South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-09-12
Political.
From the Boston Atlas, Of August 81.

comes daily more difficult of conjec.
ture, and more involved in darkness
and uncertainty.
Our readers are aware that new
Wing candidate has been recently
started 10 the West. Gen. Harrison
has met with undispn.ed marks of fa-
vor in Ohio and Kentucky. We do
no, complain Of the nomination. The
friends OF General Harrison doubtless
have good reason for their movements
in his favor, although our confidence
in their ssgacity and consiancy is not
increased, when we recoIlect, that ma.
ny of them are the same gentlemen who
made the abortiye attempt in behalf of
Judge MCLEAN. If tha Wings o! the
West consider it essential to their poll.
teal safety that they should have a
candidate of their own, we canno, find
fault with their choice of any honest
man who is likely to unite the sutffages
of the party.
We know little or nothing of Gen.
eral Harrison, except as successful
soldier. We believe. tina. be is but
little known in New England We do
not doubt that his views are honorable
and patriotic. He states, that he is
willing to Withdraw from the contest,
If i. can be shown, tina, any Wing can
didate possesses more stgsngth. AS
long as his principles concur with those
which the Wings are struggling to main.
tain, we shall have reimbursement eith-
err to oppose his progress, or TO as
sail bis opinions. But let him not
be presented to our favor for his
military achievements. Let him not
be put forward as the hero Of Tippe-
canoe and the Thames. We have had
enough Of this species of military fus
tan aud Qualification, and we think,
with MIR. CLAY, that the subject nigh!
as we'll be dropped for the present.
There have been whispers in rela-
lation to the ultimate Withdrawal of
Mr.. WEBSTER from the field. We do
not believe that Massachusetts will
ever consent, under the gloomIest COM
tingencies, to abandon her candidate.
There is no cause for faltering or for
dependency. MIR. WEBSTER is be-
fore the country as the ayowed choice
oftwo New England States. In Maine,
his nomination has been approved by
the Wing County Conventions, and
Vernon. and Connecticut, the FORE
most Wing journals, have raised his
banner. His prospects are more en-.
couraging than they were at the time
of his original nomination.. His cause
has been daily gaining strength, silent.
ly and gradually it may be, but still
attaining growth the more healthy
and vigorous on that account. Those
who advocate The expectancy Of bis
wi,hdra " al, are indirectly favoring the
interests Of Mr.. VAN BuREN--for we
believe the fact to be incontroyertible,
that Mr.. WEBSTER is the only indiyid'
ual who can be safely opposed in New
England to the candidate OF the Balti-
more Conventlon.
With this persuasion, we cannot but
treat any proposal to abandon Mr..
WEBSTER as a Van Buren, movement,
and weak invention of the enemy
Our Western friends will perceive the
absolute importance of our remaining,
true to our candidate. I, is not with
US an objec. OF inclination and duty
solely, but Of security and existence as
an organized party. We have more
over, strong reasons for believing, that
public opinion is very unsettled in the
West in relation to General Harrison.
We speak advisedly, when We say, tina.
Mr.. WEBSTER divides the favor of the
people in tina. part of the country, that
in Pennsylvania his name is still a tow.
er ofstrength, that his fame as states
man Of pre.emineni abilities and meri-s
torious services is difused over the
whole civilized continent, and that eve.
ry true and liberal minded American is
proud to claim him as couniryman.
We do not think, that General Hars
rison possesses the advantage of SO
brilliant and extended reputation.
Whatever course the Wings of the
West may determine to adopt, we
think they will recognise the impor-
lance OF our continuing constant to our
candidate, and that they will appre-
ciale the motives which actuate US 10
maintaining the position we have as.
summed. If we cannot mingie in each
oshes's ranks, and follow the same lea.
der, we may yet cooperate as faithful
and we'll disposed allies.
la reference 10 the chances OF Mr..