Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-10-24
No. 10
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The Rev. khsnas ii. s,act,oa. Il .he Az
ihpdiy prs''e>kae. sshe.rhl II speech hsIote he
NV fsik S.sn.say Sehevi tfnioa, a, lhS T'aeer.
asrle Gu The 7sh ias' oa iAe relative beariugs i
pthcisesl and caHseprfaiye Chri>iishlsy, aaae
! sudden aiga les on nil EXPLAINED
Look sir, Al The ifceuf nomination al
Baltimore, lsenatioa upon the PLATFORM
| IseAude io The humiliation OF Theodore
F}eAnghayS len, (sreai cheering wlfh i few
llfsseSl an not hase asa Democrat or !
Y hlg. but As q Christian. and as a Ghffs@
tan / regard this afovemehi. As Mr..
lfshnghuyken said 10 .depniaiion AZ his
friends who waited upon him recently to
e2ngratolaif him upon his nonfnafioa
1--WE are wings ffa, Wings last aud
saiss alWayse-7sa mag | say We ara
CAuslians FIST, Christians last. and Chris
itsns always (applauses1 u gentlemen
Of the Democratic nariystihd iauli with
rs faF lhasfsltuaiae to This subieot. # say
u them siye Ii ! Better man lrhntsn
ned sensation bnt until Won do. va shall
testify at tile ballot box tile feeling with
which we regard The homage thaspaid to
Ahe ChnstiAn religion aud the Christian
man. (Greatcheering and seasation.l
MR. WEBSTER At VALLEY IFoTtGE. {.
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Ia his recent speech The great Whig gather
ing ~ yailfS Forge, Peansylvania, a speech
cAaracterize4 BY Someofhe highest flats If The
Orators eldqpepde. Nj. Wrasfra thus a,ludedto
he coming Presidential election and lhd candi.
dateS beforsllhs people,
We are bn The eve Of general election.
in. which the people are to choose Pre-.
sideni and Vice President Of, the United
States. II is lhe:great action Of man ia
carrying oh bis own plan Of self-govern
neqi. BIT ne. circhmstances connected
@rh this election render j, peculiarly in
Eterekiieg and Of more Importance than.a
lny Presidential election has ever been
There are two candidates in the field
Mr.. Clay, Iof Kentucky. and Mr. Polk. Of
Tennessee. shall tpeak Of them both
with the rsspeetato Which their character
and position enhlle them; and at the
same time with tha, freedom and candor
which ought ID BE- observed in discussiag
the merits Of pnbllcI men. especially those
who are candidates Tor The highea! Offices
I ia the giftlof the peopfe.
| MI; Clay has Been before the ;couatty
for arlongfperiot neatly 70 yeafs--over
30 years he has taken aleading AMI high.
| " important part Ii the public Affairs os
this counify-he isIacknowlee sed 10 DO
manFof Singular and almost universal Ia
lent-he has Had gTeat experience 10 ths
badministtationfo' almost all our public az
Efairs-he has Serveh for many years With
wonderful Judgment and ability, in both
/ Houses Of 'C9ngreRs-ef one Of which
he performed 1.-The Iagduous and difficult
duties Of fits presiding officer, with unex-
ampted skin ana satisfstlion--hs hss per-
4 formed most important sefvicass 70 .tis
\ couotry. pf 4 diplomatic character as the
4 repfesenl aiisesof ibis government in Eu-
H rope, a. one qf the most trying periods Of
4 IFS history ahFd NEST ably conducted to q
satisfacitory cohclusion very delicate and
/ lroublesome negoiiation-she has exercis-
H ed the dageo DIT tts Department Of State
4 wfib.consu mate and unexarnpled abiliiyg
tie PSI man BIZ frankness and honor-of
II 'i'ti ~ ~ Yh aot0 tai0istt anu man Dl uC-
Die and generous- bearing Repeated
and enthusiastic cheering freque nuy h4
teTupied Ne Webster during tie above
/ remarks Ion Mr.. Gay. and continued for
some mihn:es5
4 Att Ppfk isamoch younger tnshrihan
/ Mr{Clay ~ He is Ia very respectable man
4 in fIiyath ilfe- he has been ID Congress
1 vas once Speaker IF The House Of Re-
representatives. of The United States, and
once Governor 81 the Slate Of Tennss-
see Laughier.y Nc.
/ Suth4ar Ithe candidates before he
doun+ry ifor III choice; audit vial moi be
fpT.Idious 70 say thatin point Of character
and taleRt, and standing before The coun-
\ Try and The world, there is no sort OF COM
parlson Between the two men. EChesrs J
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