Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-10-30
O"N' 1EFFERsoN COUNTY, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30 1884.

ue exposed, m masterly manner
the lntrigues of the friends Of the Vic,
PRESIDENT. there and here, showing IN
the black-heartcd malignity and selfish
SINISTER designs, with which they had Ia.
bored TO defame his political reputation
lie alluded TO the President i'm the re.
spectiul language due TO the high Office
which he filled, and to the people who
had elected him to it, denouncins a,
thc same time the odious tyranny OF
ms measures, and making plain To- the
mcanest capacity the violent and alarm.
ing Character of his disastrous admins.
trahon. He spoke Of VAN buren,. a,
person who had said it was glory
enough Tor him to have served under
SUCH man las General Jackson). and
denounced the mean slavish spirit of that
deoasing sentiment, and the man who
could utter IT, SC, sc. He was rcpea,-
plausc. "
Governor TYLER addressed the
company m his happiest style, holding
up 10 the scorn and ridicule of his hear.
srs' inc ignorance, duplicity, and blum
ders oil our blessed rulers. The tables
were IN roar for an hour. He was
interrupted at almost every sentence bv
the noisy applause, which his inimi,a.
ole saure was constantly calling forth.
Nir: ARCHER spoke at some length.
exposing the deep trcacherv of those
VINO pear no inconsiderable part in the
Ponucai drama at Washington, and ex-
Piaining the alarming usurpations of
uhe PRESIDENT. The company adjourn.
ed TO the theatre about nine. The
whole assembly was one of GREAT ;p,cr.
est ana we trust may prove the fruit
'ui source OF increasing political good. 3"
Inc following article, from Rsguct's Exami-
"er' gives. in very concise aud forcib,. terms =.
ia" and correct exposition Of the true shar,e,cr
OF The members Of tile Union. Tn. rrfec,;o..
'ssoer' by referring TO our original eo,d;,;oo
~ii Ind no difficulty in arriving, a, oorr,r, ,o,.
illusions
of0'es or .'afi0as.-It is quito rc.
PuShant to the taste of many persons IN
near 1t asserted, that when the tb;r,ccn
Bnhsh colonies of North America de-
ciared themselves independent on IN.
mother country, they erected them
serves INTO thirteen distinct nations.
which they called States, each possess.
ing all the rights and attributes of a SOW
ereign nation. They seem to think
mat their union for special purposes, de-
stroyed their separate nationality if !,
ever mad an existence, and that there
lore they are no longer nations. And
4e' nesc people can hear, without be-
ing offended, of the English nation. the
scotch nation the Irish nation, which are
"hiteu under one common head. And
pray, suppose Canada were 10 declare
herself independents on G.. Britain would
she not be nationi And would she have
oeen less nation had she declared her
independence in l776, and made com
mon cause with her sister colonies =
we aIe IN danger of losing our liber-
ucS' because we arc afraid To call things
by their right names. The truth Z
that State is nation. and a nation
Is aState.-They are convertible terms
and one signifies nothing more nor less
than the other, as is proved by the far,
that IN the Declaration OF Indepcn-
dence, the term State" is applied 10
Treat Britain as well as 10 the Colonies.
w no can doubt this when he reads in
mat instrument the following cxplic;,
language ~
hat hey arc absolved from all aIlev;,,c. q,
.ne nr'"sh crown, and that all political ro,,cx-
ION oe,~cen them and he State of Great I,r;,a;n
and ought TO b. totally dissolved aud Thai a,
'ree snd independent SiGfes. they have GIli po~-
~ Siesy war; conclude peace. contract alliances
49," Soa''eree' and 10 do ali other sets and
th'ng' which independent States nav OF rivI,