Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1843-06-22

COL. JOHNSON asDs ms COMPETITORS.
While the par,lzans q Mr.. CAIHou,
/ and Of Mr.. VAN BukEN, respectively, ar,
coniending for The Democratic nonina
ton, wishon; sppsseing 10 think that al,
one else has the leaas c4&nce Of obtain
ing II. Col. JoHsseN i moving sleadi
" on. visiting State sfter State. entertain
ing the people with narratives Of the bat
lie Of the Thames. tbs death OF Tecumseh
ane Indian Sighting generally. 10 lhe grea
delight Of many vesers.' The Colone
mas come 10 the recollection, moreover
That Gen. HARRlso1 was a brave man
and true hearted one. aud be does Nc
hesitate 10 say so. whatever may have
been hrs cautious reserve On the subject
- ieaO The siirfwhiclY be makes i
considerable j. has at length attracted
.ne attention OF the high coniending par.
ues, and some apprehensions begin 10 I.
rIss--at ls.st II would seem so-,hat ~
ola liable. which relsses how the prize "a
winch two comhalants had exhapssSa
themselves was borne away bya third per.
sonage, may chance 10 have 4 new moral
!, y. 'nese days A correspondent of The
hlcnmOnd Enquirer. in ie,ter moi ia.
tended Tor The public eve. SAYS:
Anosnef opinion is, thar old Tecnmseh * -
Sc us some trouble. II is ia vain ia.snrsssSion
!; ;n1' ns Is now makip&egrss- And hsis really
;.. a.r He is going for the Presidency, with
ali his might AID be is like Paddy's scoldiug
wife, he keeps on a.keepingon.' have Just
received letter from Pennsylvania, one from
New Hampshire, one from Kentucky, and one
nom Missouri, and they all allnde 10 the fact that
the old Colonel IS making portenious headwayh
This is matter 10. be considered
not BY the Wings, because they care not
much who is 10 be the opposing candi-
date-but BY those orthodox Democrats
who go for principles after the fashion Of
individual preferences. IL is 10 be re-
membered, also. that Col. JOHNSON has
that lucky syllable 10 bis name Of which
the Globe spoke SO learnedly-.hat Presi-
Dental patronymick in which resides al
most the virtue Of an entailed succession,
and for the want Of which the first and Sc.
cond ADAMS were cut offyilh one term
each. In fact, the Colonels name is We
ry nearly indentical with Gen. JACKSON >.
The last syllable in each. with the lucky
Termination, is precisely alike; the iTst
in both are different forms Of the same
word. Both have military titles one
gained the victory Of New Orleans, the
other killed TRcUMsBH. Other points Of
resemblance. need not be specified.
The same correspondent of the Rich
mond paper allsdes TO another who may
possibly come 10 as compromise candi,
date to dissppoint the too eager expe eta,
lions Of thsrivsl claimants In The mani
festation Of growing warmth. says this
writer, "5etweenthe friends of Mr., Van
BuREN and Mr.. CALHOUN, and the pos
sibility that they may ge, their feelings SC
committed, that neither will yield TO th'
other in the Convention, | have heard i a
gain and again remarked. amongstt the PEG
pie, thai 10 such contingency, they would
with the most hearty zeal, take up Mr.
BUCHANAN, aud by every prudent anc
fair means, press his claims 10 final sue
cess. And this seems TO be growing
and expanding sentiment
Such are some of the development
which the progress Of the Presidential
canvass thus far has exhibited. II re
mains for The future to disclose additions
Is yidences Of discoId, COL ficting preten
Itions, unsettled opinions, personal rival
Tries and other signs Of division among th
Iparty, which, in taking TO iiselfgth nam
lof Democracy, has made general ter.
Include a vast variety Of crude ideas an
contrarient principles which. no genera
name can ever reconcile.
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