Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1835-05-21
THE DEAR People,

s;yi< tAeusrf,ss '-the Denoeratie Party - pro-
fsss IN Be the exclusive fr,<nAs Of the people.
whise sappSrtng the outrageous as.umpt.ous
q power exercised BY the Executive. they
boast, ~nh singular Inconsistency, OF their
love u hb-rty. their attachment 10 Rspubli-
Gao PsinripI<,. thsu abhorrvnee Of tyranny
VIA se< brrarh tAey attempt To Justify ses Of
| 4>sposro that wOuh have humbied even q
rsgsf bad, and with the next they chant an
a1eetinsase lullaby To soothe the dear people
TIE people arr the fountain OF all power
Far be q from us % desire any other rule than
th<Irs- n their win, unbiased. uninhneneed.
unbnu-hf. could be aseert,ined. there can be
40 doubt that Il would. in the general, b. cor
rect Al all events, il would be safe guide.
I Cuboaghs And dare We insinuaic that an
exps~s>ion Of opinioa can be bought from the
.e~ar Pecpss'--from those whom We are vii
isag % aeknowirdse ~ ''the sovereiIn--ths
sozrre from which We arc willing % receive
ire stream Of lib~rty' Have We the hardlhooi
10 hint that ''the hiyh-ninded, iadependcnt'
freem~n Of America can be purchased, Ave;
| ue dare % say AL this; but, lst IL be under.
stood that we do not say they willingly and
Intentionally sell Themselves and their liberty
Th~rs = a maxim, "ouem Deus vult perSiere.
prinam demsntat"-that =. "Him whom God
n wiling To destroy, He first permits "a b..
eooae infatuated" SO, II xe may be allowed,
without any rrrvereut intention, however,
70 compare political with sacred subject.
Nc would say. that those W ith whom the Jack
soa cohorts wrsA ~ bargain, arc hrst hatterrd.
earessed, e.joied-till at length they becon.-
infatuated, luIIsd. shorn Of their independencr
as eneetzally ss the mighty DANTE was Of Lr
borks, when overpowered by tire tender en-
drarnsnts Of the nere,ricDus Deliah
We are friends Of the people. We arc No.
'hIas nnre or iess than part Of the PEI
pr We do not depend upon the iarr.~r,
Of Oshee-hnLters, either at present or BY anti
cIPati1n- We know. that we '.<rt along in
the world At all, il must be by our Individual
exertious- We belong To party prescribed
- those who multiply and distribute The loave,
AMI fshes-a party, who are cut OF from all
oosrial dsilc&eiss, all treasury pap. Our nou-
rIsAnsrt must b. the coarse but wholesome
food yisided by Individual industry and appli-
e1tssn u business We can express Ourselves
trafiessly r-sPe :ting the enormities. the de-
/ Pravfy, the dnPlirity Of some Of those in
power for We have nothing to lose. on the
other hand, there are strong eonsidera-
tSons, uhirh might be expected to induce ~
10 Eat;er the people. To them we have
t'oked, and 10 them We shall continue to Iool.
for s'Istenanss; but we cannot be- so time
ssFsIas and hyPocritieai As To connive at the
servlii'y, the Degrading lack of independence,
the unbesGning Prrjud!ces, which character
izs great portion of the community.
We arc friends Of the people We rei,s-
rate Tia asseSeration- VIII any one say that
we are enemIss because we speak what We
believe To be the truth We are the friend, of
the people The whiSs are the friends Of The
Peo7sr. Their acts prove il. notw outstanding
ali the sling respecting their pride, their SUI
Pt"e'P's''
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. "'em . 10 'i'''nu-
ate that they can be bouyhe We do not mean
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