Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-11-05
VOL. 33.
PROPOSALS
ron BNLAzerNG q CONTINUING
TrEE TlE@fGANs
As A REGULAR Pslucat,Aso MISCELLANEOUS
NEwSFAP

~ II w 81 al EI.
XNHEN the undersigned commenced. in
Wv Jaaa.ry last, The pabliestion or weekly
political sirsct uodsr tie me ef tl.r YEOMAN
20 be ecs'iaSed a~sil the Presidential siee,oa he
iatims,ed that, az sireums,snees sbouid prove aas-
PiSiou'. IL could Pcob.bIy bs converted .Ier that
period, ,ato . regular journsL The awakening
spirit Of the county has thns fee ero~ncd his en-
terprise With success briili.nt "a expested.
The people OF the country have Il length learned
from batter exp~rieaee that csery citizen make
TIA part 81 his brsisess 20 wsssh over the admfais
tTaiioa Of hs sffsirs. The msxim that perpetual
'ig'lssee Is The price that BE- paid Tov liberty
- no longer regarded a rhetofissi flourish Of
high sounding ~Osds:--is has become, and ~ Il
please Heaven. it viii soatinne to 30, rrassissl
mNA'm With The people Of this generation A storm
has arisen which will leag huri from their Lish
places the proaigsie and smbi,iou. aen vbe have
bhaded aud deceived the people, Who bs,e abused
'3e'r generous confidence. Who have brought the
tnHI,uiions Of the country end the country itself to
the verge Of ruin. The PolitiesI atmos rl,ere Nin
he purified, ia degree least, and the ae<i.-
nations OF the people viii elevate to the frat oee
IN tbeir giil an hoaest man, true patriot, and
genuine lover OF liberty.
But The election Of William Henry Harrison.
though an important and indispensable sisP, ia az
W. s'f eat stcp toNrua thc attntnmeuk OF those
great objects which every enlightened patriot per-
ssises to be essential 20 the preservation Of our
Liberty nnd oar Institutions Thope objects some
Of which can be attained oaly by an amendment oC
the Constitution. ATT
FiEa, and chiefly. the reduslion the power, isn-
portsaee aud patronage af the Pre- sidentisI Office;
aud under this head that the Prssidest shoold be
'nehgisle Tot sseord term, and that the poser Of
removal from Office without the coaseni OF the Sc
nate should be taken & ON hum
That public opinion. purified and enlig htened by
air discussion, should frovn the vile system Of
enyi"E up political PsrsiEans With the Offices in the
gilt Of the government and Of prescribing half
nj the people Zoe opinions sake, and Wesiiog them
"a enemies TO tie cosntry.-
That the freedom OF elections should be re SoresI
10y 'he d'tAvowal Of the base and degrading doctrine
that the officers Of the government arc the ''hre-
ings" and servants OF the President. aud bound,
Wy virtue Of t'eir ofiee, TO become ceriioneering
pArt'Isns, and even contribute part Of their
lHr'e' TO raise fand FOR eorruPdng the people;-
The restoration of purity. independence aad their
original dsiberatiye character the Legislative be-
dies, eorrup, and serviIs alarming extent.
10y mskiag tie members of the tvo hoases insIigi-
BILE 60 any office ~iL, fev exsepsiopsl ia the
gin Of the EIecut and by t'e abandonment,
aud forever, Of the base, degrading and anS-rrpub
iieah doctrine, that every member of the party iR
po~er muit vote the head Of tie party directs on
p''n Of denunsiation obiOquy and unmeASured abuse
through ell the Journals Of tic party
The pir,6sstios Of degraded cod vensI press,
nov the disseiaAior % fAlsehoods asd ser,iie do
euuedt and the eEesutionsr Of the victims Of pre-
sideatisl wFAih.--
The reductions of the superintendent weight Of
che Federal EeVernmsRI by severe and ssrutiniE-
ibE rednctioa of its expenses or disburse meats,
and JeAioas resist Of all its ensroaehmsns
the rights Of ,he States and the People
Finally, the restoration OF the Republic in all its
departments to IFS pristius simPlisiiy sad puri,y.
" these great objects be unsttsinable--if these
ViesS DO UtopiAn, - some uiIi he ready TO pro-
noaRes Ihem-tbea h vhoIs system OF govern
men' Utop'sn slso--snd the sres, problem Of The
capacity q man Cor SeIf-government vil have been
haally and fatally soIsed. The Americas people
has already taken one long step towards monarchy.
by permitting Prssdeat 40 nominate his suesessor.
That almost fatal step sabqut 20 be retrseed Nov
'ibe appointed time TO purify Institutions
nov or aevsr.
They fatally dessise themselves Who imagine
that single efort-thst mere change Of men
can a, once effect this great ss5 EIorious Object.
grers and lang continued effort SiIl be ussesssry-
We rrl'gioasiy believe that WfLuLu HEzuY HAA-
RI'oS % an hOnea and = true Pstrio,-snd
moreover that he siI faithfully devote bsnseir %
haze thus fsaby sketehed. Boa satsxoaia doe
'fiHes ASd prasiiees have struck deep roos ~ the
country, asid ill not easily Ne srsdieatsd. We
rePest ~hat &c 10 hrrnls believe, that great .rd
eoo'lAued efforts will be Necessary IN orier 70 paFi-
y our iustitutiona
We osrr ourselves humble eo-lsbocers ia thi,
grvst vork We obesrfslly soneede to The Issioai
ssd able Journal which pobIis opinion and Its ovu
unvesried efoFTs hsse placed II The head o. the
Wig opposition pscssin ylryiais, the rink which
q has hifIy ssrosd sod cell deserved. In pro.
fsssiossi career vh3sb hss noe safenaei, hsFe and
elsewhere, over nearly tSuF'h Of . eentuEy. ~
hase hosesiy devsssa ourseiyes 90 he d'ssesasns-
tion q vhsi ksss bsiiesed 10 be issi sod ,oaui
poiaissl priseiples. We havs ssvsr faxed 70 De-
nqanue arssnssisa. o. qaslsd heaesth o.. trown d
tssss ~ h,.h 8 .sss. w ill coats us 20 80 bat
fisis m COCO sausr SiOus shout Sac r.'nS
cha, sail be sssiEncd
A5ssl tlis FRS o. Dreeaiser, se propose % con
vert he veekly poiiiissi shss, ssIl.d ga ftossS
ia regular ygitiesl sad ssisesliabcous journal,
Il a. ssme asue, wkish viu Be pubhsh~d fgife
is 80 sees .arng the sacstoo q tbs Lsgid-fars,
,,d tlries ue.t arsg the session ofihsi bod, We
hsye sfrtsdy saaosnes - t9shoai pFaeiPiei q the
Proposed NJ ioarusi Por t,e .ea VI it 'nS'se 70
ssy tlat sc shall aiu q raskias Il en- 2h-assH1
s~rssassy sosi - ussfui md sutsftsiuinE nisssi-
lsn, snd eth tis visv shsii secure tsth intel
l-sis.i ~ - siii Eiys usa.iiaE 9TH ne mps'
stprsfo issfasis ~ ths day. Each being BE- siss-
ssisr va 80 So psireaaEs 80 siipPast ~ sn su-
Irtisscd ssssrspsiis pasi ~ ~, people 81 Vrsinis.
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