
Beii und Nysfett, these men woaid be loundv yer
fas fs0n deepieabls candidates. But it Is ohjerte
aeniasb thefh that they have no platform. In tn,
very fact censists their strength. The absence ,
platform IL the greatest Of platforms in the pr
sent critical condition of the country; for il o,
poses the aeisasion Of the slavery question, ii
pabuIsm Of Ill the politicians and demag que
North and South, and the oaly source Of dang,
TO the Union. IL 10 this which, above all 9th,
thinRs, will commend the candidates to the gre,
mass of conservative votss. who are heartily sic
ofthe resslnti0nary republicans Of the North IN
the rayolnti0nafy IRE eaters and secessonists
the South. On the whole, viewing the horoscoy
ct thep0iiticat heavens. we thing the nominatio
Of Bell end Everstt good, and that it may tur
oat highly impcstans IN its bearing on the tv
Eraat partiee 81 the DAY, End on the interests
The cnsntxy, sta crisis 10 It's history without
pasallsl sincs the fouuda,ion Of The government.
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