Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1836-09-01


place this morning. The ranks q all
professions were well filed, end the
whole scene presented one Of the most
impressive spectseles OF the kind that
We recoiiect 10 have witnessed IN our
city on any former occasion. II wa,
alike honorable 70 the dead and the
living Patriot.
mir. cLAs being unable 10 attend the walx
Festival al cincinpstl sent the follow ing toast:
| "The Distribution OF the Surplus
Revenue: The brightest ray Of light
during seven years OF political dark
ness"
The Lynchburg yirginian. in some
remarks highly spprobasory OF the
"iasf sfrp" Of the government. in rria-
ton 10 our affairs with Mexico, and the
movements Of Gen. Gaines-bcing the
letter OF Gen. Jackson TO the Governor
of Tennessee--says: "This honora-
bic &C, OF Gen. Jackson is strikingly IL
Illustrative Of what bis conduct would
be. If he were always removed from
the mslign in1pence which in WASH
ing ~arps his feelings add judgment"
The Richmond Wing. in speaking Of
the Presidents course in relation 10
Gen. Gaines, remarks, that eff he
bad been allowed fair chance he
would not have been q Jackson man
for the last ak years.
Mr.. Jian Bvren's Leffer.-The Al.
bany Daily Advertiser gives the fol-
lowing short and pithy synopsis of the
six-coIumn letter OF Mr.. Van Buren,
10 Mr.. Williams. of Kentucky. Ac-
cordiBg to the ADVERTISER, any one who
reads this long letter attentively will
find that Mr.. Van Buren, is opposed to
any distribution the surplus revenue:
He Is opposed In any division among
the States Of the proceeds Of the Public
Lands.
He r. for reduction OF the revenue.
and consequently reduction Of the
Tariff.
He is opposed to National Bank.
He Is IN favor OF Benton's Expuug-
ing Resolution, and considers the prac-
tee Of destroying and falsifying the
National Records as Constitutional.
PENNSYLvANiA.--ln answer to queries
whether Pennsylvania would vote for Van b.
rem, the United States Gazette, very cautious
pepper. says:
I" AS to the question Of change, citi-
zens Of other States, and many At
home. appear to have lost sight Of the
fact that Pennsylrania ras ner<r in
faror Of Han Barren. She never gave
y vote for him in any form. when be
stood before the nation "the great re-
jected" Of the Senate, with all the
elaine Of nartyrdom upon the sympa-
thies and votes Of the Jacksonmen Of
Pennsylvania, they said " We will do
any thing and every thing for General
Jackson, excepting always to vote for
Martin Van Buren,. We viii vote for
sny other candidate, bat not for HIM !;
ne VIII throw away our votes before
We viii thus misaPply them" and they
dtd throw them away. and plainly told
their party, and the American people,
that Ps8nsyicaaia ronlI nsrsr cote for
Martha Has B1rsa."
When ] hear good and true Wings
cay, What can we do in the coming
election fear Van Buren, is too strong
for Vs." the answer should be. do your
duty-exert yours-lf--go to the polls
and vote. and leave>the rest TO Provi-
dence and good cause" Timid D D
liticians arc dead weights on the re-
pubic. When Gen. Brown asked Col.
Miller whether he would earrya strong
fortress by storm. HE answer was. II
wilt try, Sit" That is all that Is want
ing; try and defeat Mr.. Van Buren,, and
he - defeated; never despair--nevsr
give up--never allow the vain boasiing
Of your adverssries to shake you from
the line Of your duty. II We were TO
believe what the army of Office holders
tells us, Harrison would not get a sin-
gle state in the Union. Now we say,
distinctly and unequiYocalIy, Van Bu-
rem cannot Be elected He had gained
ell up 20 August that he could possibly
gain; from that period TO November
next. he iosss--be goes down. Let az
lock ahead little, and 60 into particn-
lars. and see how the land lies.
The recent elections in Kentucky,
Indians, North Carolina. Louisiana,
Albania and Missouri, sufficiently indi.
cate the impossibilisy Of Mr.. Van Bu.
Fen'S receiving The votes Of the SowfA
and Vert. Some Of bis friends still,
however, claim for bis Support VirEinia
and Rennsylvania. The following
statement Of Votes which will De polled
against him shows The, be will 6e de-
feaied, scifhosh The AID q eiihsrof those
great states ior the opposition. VIZ:
Ohio, 81
North Csrolina, 10
kentueky, rs
Tennessee, 10
Massachusetts,, II
Soath Csfeiine, ~
CeoEgia, %
Mafylsnd, 10