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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-11-07
now GOES THE WORE?

Democrats of Smithfield. Shcpherdstown, and
ua~rpers-Ferry, are you ready for the great bat
tie ? The day and the hour is now at hand, when
you are to decide, in part, the destinyofthIs great
nation. Have you done all that can be done, TO
promote the success of your principles, and ele-
vate to the Presidency your distinguished candi-
date? Has every Voter in the Different Precincts
been eeen-have conveyances been provided Tor
all who are otherwise unable TO get to the polls
have the taxes of delinquents been paid-ln short,
the r]ecreant brought back, the doubling among
the enemy confirmed, and all things necdluI and
proper to be done, done nell! Hnot, be about the
work at once-thcrc is not n moment to be lost.
Don't wait for somebody else TO do it, but go
yourself, (whocvcr you may be, and however
humble you may consider your inHuence') ana
then yon are sure that all is weU! Democrats !!
there is much 10 cheer us in the present contest.
We are still struggling for the supremacy OF
right, of justice, and of.cqnality-sthl struggling
TO maintain untarnished, those principles upon
which the pcrpctuity of the Union, the good OF
The human family, and tue progress and the des-
tiny of this grea; Nation rest. Arouse, then, if
there be one who is sleeping upon his oars, whilst
the storm of faction threatens your destruction.
Do all, and more than you ever done before, to
save your Precinct, your County, and possibly
yonr Country, from the hands OF the spoilers
To WORK TO WORK !!
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-11-07
NATIONAL

The following are the appropriations made by
the last Congress, for the Manufacture of Arms,
improvements, &c. at our National ASmorieF of
Springfield and Harpers-Ferry =
For the manufacture of arms a: the national
armories, three hundred and sixty thousand dol
lars.
For repair=. improvements and new machinery
at Harpers. Ferry armory, fiiiy-three thousand
and niuety-one dollars.
For repairs, improvements, and new machinery
at Springfield armory, cighty-one thousand dol
lars.
For arsenals, one hundred and thirty thousand
three hundred and thirty-eight dollars
For purchase of land at Springfield, Massachn-
sets, adjacent 10 new arsenal and public build
ings, ten Thousand dollars.
For purchase of land at Springfield, Massaclru-
sets, to be flowed by raising dam at upper water
shoD. five thousand dollars.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-11-07
wTIIcs, WHAT SAY YoU7

The Free Press after having advocated tic
nomination of Gen. Taylor for months, As ll'e
"Indcpendcnt, No-Party Candidatc"-af having
in effect declared Wing principles as obso1efe1 in
its eager desire for mn Available man-after jrav-
ing sloried in driviag the last nail in the coiiip of
Henry Clay, the soul and body ofthc Wing par
ty, after all this and much more. has the cool au-
dacity to put forth The following manifesto, in its
last issue =
"No Wing DARE CALI. HIMSELF a
Wing HEREAFTER, If HE REFUSES TO
VOTE FOR OLD ZACH"
In contrast with oIis, let Gen. TayIor himself
speak,
"If the Wing party desire 10 cast their votes
for Inc, they must d., il on their own rcsponslbt!t-
ty, aud miLhomt any fiedsc from me"
Now, Wings, what say you? Will you sup
port the candidate CT the " Free Press" because
it assumes 10 declare you without the pale of The
Church if you fail 10 DO so? Is this threat to
drive honest Wings from their own convictions Of
right? Gen. Taylor declares if you support him,
it must be done on your own responsibility, ard
without any pledgcsifrom him! [lNlo is The beat
authority, Gen. II. OF the Free Press oh, no!
he can't give pledges. The American people
must bow in willing submission to this secomi
Washington, and noRc dare ask from him by What
principles he would be governed, or what mea,
sures lie would apprgsc, il elected 10 tie higLet4
Office in the gift of a free people.
In the words of sOGerness aud truth, let as APP
real 10 the irus Wings OF the Nation, if, from the
beginning to the end Af this canvass, they have po,
been made the football of a miserable f%SctiGn,
whose only principle IS the seven leaves and five
fishes! Men WHO haze been every thing bs turns
and nothing long. Would not Gen. Tayhsr have
been a candidate in opposition to any other. n"rpi
nee ofthe Wing Convention Than hinRscy! Wbd
dare deny it? 1t is e fact notorious every shcic.
That even these who netoset themselves up MS tic
axpounders Of Wing 9th, had openly proclaimed
that under no poss ibIa contingency, wonId Gen
Taylor be abandoned! And yet, rorsoott, after
all this, !" No Wing %are ctit i'im;clf a JThg
hereafter, il t,e refuses TO vote for Old Zaek."-
March up TO The Captains office, and get yo9r dis
missal true Wings, honest Wings, Clay Wings
who dare act as becomes frce,ncn, and laughing
to scorH and derision, The miserable efforts of y
few hungry cormoranis attempting to stea; into
MO- D..
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-11-07
WoRp no rHE CANDID.
Together.

