Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-10-31
Pk1fY DESPERATION /
me A6st Extreisic or FsarIy
PyqfTig6eU!
READ. REID, REID!
Iron Iss Aaiienal laltilirmtey.

~ -A.- w tisniy respfctAbfe 10 leave one m
/. lsents doaot upon theft suttientfcf.y. They :
4 heir 9 go story TOO disthcEy 10 reoui ,ry :
plantation Some OF lirm.are II iia,. =, ~,
aaes except Is ihsJ Sevs incidentally q II
arm the rest; boa, since fhsydo his =. =,
oonnd, = spite oftseir ileas4b, 10 give Them !,
y lirti We shall place heh, however. 10 WI,
seems TO Us their nsirfsi oteer. We have 81
70 ed ih't the Pattieuisfs are confirmed = +,
fro'S saEions pss.ppal soarcss esii.el,.,o i,
pehfsA4oa. = q y =
k.-Fhe abandoned means reso.tea ~ x. -.
With which they we're in,ended 10 b. IN, 4 :,
liorr the conspifasor like energy Of he organ
zafien proposed, and the iniqAiious purpo,es :,
clearly indicatfd-nsy, 10 some place difeetI
avo~ed-are strongly significant OF a pa,ly -,
! scious Ibatonly the mos desperate mean. i,
save them; and forgetting. 10 fha, desn,e,.,;an
al the caution, The care Of ta,al concealment
~'Ihou, which machinery a. hazardous a. 4;
could scarcely fail to rccoil fatally upoa h. con
drivers. To begin at the beginning. a. foll,w.
FREDERfcKssuRG cLAY CLUE
AZ a meeting Of The. Clay Club of F,sA..;...
fhule, held on Thursday evening ~, IA ,e.,
ihe President laid before hsic.ob he f5IIowius
letter from MsjorSHUcH III. PArros. vim +,
accompanying enclosures, an &c which were
read: -
7s,h, p...,a.- tREDERicKssuRa Oct. 10. Is44. =
- rres'aent % ne fredericksburg CLos Cha
On ine enclosed addfes. and es..In Olicstion
". tscslVed ~ me yeser Jay through the Posi-
-, Us. pesr me Washington city post-mark.
Had the comm unicalion been cose
very efficient plan Of political orranizSst,,0o We
! suggests, shoulc net haxr given myself he
care Of seeking lis general circulation thropeh
The .sgeney Of The Club over which you preside.
The circular letter, however, develops a system
Of eleciioneenng tactics based Napon such shame.
less prostitution Of all moral priaciple, indicating
such indifference - The means Of success. how
ever dishonorable and corrupt. that deem il due
10 the people Of Virgins, whom | Know 10 be
chiysltoUs and honest-7lo the mass Of the De-
mocracy, upon whom and through whom the
principle Of action suggested is ID be made efec-
tige-lo bring to their knowledge, and expose 10
the. whole nation, the subtle and corrupt iustru-
mentality by which The success of The Polk and
Dallas party is 10 be secured i
Had been q "Democral,n the iupudence Of
enclosing such ASdocument 10 me would have au-
ihorized lis exposure Wing as am, the pub.
lieity seek To give il is nolle duty, 10 the
country Than justice to my own feelings and
character. Neither does the sanction even of
su honorable Senator Of The Upied States shield
he rREciors morality ;hs settle. indicates from
The iadignElio OF evesy nonestman. or ffndar
10 the slightest degree, less paiaiabie 10 ne n,
implication that possessed such rliancy Of priu.
cipe as to become the sgent.an carving %,
these very HONORABLE suggestions Of MesSn.
rowles and Sengsack.
submit The enclosures 10 the considfTatioRsy
the Clay Club for such disposition
think p-oper 10 give ihemt1~aiIy.
-sthe personal RECOMMENDATION Of
we~tes Chairman Of the Democratic Ell
Executive Committee herel 10 Mr.. Patton. Il
was in manuscript, and has been literally copied; i
Il appears. Personally we wish Mr. r. we'll
as indeed We do almost all men and we are
therefore glad that his letter affords decisive in
Iernal evidence tina, he is Innocent Of the author
ship Of the abominable circulars 10 which lie an
6res bis ottieislFamss
Dear Sir lake the liberty to write untdI
YOU being one ef my old townsmen and
whom / have lesrned'is polk & Dallas
man and III an not nissinlormed on the.
subject yppr situation can greatly, help
The cause Of Polk and Dallas we have nOtl
kot any letters from ny old town there
lore | bafdely know what they are about
whether coons or Democrats prevail 10
The liule town il We have any prominent
men 10 the Fredericksburge please cause
their names to be communicated forth.
wilh as we desire 10 make sure doubly
sure the coons have given upnew york =
new Jersey and seem TO be fighting hard
for PENNSYLVANIA but il will be no go We
shall carry the state by about 10 IN &C.
cording 10 our letters from the state we
have carried little Delaware .by Q small
mai Of about 60 OF 20 bat win fot presi-
tdes,inerease thai voteby about 2OO-be-
ing ns@N 40 Of our men run in one dis
ttics made our ms5 -hat is above named
will enclose some docuus~-ts which
hope YOU will make the best use Of anul
remain respectfully yours
| JAMES T0WLES
/ + Oct 71St4 Washington City -
/ M INV old Townsman Wyatt desires
de 10 take his youth Think | shSRai'et !
lIlule when one is free which rlli De -
i short lime please show lhis0 oOi'e
4 N,.t comes The main pieee. lsssts ont WI
1r.h s.aiffidences TIE modesiy seems es''r'
3, ..,,f. mol msrals FOR never have We seen
s.oS6c,ioni much more divssasa Of al shame !,
4 q .py hing ike vissoe- Il begins aF'lol
i .,,sh Il. pfeambIe 70 ne nlendee ~iekeanes