Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1837-11-16
POLITICAL.
From the Richmond Wig.
KEEP THE PEOPLE BACKw

| PAIN
! When Appius Claudius heard tn.
murmurines of the Roman citizen,
agains, bis unjust measures. he cried
out in his perplexi,y. Keep the People
back" For q while. his command,
were efectual. and the swelling tid,
OF indignation was temporarily stayed
bot his efforts 10 smother the kindins
spirit Of resistance were vain AM
frui,less-and in little while, the un.
worthy Decemvir was hurled from hi,
throneto a prison.
A modern ruler NAV see something
in the late movements Of the People, &c
remind HIM Of this sudden subversiof
of fshcIed strength and security. lie
has had frequent cause mentally to ex.
claim: keep the People backw Blu,
i"siill they come" From Maine 10
Georgia" the rebelious spirit Of the
democracy ol numbers" has been
manifested. From the ~ilds Of Arkan.
sas TO The green mountains Of Vermont
the thrilling voice oil Iegenera,ed mil.
lions has been borne on tho passing
breeze. Neither the promises Of gold
nor the mandates OF a stern chiei,ain,
have been sufficient TO keep the PEG,
pie back" They have rushed TO the
rescue Of a violated Constituiion-ihe v
have gathered in their strength. and
sundered the shackles of supplying
idola:ry. Witness the work Of resene.
ration:
In Maine "a State bcgirt with custom.
houses, aud overrun with Government,
stipendiaIies. a n.ajorily of 10000 fol
the Administration has been overcome,
and the Wings have ,riumphed by 500
majority.
Rhode Island, small as she is, has
Imusteted 1000 Tor the cause Of sound
principles, and stands forth among the
brave and the free.
In -NeD Jersey, the slumbering spirit
ofthe Revolution has been re-anima ied
and the sons OF the Jersey Blues have
proved themselves worthy of their
sIres. They, too. have furnished a
thousand good men and true" over
and above the plumber necessary 10
PROSTATE the cohorts Of power.
Connecticut has given symptoms thai
when the country is really in danger,
her people will gather in theirstrrngth
and aid the good work.
.Moryiand is steady in the cause oI
the. Constitution. and will not falter.
Pennsylvania has given unequivocal
signs that the seeds OF regeneration ART
quickening. and that good fruit will be
] npened tor the general harvest. Las
year the Van Buren, majority in the
Legislature was 3S. now it is but IL.
( North Carolina, that once stumberet
in the consciousness Of her power, anC
was overrun by the enemy. hes awak
ened, and given tokens that she vii
not again be caugh, mapping. e..
Georgia has maintained her integri
iy, and elected Wing Governor; twice
/ proving, when the question was fairly
tested, that she cannot enrol hersel
under the banners of Mr.. Van Buren,.
/ Tennessee. the home OF truly gallan
spirits, has renounceG base idolairy
and, in spite Of Gen. Jackson influence
and dictalion, has given a majority o
2O. 900 for the Wing ticket.
Ohio. whose sovereignty is now mis-
represented in the Senate, has over
come all the difficulties Of an unprinci
pied system Of "Gerrymandering. -
She nov hasa Wing Governor and lie.
gisIa,ure, and a tue Wing majority in
the Lower House of Congress, and
coonis at least 10. 900 majority agains
the spoilers"
7 IHdiaha. a short time since, was on
the side Of power by a majority o.
+ Il. 0O0-she now counts IL 900 for thu
good cause.
I Kentucky has added new evidence
Of the rorAl force which ranges her on
the side Of true Democracy.
.aJkanSaS is cTowding forward 10 seek
place amongst the redeemed and DIS.
enihralled. The last accounts favol
the idea that the Wing candidate ioi
Congress has succeeded. and that the
late member will be doomed 20 Yell IN
the wilderness. instead Of the Repre-.
sentaliyes Hall.
Illinois, -HiniSSippi LouisiGnH, and
even Missouri, We doubt not. will. "a
due season. prove that when freedom q
the prize the People cannot be KEEP
I back.
Is Virginia anxious for the honor oil
being With New York and New Hamp.
SHIRE. tie only States remaining ~ on
lgnouinious thraldom Let her son,
consider this question al the next cleo.
ton, and answer as their fathers would
Z have answered.
- Co.
1noileC Editor Rstrarded Samuel
Harkcr. editor OF the Baltimore Repub.
lican has sold .oui his interest N that
establishment. 70 Messts Busk 4 Cox
The Republican - a violent Admins.
'falion paper, add a. Mr. HaskeF ha,
heen q faithful conductor Of the Sad
journal for some years. It has been
thought proper by the poUers that be
20 take him from his lsbors and quarter
han upon the public CRIB. a. recon.
rcnse for his ioii. Tie fcilres upon