Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1850-12-27

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fhe case has tnFned ont As We tulsY anticipated
i Iuuld. The Two o. sturee extremist newspapers
Ii IL ssafe are luitesing their Idle wings in
nasarysm or delight OVER What they call De rePu-
.ssaESon Of he comprpmise. The Charlestown
spatis IL JefxFson sag
sa8v this election Virginia has again fe-afhrmed
De pssition watch she has always niaiEizined and
kas thus through her chosen servants. repudiated
and condemned with nnanimity scarcely 10 have
beeb hoped for, The recent iniquitous Comproms e
BsIIgs
The amazing audaeity Of this asss tion Il ,n.,e,x
apoiher resultcf the despsrs.1: uosis.on i, uh;eb
this gtass Of politicians b-.ye nlaeea hsru.eIv..
Sailing oui q 4e Of public seuiirnent they
are fuue Rockies, 81 consulting il, and say what
ever comes ur per.noss They care for nothing bu,
ma1ng nois'. and even declare no more substan-
tiai Purpose fi
rs ~ditor Of The Spirit does not, Of course. lay
me f.ebaIe in The Legislature before his readers
4 you'd have shown them hat, as remarked By
The Richmond Times, all Mr. Ms special snppsr-I
tefsI affirmed that be was for acqaiescar in the
COSnpromise and claimed especial credit Tor him
because be was regarded as The author Of The Flu
gikye law
And the Richmond Examiner. the mosiviolens
paper this question in TIE state, say. virtually
he Same hing
!" Nothing can be mog certain han tkat Mr.
dafen has been elected y The votes Of those who
er fifcnmstaEces'
Bul We Sisl gises few extracts from the rrrnarks
made pending The esec,ien1
q Mr. Jackson urged thss IL 4
laz and because bis deleat would I'LL The hearts of
ih As0ntionists with heneish Joy and invite fresh
eaefoaehments upon our rights. Nj, J. asserted
that Mr.. Mason. although he did nor vote Tor all
the adjustment bills, now acquiesced in thenln
AnotheT gentleman !. should vote for MIR M
son eheerfulil not pretending to approve an that
he had done. He regarded himself under SORT of
durdsr to sustain the man who had lacted for US
against the aggressions Df The North
Mr. Homer reported the declaration OF other
supporters OF Mr.. Mason, that be was for aequies-
eing in the Compromise aud was still faithful to
the Union
Mr Lewis OF Harrison, said when he came
70 Richmond, be had strong objeetionssto the cleo
non pt Mr.. Mason. His reasons were the acts of
Mr. Mason as Senator--zhis cooperation with the
nltfafsts his oppostion 10 the Compromise his
sanclion Of the Southern Pres &c. But after The
assurances Of bis friends thar he would be srue 10
the Union and would adhere TO the Compromise,
he has determined TO vote for him y TsE
TIE Speaker Mr. Hopkins said thai be g came
% thk Legislature fully determined to vote against
Col Mason He had avowed no other purpose an
10 tha present moment Bnl under the influence Of
the assurances Of his friends today MAT he would
be faithful TO the Union he had determined tDyield
to th{ir appeal, and y9te for him" :
VIZ could greatly extend these extracts but il
+ net necessary: It's enough to aid that We meet
with bot single speaker who "repudiated" the
COMPROMISE, and that so far from The legislatures
doing So they qeqaiesced Is it as clearly, and amos.:
as spontaneously, as they ever did in anything. II
Is scarcely worth the trouble to explain these things
to readers on the spot butbeyond the borders Of the
StaleI a false impression may arise, and it may be
necessary 10 prove there thai she does not occupy
The dlsgracefu position the ultras wilIEaye III that
she 4ccs--declasing her honor wounded and her
right impaired, yet taking no steps ID redeem ei-
Their L HIneaeaer Yirrinfan. I'M