The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-10-15
LIGHT! LIGHT!

their power to muse light and knowledge among
the bcnighted people of Virginia. The following
extracts from a circular recently sent out by
Messrs. Sengstack and Towles, uoder frank Of
Senator Walker, will show the disnterested ef-
forts that are made by these patriots in the good
work of ins'rucng the people of Virginia, the
mother of States and Presidents
We respectfully call attention to the elegant
original epistIe of the accomplished chairman,
which, we think, should find its place in the very
next edition of the Complete Letter Writer"
Whether the distinguished chairman has used
small letter for Mr.. Folks initial, in conform
ity with newly developed principle Of the "pro-
gressive Democracy or from consciousness of
that gentleman's nsignifcance, we are unable to
say. The circular was printed in this city, and
we presume that the compositor stripped it of
many of it's natural touches of beauty. But the
chairman, in enclosing the circular (of which we
present our readers with only an extract,) to Mr..
Hugh N. Pattep, of Fredericksburg, whom he
mistook for a Locofoco, appended to it the finish.
ed specimen of epistolary writing which does
honor to the party which has selected him as its
metropolitan representative!
Extract from the Circular
Is. In fur.herance Of this object, the Execu-
tive Committees, captains, aud minute men,
should be on the alert, to detect and defeat, not
only frauds upon their own pole, but all prepa-
ra'iors in their vicinity, to commit them in other
districts or States. 1t would be we'll on the
Western rivers, the Atlantic coast, the railroad
lines. and the lakes, to have committees of vigi.
lance appointed specially to obserue the arrival and
departure of steamboats,, vessels, and cars and,
IT there be reason to suspec. foul play, put the
| committees at other points on their guard. BY
strict attention, it is believed that most of these
traitornus projects may be detected and defeated
Let it be distinctly understood that these sug
gestions are advisory only, and not intended 10
interfere with existing States or district organs
cation, unless, in the opinion of their members,
the adoption of them, in whole or in part, will
give them more efficiency. We address you as
equals, and friends, engaged in the great and glo-
rious cause--a cause which needs only an effec-
tive organization. the dissemination of truth, and
a few days WORK, to secure to 1t glorious VIC
'''' '"D '''''"s 'S: JAMEs rowLEs,
Chairman Erecutive Committee.
c. P. SENGsTAcK,
Secretary Executive Committee.
P. s. The Democratic Printers Of this city
have reduced the price Of printing to cost, that
all persons who wish TO read instruct their
ne"hbors NAV obtain the necessary docum ents.
KeEdalFs Tracts, giving with the ST. ictest accu-
racy, All accoun, Of Henry Clay's crimes, moral
and political; his dues, violations of the Cunsti-
tuition hostil ty to the laboring millions, discus
sing the Bank, Tariff, Distribution, &C., g., can
he had at 80 cents per 100 copies, of pages, and
70 cents per 100 copies, of pages.
DR.. Duncan's speech on one day elections, ex-
hibiling in a wood cur, The principles of Whg-
gerry on the entraiIs Of the coon, an two other
wood cuts, pages. a, Is cents per LOO copies.
Linn Boyd's sTesch; Condensed proving Mr..
CIay's bargain with Adams; l6 pages, ST. per
100 copies
ALEC, Wright, WOODBURY., Benton, and Bid
lacks speeches on the tariff, at Is cents per
100 copies.
Hon. R. ]. Walkers letters or the annexation
of Texas, pages, 50 cents per 100 copies. Let
ters of Hon A. II. Chappell, Hon. R. X. Meade, and
Gen Geo. w. Crabb, Of Alabama, l6 pages, ST.
per 100 copies.
Oregon, showing Wing hostility to the occu.
patton Of this fine territory pages, 25 cents
per 100 copies.
The Com'.i,tee will soon have at command
variety OF other instructive documents.
| Their Association have little means but be.
ing working men are willing 10 aoork for nothing,
- NS''N'''6 "NSe'iS"'eS
postage. All remttances shall, to the last cent,
be applied to their purchase.
| Persons DESTROYS of purchasing any of the with
in Tracts will write to the address of the Secre-
tary, c. P. Sengstack.
IS-The following was in manuscript:
Dear Sir take the liberty to write unto You
being one Of my old townsmen and whom have
learned is polk & Dallas man and if | am not
mlssinformed on the subject; your situation can
greatly help the cause Of polk g. Dallas we have
not got any letter from my old town therefore |
hardly know what they are about whether coons or
Democrats prevail in the little town if we have
any prominent men in the fredericksburg please
cause their names to BIO communicated forthwith
as We desire to make sure doubly sure the coons
have given up new york g. new jersey and seem
to be fighting hard for Pennsylvania but it will be
no 60 we shall carry the state by about Is m ac-
cording to our letters from the state we have car
ried little Delaware by small maj of about so
or 20 but will for president increase that vote by
about 2OO-being hat two Of our men run in one
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