South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-01-24
SATURDAY, JANUARY. "a, 1886.

(though reiuctant) to give nm up; un-
der the belief that the opponents Of
Executive misrule were bound to re.
nounce all personal considerations, and
to concentrate their suffrages upon some
distinguished statesman who could u
mite the South, and command a MAORI.
ty Of the unbiased and unbought free.
men of the Union. For long time we
looked to our gifted and incorruptible
LEIGH, as the proper man but Time
has failed to develope sufficient strength
10 his behalf, and we have been again
,hrownto sea. MI desperaedam, is
our motto. Never, whilst a fragment
is lef. floating, will we surrender the
good old Constitutional ship. What
better can we do, then, at this juncture,
than to place ourselves once more un.
der the banners of the great man to
whom sll eyes turn in times Of peril :
Why shall we not, when the ablest
sons Of the Republic are drawn up in
review, again present HENRY CLAY
to the dispassionate consideration OF
the friends of Civil Libertya Can not
some Of them forego minor objections,
and stife the pride ofpreconceived Cpl.
Mon : Can they not, in the bland
aud gentle spirit Of comprcmise-that
spirit which formed our blessed Union,
and which has twice saved US from civ
il commotion- tolerate soma difference
of sentiment, and not require an exact
and rigid conformity to all their views
of constitutional law
The presentesion Of so MANY candi-
dates on the part Of those opposed to
the perpetuation Of the "Spoils Sys-
tenn" must event1aie in the selection
Of but one and rally of all upon that
one, or defeat will be inevitable. Mr..
Clay has more present strength than
any other individual 9th Opposition,
and it would be weakness 10 bis friends
quietly TO abandon him, without an ef-
fort to ascertain how far public preju.
dice against him had subsidized. We
know many independent men amongst
his former opponents, vhs are not a.
shamed or afraid to avow that their
feelings have undergone a change in
regard 10 him. They know that they
cannot expect full conformity to their
views from any one likely to be placed
at the head Of the nation for several
years to come, and they are willing
now to confde 10 man whose gen.
erous impulses always lead him to sac.
rifice his own prospects TO the public
good.
For the office OF Vice President, but
few names have yet been suggested to
the public; and although that high
station has been filled by some Of the
ablest men Of the country, yet occa-
sionally the incumbent has been of We"
ry moderate capacity, and sometimes
such an one as would not be accepta.
BILE at the head Of the nation, even tenn.
porarily. If Virginia should not offer
a candidate for the first office, she may
with propriety bring forward one Of
her honored sons for the second one,
too, who entertains and gallantly sup
ports every doctrine dear to her for the
last half century one whose purity
of character, whose amenity of man
ners, and whose ability as statesman,
give him claim upon the affections
and regard Of his fellow-citisens /; and
one who would be efficient and influ.
entail in calming the tumultuousness Of
political strife. We mean JOHN Tx.
LER, now one OF Virginia's Senators.
We here offer to public considera.
ton, a ticket which cannot fail to com.
mand respect, as well on account of
the intellectual attachments of the can.
didates, as Of their possession Of those
bigh-souled and noble qualities which
adorn humanity. 1t is compromise
ticket:
HENRY CLAY as President,
JOHN TYLER as Vice President.
The two great divisions OF the OPP
position may here fairly meet. 1t can
not be expected that either branch OF
the party can require 40 entire and
unequivocal accordance with their o.
pinions, in every particular but j, may
fairly be inferred, that the election OF
these gentlemen would ensure just
and liberal Administration. Such a
ticket, with the full understanding that
a due Difference would be paid TO the
principles, and even TO the preJudices,
of the South, could not fail to present
strong claims to the calm consideration
ofthe American people at large. And
until public sentiment shall audibly