Come. let Us ..
We are again on tie eve of one oil our presi-
DENTAL struggles. BY the fat OF the people are
the measures and policy Of the next Admtais'fa
ton TO be determined. Bnt four years nave pass
ed by, and the voice OF tire Nation commltted u
honor, its glory and its destiny, into tae hanus y
that pure AID incorruptible statesman wEo mas
so faithfully fulfilled the measure ofbis countrys
glory, and is soon to retire to the shades OF private
life. Farmers. Mechanics of jefferson, men OF
all trades and all professions, with what measure
with what act of the Administration OF JAMES d.
PoEa are you dissatisfied ? A difficult aud COM
pick question, as to the Oregon Territory Cwhicn
no previous Administration had ever been able 10
settle,0 has been honorably terminated and on
terms more satisfactory Tran could ever before De
obtained. In the Mexican War, The honor OF
your country has been vindicated, and the patriot
ism and the prowess of the American people fully
established. During its progress the spirit OF
rnercy and forbearance was tempered with j+'stlce,
aud the annals of the world furnish no Parallels
te the brilliancy of our exploits, or the magnanlmI'
ty of our people. Tire financial department OF
your Government has been remodclled-the di-
vorce of Government and Bank efectuai-and
the exchequer arrangements so perfect and COM
ple;e, that the croaking of the p~artizan, and the
murmur Of the maIevoIent, are scarce whispered
arainstit The credit of your Government COM
mands a premium in the markets of the world,
| and in this particular furnishes an example with
out a comparison in the historyof Nations. why
then CHANGE! You are not actuated, we hope,
bv the miserable motive, which has been the 60
verning principle with the leaders of the oPPosi-
lion, that the spoiIs alone is all that is worth a
struggle? II the measures of your Government
are of benefit to the Natinn-if under their operas
ton you are becoming, what the Destiny OF Tue
world designs you shall be, a great and a mighty
people, does not sound policy require thai you
should stand fast to the faith OF the Fathers Oh Tue
Republic. In the persons Of lie distinguished
leaders whom the Democracy of the Nation pre-
sent Won, there is every thing TO command your
approval. They have been tried in the furnace
of persecution, but come cut of the ordeal pure
and unspotted. or great moral worth, hlgh me-
raIy and civil attainments, distinguished alike on
the fields of our glory as the Cabinet oil our ue.
| alterations, you have nen pre-emInentiy su'teu
for the distinguished position 10 which your voice
alone can elevate them. Candy deliberate, ana
with YOU are we willing to rest the declSion.-
Heed not the council of those who would steal
YOUR confidence but TO betray it, and as al! past
experience has demonstrated, are inInilcaito your
interest, and whose principles and measures are
destructive of your rights and must ultimately
nroye subyersive of your liberties.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-11-07
.DoN,T STAND STILL"

These are thrilling words, and let our friends
throughout the Union obey the admonition. AS
in the moral, SO too in The political world, we
should be ever on the alert.
The moraIizt proclaims, Don't stand still" it
you do, you will be run over. Motion, action,
p~rogrcSs-thcse are the words which now Fill the
vamIt of heaven with their stirring demands and
make humanity's heart pulsate with a stronger
bound. Advance. or stand aside. Do not block
up the way, and hinder the career of others
There is too much 10 do to allow of inactioa any
where or in any one
Yes, saohon action, progress, friends ofthe con-
stitution aud laws now's the day and now's
the hour" Don't stand s,ill. De in notion
Your principles are again on trial. Yon must
defend them TO preserve them. Advance or
stand asidc.' Let the polls be well guarded
Get out every voter. Are there any who cannot
walk ?-give them a ride. Let us have a clear
track and a fair trial, and we will soon see wheth-
er our olt.repeated predictions.w will be verified, of
MS uaexampled Democratic victory on the 9Th of
Novcmber-Union.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-11-07
ADOPTED CITIZENS.

