Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-10-15
PROPOSALS
FOR ENHANCING q CONTINUING
ar..,S rlN0lEANa
PROPOSALS
As A REGULAR POLITICAL AsO MISCELLANEOUS
1TEWSE AEEE.

WIZ 'G &C, uG ,,i eon9eoeel. IN
political sheet under the name of thc YEONIAN,
to be- cont,aucd ustl the PrcsidcntisI election he
int,ma,ed that, II eireums,anec, shouts prove sus-
pieious. 1t you'd probably be converted, after that
period, into regular j1urnsL The awakening
spirit Of the country has thus t.r ero~ncd bi. Gu
trrpr,sc with success a. brilliant uarN Pccted.
The people OF the country have It length learned
from bitter eNPcrisnce that every etirca must make
itspsH Of has bisiacts to watch the admins
Jrstizn Of 10 affairs The maxim that perpetual
vigilance - te price t.at must be pad for liberty
- 40 logger regarded a rhetoticsl flourish Of
high sounding ~ords.-i, has become, aud IL IL
please Heaven IL ~ilI continue to be, = practical
'nsS'm With the people OF thu. generation. storm
has arisen ~heh = ~ ere long huri from their high
places the rroAiss,c aud ambitious ~ho have
blinded aud deceived the people, ~ho have abused
their generous confidence. Who have brought the
institutions Of the county aud the county it.elf to
the verge Of ruin. The political atmos? pliers ~,n
be purified ga some degree At least, and iic seSls-
nations of the people Sill elevate to tie 6si Office
h. their gin honest nsn, true patriot, and
genuine lover of liberty.
Bu, the election Of William Henry usrrison,
though important aud Indispensable step, H. al
ter all, bHi step towards the attainment OF those
great Objects which every enlightened patriot per-
Sci'es be essential to the preser'atou Il our
liberty aud institutions Those objects. some
OF which can DC attained only by amendment OF
the Constitution. sre--
First and chiefly. the reduction Of the power. i'm
pOrtlnec aud patronage nf the Presidential ciHse,
aoi under this head that the Prcsijcu, should be
ineligible Tor seeord term. ard tina, the power Of
removal from Once without the consent Of the Sc
nate should be taken Il ON h,m:-
That pablo opinion purified and enli ghtcncd by
tsiT discussion. should frown the vic ,ystera Of
buyug M political portiEans ~Ih the Offices ia the
git Of the government, aud Of prescribing hall
Of the people foT opinious sake aud treating the
a. enemies to thc eouutr,
That the freedom Of elections should be restored
10y the d,ssvoNsl tic base aud degrading doctrine
that tbs othcers Of the government the ." hire
lungs" aud servants OF the President. sud bound,
10y virtue Of their office, TO become eeetionceriug
pArtEans, and TO contribute part Of their
lArirs 70 RAISE fund for sorrupung the people
The restoration Of purity, independence aud their
original delberAiive character TO the Legislative be-
dies, corrupt and serVile 10 alarming extent,
by making tie members of the too houses ineligi
bic any Office ~ith some feS eEecp,ions) in the
gilt OF ue Executive, and by the abandonment once
aud forever Of the base, Degrading and anti-repuL
hesn doeirine, that every member Of the party 10
power must vote the head Of the party directs
'h oush al the journals Of the party
The Pufihe.tioI of degraded aud ven>l press,
the dis,emiua,or Of f-IsehooIs aud ,er,ilr do
oumeDts aud the eTceutioncr Of the victims cf pre-
sidcptal wrath
The reduction OF the superintendent weight Of
The Federsl government by severe aud ierutiniz-
ing reduction sc IT. expenses or disbursemcnis
and jealous rcsistinec of al It, encroschnents on
the right, OF the State, and the People
Finally the restoration Of the Republic ia al its
departments, TO its pristine simplicity anj purity.
II these great objects be uhsttsinabIe-if these
views be Utopian. Vill be ready to pro-
nouncc them-Ibcn 10 our whole system q govern
ment utopish slso-aud the great problem Of the
capacity Of man for self government vill have been
hn4lly and fatally solved. The Americas people
has afy taken one long step ards monarchy
By permitting President 20 dominate his successor.
That almost fatal step IS sbouttobe retraeed. Nov
:, The appointed time purity institutions
never.
They fatally deceive themselves Who imagine
that s'ngle rhort-that change u men
can At Que. effect this greet snG glorious object. A
great aud long continued effort ~ill be neeesssry-
We religiousiy believe that WILttIN iENRE HLR-
RIsoN Is an honest man and a true snd
moreover that h. viii fsithi,hly devote himself to
The earJ'ag DOT % The political doctrine, ~hish
have Tics fstnty sketrhed. Hot antagonist doe
trines and practices have struck deep root The
eOantry. and ~ll not easily be trsdested. We
repeat What we DO 6rmly believe. that great snd
continued efforts ~,Il be necessary order 10 psr-
fy oar institutions
We ogcr ourselves - humble e5-lsborcrs 10 this
great ~orkB We checrfuliy e0necjc TO the jealous
sad sblc Journal Which public opinion sod IT, ouu
unsesr,ed efforts hssc placed Il the head Of The
Wig oppos,tion prsssia Virginia che rank which
% has f.iry earned and veil deserved. g. pro.
fetsionai career shieh has no~ extended, here anil
elsewhere, over yearly fourth q = century, We
have koees,iy devoted ourselves 60 thg disscniha-
uon ~ uh.t 10 have believed 10 b. iu,' snd sosud
political principles We have never faded 70 de-
u1unce usurpat0u. or qus,led hepes'h The frovn u
those In high places We wili eyniit ne % do bat
h- 30 tb@ good esuse not about tie rank
tbst shall nr 49,, gned 90 us.
Aaou, u,e first q Drsernber, we propose 70 soo-
,,rt ,hs s~ckly political sheet called las YtouAS
itoa rcguisr political aad miscellaneous I,urn-l,
90 ih. s4tnr nsmc. shich uill b. puhl,sb5d fliss
90 each sces during the vacation ftl LsgiiiBtnre.
sad Hr,ses seek duries ths session ofihst body We
have already aonouuet ,hs fslhoa' pfiaepie' 81 c
proposed ueu iaurnsi. for t,, rest l,t t ,uges %
-, nst &c shalI sim ~ making q ,nfhstesil, .
,,4rtatsr snd 90 usrfu sni rntrrts,niag raisc, D.
Iny sod si,h tlis ,iss shsiI secure ,ueh ist-l.
isetusi s,d o, .,Ii give it 'isoiiog 18th tbe m,,'
srpra,sd iourusis ~ ibc day Such bcins be- char.
as.sr. rr "a fbe patronage soi 'urp1H ~ aa en.
IsttsncI metr1p...f saI % Doe 90 70 Nrz.ais
joins $. GAit.AuER
TERMS OF PUBLICATION.
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so lrrurI
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