Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-11-10
HR4nY CLAY.

The IN repeated. add sale assertion, that
HExnE Car has been 50 frequently orousnl BE-
fore tht psoplI candidate for .he Presidency,
ba u i i Hds s 5t5 5SE si.s
The candidate Of any pasfy for he Presidency =
Let Us look q Ihe facts 10 the case. His name
vas 6fst mentioned 10 connecIion with the Pre-
sdency 10 1924. Al that tine Mr.. Crawford,
Gen. Jscksnn. and Mr.. Adams, we're The promi-
nent candidates, and i was not until The canvass
had nearly closed. that asfew Of Mr.. Claws
fFiends npmipsied him. aithonl any hope or
prospect Of success, bprfafher TO express their
ldissppsobaiion Of he regular candidates. I'd
The eampsign Of 1854. Mr.. Clay was put IN no.
mihatian BY Convention held in Baltimore,
having 90 his Ticket The name Of John Sergeant
as The candidate for he Vice Presidency, aud 10
Mr.. wjn vas eonfded the task Of preparing a
suiIabls address 10 the people Of the Uniied
SlaGes- But short time afterwards Mr.. Writ
himselEwas nominated as . candidate for The
Ptesidepey By an Anti, Masonic Convention be
accepted The nomination, and he address srss ne
rir wriiifn. The Locos, then known by ihese-
|qually diRniSsd appeIlanon ofihe /" HAols hog
Jack son-men, - went en- mass for the ."Oid Ro-
MAN. The Anli-Assons cast their votes fsf
Mr.. Witt and The Opposition thus divided, we're
defeated. Al the election Of 1886 The Wing
party vas again divided BY Gen. Harrison. Judge
WhHea ane DanIel Webster. The Link .Msgi-
eian" ride 10 on Gen. Jackson's popularity. ard
OF coulse the wings were again defeated. Time
rolled "a. and the canvass Of 1870 connected.
sphig delegates me. al Harrisburg. and. in con-
rentiok assembled. 10 nominate a candidate, it
being expressly understood lhara all should abide
by the issue. There can be no doubt bat that
Mr.. ClEy's supporters were decidedly In the ma.
jority. sod his name was brought forward, but
they were there 10 further The public good, and
50 expressed themselves yet with that magma
nimity characteristic Of he man himself, they
yielded 70 the minority, because they (ihe ufinc-
TilJl deciaiedih some Of their constituents were
SO prejadiced against Mr.. Clay, that they prObs-
BY would not vote for him. Their sole aim be-
ing to preserve unity 10 The Wing ranks, se as
70 rendfT the defeat ~ Mr.. Van Buren, ceriain,
which $as deemed Of vital importance 10 The
Welfare Of the country, as stated above, they
Yielded Gen. Harrison was then nominated, and
his owa popularity, backed BY that Of Henry
Clay, forced Me-. Van Buren 10 retire 70 the quiet
shades of Kindefhook
sThe note OF pfeparalioan has again been
sounded. and another canvass is near Al hand.
ur. clGg has been put in nomination for the 4
Presidency. not BY Convention. but BY the
masters Of Conventions, TIE PEOPLE, and they
will vote for him-aye, and elect him The re-
cenl elections 70 The contrary notwithstanding.
He has neither sought nor consented 10 The no.
but the country requires some onesst
It's head upon whom dependence can be placed.
II requires one ghoss infeAdsd course a. President
i knsUa-- srhess policy 4 undsrsiood and in
VOID. en- honest naaa. Such an one is HENRY
CLAY. and the people, NJ longer led BY paIli-
ran leaders. themselves lad the way. He is /
now ont. fairly. their eaodidate. Generation Or
20 Conpsation. and on this issue they will stand
o. fall Efsderisksburr .areaa.