Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-07-30

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ing perseverance, Of his political friends
who have for three years. under eircum-
stances the most adverse. maintained the
eonGie, with their oPprsssors, and IN each
year have been victorious.
la 1897 the People OF this State burst
the party shaekles IN which they had
been for ten years spell bound. and return.
ed large majority 10 the popular branch
o, the Legislators. la lsc}S. when Penn.
sylVsnii isllerei and Ohio gave way,
when the darkness OF tho political hori-
ron cast shadows Of gloom through the
land, New York rallied 10 the rescue and
elected Wing Governor and a Wing
House Of Assembly. In 1879 under CIR.
oumstances Of difficulty which must be
familiar TO you. every branch OF the State
Government was placed IN Wing hands.
Is IL TO be believed, then, that. after
such contests aud such victories. the free.
men OF New York will fslier aud prove
recresnt TO their principles when the
great object OF ell their efforts Is within
! their reach '-wheu they are inspired
/ with the certain knowledge that their ex.
| er,ions only arc needed 10 hurl from
| power those who have so grossly abused
! the trusts confded 10 them Believe IT
] not
! But we are not content With these ge-
neral conclusions We demand the evi.
I dence on which can BE founded the most
remote expectation Of change 10 the
sentiments Of the People Of this Slate
I Is /, TO be found in the embarrassment Of
D H.. n. al
I streets of our commercial metropolis IN
stores shut up for want OF tenants in the
+ countless mul,itudes thrown out OF en-
+ Ploy or. is i, 10 be found in the Teduc-
/ lion in the value Of our agricultural pro.
\ ducts, and in the price Of labor Are
these evidences Of prosperity. for which
I our State is 70 be thankful and express its
! gratitude by continuing in power those
I who have produced them
/ We have extensive correspondence and
means Of information from every part Of
the State both collectively and individu-
\ ally, and we declare in the most positive
\ manner that we have not heard. and do
no, know. Of more than six instances in
which any one heretofore known as aWhig
/ has become 4 supporter OF the Admins
/ iraiion since the last election On the
( contrary, public renuncialions are daily
/ made by citizens who up 10 The very last
election supported the candidates Of the
: Van Buren, party. And hundreds are
known 10 have determined on the SUP.
/ port OF General Harrison, who yet shrink
from a public declaration IN the newspa-
pers to that effect Many OF these are
induced to this course by the shameless
assaults upon the character OF Gen. Har-
risou.
1t is well known here, that, 10 many
OF the strongest adherents OF the Van b.
rem party, the Sub Treasury has been as
odlous and abhorrent as it has been, and
is, TO the Wings. Many who will CO.
operate with their party on every other
subject, will desert them on that issue
la the city Of New York that measure
aud IFS incidents Of hard money and hos.
I tliy 10 Banks, form the articles OF the
! party creed. and they have already evnc-
ed their determination 10 maintain them
| BY recommending for Governor. Samuel
Young, who goes with them 10 the utmost
lengths, and who 10 so notorious for his
monomaniac hostility TO internal improve.
ments.
The party in the country abhor their
inhdel, agrarian, Fanny Wright associates
OF the city. and all their works. In,es.
tine disseniion RACES in their camp, and.
II silenced at the approach of the election.
1t will paralyse their efforts, and disheart.
en- them from exertion.
! We need not repeat the remarks alrea.
| dy made 10 show what different a,pec,
Is presented by the Wing phslanx; and
we will only add, that, having acted as a
Wing State Committee in 1898 and 1889.
we have had reason 10 test the accurary
OF our information. and the soundness of
our calculations. The results of those
years conformed to our expectations anG
10 the assurances we gave our distant
| friends
We now assure them that the Whis
majority IN this State at the next election
will exceed 900 and may reach to IL. .
900 OF II. 900. We have thought il due
to them and our cause to furnish them
with ihIs information as the means of de.
iealing and exposing the attempts now
making TO deceive the people on this i'm.
/ porlani point.
Very respectfully. your ob't servants.
LETIS BENEDICT,
JOIN' TOW.NSEN'D.
S.fT'L STEFE.NN.
Sanford COBB.