Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-12-03

/ ~ 1SAA8as0L Uill1IONN n.rHn
The election u Gen. IixasfsoS h.s
been The abolsti0n Of al sectional lines
"a the unioa. The unhsppy divi.ious o.
the North and South are uoknosn An
him. They who IN the Soush adsoes,s3
Mr. Van Bursn ~ The Northern man
with SousbeFn principles have been sir-
naisy reouked By the people Of the SoaIh.
and they Nbo IN the North attempted 10
convert slavery o. snli-,lsvery iuio DO
Ii,tcal question have been not less so.--
Ibe success Of Gen. Hafrisor IL thu con
plete abolition Of eli parry appeals Of
nature 70 orsek gp the Union. and bic
election riSeis hs haks stronger thaa ever.
He comes IN MOI less by The support Of the
non-slaveholding States than 10 the slave
holding States, kotwithsiandinR earnest
appeals were made against him ia the
North Tor biz vote on the Aiissoofi aues-
hon, aud a. earnest an appeal in the
South. because Of his nomination AZ HxF-
ritburg, chiefly BY the inslrensensal,ty Of
the noo-sls-eholdiag States.
Geu. Harrison 10 ia many respects
uasafmoasiy elected President. The States
that oppose him, With the exception OF
Virginia, are small Stales. chiefly under
The personal influence and sway Of
leading men. which States have not 40
much supported Mr. Van Bureu AZ the
leaders among them. whom they have
long been accustomed 10 follow. Thus,
South CSrolina supports. not Mr. Van
Buren,. bot Mr.. Calhoun and there can
be no doubt 10 any rejecting mind that
knows the email white population OF that
State. and its peculiarly afisiocTslic com.
position. that. it DIR. Calhoun, the Pa
iriarch as II were. Of The Soaih Caroliua
family, bad teiiied the support Of General
HaTrisoR. The vote Of the State would
have been given him, with the vote Of
North Caroline and Georgia. Thus, too.
New Hampshire supports Isaac Hill, aad
q be bad willed the support Of that State
ioE Gen. Hsrrisons New Hampshire alone,
OF eli the NoubeEn and Eaaiern States Of
the Unionr could not have a character
aud people and . set Of PRINCIPLES 30
distinct as 10 vote lSr Sir. Van Barep.-
The whole range Of country. IL will be
observed, from Pasaamsquoddy BAY to
the Potomac aud MiSsissippI rivers, Till
nois not yet heard from, supports Gen.
Harrison, aud the vote Ct New Hsmp.
shire can alone be accounted for bot by
the fact that il follows ils State leader.
without being Influenced by lbe nation.
or The questions on which the nation has
Interested itself. Thos, again. Missouri
toiiows IFS State leader. T. Fl. Renton.
Tor Of ell the States ic the West. unless
The t2.O00 foreign votes OF Illinois have
disseveIed that State from the West.
Missouri stands solitary aud alone Of on
the States Ia the great npper valIevs Of
the Ohio aud Misssssippi. lie psinciples
aRd iaterests are kindred with liz sister
States OF the West. and only peculiar
esuses. independent OF what has Affected
The Unioa, could have di.joined il from
this union Of the West
Tas State Of Virginia gives its norsiasi
vote to Van BaFeH--nominsl We cav,
for Vaa BuFen's maioriiy is merely 90
minal, and eli Of that hes come from lhe
Navy Yard Fl Portsmouth, add the public
wosks Of HsTpeEs Ferry. Two eo1n,ies.
though 10 and Of Virginia. bat hardly yis.
giaian. 20 wii. Rockingham and Shensn-
aosh, have given over 3. COO " D. assjo.
My, while the masses Of the old Virginia
COUNTESS. the people that make The n.sm-
bers Of CoEgtess and the State Leeisls-
iaTe. have given their votes 70 Gen. HsE.
sisop. The power Of Virginia The recent
vote hes jasi demonstrated 70 Se with The
Wings. They snake. snd are 20 make.
~ fsass and eonposs ~ government 81
hone aad ihoOgh YirSinis hss given tis
noaiaal vote. by bare msjofliy. % Van
bafen. yet The Safe has not. Ia poiai OF
iasi, SlsseyeFed herself in ibis respeetI
Ton ias Feai sfthe Union.
from THE process 81 reasoning. we 10 :.
Ter. Nth sashciens seeeFscy. that. looking
% ihe Eleciofal Colleges Gen. Harrison.
e . ePFeafs BY thems giving she votes Of
she Slater, has been uDsni1ouliy elected
President 81 fba United Sistes; and III
geographical linea have been as efsclusl
y sbalished e. 80 opposhion. From
Maine 10 Georgia. as the old ssyine ussS
q Be, the States have been q oas mind
The GOTTEN pisrtsIs ~ Georgia. aad the
shipping meFchsnt sad lamber-dea,sr ~
8alne have ,hskea hands. Wheat cod
sngaf.cene ggpNeFs have voted for one
aen. FioHs The region of almosl psFpei
ual see % The .and 81 he oiiso and tkr
afange there has been but ore voice. -
fhFfe b eoBeofd in ibis respectt--a re-
hoasf Aarmpnp. 90 % spssk. dfiishiful
sod bew 81 iaie--hagdly k0oua 10 such
~ extent STAGE TIE Fsihef 81 hls couolry
JED or armies ia ihe 6eld. aaS presided
over the Sales. Dc has been 10 naaerfui.
20 ogsfmasisIing over State .associslians
snd State pride, ihsi tbia great member
~ ihe Cpniedffaey 81 which we Gre kss
saeIifred eilIzen Ell soantJihs Uaion.
presenting % ihs world. los ne fni line
- 90 hlsicsy g lrz-i. ths rp-riecls 81
sisle fgffsudefisf ihs oass cbosen EN-.
PodlHsnt a iis pouaf snd Be- soffFsirniy. I
b. Ne pelto1 ei ere 81 iis osn sshs. e.
smother State snd snaibef ciitzsn. fgI
sba q believed q bs ihs coed ~ iAe /
uhcie U1ion
6saelsi Hsleizon u naH ihs ppnoaif 4
eeiioD ~ iAe oaiionsi banoay. Az -. /
nersi aiarard = 60 o. tnsts8 n 81 ia.
spstlsinn. Tee pttrlexiua puncipits
ihsi hsss tsIofa a9aosi fsnsmhsfed oa1
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