Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1851-10-02
TO THE wines o. vIncIyI..


We wouM again invoke he Whfgs ii every per
tlun Of Virginia TO realize that rirsDgy i within
their grasp. and that Is Aeir dasy Is rech forth
their hands ard ohsafE It II yon have been de-
fsaied % ofrA that yoa cann6 believe victory Pos
sibls: reeolect that lhe new Coordination win open
therocr 20 vast numb<r d new voters, and that
4 E quite eszsi5i and sven y4etasi, that the vast
majority Of voters mar b Whigs- i ii not worth
a. easrt a any rate, to ascertain. thar saetl n
| you cannot take eoaHseI from yoar own hopes, Be
encouraged by the fears of your adysssaFies They
started upon the canvass With the acknowledgment
that they might Be ieEeated-an Acknowledgement
| which we never knew them 10 make before in 30
formal and e1piici manner. The pEoceediBgso Of
theIr county meetings hold ap The tertors ef defeat
quite - prominently the giories OF victory The
following resolutions Of a Democratic meeting ia
Eayetle, which We find in able and spirited
Democratic JoarEal, the Hesfera E1rgfatas, may
! Be fsken as a sample cf he whole
alst. Resolved. That ID view IL sbe present no
iical c0ndiiioa ot the STATE being upon Che eye or
the adoption Of new Coaailuti6H which viii adj
NIT 70 the polls near one hundred shgusand Erw
voters, Il IS Of paramount Importance mai the Defn-
ocfauc party should by thorough organization
prepare themselves 20 enter upon the approaching
elections under such auspices as will secure the
continued aseeneancy oi those great principles
~laE4 as t0A0tS SoAINtitD ana directed lPh
politics Of Virginia.
%. Resolved, That itwouldbe a lasting sharr.at
upon the Democracy Of the Siate should the. +;
the i.st election untertpf new Democrati. Con
stituton, suffer lheraselFes4o be defeated n per
eral election for the first time IA their noitiesl
history" .'e-'
Is there no%fear 4herel Do you hot see The
shadow of the handwriting on the wan il those reso-
lationss Wings Of Virginia, look al hi. Ia II.
last Presidential! elec.ioa the DEMOCRACY Obtained
majority Of lsf73 votes But admit that this was
nos iail vote admit that they had under the old
Constitution majority Of I've thousand, and is
taete anything iHthatf FACT which should encourage
neM, nddiscourage yoat, when you zee ONE HUN
DIED THOUSAND neK rotsfs saking4he field
Suppose thai you were engaged mia batae for your
country andyour deassst rights, and that gradually
beaten from point TO point you saw large force
approaching whose union with either party would \
decide the day. Would YOU take ii for granted,
without knowing, that the new corners, were going
to Join the enemy especially when the enemy him
self exhibited signs Of doubt 70 their character?
Would yout take this for granted, and inglorousy
ny Or would yoq strike oqSo the last, and hope
thatthe approaching force migKtbe one Of friends,
which should giTeyou YtcroaI This is precisely
your situation inlhe political contest, except that
there are many Signs thai the host which is adj
vancing is friendly one. The increase If voters
In hsclies, which are generally Wing, is very |
large, and soft is in some Of he great Wing conn
ties We are strongly Of the opinion that the
Wings will derive more beneftffo the extension /
OF suffrage than the Democrats for that party has /
always been more thoroughly organized and has
made the most extraordinary efforts te1quaIify and
firing out. voters-especially in the Tenth Legion
the citadf of the Democratic strength, where land
ed property is very generally divided, and where
-.ss IF the baihi25la t3e regulation Of banner
annears from the statistics contained In. the Audi
TORS Report 10 the Convention that the Increase in
Rockingham win be bat ,593, and in Shenandoah
III, 2is while in lie strong Wing county Of Au-
eusta ii will be 24ls; and in the Wing citadel q
Richmond $685. With such facts beioTe Us, ought
we not at least test the question whether virginia
be Wing or Democratic under the Cohstitouon
Nay, ought we not when we have prospect q
success, and when we know how glorious would be
the effects Hpon the whole country should Virginia
become Whig-ought we not TO make such a stfuS- /
gle as never party made before We can but oe
defeated as we have often been in days gone by |
we stay--we WILL be yIcfealots, It We put forth |
powerful and united effort For one we regard \ !
as more desirable BY courageous effort 10 run the
risk Of being crushed under an avalanche Of De- |
irocracy than, By deepopdency and inaciien TO en-
counter the hazard Of seeing it demonstrated by the
next election that we might have gained the day
bu, for our supineness, and that the Young Guard
would have achieved victory for the Wing Cause
II tie Old Guard had but stood brayely BY their
colors-I4 Richmond Republican.