Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1837-12-07
MR. KING. OF nrnnnl,


are 1p against my speech, bah? Don't
you think IT would have been better for
,Hem to have answered my Arguments
before they lrw into a passion with
Tie au,hor' As Jack Downing saws.
mat Is my notion care nothing
!of tue office Tor ns SAFE, and that they
may havc Willingly, II they wish n.
but really instead of quarrellng piM me.
! regret extremely they have not seen
Inc necessity oi uniting IN the only
course That can saw. the party from lie.
sunetion. 4 was "a SAYING OF Airing
Ton. that you might pu, dozen pun
p'es INTO sack and shake IT. and when
they began To suffer PAIN. they would
instantly commence tearing each other.
bat would never think oi biting the
hand that shook the sack. Our party
i' lie party Of the people, and with
even tolerajle regard To democratic
prnciples, Ne must al Navs be- IN the
majority. But We have Cor vcar, been
forced INTO wrong position: Congress
has had little more In do with the 4
hincc' oi the couiiry, ior ,cvcral wears
past. than the bunr, ii Russia or the
slaves OF Turkey. This | ,hink has or
at least Mi cease, a. soon As Mr.. Van
blren gets through tie 'unGni>hc,! bn.
sineSs' al his predecessor. and tsirlv
sets upon his own seat; but we have
taken no steps 10 convince the people
al this; and from the cX-Presidcnt's lei
ter and Mr.. Van Buren's promises and
recent recommendation. they have no
reason TO believe, that they will not be
tormehted and tortured by experiments
Just as much as before. II We do moi
Wish 20 be annihilated rs a party. let
US take hold Of the hand that has tor.
tured. aud. ! fear. ruined us. aud not
further weaken our forces by exhaust.
in2 our strength on each other.
The great mass has found out that
Their dIStresses have been caused by
Executive misrule in the finances, and
they cannot be convinced 10 .he con.
Hary- For many years they quit think.
ing Tor themselves on the subject. but
when 4 became necessary 10 cunt eat
inS aIso, their attention was reused 10
lhe necessity of reasoning on their own
i"terest; and when they do this, free
from party Influence, it is a very main
case. Ii we do not case the ncople
then, Oh this subject. wha, Is to become
OF Us Ohio IS gone. New Jersey i,
gone. Rhode Island is gone. Maine
Is gone. Indiana Is gone. Pennsyl-
wanna Is almost gone, and Georgia. n.
Carolina and Arkansas thought 10 be in
danger. and 10 cap the climax. shall
not be- surprised, IL we lose ". York.
The City | know is gone. And what
have We Gained' Mr. Calhoun has
taken fancy 10 US, TO be sure; but if
we give han control. lie will ruin us:
aud II we do not, he'l leave us in less
'hln twelve months. We know his
/ own opinion, given last wear. or The
cohesive power that binds MS together
A!T. I. Is great man, and in private
iiie most exemplary one; bat he is
So eccentric and chlngcable that. rs n
guide. there is no confidence TO be
placed IN him. Look back al his opin
IONS on National Bank. and hear hum
at the last scsSion-ais former opinions
OF the protective system united riti .
complete system Of 'niernai improvement
as "eceS'ary 10 secure The ornament
prosperity ofhe country. and hear him
lately talk about State Rights!
Then there is Pickens: it is said he
hAs come over 10 US. and VIVA, sorI
OF co1e-orer il il? lie votes for the
divorce, and makes a speech for it. in
winch there II pronunciation and bitter.
ness enough To- Kill ten administrations.
lie abuses "a az pick.pockcts-we have
10 take II a. >plniels, and recommend
Mr.. FhckeLs's able speech TO the peru.
sal OF the public! don't want such
aIl'es a these. | had rather br in the
minority. and fkh, under" would
, say To Master Pickcns, that If he .,sb.
- 10 ipin the democracy m ITS prcsen,
wea~ness, let him DO IL, like a nrncr.
Gus man. on equal terms. anI not come
TO oUr relief like az Ocrlcock wfecker
To abuse and insult shlp.,recked
crew, and clam all their good, for sal
wage. Alr. p. has taken It INTO hi,
head. tina: be Is and must he very con.
sIs'cnt. because, with a LILLE squad of
ultra opposition, Ice voted rnr The scp,.
r"iiOa 'n 1881. Euj was It no, notion
ous, that tie only object lien was 10
cInDenl>s The ad,nins'a'i5a IN the
Experiment. which was then Great
lIvontc: .lO.o h. seems 10 hofy IN
Ia opposition, brcIG,c 1t enables him
to abuse ihe administration Vi;h rmpu-
Gi'y. Why. Ia Is soon depend on
BeiAehuJ 30 defend me against Satan
a. o. Pickcns - d,.cnd ne AGAINST Tie
Wings. HoVcvrT, pickcn, d, a Gentle.
mau and man Of talents. Au3 hc an
Pca!s adroitly. docs he not las does
Mr.. Calhoun, 10 the sectional feelings
oi the south. 10 sustain that, which lac
tears their reason would not approve.
Bui have no time now to crilicise th,s
speech. You Will see u, presume.
iOr ! should not be at al surprised. #
with oil Iis bitterness. some OF our de-
mocraiie papers were 90 publish II. and
ask attention 10 a. ALL add. thstisI
bad a leisure hour. VA reach Of a few