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The ioilos'"S article app. .r> - e,,.,..u,.,,.-
To-" IA iic number Of tia l.,ueLl,urs N,rr,-
NAN. The e'ukcn. 81 Ia, section 81 N,r.,n,-
from i1"g acquaintance 9Th the subject Of TIA,
cuics,. Will eor,i,aIi, sekno- ledge thu, :, sp.-k
lsugua;,, justified o, the tenor Il Li, Lfc.
The writer il in error ~heu De avs that Nir
Cooke ''nr'er APPEARED IA public ifc, c,erls -
member II the late Nrg,n,. state Coz, enti..a e.
Nr. 4. had rrr'iou,l, served thc pcoi.l, ct ,r-
g,p'~ H. the G,u-ral Assembly.
JOHN q. COOKE, ESQ.
have observed, with great pleasure. that
ihc Wing party" OF the Frederick Consr-s.
sIonal Di-srict have nominated this gentle
man Ia stand a. the Reprrscntatne OF the ~
holy cause, before the people, 81 ibe n, NJ
spring election. u elected, he will brin. n
great accession To the weight and r->i-~,.-
bdts of IhS Virginia deles alton m Congre -,
abi add a clear and valiant heart % tie he
fO'c band, ~ the House VI Reprc>c utsIs IS,
who are striving To maint9 ga our Institutions
against Executive Power-I know Tin vel
and am sure all who do not know hun well
will cheerfuily concede that bo u a man OF
whom any party misht be proud. Hereto
tore unamb,tiOus Of political honors, and de-
voted eNelu.nely TO the practice Of . l.bori-
tanned the highest point OF emineuce, noa
socurel, occupied by him-he has never APP
Pearcd On public liie, except as 4 member Of
the late Virginia Stale Convention, called To
reNI,e the constitution; and IA this able body
TIE mastery ability aud untIring zeal display
81 nv him, A. one of the leadin. champions
Of tie great popular right Of eguai ..pre-
sentaiion, are fresh IN the rccoliec. ION Of all
aud remain imPcri,hably stamped upon the
pages that record AZ discussions To taleni-
az high order. aud az application q bu>'-
ness TRT fIaifi,Rsis IRisHss. be uuitc> a luGt,
and unsuii'ed personal integrity "a mobile and
almost romantic sense 1t honor. whirb
would ensure las perfect ideld, To- Al, cause
that lac might espou,c. aud plant tim A.
iTmly n his own native mouutain>. Ia oPpo-
siiion to the corrupt practices Of the proa!-
gate crew who noS bear sway va the cpun-
Try. Ia these awful tine- of political profit
Sloy and corruption on he one hand. aud
Ioruisr IVily and dclu,ion on tie other.
when, VA view Of the actual posture Of al
t'irs, the patriot bosom !, almost ready Ito
despair Of the Republic" aud gave q? all for
lost, thc approach Ito the rescue" If two
such spirits A. Bcnj. W. Leigh aud John X.
Cooke 1, well calculates. To rekinIlc the eN-
Iirins hopes Of the Whis, and rc-neftc Li,
arm TO- another ami more Jete sminyd blow
Tor liberty. These gentlemen are not poll
ucians by trade'-,hey arc none Of your
miserable, plra,iiicai, olice-hunI,ng gentry
whose chief ann - 10 propit1te Power, by
ever! species Of olfprps iituiion, IA order
that they may share what power has 20 give
No. they are hIyh-minded. honorable men
fresh and pure from the great bady e ia,
peoPle-reInct1nt to leave the PRIV ate puT-
eat IN which they have won 80 large a nea-
sure oI honor 1nd diStinction-,et prepared
even IN these friShtfui times % oalumny and
oHira-e-when, Il ever, II may be truly SAID
the post Of honor - a private station," 90
leave aii-g'Ve up all-at the summons Of
the people, 10 do battle for tis constitution
They are men, 'who know their rights, and
Knowing dare maintain'-who clu anJ " IN
look Power un3inohIngly "a the face, and
give the stern warning. Thus far, and no
farther'"-ThIs Is the sacred boundary of
constitutional liberty and We are sentine 4,
appointed BY the people 10 guard 1t from vio-
ll'lon. u you pass, you pass over orr dead
bOd'es"-"If We fall. let us fall freemen-
II &C perish. let IL be in defence OF our
rights" Such are the men, and such the
spirit That must save the Republic, "a thi, II f.,
day Of grelte,t extremity From the depti,
Of ny inmosi soul greet them with heart,
God speed youi"