Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1848-06-22
WILLARD FILLsfoRE.

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WILLARD FILLMORE.
This gentleman, now candida,efar The |
y ice Presidency, was, when boy. ire.
marks the Bait Clipper sent to i com
non country school until he was fftaan
.ears OF age, when he was apprenticed Is
he was induced BY Judge woUu, tr-1rse44s
county, to leave his trade, and study law,
for which purpose the Judge rendered him
the free use Of his library. Young Fill
more remained in the Office Of Judge |
Wood until he was 81, during which, and
until he was 20 years of age, he support
ed himself by teaching a small school He
was then admitted to practice, and has
since filed various high trusts. with signal
ability. Mr., + is truly self made man,
SENTIMENT OF THE PREss-The Wing |
press, all over the country, is respond.
ing in thunder peals tothename off ACH-
AIRY TAYLOR With few insignif-
can't exceptions, like small eddies upon
the surface of the Mississippi, the senti-
ment ofrthe Wing masses rolls on, for the
nomination,>in one unbroken and gigantic
stream. We advise all loiterers to hasten
and get in the ark before it's too late
There's going to beea .pretty considera-
BILE shower and the sooner their heads
are under cover, the better.
[Richmoal Rpa6licaa.
SOUTHERN DELEGATION one could
have witnessed the calm, firm and dignifed
bearing of the Virginia Delegates in the
Convention, and indeed of the whole South,
without just pride. They seemed con-
scious Of success, aud bore themselves in a
style characteristic Of the party of which
Old Zach is the head The only confu
sion produced was by the i'll timed efforts
Of sosao Of tho Chic Delegates TO lug in
the question of slavery; but the good
sense of tue Convention soon suppressed
all such designating movements4-It
B. r. BUTLER-The Union solemnly
warns Mr.. Benjamin f. Butler that he is
pursuing path which will land him!in The
same place with w c.. Rives and JJohr
Bell Well, he could 4not be in better
company. They are two Of the creates,
and purcst men of the age The Union:
lament is equal to that of Jacob, when Ii
said, /" Joseph is not and Simeon is not
and We take Benjanlm away" But let Che
| lad come He will be well treated by the
rulers Of the land-B
INTERESTING STATISTICS. are un
der obligations to the Hon VIM L. Cog
gin, for copy of Statistics of Lowell
Manufactures" compiled from authentic
sources.
BY this interesting table it is shown
that Interpolation Of Lowell in 1920, wa:
200-in 1876, twenty-eight Thousand
eight hundred and forty-one. A pretty
good illustration of what can be brought
about by judicious system Of American
Manufactures,-B
| BETTING on ELEcrroNs.-A the Presi
Dental canvass is about to commence, w
take this opportunity to say few words a
gainst this detcstable practice. We be
Iieye+hati it contributed in no small degre'
to the deplorable result Of the last cleo
ton. Let us warn our friends against il
in this, while it is yet time. Nothing
tends more directly to demoralise the pub
| lie, and to produce frauds which render th
right ofsufrage, so dear to freemen, an,
so necessary to the existence ola republic
mere nullity, On idle form, without an:
useful purpose attached to it.
lRich. Wig
FREE TRADE, Low DrTIEs-N(
DEBT, SEPARATION ORION BANKs.p-Suc
Twas the motto of the Democracy in 1874
4 staring you in the face, at the head Of til
columns of all the Democratic papers
We observe that some Of them continu
: the same caption, with the importan
omission of NO DEBT The hundred nil
, lions, which Mr. Polk has added 10 th
e nsfional debt, no doubt suggested fhe pt
8 hey Of not abiding to the subject Of DEB
!, stall Richmond Wig
4 FIVE SuIcrpEs-The number Of SUI
. cides in New York city show an alarmin
} increase within short period-fve ha,
ing occurred since Saturday. WmII
: Swayze, man Of family, under deprel
sion Of spirits for want Of employment
hung himself on Saturday Peter Min,
: native Of Scotland, deliberately browne
! himself leaving letter telling where hi
+ body might be found-znd Abraham 81
i Izier killed himself BY jumping from til
! third story window Of house while asIeel
: Tits said Another case occurred on SUI
! day--James Masters, alocksmith, who ha
/ been intemperate for a week, swallowin
I large quantity Of oxalic acid And 0
81 Monday, mechanic, named John Power
/ Who has been for some time back in d,
pressed state Of mind, loaded his GU
placed the muzzle Of it TO his heart, an
+ pulled the trigger with string which l
J had tied to it, and killed himself instant
neously -BdH SIN effhe 18th