Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-10-22


This Is the las, number Of oar paper which !
will reach many q cur readers before ,he 81 81
November. t-e day Of lie Presidential election. |
Ga this occasion, NC shall depart fem iac usual |
eus'em. and refrain from making arr apreal 10 !
OCT friends 70 come to he rt!s. They are men
Of Intelligence ard of patriotism; api r.. ia |
view Of al The evidence o. abuse. corruption.
aud outrage, which We have ,aid before hcm
from uaac 20 tune. thfy can see nothing 10 stun
ula'e hcn 60 action. i,ry can sce Bo cause rr'
recording ;hc.f votes against tEc AImisi,,fa:i5n.
why, 40 thc Damc % God !ct them rcmaia Al
home. i they eau, IA their coascltucc.. an.
prove al ,Ar acts, Practices and measures of
The Party in rawer NJ MI. 20, a,k hem 10 vote
against Mau.n Van Estcn. Il they have no
doubts Of he patriotism. houcs'y. VISION. ana
conservative principles Of his Adm,ni,,rat.lr.
u 'hrT sincerely believe hat the Constitution.
the l.be rtiCs aol he Interests Of The people Of
this great country arc in lie lcrpirc or proper
hands, !ct Them come forward ana vote rIr him.
Il, on Tie contrary, they believe that iA- rsiu-
cplcs, the measures and Tie practices Of th.s
Administration, are not con lue.yc o. the honor
and TO The violate n ,hc nation, ihcg viii re-
member ihat nuW !, the time % amply the cor
receive. lie; this opportunity pass unhscJed,
aud IA vain may hey iak hereafter 81 The evils
of which they may complain-in vain may they
'Peiiiun fot redress Of rricvnucrs." Look a:
the dangerous, the destructive, and ruinous mca-
sgrcs which have been Froposcl-l5uk "a, ,hc e4-
travasanee and corruption, which have broush,
.;hc Government, to 'he most Illuminating baga-
ruP,cy--lool, a, he shelter currency yon were
Promi'cd-in shcr, lock at The uuuteII,s,
~ q o., Z.
bad laN before you from tic ro.ta,n, during
NE present eanvass,- and say ir Rlro.si i. got
called :.r. Ci.s q ro'e n crp-or.ii5 t.-pt.f and
trtH E'. ere Srgsf 10 ihs FIXTURE. Il the people
sanction DE- measures, tie corua,lan. the cS-
travasanee and ihc ua,rarrs which have alr,a-
as come uadcr ;A-ir notice, &c outrage hereafter
VIZ be deemed 100 great i.r our rulers 20 enact
Ec-Cic-, MaTUn Van Buren, under az ,,.rr c.r-
cum ..-;@-s- -cala.,s al The acts OF h.s party IN
CongrcsS-7Ud s.se a vote OF app-0va. on the
conduct, tie cof:aFtyns, aaI tie r.cucri,s Il
bis oflca-ha.lcys aal .ien indeed we should BE-
ga go despair Of ,he Brpll,.e'- llisn indeed
should a. consider eur 'cxpe pertinent Of scllso-
vtrnncnr' a failure, aud aI the liberties and
Blessings which " have hitherto c-jryel under
our b9as'ei republican r-..a q s5scfG.a.a,. as
az an end.
To save oar country from rua--,o arrest "a
on its downward road % ruin. the pcop'. have
chosen man, cmineuty fitted for the task lie
Is 81 the OLD, honest, Virginia, Republican Re-
voiu'ionary slocS-a gallant soldier IN war, and
IA able, eloquea,, aud patriotic statesman IN
pcace-ihe man who n the Language Of James
Madison "has done more for his coun,rr, with
less compensation Tor IL, than any man living -
Search The page Of history from 1859 TO -is29
the time when hr retired to his farm az North
Bend, and you Wu! fad almost every page en-
LesAed With his acts rs i brave soldier and
ripe anl enlightened statesman. In all the va
nous stations he has been called upon TO act
whether IN the ba:ile field, or IN the councils of
has country, be has discharged has duty ABLY. h1-
ncsily, and pltTiDuca,!y. ~. has been weighed
10 every balance. and found wanting IN none -
Such man Is HLLLLT HENRY MiRRISO.S'
--ani such IS the man whom the people have
chosen TO redeem cur free institutions from The
grasp of he PREDICATE aud corrupt crew into
whose hands ihe ship Of State, through fortui-
ings circumstances, have fallen. Gen. Hhr-
riSon has always considered j, true glory, faith
flliy 70 serre Lis eouli,y--NaIiin Van Dufen
says II IS glory enough 10 serve under such A
chief as Gen. Jackson" Where is the WIN,
thea, who will fail to come To the polls on Inc
81 Of November, and deem il glory enough TO
record his vote agaiEs, tie author Of such de-
grading sentiment aud The head Of such cor
foPi Administntion' Let every enc be ami
mated by the conviction that on himself AMI on
his vote may depend the fate Of h.s country.
The primo pies iof which we contend, are we'll
known. To recaP,tuatc brc1y, they arc:-
Ina. we 60 in for restoring this 90.
vernmenl 10 its original repuJlicanism.
That We 60 Tor cur;ailing the patronage
o! the Executive.
One Preliden.ial term.
The integrity Of the public servants.
The safety Of the pubic money.
The general good OF the people.
That our President be the President Of
the whole people, aud not President Of
party.
That because an officer Of The general
government differs from the President in
opinion, merely, is not sufficient ground
for their removal from Office.
An officer Of the general government
should not be Drawing politician"
Interference with the freedom Of cleo.
lions by government officers, a sufficient
ground for rGfrCv1l from Office.
That because defaullers arc a little
.penIicni,' after having stolen tens Of
thousands Of the public money, is not
sGiic'eni reason for retaining them in Of.
fee.
That hen an individual is up for Of
nee. aud The people reject him this re-.
lection shall not be Recommendation Of
him 70 The President fof Office
That currency which IS good enough
i'f mo people % good enough Tor The Of