Remember, that GEN. TAYLOR was first
brought into the political field by the ProscriPrive
clurch-burning Native Americans of Philadei-
phia, and that he accepted their nomination with
feelings of the IiveIiest satisfaction
Remember, that the principles of the PhiI4del-
phia Natives, were once engrafted upon ouF go
vernment by the elder Adams, ard that the said
Adams IS one of those " early Presidents" so fat
teringIy alluded to in a dozen of Taylor letters.
Remember these things, adopted citizens, ard
come to the polls on the election day j" all yo"r
numbers and strength, and devote the WHOLE
DAY to the service of that party which protected
YOU. in your rights, and which keeps open the
doors of republican America TO the oppressed and
down troLLen of every cline!
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-11-07
M rug VOLUNTEERS

~. miner given to the Officers and P'ivates
nn v;.r;ni. regiment of Volunteers by Col
OF l n on "Wednesday las''
was a most symptoms feast hse'y he
he taste could desire or the appetite crave inc
colonel, with great liberali'y, and the most pau
o,ie designs, had prepared ia die gTea'e' P'0''-
-. About $50 OF The Volunteers and citizens
- ,hs town and ~neiehbOrhOOd were present. and
49, .mple Justice 70 the festive board The
wincI,eEter Band was in attendance, by INVITA-
-. and added much TO the pleasures OF the oe-
s.s,on. Capt. RowAs and Lieut. Avs OF the
1sfFsrson company. and many of their ommano
wsrs nresent. and speak in the highest terms o
The Eberality of their host and his Oountitui vel
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-11-07
THE oUAEEn voGH-

Gen. Taylor will Iose.aImost the entire Quaker
vote of the country. This respectable denOmina-
ton of Christians would stamp with falsehcOd
every profession they have heretofore made, by
giving their snfFrages TO a man fresh from the
field Of blood and carnage, with his sword by his
side, and utterly devoid of the first requisite be-
longing to the statesman or civilian "A cores
pondent of the Union furnishes the following as
the course likely to be pursued by the Qnakers OF
Maryland, and we doubt not such will be the case
in almost every part of the country:
sit happened to be my privilege a few days
since TO converse with one OF the most influential
and talented members of the society OF Friends in
Maryland, and he distinctly told me that he cOuld
not cast his vote for Gen. Taylor, for the reason
that, although lie believed him honest, he could
not votc :or a mere military c~hielain, taken d.
recily from the head of a standing army, and pos
se<sad IF no Girl qualifications l~ehGterer, for the
office Of President-besides being a Shareholder!
I am very much inclined to the opinion that such
arc the views of the larger number of that ex-
cellent portion of the citizens of Maryland and
elsewhere"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-11-07
WILL SOUTHERN MEN VOTE THE
TAYLOR-FILlIORIZED TICK Ell

We have arrayed mountains of proof against
MilIard Fillmore. showing Beyond the possibility
ofa doubt, that he is a political aboIitionist That
he is against the South, and would to -morrow vote
for the abolition of slavery in the District of CO.
lumbia and against Southern men taking their
slaves to New Mexico and California. No well
informed man can deny tile force of this proof
But say you-iti is not Fillmore whom YOU wish to
elevate-it is Gen. Taylor. Gen. Taylor endors-
es Fillmore, and pronounces his doctrines conserU-
atire opnions-says he is entitled to the first
place on the ticket. Gen. Taylor, who declares
in his letter to :he Richmond Republican, that he
would not give way to Henry CLay, in his Pasca-
man of New York is entitled to the FIRST place on
the ticket. Yes, that Willard Fillmore with the
dark cloud of abolition principles towering over
and around him, is a marvellous proper man, to
stand FIRST on the ticket.
Southern men, will you yoteit7
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-11-07
aGRIcULTURAL FAIR

Immense numbers will be attracted to Bait'-
more nv The Agricultural Fair to be held near
that city, commencing on tomorrow, and to oe
continued during the week. 1t win doubtless be
one among the most splendid exhibitions oil the
kind ever held in this country The President
Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has given no.
flee ,ba, all stock intended for exhibition, will be
carried over the road free of charge
AT our Depot, on Saturday, We noticed s0me
ton ar twelve of the most beautiful sheep our eyes
ever beheld, on their way to the FAIR and sent oy
Col. J.. w. wARE. of Clarke county There are
many other of our Valley Farmers who should
send down a specimen of their STOCK as We
mo doubt several species of it would compare IA
vOrably with any that Will be present for exhibl'
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-11-07
The Last Steamer.

