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


District Of Columbia. lie has appointed known
and notorious Abolhionisis to Offices Of honor,
prof, and trust Tie has with al the down-iramp-
ping tyranny Of Napoleon, crushed the Banks OF
the District, and materially inicrfered with the
convenience and interests of the People there. be-
cause they dared to assemble peaeeably and give
TO their feliov-eiizens OF the States an homes,
expression of opinion in regard 20 the high
handed frauds, cofrup,ons. ahu,r. and msman-
asemeni which were daily passing before their
eyes. Iie has Disguised the army, ~ recruiting
Il with blood-hounds-anl disgraccd the Navy
iby sanctioring the introduction OF negro tesu-
monl against az officer Of II (and that officer
son Of Nirsinial IN the South. when such evil
dence - wholly inadmiSsihle in the Courts Of
Justice, and utterly repugnant 10 the feelings Of
ihc people. And, BY this single act, striking
down the barrier heretofore intefposed between
the white man aud the Siave-hc has done more
than all the abolitnnisis Of all the world. 10
further the mad schemes Of those phrcnzed IA
Mates IN the North, who, like EfoS,raius " old,
would FIRE the temple Of our liberties, in order to
leain for themselves an Immortality OF cxrcra-
ton He has prescribed men for opinion's
sake. In short. he has pros,i,uteh his high Of
N-'N ''''' l'"itf purposes anu IN MS NNole
career has proved himself to be little else Than
a Eratuitous instrument Of evil TO our land. A
political Goth. who would delace and destroy
the flares, fabric OF Government that the world
has ever seen, for the pi,iful gain Of an hour
and who, Jaeobin like, would plunge his parri-
Icldal dagger into the very bosom Of the Cons,i-
tuition, and would ding /, n bleeding victim upon
The altar Of his own ambition. And, fellow
c''izers, like those hypocrtcs who borrow the
livery Of Heaven 20 serve the Devil in, he has
done al these ,hings-and mere under the 81.
cred garb OF Democracy
In every stage Of these expressions, we, -
like our patriot ancestors-hs IThiy, Of 70
have pe'iioned for redress in the most humble
ierms-hui our repeated petitions have been an
swercd only by repeated. njuries ~ lie has turn
ell deaf ear TO our prayer, and "has spurncd
Us with contempt from the foot Of the throne -
All the answer he has deigucd to give 10 our
prayers and petitions, has been the cool ASSN
rance that "Thc Government would take care OF
itself and tina, VIC should take care Of Yourselves
and that we expected too much from the Co
vcrnment" Now, fellow-eiiizens, all iha, We
ever asked or expected Of the Government, was
that it would DO It's duty This it has failed to
do and NC will fail 10 10 our duty, II, on the
81 Of November, we fail % pu, i: down Only
call 10 mimi Tor an instant, the promises and
pledges which this man made to Us prior to his
election. Has he KEEP, one promise, or fulfilled
one pledge Has he not deceived all who Put
their trust IN him Instead Of building IN the
interests aud glory Of our country. he has been
engaged in rearing pedestal ior himself Bat
thank God, that pedestal is now nodIing TO its
ialI The people are coming, to hur /, 10 the
earth. Al last they a:e avake-at last the
scales have fallen from their eyes They now
see and feel that they have been BETRAYED BY a
political jusger who swindlcd himself into pow
cT-who began his career by hinginr himself
upon his knees before them, in the mirc, and
who now ends /, by irampling upon their neeks
And every where they are rising in the majesty
OF their might-every where they arc tearing of
the chains and collars put upon them by their
party leadcrs-every where they are ningng out
their broad banners to the breeze and arc lend
ing their glad voices in swelling that almost uni
Versal shout which IS now rc-eehoing from one
extreme Of our extended land TO the other. in
thunder tones that thrill the patriots hear, with
JOY for "HARrIsoN AND REFORM" That Shout,
has penetrated "ihe inmoSt recesscs Of The pa
laee"-it has reached the monarch's ear, as he
sat at his festive board. surrounded with all the
Pomp and pride and luxuriani masnifcence Of
an Oriental King; and he has felt that it was the
stern announcement Of his doom His hour
has almost come and the brief interval OF lux
uEy which IS now lefI to him, is bat the twining
OF the garland around the horns Of the animal
before he is led TO The sacrifice
The finger Of Providence has pointed us 10
the humble log cabin Of "North Bend. - and we
have called ITS honest inmate from the plough.
Ike another CincinnatuS, 10 drive these Gauls
from our capitol. lie has already freed us from
foreign foe, and he IS now destined, under
Heaven, 10 deliver US from domestic one.
We will trust him. for nc never trust bctray-
et- We will follow him, f,r he never I'D but
IN the path Of honor and on to victory He is
honest, capable. and true. Let me, then. fell
, low-eiilzenS, invoke you 10 rally around his
pure, unstained, and eonquerng banner. Your
country calls upon you 20 COME to the rescue.
And remember that you have a country to
serve as well as a party TO obey" The day Of
Election IS almost here, Upon It will be decided
Tor veal or for voc. the future desiinies Of Am
riea. Let no one refrain from discharrino land
dischaTgIng consoicniiousy and iudepepdentIy)
the nigh obligation which that day viii exact at
his hands Let no one who loves his country re-
fuse his honest and earnest assistance uron that
occasion, N keeping in motion that great ball Of
Revo.n'iop sssbSh IS now rolling on 50 glorious
is from Name 90 ihc mouth 81 be Mississippi,
and which most sincerely pray will continue
TO roll on. until ihr whole Republic shall BE- res
eued from ihe pzraiyHug grasp 90 is reckless
rulers, and shall De brought back again 10 the
pure and primitive principles which character
Izcd u IN the days q Washington. jefferson.
Madison, and Mournc-unul ''ihe cofmorants
Of eorruriicn' shall be made % release their
hu.ds upon ibe public esb, and tAe "tnaney
changers shall b. driven from ,he temple. IN
disgraee- until Martin Van Buren, anil bis min.
'ons-tbe pampcfci, purse-pfoud Parasites Of
ne palace shall w. rendered poueficss and ''the
peoples eantiaic''--ihe pltiat-ihe pbilan-
ihfopisi 1.-The hefo--ihe s'4iesmau--,hc scholar
The iarmcf--ahi The honest man--Wutt.,s
III o. IL. .