Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-11-21
11otitieoI
TIE 7REsIoESTIA1 ELEcrIos.
Fr,n III, Lsara.s-r Ia,sn sencer.

the next Ionr years, is ta te welded Uadsr rev
ard untried auspices. THIS Is tie mai:I fact
would that we had it in or power 10 chronicle
the contrary. we have mods position Tn concea
either orr surprise ar uuf j <spp-.intment nj tli!
result. A. gori CrtTzens aud as consistent De
nocrats, reposing the IN $; unlimited trust in the
rigl,fhl decisions OF the N IosTEI il Il, however,
our first duty 10 yield a willing segsiesceuce Ia
the popular verd3cS, Observation-Disclosures all lie
forms and ~solemniriss Of ffe Constitution. Aud
now, after such a season OF turmoil! and STRIFE may
we not all welcome the return Of rePO<e, grateful
in proportion 10 the violence OF past excitement
acd fatigue
We hateexeisns They ate az LeS' nn:n,cres,-
ing and unproitahie. Friends find in Ile., Iitle
Ia console, from toes they elicit no sympathy
YET, in the rut'iCai world, as i'll tho yhysisai and
moral, every Elect must nave n producing Cause.
and Tor every event there must he II rFe-exisicnt
reason. The inst red iciiOIi- here suggested is
what are The canses OF the result we base here
hep!ored? Il" what must we ascribe the rcvuI
sIOn a the popular sentiment IN regard Ia parties.
which seems Indicated bv the result of the recen,
contest u would, we arc sure, puzzle the most
etnbittered among our opponents 10 iay his finger
upon any one act or deed, duCirine OF npiniuu,
done or avOwed by the Democratic party. cLicular-
ed to explain tltIS sudden Tide OF reaction. Still
more difficult would IL be to point Ia a single new
borne ririsLe OF the snscailed Wing party, that
would justify their sudden conversion, as hy Tire
magic metaInnrFoScs of the 1uggier from a pros
trate mlnurIiy,iU a numerical asceRdency at once
powerful and imposing Does The late election
prove that The Democratic party has grown into
hisfavur, and the Wing party popular? M such
thing. On the contrary, we discover in it many
facts aud circumstances 20 Genlonstrste the re-
verse.
The nomination of Gen. TAY1oR, connected
with the peculiar circurns stances that attended it.
vas ilseli an "nqt1i'ueh cHRasSson 10 Ire T'aSer
""H PoFnrH,"y " "c HDIIt'eS ~ hl@ OE"iDcTc'c
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'ac'' 'ha' Tue " hig7 cNu hot 6aTe To run a can"i-
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itenrs s vote "a az w.
Free Sdlierst q 5aTae Eoty E9h6tSRsIS-
question: ally cats heir snhaRes for Gen Taylor.
WITH WHAT prophecy then, can this election b.
G sJsss lexslnslE . HhS catss caafnT e. only
IL
-. m5o,.,,t concession 70 the De-
1t",;. -, - ia =, ,ko noculior n,si,Ion of
the two osrtjes on me preaT question Of the aIexi
c,n yv.r Amer jndnITiDD i'm every species n; ac-
rimopious denunciatioH Of the var. the Wing
headers sud,IenFy shift the scenes, and nominate
a s,rcassluI General in This Identical war, as
their standard bearer. and under the auspices OF
a rn;,ersaI Huy,1 Le il elected! We sneak
,yhnr we know and have seen. that for his success
in psnnsyIvn,ia Gen. TAYLoR is indebted, not to
lie nnnnI.ritv of Vhig doctrines. or of the WING
na,,,, I'm, IN Tho snIenIor of his military achieve.
nen1s Thousands of Democrats have refused 10
,To behind tie nIorias of Pain ALfo, ReSaca de la
nj. II,L-ra,, nh RI.,, V;s,, hut have nre.
!. + snL 49, 49, -" -. Carre, It,e,T ancient urrty
",,a.hnonts ,aIbor,han fgrget the hero of these
vanished Dsmscr,ts we're So caoriv.red nv these
achievements. as To declare for Gen. TAYLoR, il
l. No, IN ba wondered that MANY of the rank and
sra vioIJsd IN tho ss;,e sedpctiou-and forGo, I,
~ 80
Whether. however the election OF Gen. TAY
,r;,I 800 ~ ,I,;nata toDsfI NJ iniurv IN In
TVbir rar,r remain IN no discovered The time
will Zone when no will have to disclose his M
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4~sai - nj Il = ..an.c,maa, 40 n,noD,iisis
oralective Tari,F-,be distribnriono Of the proceed
OF the Land sales-the adoption OF AniI=slAref
pFoVisos-te TeHn0E9t q eFery CemM5O' 70" %
fcs-these and kind dmeasare4 WIN D. ne. tWe,