Lynchburg Virginian

Political.

From the Baltimore American,

THE ELECTION IN NEW YORK—it is no altogether an unexpected result to the Whigs that our opponents have prevailed in New York. We are prepared as a party to meet any reverses that may come in the present confused state of things. The Whigs have passed through trials as hard as any which afflict them now; and perhaps it is the best thing that could happen to them at present to be tried with some severity, that it may be truly known who are the faithful and the strong in heart, the firm in principle, the determined in purpose. When the conservative strength of the country comes to be arrayed in the decisive issue two years hence, the position it occupies must be well defined, its ground must be sure and steadfast.

It is no holiday work to redeem an ill governed country from the evils of misrule. The afflictions consequent upon power abused have fallen heavily upon the people; but to bring the responsibility of mischievous measures home to the authors of them, against all the influence of party creeds and party discipline, is a thing that requires time and patient labor. The same delusions adapted to mislead the popular mind to the sanction of corrupt purposes are still potent to deceive in respect to the real results of such courses. It is well known to most unprejudiced persons that Gen. Jackson's leading measures were most ruinous to the best interests of the country; yet the great mass of the party which supported them met all such representations by huzzaing for the "Petticoat." The Whigs then have a great duty to perform. They must be true to their principles, and await calmly for the predominance of them, trusting to the good sense and patriot spirit of the people and to the self vindicating power of the substantial interests upon which they have taken their stand. They have the advantage of unity and concentration. The candidate whom they have chosen is no half and half man of doubtful principles or cabal in us character—one thing at the North and another at the South. He is an IMPRESSIVE STATESMAN who gives to them or all sections, but practical, with faculties proved: having no political pets way wrong intent of the different o hs country's history but the last forty years; a man honesty, who would nt hartr mte riiy or the thromo ot a hemiapherea giagod:hen bobduessisavr the. yet eotsd mte eyeawhehmustdansoue whes ad miais ratogod the governaent would ch yate the natep a caraer ia siuou it the iressof hsown.

Vitha leaner Ihe ihsiis letterto tal Phn to sue rei wih any chcrrcatchetanstiely whch HDCrstonfom some gteat pen iph tdlo Rig whah in hh cace throw weuld sufer vielenee.

The Whigs than may teye coufidence that whon the reaction legins, whi theirown firmness at this cn is will certainly I rbg :be t, it will be wide spd dep It wi be coueisuie with the coippass ai the srent pritciphs fhm vhh it wii jrwed;it will besusan ed and stretgtl cned by the fail toree of the mest extend ed and peweril Anecnen inte res's. We join heotly with the New York Tribune, when It says, m reference to the late election in that State—

"We trust no this is the worst: we know the majority are not slipping total, that, in a season of general reverse to the Whig Cause, and in the face of disastrous results in other States, we have not succeeded at this election. It was hardly to be expected that we should at the first effort, and such discouraging circumstances, demolish the 16,000 majority against us last Fall. We have only to wait now until Loco Focoism shall undertake to do, as it stands pledged to a majority of its supporters to do, in regard to the "Tariff and Internal Improvements," and not the State only but the Union will rise in overwhelming strength to re-enact the Revolution of 1840.

Let one thing be distinctly understood; In wealth or woe, prosperity or adversity, hope or gloom, there is but one Whig candidate for President in '44. No fortune can alter that—Mr. Clay himself will not be allowed to retire, should he wish it. For him and none other (he being alive) the Whigs will vote; and we have no doubt that the result will try the Locofoco successes of '41 and '42 as hollow and meaningless as the cot's and It needs no exhortation to induce every Whig to be ready for that contest"

When that contest comes there will be definite issues made up. Our opponents will be driven to some ground or other upon which they must stand and show themselves. The deeds of unexampled treachery will have run out to their full results by that time, and order, firmness and spirit will have returned to the ranks of the Whigs. The friends of American industry, of a sound currency, and of good government, all over the country, will be ready for the contest.