Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1837-11-23

current Of public opinion pointed TO the
success Of the Wing cause, and he who
would stand with one foo, on land and
the other on The Wbig boat. ould pro-
baby be convinced that be was irving
disastrous aud embarrassed exper,.
ment.
lie concluded by announcing 10 the
audience. the Hon. JoHS BElL. OF
Tennessee.
Mr.. Belt on rising was greeted with
Immense cheering. lie began bv re-
marking how utterly unable he va, "a
overcome the impression winch the
scene before him produced on his feel.
ings. He could not rid himself of the
feelings Of ave produced bv his en-.
trance into the time hallowed precincts
where were assembled the linoal de.
scendsn,s OF the originstors Of the rcvo.
.lutIon-ihat he was IN truth almos, IN
view OF Bunker Hill. Nor can | for.
get, SAID Mr.. Bell that am on the
verge of that same Boston port. which
seventy years ago associated the tea.
plant with The name o. liberty. Pass
ing by these thrilling recollections. |
can scarcely feel less excited by the
idea that | am addressing so large az
assemhlase OF the respectable citizens
Of this place.
Passing 10 the confederation Of the
leading political questions of the day
Mr.. Bell launched forth into a rapid
and eloquent survey Of the abuses Of
the administration. Could il be be
lieved, he asked, that policy could
have been deliberately formed and n a.
tured for blasting tbs prosperity of this
favored land. But has not the decree
gone forth-"perish credit! perish
commerce! down with the credit svs.
ten and had it not been per.isied
IN even TO The present hour, by the
protlisa,e and unPrinoipled adminis,ra.
ton now in powe-; In relation TO the
Sub.treasury system he remarked-You
all know what that means-i,s pater.
ni:y IS written on It's FACET is the
weli-known progeny Of the spoils sys.
tem-a system 10 aggrandlze the onic 4
holders and their adherentS.
Touching upon the new humbug q,
the divorce o! Bank and State" Mr.
u. proceeded in a fine strain of sar.
casm To ridICule the inconsistency OF
the Administration. The office. hold.
erS had filed bill for divorce oCbenl
and State, asking that the public mo.
ney might be confided to them for SAT,
keeping-but the people had now come
forward demanding that the govern,
ment might he divorced from The office.
holders. The people charge these
men with having violated and NAL.
treated the Constitution and the Go,
vernment IN the most shameful and in.
decent manner, and to crafty the bas
est and most sordid desires. What
asked Mr.. b., will be the result OF nj,
tnal? Has false clamor been raised
against these oliice- holders. or are The
charges true True true true' ex.
claimed a thousand voice.v Guilt,
or not guilty. Guilty guhts blrs
forth IN a sound like thunder from the
immense congregational
MIR. Chairman. am no, in,ius,cl,
acquainted with your particular forms
/ but II seems TO ne this is vote. Let
sentence Of eternal separation be ,uet
against them ! (fumuliu1u. cheering
en,ued upon this anCounccmrnt.)
| Touching upon the Outrageous spe.
cic exaciions OF the Administration
MIR. h. remarked that the Office hold
ers, 1.-THE eternal office holders" were
here found Va be the only people benc
.htled 10y them. Some Of the mos
mefI'ouous creditors Of the Govern
ment the revolutionary pensioners an,
the honest lahHTers upon tic public
works, bad been b1hl;ually pat Of
with Deprecated paper. These arb
irafy distinctions between tie Office.
holders and the people show the cx.
tent 10 which an unFrincipled Admin.
i''rai'on may 60 IN opFfcssing a free
people.
ln cloin. lis oni mated rcmafks-t
which i, !. impossible 10 10 justice ~
brief aud ha,'y sketch Mr. Bel sard
tina, he Game from apeoplr, Who tu,u.l
distant. were identified with Ne IN
principle and love ior constitutional
irecdom--a people 2ho would unil,
with The people Of N,sachuscu. o.
resisting g. the utmost lhc fu.ncu.
measures add absurd policy g The All.
ninis'ntion Mr Bell nlt.0n Iuti,
midst q long coui.aued pr4is o: 81
riau.c.
ANcr he bad concluded El- WEB.
.ter rose and remarked lhat atharyI
The meeting Wa rather political ol o.
a con,i,iai one be- uoDlIa.k r.rr.
son '0 Trorr.r % arbiutnf.
'Nr EeiI aoI ne N.t.s.I I,......
I'D thfse times i+sr
The cheers were given 100 tis va.l.
q old Ianeuil rcseIheeiri n ue
sound Nh webster tl,0 announced
that Mr. Graves 81 ktniuyAt. e.uld
address the meeting.
Mr.. GaAvEs. pseiar1H bis remark
with a tnbuie ~ ibe bosri'ai'y anl
warm heaf'rdness q TIC people ID La-
ton. proceeded 10 temA.k Upon w.,
abuses u The present and la's adr inis
irai,on. he spoke quite a. length. bot
our confined limits prevent cur giving