Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-11-26

upca lsbai qnsslios q sosesamess o. Ieeisla-
tea hes tbe oalloa GiEen - iadrmaoi hy elect-
rs uAQsIsea - zitnSstpkss fpa.
upoa sbs qssstioa whether the Gnan-
eial syslsm snd euFfsasy d cuha are
more cchgsnisl 70 our pspehlican insti-
tniions. end better csicQIsied 20 advance
cur prosperity. thna thea Ne have kith-
ERIC enjoyed: ppon she questiou, whether
the pockets q iFrss3onsibls leg.irsassr-
efs. who purchase The privilege 81 Fohbing
the people By slsvish party service. are
satsr depositories Of the pnbiie moaey
than SQUAD and well.regulsisd basks: up
% The question, whether ofics-holders
have = right q Interfere in elections; upon
the question. whether 39. 000. 600 i nos
too large asnm 10 be expended BY the
Government N oEe ysar: upon The cues.
iion. whether $40. 0OO. 900 Il not an en-.
brilliant charge foE killing lev doesn e
indians: upon the question, whether tho
Government. through lhe sgency Of ma
lovliy 10 Congress. misrepresentin9 the
viii Of their constituents. has . right. Ia
defiance Of the Constilotion. 10 dIsfEnn-
chise sovereign State: and upon various
other matters and things coning under
The gsEerai bead ofLocs Foeoisn.
F-alsrenats Gsssas
A view efihe Political eonplexIons Of
the different States in the .Uaien, a. IN
dicatsd BY ibsir soies a tbs reesns elsc-
tion. will show bow little b The ibflaenea
which sectional preIudiees exert 10 the
lefmaiion u parties. FoF example. IN
the midst Of New England slands New
Hampshire, one State Of The six. Vctiuv
for The candidaie which The ether Eve re-
|Jeet. AT the other extremity Of The q.
nion. South Caroliaaa declines the sisssrIy
associaiions which her Beiehbors prefer
% the North and the Sooih Of her. end
chooses her ally far aWRy amonG The
White Mounisins. L.oufiana preIsrs 20
60 with Maine rather than With Arkansss
Ohio resehes cut long ann over Vir.
ginia. and shakes hands with North Caro-.
Ina.
Bot these results may show also the
power ofParty discipline end Of political
alliances. Ia asking Why South caroIina
hss adhered 20 the Administration, one
need be 1t no loss Tor an answer. II there
be one State in the Bnion which former
lly displayed more than usual hostility
against The men and The measures OF the
lately dominant party, that State Wa
South Caroline. The language or lhe
press, the speeches of her public men.
Astounding IN deBuBciAtions aud invective.
herce, bitter. unFelentinR, damonssraled
this. Whether Mr.. CALHOUN HIS ahns-
ed the Influence which bis great abilities
and pefsonal authority gave hin IN hisI
native Slate. 10 drawing her over 10 con-
hrm coalition between himrelf and the
Administration which be had 90 unspar-
iaely condemned, i question which the
people Of the State themselves m al lodge
Of. Perhaps the personal ia6uenee Of
prominent ciiixea in Missouri ssd Of
another 10 New Hampshire, constituted
the principal boad of ecaiescsnce whicbI
Quilted those States also with the poiitiealI
fortunes q Mr. VAN BURka, rather than
any natural afhaity between their interests
and The policy Of bic administrafioa.
Bot e these iadividual Instances show
ihe force Of pafiy oFganizaiion and allan
ees among leaders. the grand result de-
monstIases how Intellectual such devices
are 70 keep down % control the mighty
power Of the popular will. The eunniag
and tbs wise IN thsir own conceii, are
eonlounded 10 the midst. Of theiF straits.
gems. They leeyo oeg ID their eaIeula-
iions one item which proves - 5s large
enough 70 oveFbslAncs Toe whole cum of
their eatimaies--sed that indeed 4 an
ten which eanaci Be Fsekoned Il feuras.
The spirit q undergraduates ia the people
--lhs dsieFninaiion 70 vindicate their
|own Powet q rule, when those 10 whom
they entrusted i havs abused it--lhis
eonsiiiaies ca slsmsui which polilieians
know not how 70 glnse. 70 this We are
% look Il We would aseefisin the Opera
i've esase q Ne gssat and glorious Fs.
volasion lost accomplished.
B-iEisssEs ss@srissA.