Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-10-01

n perfect iita ol him - the, an r,pr,.
sent The guiesceai no, the .y,atisy. ,a,.k
iciuli man. lie shows no marks 5ia.e
EXCEPT 90 bis hair he moves and ,rcaks.
rs a man % middle age. he does not
. 'hla'c icr dates, names and facts. a.
some persons Of hi, age do.
After al yoo vii ask me. what IS nv
softer f'1ai luaeH,sa' concerning Gcrcyal
Harrison. am Meth afraid nor ash,u
cd TO declare. You arc sell aware tina,
a few years ago ,hc Nm.s iu oar ,,..,,p
generally were unwilling o. ,h,nS of any
other candidate Tor the Presidency luiNfr
Webster An the world confessed b,,,
Pre- eninenuy qualified. and We II tcim.
patient At the mention Of any other can.
did1'e. This was 40 eNcuslble feeling
II entertained 1t 10 such an extent. that
would not even examine ihe claims lrd
qualihcanonS OF any other. Other see.
tons Of the country presented their can
didaics al! having high claims, certain
Is, anl having also the Wings OF then
region 'qaai,y urgen, IN their behalf -
no nominal. 20 iur tie party, geaTaHy
was deemed cNpedicnt four Yeas ago
Ut vas believed that We could defeat
Van Buren, more certainly without such
nomination. !. vas no, until At became
apparent That a single nomination Ter
NE T1,iy. the whole party. auslt 10 ~
made, that ] "a common NI,s many
other Wings IN Different part, Of n,
MON, began 10 consider which of A..
variop, candidates OF our party each ana
all amply qualified and competent. vc
could select with the gy,ai,,i prospect oi
success Harrison was selected. beng
the one who received tho largest sr1n
taucous vote 40 l-.}6 3Ld since that sclcc
ton We have been pushed by tho oayt.
SANDERS abuse and illschosds u The mos.
cuuupi press ;hat ever tempered With the
crcduliiy of an honest community to- X.
anime and defend before Tie people mi
nutc.y. and 90 detail. tho qualification,
and Competency OF ouTcandidaic pom
examining the official documents. and d.,
tiers y speeches Of Gen Harrison, any m.
partial man would form a favorable oi,r
ION, not only Of h,5 requirements. but ot
his natural powers. He ccrtaInly weld.
the English language With a power, ami
purity, too which places him by the SAL,
Of Franklin and Washington. whose
works arc amonss; the richest and purc,'
fountains OF ouI vcrnacular Still there
are many men. AID even those who's
profession IS that Of writing, whose hirh
est powers are never fully imrrcss
ed upon paper. Such is the case With
General Harrison. He has never been
a writer by profession. All his writ
irgs have been Incidental 10 his vocation
You must see him and hear him. 10 qci
the TAR measure Of has intellectual pow
ers. / believe any candid and far man
would admit upon such examination. tina,
has intellectual powers are of the highest
order;-and had he devoted himself 10 n
learned profession. he would have been
amongst the first in the very FIRST rank -
For myself I am content 10 saw. that /
think him Fl: and worthy TO stand by the
side Of the first Fix Presidents who ~
minis:ered our government-cqual: 20 any
of them IN sound judgment aud natura,
abilities, equal 10 any, except the last Of
The siN IN all good and generous learning
This say, having lived under and well
remember the administration OF all az
them. | have been personally acguaint
ed with all The Governors of the Com
mon~ealih, except one, for forty year.
General Harrison as equal TO any of them
m sound judgment and natural abiitcs
equal to any Of them crccpf one, IN 30.
those departments Of leaning which ,N
.paCd the heart and enrich the mind
should he be elevated to the Presidenc,
hc will I'LL and fulfil the oilice:-hc "
be Presiden, dr fle'o as well rs lie ,,u.
Not that be viii govern wiibot4i aIricc co., 2
against aI,rice He Will DC under n.
dlciaiton Of no man or body of men
great or small. lie viii take counsel 90
his constitutional a}rilrg. his cg5in.f--
a-rcca5ly 70 tie practice begun by Wa.h
ngton end followed hy his immcdM.
SUCCESSORS
Such 3 the man whom The Whig pafl,
The true democracy Il this unipn. hal
selected for their ckNUukrr,-a man
raised ~ in the good providence Of CD.
Ike Noes Of old, and Washington .i
later days 90 brDg deliycrancc 80 q uigt
Feopis sent 60 rescue us from the vir
lent grasp # wicked ard corrup, aa
niuIsifah0l--!o restore thc government
20 RS original purity and simplicity. anl
save the CONSriTurIoN-ercs Il from
those unholy and bloody hands that have
violated ~ principles, and are ready 20
reud % asundef
am very truly Yours
HENRY II EITTTW