Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1837-08-31

that Is wanting on our part is 10 fee
and to act and feel rs We oueh, TO fee
and to act-snd that is for every mar
who has got the rals grit in him tc
unshackle himself from all nasty part,
PreJudices--snd look to the good Of hi,
country rs he would TO his own COCO
and that OF his family and children.
| In some counties where have been.
the will or wish Of one man is the IL "
OF the land-wben he whistles he saws
let no dog bark. Is il TO be so with Us;
Are We an independent and free peo-
pie, and yet to be whisiled into the ira
ces aud fancies of any man or set OF
men? l for one roaf-Tll see any
man or set Of men. or any other man
-in kamscatka first. Well, what is
the puzzle now before US, We are all
at Gods and ends. PARrY-,hat sci.
fish deceitful monster, has oeen at work
and twisted US into a snsrl. and il Is
our business 10 untwist ii-wind of
the best part for our own use, and throw
the rest to the devil where il came from
along with those who wickedly strive
10 draw lines between the people and
set one class up agin another, Jest TO
serve their own party purposes.
IL would be useless task for me 10
attempt TO 60 into all the causes, Why
and wherefore. TO show how We got in
TO the scrape we are now int is enuH
10 know We are IA scrape, and don I
know q shorter way 10 explain il than
TO say, that II farmer wants TO see his
farm we'll titled be won't take a watch
maker to till tiff hatmaker, or a
shoemaker, or . nailmaker. or carpen-
ter, or a mason, or any kind Of manu-
iacturer. wants good workmen to assist
him, he won't employ persons who
don't know any thing about the trade.
A shipbuilder won't employ a halter
or mason to aid BIN in building a
ship. and wisy-wersa. Some folks can
kill Ingins aud some can manage f.
nances, every man 20 his trade. there is
trade and calling for every man-but
II IN the course Of party management
tinker says he can cut a coat better
than tailor, il would not be strange if
some of us should have q tin kettle
tied to the tails Of our coat faps-and
so u Is IN matters Of more Importance.
But what grits agiO the grain with me,
IS TO see some folks who have baen
put into high Offices by US "tbe peo-
ple"-and paid out Of orr earnings
twenty five thousand dollars q year
or about sevsnty dokl,us q day, besides
house rem: and other clippings-turn
round and tell uS-theiF nasteTs-wh4t
they want done and what We must do,
because they say so.
Has it come to this then, in tbs
country Of iars made by the people
feE their own good, that any man in
office, and well paid by US for his ser
vices, shall dare 20 dictate to US our du.
t., when his duty is simply to follow
The laws ice chuSe 10 make through our
representatives. for his and our guild
ances Shall il be also that any man
who has been in office and well paid
for his services dare TO presume upon
bis former popularity to dictate to us
by his opinions and notions what We
should do, when il can be seen without
spectacles be has made . gross mis-
take, aud, like the fox that lost his
tail Al the trap. now wants all of us 10
cut of our tails, so as TO cover his mis-.
take. IL such things are TO be, and we
ATE slaves TO fall into these notions, then
! for one say. III scrape OF the name
Of the Two Polliss OF DowniugviIle,
and paint on her slsrn The Niger OF
Araby, and any man who wears q
collar nay command her.
Fellow Ciiizens-I amt in the hu-
NOR jus. nov TO tell you the fatal error
you are laboring under. avn one Of
yourselves. beaten down, shipwTecked,
and humbugged-almost ashamed 90
say how il has all come about a. IL has
because in telling you the story, tell
II 10 ell creation. and that is what
don't like. ! would rather keep OR
family quarrels within the walls Of the
old homestead; aud that is the reason
when vss abroad snd among foreign.
ers, heard them talking about aud
reading aloud the Globe aud other Of
hcisl papers containing matter was
ashamed Of, would say Mai Globe
vas published away down IN South
Amcries, and that the folks there were
al koan:sriei, Ameficans-ihey Asd
papers and editors snd town all called
after our own, and there Wsrn't no de-
pendence 20 be put IN EN-.
! But a. said Jest now, We ere 10 a
scraps, and mean to try-O . good
citizen. loving my country aud every
Uss|ui class Of citizens in Is. AZ q mao
shOuld--io Get " out 81 Il. We are
all ashore, jest a. the Two POllies' Is -
bu. we have not gone 20 pieces yet,
nor she mother. snd ! don't think We
shall bot this depends on oursslves.--
have known pilots IN my day run .
ship on shore, end 10 kiver bis mistake
wish every other pilot would De the
same thing. have seen . cook spoil
hole pot Of broth. snd when 'taFn-
ed oui. laugh IN his sleeve 10 zee bis
suceessuT do she same thing. have
seen great politicians and Generals Wbo
have failed 10 fAstr sFpsrimsafs. % laF
I forget fha tnfereaf ~ shoea ~ 10 am