Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-04-18

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weFegard the present as a most eventual er ]!
SIS in The history If our Gdyeransent A crisis
involving The alies'ion whether ours i a CIV.
eminent Of prescribed powers, limited by 4 writ.
ten compact ard Conssi;utfun, and capsule og
sustaining iself1assuch, or. whether imno,sAt
for tkispbjs is from its heterogeneous male
ras,aeslned to be torn asuatssr ~ esvi,s yfssen-
sons and cQnygisions or to sink down/iato 4
fdespotisn d mare majority rule
We know fu4I.we,l hat th,Ie are MANY III our
country, wise and good men, WHO BELIEVE liar
This experiment nf anrs In favor VI LIBERTY
AND THE PEOPLE mus proye failure. And
descryins In The DARK future, E/,hey suppose lie
infinite mlsehefs and hpmanN&9 E. likely Is re-.
suit from ictesiihe civil .cpn9uisions "a the one
hand, or from pure nal9fity teshosism ca tie
other, " ,uld a&oid thesganticpgte1 results. by
steaM.ly and quietly gliding into monarchy AZ
the Best tneans ofesc1pe. Those b. veyet syyho
entertain these epi9lons and VINO art lie 4, oul
whenever they 1haSe an opportunity, daae moi
avoo them becag4s they know foil well that 10
do 50 would bsItq defeat.the object they desire
10 accomplish There gre IN the other hand ma.
ny more, eQ6ally wise and cd who believe
The ex pei I1ent practicable. That deatruction is
not inhexsnt IN the system, and thar there rs W
good Tsason whSi,may mol last al long fa4mir
lisieIsa according 10 itsspirn) as any otherleeit
lmaIe form Of Cpgelnment. lgs believe win
lbe latter, bus be; the truth All may. whether
6hey ara night o. We, we rsgafd The experiment
as one OF deep inte1lst 10 mankind, 81
thrilling interest 10 Americans. ard entitled
to inlk and faif1trims- Tie trial is how being
made, we pledge ourselves 10 give II qur earnest
and jealous s'lppori, and here in the presence oC
our county W swear hal we cannot c6asent
ID die j syes unit il Is demonstrated We canLol
live freemsns
We believe The legitimate end OF all good
G avgfnrhent ~ be, % confer tie greatest arnpua
OF 6appines On ti4e greatest number We be-
keYe the gfeatsst an1euht nf iniellisenee and frne
wisdom ID be found always in he gtesi b5ly Of
ne people. We knclc ih9i tbe Greatest amount
Of virtue and lhpnessy are to bs found here.
We knolo also, that lie greatest amount or physi.
ca power is 10 AefeunA there, and havinz thp
wisdom, and HE virtue, aud The pow
er, why shonla hey not have The right H.
govern themselves. line maxius and truths
here stated we hela 10 be 50 plain and self-evi-
dent, lhat5Ee Sh3st waste no time ia enforcing
them None Wilt deny them 10 terms whatever
they may do 10 distractions. How far The POI.
'lilica principles and views, which vie cherish
viii be strengthened. d leng sustained, On och
yeryNmpeh, dePends on The honesty and political
complexion cfihe Chief Magistrate Of ihisnst.on
ito The prescott tias We have always hsd I'VE
great political parties ID chr country, aud knqwaI
10 he COMMENCEMENT as r. piIbHeaa and Ftdt-
raj The fafmeEis nov probably better kHdwn
as tho gfeal Dsraoerafie patty--lheiasier Is The
GREAT Hhig party Alexander Hamilton has
been regarded as thsk fssher Of the nrs--and
Thomas jefferson Dc thAothsr We hsYe not
ieisura-or iaclInsti b al lf5s time 81 asgae the
5esfgR&oaj sctof The Federafpsfty .or re iendsD
OF CT their political PriacipitsS we will content
ourselves with saying ihat. be lhSlg ees gns ukaI
they may. we believe The tendencA of their Flea
sufes a0i-Re publican, directly hustiie 10 tie
spirit Of our constiinti0n. and tends Ia moEaf-
.chy The Issues Upor which these tw& pa5t.es.
be nov manly divided are The BASx, TAalsr
DisTRieuTIoE, and Veto powsr, liz j. row Nuni-
versally conceded that FIenly Clay viii lie (hei
candidate Of be Federal Oh Wing party for ne
next Presidency; wap viii be the candidate az
the Republican party Il Tot YET aseertasnee
EpAo ought 10 be i qnestinn II uEserpaSsing Ia
terssl y every lover Of liberty throughout Isl.
great nn,erHfied Republic Tsrious dtstnesiah
led gentlemen have been nanesfor ii.all Of whom
ue consider as virtually Withdrawn VITA ihs Is
eepsion Of jobn Tgjer and Nar;ls ven Barren
DOR patty mnst GuH be defeated or We mnsi
march 10 victory undef ihe banner Of aie q
these gentlemen. Thai we have the mstsfi2as
10 ensure success II properly diree'ea-no intel
fisent ana weii Informed person, il seems % us,
can doubt thai il full and fait siIusge for the
Presidency. between plain Rspublican and .
he toned arrogant FederalIst. lhPt arfosancs
viii Be u alie 10 bile ihe 'dusl : and such being
the ease. may We net conhdenlly appeal 70
,hoss Who have he principal control and Iii
rec,ion ID his maieE % acI as Pabiofs-.disinis
yE1isi except 50 far - success Is CONCERNED.
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