Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-04-23
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
Upon Every Voter

We would suppress the recollection that
Thursday next will be day of far more
than ordinary importance. Not only are
two fit and true men TO be chosen by the
people for the House Of Delegates, but the
great question is to he settled whether
the State of Virginia shall forthwith take
new start in her career to greatness, or
whether she shall continue another decade
Iofyears in the stunted and backward con-
dition now so deplored by her best cons
at home, and friends everywhere.
Between this present moment and next
Thurs day, let every man devote his best
thought to the matters to be that day de-
cided. Let him do it in the just spirit OF
a patriot, of friend to liberty and law, and
the citizen of noble State whose honor
and welfare must be maintained.
F0atr persons have been selected by
bodies acceptably constituted, from whom
t,oo will be taken to represent the County
| in the next Legislature. Reader, which
two do you prefer? If you are for main
tanning in all its integrity and greatness
the Incompatible UNION of which your
State forms so considerable part, you will
most naturally and directly exhibit your
purpose by giring yo,r cote and 'HJl"-
ence TO the Uhig nominees.
If you wish to preserve the Constitu-
tioa of your country in its unapproached
excellence if you are unwilling TO per-
nit the little and heated men of the current
hour to NEEDLE mischievously with the
fruits of those mighty deliberations that
gave being to the Governn. ent, show your
will by your work, and cote for the Wing
nominees.
If you are friendly to the cause of peace
and order at home and abroad if you are
more the friend Of American Capital and
labor than of European: if you are op'
posed to meddlng in the affairs of foreign
nations: if you are possessed of the true
Republican spirit that refuses 10 an Exec
utive a virtual independence of the Legls'
lature: if you are for fair and equitable
distribution of public offices in the State
and the Union: in a word, if the high
concerns of good morals, a simple and
pure administration, and universal peace
and order, are objects of your care, you
will go forward and cote the Wing
ticket.
No doubt the nominees of the opposing
party are personally, fair men. Scarcely
would candidates of another descrl plior
be brought before the County. But lie,
not this circumstance have its obviously
intended effect, of profitng by an appeal
to your goodness and kindness of heart.
To be sure it is a compliment-and high
one-but you must not weakly yield be-
fore it. Democrats are never caught by
such things. They 60 for their party,
remorselessly trampling in theirpath upon
whatever personal considerations might
happen to stand in the way. If we were
disposed to yield sometimes to weakness
or a private friendship, yet such time
could not be noaC! Too much is atslake.
The Union itself is more or less imperill-
ed. 1t has been done by policy not
Wing. Wing policy must then restore
the public health.
We have Wing Federal administra-
ton; if we chose we might get State
one. Let us try. Let US leave no stone
unturned in order to effect for the State
and the people,a blessing for which every
interest has long been groaning.