Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1848-04-01
DAY,
Thursday, 9th Of April,


MORE THAN TIVE EHuTHsH
aOf al questions. lie Pre- Press exhibits ne
csnsss n IS bare, suss;sn . IL, Sea prssen.
senetpf ites press, with Is characteristic mo-
dtstg assumes 70 seal the mouth Of every freeman
10 ihe District, Wing Or Democrat, who Is pct
1isposed Q pzf homage 10 the greqf 7 am
The ADORE precious quotation y ihesinsroduc-
iory paragraph a The last Spirit q Jefferson"
. an article which has fallen ian short of prolu-
'eing what iisputhor no doubt ardenny hoped Tor
md expected. Its however os = harmless asihe
s9oing ef sucking doyes--as impoteni As the
AFukt oE lhc serpent whose poisonous fangs had
longsihce been extracted.
wherein ps have represented "rort Dian he
iruih under which caption the disqnislilo.i ap-
pears, 4e canndi conceive nor indeed has The
tsiieAessd effort Of haspirit pierced she vei Of
darkness, OF cast any meridian brightness upon
Ne subject Of which II PROCESSES 40 treat. We
arc changed in another place, with having s.done
what i considered in law and equity much
more hslnousl offence, and told moro than Tie
ifu,h. = our narrative Of Mr. Gallahsrs speech.
Though We make no preiensions At being skilled
In the scsence of The Jaw and WIN pot undertake
osay which Is The greztag offence. Withholding
porion or The truth, or telling more than The
truth proportions which are alike criminal.
ihe shade Of difference between which We shall
not s,opio inquire into-yei We are willing TO
eoneede tha, The editor Of the Spirit win not very
shortly. be found guilty Of The greater offence in
this case--Of telling mors Than the irpth--or Of
even giving the whole ruih--bni, according 10
an implied confession. Of rather Withholding
portion Of the ruth the crime which Is least
heinous In the eyes 81 the law, according 70 the
learned Interpretation Of the Spirit.
A III barest allnsion 70 the present Senator, /"
says the sspiris, . thai press, with iis 'charac-
ieristic' mpdesty. assumes to seal the mouth Of
, every freeman u the District" Now, We ap.
pal 10 essry reader Of the Free Press, 10 say,
whether, preEieas 70 our last Issue SINGLE artf-
slefavora1ie % he Wing eandidne mad appear
cd in our ealumnsi Whether. we had ever said
. single wsrd depreeaiory % the claims o. he
success Of HE opponent Whether, indeed, we
bad single sentence upon the Senatorial can
vass In our paper. in favor ofthe one, or opposed
70 he cl2fps Of the other candidaiei We had
nsiI We had andiausly avoided the question,
although urged e aaf duty from more than one
quarter. We had RETAINED tnqm touching the
subject. although he Spirit N jefferson Of the
1al February. contained toe lesg Sytieles upon
ehe Senatorial eanvass--one II Jbrot Of Mr..
Opt. and he other ! review Of the CaIap Of
klr. GaliAAcs, and as sireagiy opposed % kis, as
vas in he power and capacity Of the author 10
put heetAeE, sqt Of De materials De had 10 use
Notwithstanding oar passive disposition then. =
veil as since ne Spirit hasihe ,emerity to charge
is with se1reine scnsiiiveness,aa whenever the
senatorial Canvass IS alluded 10. With what
justice We leaye ITO Others 70 say
This much for our ''exireme sensiiigencss, -
Nov for he 'smodesiy' Involved IN The question,
Pie Editorof The espirit'' In bis paper Of the
Ash 81 Fehrnsry had given notice thnthe would
be absent for seFeTal weeks, but thss bis paper
would Be len in charge q persona competent %
suoduel the same. Wen, III the very next paper,
after bis deparlatt The Two articles ". have b.
fors alluded iOs appeared. and Il great injustice
j. not done 70 a esvtaiA pefssaeasl gesslemaa.
Sroiier-issa,e II tls Leeeteco candidate ~ tAe 81
sats, Eae esSz u ttA n arieies. ~ ea< IL Jrrw
Fl M. Ops end ile etly ssriesriag M. Gal1kers
Gard. u puB TO MIn--emanaiions from bis mo.
lifc mind. We had not then, and have not now,
enc word % say against either Of the articles or
their author. Wewcre content TO lei them pass
then, and We are just q willing now. Though.
the editor Of the spFiln could not have inflicted
more unkind eut ,hpn o remind Tic pts ten. edit
scr. that he snIy week q bis glory On the edi.o
fial,ripod had been devo,ed e taxing care Of the
sanse Of his kinssnan.
As regards en- modesty. we mzks no rerr
great professions. and she editor of the Spirit,