Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-12-19


labors Of the canvass wstr found 20 B
more probably directed Ia HE coinage d
local ieneis adapted to ptrvaIiag local o
einions. and still mote effectively. to III,
flask Of cslumniaiing, BY The .bssest con
post 81 faisehoods. the most illusinou
4 man 81 The Republic. By such arts hav,
We tostthe day. Glorious deieat-h honor
| able disaster How mochsmore proud,
may sc take its burden upon Us, tina.
espffrr lhe blight Of victory which has Of
oolhing but the day
| Happily. it IS not often our lol 10 wit
4ness political contest which leaves be
bind it more than remembrance Of il,
lexcite ments. lis The misfortune Of To,
late struggle. above all Others that oul
country has ever engaged in, that the vic,
tory leaves no space Tor the Cancellation
Of the good will of the vsnquished. L
! the strife had been to establish a sysiem
OF administration which was opposed
from a difference Of opinion As to iislvalues
lfs the asfendancy Of one set OF states.
men bad been contested against the effort
ID elevale another set, it Il had been, in
ANY point. war Of conflicting principles,
| the popular judgment might and would
have challenged Difference and respect,
AID all ssperity would have subsidized with
:he subsiding ardor OF contert.on. But this
has mol been the character Of The fight.
Our opponents have found motives to ex-
asperate the public mind agsins, The
Wings BY sharper devices than aTsu-
msnis. They have sssaile1, ss have
said, with unparalleled malignily, he no
nor and sirfue Of that great.name whom
we had chosen 10 represent our cause
they have made il their chief labor 10
conyeIt3tbat name into the foulesr re-
pFoach which can be hesped upon the
most Infamous they have essayed 10
s,Ii&e down that precious fame which,
earned 10 long life OF devotion 10 his
country, has become rather the property
Of The a4lion than Of its personal subject
This insult we resent and must ever re.
sent II is rare compliment TO the yir
tue Of Henry Clay that they who are SO
expert in the use Of the weapons o. SLAM
der should find II necessary 10 supply
their magazine With so much freshly dis
tiled venom. and 10 tax their skill to such
Unusual efforts, as they have employed in
this contest In less degree. the whole
Wing party have been made the object Of
similar assaults. They, loo, have been
thickly assailed with SANDERS as poignant
"as the arrow that hieth by day. +" and as
irsidious asfihe pestilence that wslkeih
in darkness. Open war has been waged
against every substantial interest in
the nation with which the Wings could 10
any/nanner be connected. Poverty, one
would infer from the many resolutions OF
'assff ,f'-sry I-Noso DC the only democratic test
Of Republlcanism the morpent she poor
man becomes prosperous BY industry be
would seem in their philosophy. 10 be
converted into an enemy OF The state.
Successful thrift wasa civic crime; capi-
tai was The badge Of sristocracy the pa
!rotism that would cherish the labor Of.
he American aftisan was stamped With
the obIoquy Of mere monopoly and
exlortion devotion 10 the policy Of Madi-
son wassibe rankest extreme Of ancient
Fe6eralism-th term comprising, in the
opinion of those who uttered il. the su.
perlaiive Of deepes, infamy. Whig mer-
chants, struggling against the supremacy
OF English opinions Of trade. were de-
nounced as The agents Of British .coTrup.
ton those who invested money 10 Bank
stocks il they did not favor the Locofoco
ticket. were deIided ss rag barons and
purse-Rfoud upstairs; Wing manufactur-
ers were held up 10 public odium as lord,
Of The loom and the furnace mechanic.
who voted with The Wings were tainted
as slaves 10 master; Wing Catholics,
who were too manly 10 surrender their o
pinions4so vulgar clamor, were scoffed al
IS the )sllies and comrades Of church
burnersS Whenever men Of substance
Of enterprise. of INDUSTRY. Of thrift, of re
spectacle aims, Of honest and lsudable
ambition 10 enrich and aggrandize the
country, refused 10 bow 10 the great idol
offthis modern new Light which calls Il.
self the Progressive Democracy, they
have been proscibed and denounced as al
mos, guilty 81 inciUism enemies 81 the
public wesl. The bonnet rouge. I'll EN-
blem ofiths intolerant scheme OF. SOCIAL
masiership. has been hung out. during
The whole canvass, from The heacqDarler.
Of THE Democracy in this city, and i hai
been borne in procession through oul
streets 10 symbolic the opinions Of ihs
thousands Of American citizens who
marched beneath il. These are SONS
characteristics sof the contest through
which We have Just passed., and ia. these
signs o1r adversaries hate conqoered-
have Won The triumph 10 which the'
nov explt as so auspiciofs 10 the happi
ness Of American people
StilIihe Wings are not subdued. Th,
best and purest and most psirloric part.
that ever bIest nation. remains in all il
esrily--remains as firm, IS gallant. a
true. and | may say as hopeful as wher
j: 6tst ebteredz the field. The victor ha
nothing To boast Of An accident has Civ
eu bin New York. New York has give
him the day. Even 10 The minority il
tba, Slste be owes bis success TO The IA
Iiiuity oil j political sect who have been ca
Tioled iuto position which has depriye'
The Wings Of The majority and giyel
lilo their opponents a bare plurality. Al
mosl every where else Locofocoi9m ha
been rua 10 the top of lis speed--beateI
even atbe land of the Hsrmitages Ga
defeat Il not overwhelming. The Presi
dent eject and bis friends have but
feeble guaranty 81 popular support; eve
Il II ibe Hypocrisy and dissinutsiioa Of ID
canvass have moi already prePated 10
them P4ndor's box Of deadly diaien