Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-04-09
JEFFERSON COUNTY,

We place this week at our " iore'oP
the names of the County Candidates Tor
the State Legislature, and embrace the
opportunity of saying something respect
ing them and the present campaign, which
is 10 be closed by the action OF the people
on Thursday tho 25th of April, instant.
All parties, we believe, acknowledge
not merely the justice but the policy and
wisdom of occasional changes in the Po-
sition of political parties. 1t is neither
healthy nor agreeable for the wind TO blow
always from one quarter. Stagnatlon,
disease and death, not seldom ensue from
the apathy and inaction which refuse to
the spirit of improvement its necessary
stimulus of wholesome change. Ii ever
State or people needed such change the
State and people of Virginia do now neec
it. 1t is a cry universal, as we'll within
as without her borders, that Virginia lags
miserably in the rear ofthat Pointto which
her vast natural advantages vocllerously
call her. There can be no doubt of 1t.
II is the sentiment of the world. How
deeply this sentiment has impressed the
people of Virginia is demonstrated by the
general desire for a renewal of that great
political bond which holds US as State
together. The people in their very gen.
eral wish for a new Constitution proclaim
aloud their advocacy for change, thorough,
radical change. The time is prOpitlous.
Let it be seized. With long pull, a
strong pull, and pull altogether let Us
vote Reform in men and things. Let
US be wise, and put the new wine into new
bottles, and try the effect for once of Wing
preponderance in our State affairs. In
every State in the Union which has thro
doubts and fears, and struggles and trials,
at length settled down into acknowledg
ment of the superiority of Wing principles
and policy, fruits fair and healthful fail no
to develop themselves on every hand
Let Virginia 60 and do likewise. Let he
in the inception of new policy comm
herself to that party whose principles
combine the enjoyment of liberty witt
obedience to law, the interests OF the PEG
ple with the honor Of the nation, and the
attainment of advantages with preservation
of sound morals aud good faith. Gould
these things be truly predicatcd if the
party who Lave hitherto ruled NngIn
ia, we would ask no change. As it is, the
change is crying necessity. We have
been kept backward in wealth, population
and Improvement. The "progress" the
leaders Of the selfstyled democracy boas
of is progress" beyond the confines
which bound right from wrong; in one
word, their progress has been and still is
legal, moral, international and political
transgrcsSion.
In order to possess themselves Of Tex
as they transgressed the rights of nations
and the customs of our own system. In
order 10 gain credit with too confiding,
but now awakened people, they impeEil-
| led the peace of the world in claiming in
Oregon more than was just, and when
driven by their own rashness and folly
swallowed their thunder and transgressed
against Our national dignity and respecta-
bility by disgracelul dodge. In the UNI
righteous war with Mexico they trans
crossed against all law and truth, against
their own acknowledgement of right, and
against the peace of the Union. Since
the people decided against them at the
last Presidential election their demeanour
towards the man Of the peoples choice
has been one long diversified transgres-
sion, i'll which be it never forgotten, the
Virginia branch of the Democratic leaders
lore a far too prominent part. We
might fill this sheet with instances of
their dement's, but time and contracted
space compel us to desist.
WhigE, arouse to your duty. Remem-
Der, YOU have put the good and brave and
honest Taylor in the Presidential chair.
Support him there Honour, duty, and
consistency demand it. The onion is
dear TO you. Remember the cry of 4
once ardent whig, but now lost aposl-
ate; never more applicable than now