Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1848-01-22

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ne twas. t4N43. fflsulnx ffr1i LENT offhe day.
d1e 9:9esrsp Inform Re members o. ike
f,fsuek Presidents = " Washington. Madison ana
let.stel, ihey sank INTO MIR insigni6eance b.
Tors the l1il9.t pelfecti01 q James X Polk, II {
efN91ti tIftilcal now living. And The een-
siel4an uzqf % % 4ay HATH had been reserved
a1r his. cur M .. FIRES lent. y bnild pp The
Efcat DsNrn ~ es'a1la hat was 70 stand -
ittfa,ion. Well, 81, mn : i MI. 81. ard wha,
eoat Of ! cslamn i,it1 An how has Il been
q se1 I n the lrsl piafe, In order Is clear :
place Or Il % s,nad Dl. his Inoll PresfIe1t -
gan hT le1fi1G down and utterly InoIishing the
great 1ein 9cr1lle c0Iuma which Washington,
ami ictetseh. an Meiisga and Monme had.
~ tkeh joint laboff, built MP. And when b.
had -, This do~n, lhcn &c 20 himself 70 work
tebnild up new one IN Is piace--a column Df
millary glory. Built Of vhat7 WHY, sir, of
dc bones u the bcst p1rtiun of fha.4meriean
people, victims u the climate and sword of a
EsEin land N h. has tcnsnted il with their
blood. The I'D WaskiRgtan and Jefferson coz
lana-~a eolaun q wisdom and 81 peace--had
long sioed amidst The tgriEs % or political at
! m lsphers; and when and hsw was hat e.
fectef AZ the foundation lly grea, system
OF internal improvements. recommended first BY
WashIngtQn himself and sustained hs the policy
ofeeery Subsequent Administration har-
hofT. and all (The gentleman quite fafgoi %
Cd n that II Knocking Down the Old coiimn. be
hal utterly demolished he snly system By which
+ his own Constituents and fis swn district and
Stale erW had, or eref.9antd qcceive single
dollar ont 81 the United Suites Treasury; this
he enfirrly omitted 10 mention The second
stune IN this glorious old w ashingtonian column
was The great protective system This he has
laid ilat withthe ground thathe might replace Il
~ q system which takes oftaxcs from the labor
Of foreigners % impose them On the nccks and
string arms nfuuF own native laboring popula-
tan "A system which must soon e0lne u direct
iaxesion n order d austainihe extravagance and
crafty The ambition Of this our model President
/ The oil Democratic column OF Jefferson and
! Washington being thus demolished, how IS this
new P1lk column c0nslruesed-this magnificent
sc0lqmn which has called firth 10 80 enthusiastic
a degree The admiration Of the honorable gen.lc-
man frsla Illinois. The ffxf The foundation
stone Of this stnpeDdons structure, was the Sab-
Tfratnygs and 80 worthy was thisof It's im2oF-
taul position that In littls while the Admins
trali5n would net have q single dollar 10 place IN
its vaults no. n0.onc BIZ orcoln % jingle against
antzhcr; and Congress would soon be refreshed
BY IN appeal from this model man TO repeal the
gr,al Sab Treasury law. Tie next stone In this
Iasfiel Democrat column was the present glori-
ouswAR -awar Whici y asshc genil man ON ILL
nois hvasicd. had been brought on by The Presi-
dent himself in thal Il gentleman was Ger
tsthiy right. The war was brought on BY the
President alone, BY hisown Individual act, with
out submitting The question Of is Pfopri ~ 10
Congress, then IN session AZ the other end oi the
aveaue. For all that has followed that act be
Is responsible, and Ne may have the glory and
tAsresp1nsbiliiy Together. Next came great
and ovefshadowing navy. And The stone that
next was laid was tremendous national debt
Yes, thai was his Jcneiseaian Democracy thai
MAS his admiration fgr yenrrs0nlan doctrine.--
Next was butt into this ceiuma vast standing
army Of ninety OF one htndrcd thousand men
and 10 crown the whole, q system Of oppressive
taxation 70 discharge the debt, imposed not on
lorcigncrs but upon the TAILOR and domestic in
husifY ofthe people ofthc United States Here
Stood the magnificent Democratic column Of
Pelk6 administlaiion-a column built up with
fhc skulls and bleaching bones ofonr best citizens
~ " n snsE R.a'a And he gentleman from
seems 10 reyel with his model m 1ster in
htcnplation Of so Sabine piece Of Exec
architecture They seem % reyel indelight
ne view. But they have quan;.d their cup Of
oty 70 Us very dreSs, lis dregs Of bitterness and
tail Now let them swim In the oceans Of blood
that had been split Let them sport their pleas
urr-boat In the rivers of tears shed BY orphan
children and their widowed inothersi They ap-
peared delighted 10 look around them they lis
tened with rapture 10 the music of the gToans Of
the dying---of the cries ofehidren made father
less-of the agonieti shfieks and despairing cries
ef the widows which the sword had made. But
while thus gaily sailing and listening q music
ghosts-a horrible shadow. which rose suddenly TO
ssear their eye-bals" in the midst OF this Joyous
feyelry, What wasitl The gentleman raised /
his eyes and looked across Tie way 10 this side Of
TIE House. and cried out 70 u.s. IN hollow voice,
that seemed 10 shake with sudden fear, Don't
get behind that military ehisfainla Aye sir
he saw shadow dressed in arms with holding
plume, and be turned pale q BE sight And why !
were We not % gather behind this noble old
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