on the 2ist uIt- She brings seven days later in
teiIigence from all parts of Europe.
The cholera is steadily spreading through Eng
land and. Scotland, but it's march Is slow, and its
violence much abated since its visit in 1885,
The harvest in England has been pretty much
secured, and the crops of grain have turned out
abundant.
In Ireland, the potato crop is short, and her i'm
Poverished people will have to look elsewhere for
food.
AT liverpool, there is a decline in breadstufs.
Cotton has also declined I'D. per h.
Affairs in France are still in an unsettled con-
ditiOn.
The rumor regarding the execution of Brien
turns out TO be incorrect, and he is still in prison.
Thomas BIeagher's trial commenced on Mon
day, and the interest which had subsided at Clom-
mel had been revived.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-11-07
IRA

The Wings have become desperate. Theyare
moving heaven and earth as itweret to secure the
election of Taylor. Hear TRuaAs Smith, Che
head and front of the Executive Committee of
Washington,0 writing to Lynchburg, Va.
Visit the people on their farms. end at their
6re-sides-Rpeak 10 them, Familiarity, of the noble
qualities of Zachary Taylor, os the abuse and per-
s%ecution which he has received at the hands of
Lewis Cass and his friends
The man who would take this base fazsehood
upon his lips and go about retailing it tothe peo-
pie at their farms and fresides,. would be Ser
we'd right IL kicked out ~ofevery house and logged
OFF from every farm. This Abolitionistis utterly
ig norant Of the Virginia character.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-11-07
STATES FOR CAss.
aoe voT
CASS AND BUILER.
Fed OF C,S.

The Wing papers have at last discovered an
argument why Gen. Cass cannot be President.
Il is thai his name begins Nth C. Allthe candi-
dates, say they, whose name begins with c.. have
been bc~aten-Crawford Calhoun, Clay &C., ergo,
Cass will be beaten also. This is the best argyll
meat that the Wings have, but unfortunately, its
inventor did not rccoIIect that when Gen. Cass
broke up the quintupIe treaty he established for
ever the Freedom of the C's. Wherever winds
blow and waters rrll, he has given our flag the
right 10 wave uuiroub!cd and untouched; and so
far from being an obstacle 10 his election, the c
will prove his faithful friend in the close coming
struggle. Its free pillows are only dangerous TO
the feeble bnlwarks Of federalism.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-11-07
A PAIXHAN GUN!

-
The speech of Hon. Mr.. SELDExO of NeE l2
has astonished the Clay leaders. He has =
been identified with the Wing party he 4;
been one of their idols in the Empire State
man has labored harder for their s0eeesEL
man has more brilliantly illustrated her
lrines-to no man has their party been n0E
debted for victory. He sewers his ecnosG
forever, with his old associates, and boldly g
his stand under the Democratic flag. NIL
DEa Is a heavy owner Of coal land, and
mikled by the siIly cEamor that the Tart q !.
has affected an interest which has only bee9SJ
porariiy Frustrated by the heavy OPerano
proprietors themselves. Disguised bytnes
and mercenary conduct of the Wings, IT,
WaITE-bW ziapts the best method 10 saw
country FROM the election Of Gen. TsJtos r
goes boldly for Cas-. Here Is an amp
the whole country 10 look uPO6sa1d to %
oE-PernsyEuazi11s
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-11-07
ARE ANY

It is no time for %inaction or Indifference. Can
the ocean tossed mariner sleep when the storm
and the hurricane are beating around his bark?-
Will he cry out "All's we'll" when he is every
moment threatened with a desolating shipwrcck!
Or will he cling TO the good old ship, put her be-
fore The gale, and let her "ride out the whitlwind
in safety - We are no alarmists. AS a Demo
crat, we have never had cause 10 despair. Allis
bright and beaming before US and around us, but
the fairest horizon may thickcn and bIackcn when
least expected. An ovcr.confdence has pushed
aside many a triumph; and The wary Democrat
must not fail to profit by the experience of The
past. Every man is a host within himself if he
will only put forth his energies. Let hi" seek
out his neighbor, convince him of the danger of
apathy, and remind him ofthe importance of6einG
carly at the polls. There stands the eeman
altar. 1t has tested the creed of the Democracy
in other times, and once more may its ~votaries
gather around it and crown their party with vic
tory.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-11-07
Seventh of November.

VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS REMEMBER.
That on To Day, TUESDAY, 7th of Novcm-
Der, you are to exercise The independent right OF
FREEMEN.
Shoulder to shoulder, with the Democracy OF
twenty-ninc other States, you will declare your
preference Cor CASS and BUTLER.
IL YOU desire Virginia to bo as in 1874, right
aide IN for a Democratic President, vote your full
Electoral ticket Of sersnteen names. Let not "
Democrat be absent from tho Polls, and bear in
mind that the polls will be kept open only ONE
DAY.
Vote early, aud let tho day be devoted TO your
country.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-11-07

/ would prefer seeing
Henry Clay in the Of
fee of President To
any individual in the
Union.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-11-07
TIE N LEGION.

See how they intend 10 do things up in good old
Shenandoah on to-day. Democrats of Jefferson,
initiate the example ofunion, energy and concert:
From the Woodstock Tenth Legion.
The Deaocracy of the lower district will meet
al 4tb inst for the paTpose Of msrehing il = BODY
To the polls, in Woodstock, at about SEVEN o.
CLOCK in the morning. The Woodstock Band
will be in attendance. 1t is desired that as many
as can meet at that place, will be present at the
hour named. I.etus give a g strong pull, a long
pull, and a pull altogether" . and we are safe.
We understand the Democrats of the upper
district will meet at Edimburg, atthe same hour,
TO form a procession TO meet that from below, in
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-11-07
GEN. TAYLOR A WING.

Speaking of Gen. Taylor, the lion, DE-
Webster, in his recent speech in Boston. sg n
81 believe him to Be a WAig-thsi be El,n
elected By Whigs-that he will eAOOses HtE :
net, and administer the Government boDesat =
Wing principles, and BY the support OF "" ~
measures"
We copy the foregoing for the Perusaloh
Democrats as fancy Gen Taylor is any thns1g'
a Wing, and who have been thinking Of go
Gen. Taylor their YOtes. Mr. Webster sa!s. I;
T" Gen. Taylor is 10 Be elected By Wigs
takes M Democrat into The account. he
wholly upon he Wings for Gen TayIo['s SOS
and we trust he viii have none but Wig On
Daniel Webster has resolved, If Gen ice
should be elected, to claim his election as n
sirelyG Wing triumph. He will doubtless : d
the Taylor Democrats. what he said OF ihe
servatives, after the election Of Gen Han 2
that they were about an " omnibus had
IPe1nsyErGsi1,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-11-07
THE RESULT.

We entertain no doubt as to the triumphant
election of CAss and BUTLER. Among the glo'
rious Democratic stars CT our constellation ace
regard Ohio and Pennsylvania as among those
of the first magnitude. Either or both are as
certain for our nominees as the election day
comes on, One among our more sanguine friends
however, (whose calculations generally are pref
ty near the mark,) furnishes us the following es-
innate, by which it will be seen that neither Ohio
or Pennsylvania, arc necessary 20 insure the
triumph OF our ticket.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-11-07

An intelligent gentleman, who has just pass
ed through the interior of Ohio and pennsylvania
by slow land travel, states that Ohio is as certain
for Cass and Butler as New hampshire and that
Pennsylvania is equally sure lie brings with
him plenty of dust. and is willing to back his opl"-
ion heavily on these two States going for Cass'
In Ohio, he says that the Democrats can scarcely
get a bet on the general result, although they are
Offering 500 against $50. He also passed tfrro'
a rortion of western New York, and says that Van
Buren, will get an immense vote in that section OF
tho State.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-11-07
MORE EVIDENCE.

The Hon. John Davis, Senator of the United
States from Massachusetts,, addressed the Wings
of Worcester on Friday last. OfGen. Taylor he
expressed himself in the highest terms, and de-
clared, " as to his being a Wing, and a good one,
he had no doubt, nor had he respecting The posi-
ton of Gen. Taylor On the subject of the Wilmot
Proviso, should it be passed by Congress. lie is
conazaiued as fully as any true man can be TO gire
il his approval"
This is indeed strong language, without the
slightest qualification or equivocation. Mr., Davis
must surely have seen the Bales letter.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-11-07
TIE BAIT WON'T TAKE.

The Wings, in making up their Committees OF
Vigilance for the different School Districts OF this
county, have placed the names of several of the
most imrracticaJ!c Clay men, and some few of
the " 6shy Democrats on said Committee as a
bait. They won't bite, however, and it is " loves
labor lost" Pick the flint and try again. You
cant catch OLD birds with chat, is a homely say
ing, bu, our Wing friends seem to have forgotten