Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1851-11-26
Thousands of ofice-holders have been

| Thousands of Office holders have been
prescribed, sacred promises have. been
violated, and the public money squan-
dered by prodigal pension agents, ba,t
de su6-treqsuyy and tie tariff Of 1916
remain unaltered. The ship of State Is in
tie hands Of the WhtgParty, bat oar eolors
still float at the masthead. In vie0 of The
happy results and complete success Of oar
old fashioned Democratic organisation, let
as adhere to Il, and resist every effort of
the Wing party to draw US into the dis
cussion of questions which have been set.
tied. Make up no issue upon trivial and
unimportant matters. array Me Demo
cratic against tie Wing party permit no
subterfuges to divert us from our present
course towards our opponents and the
questions which they seek to avoid, and
we shall defeat them by an overwhelming
majority We may feel well assured
that the period will never arrive in this
country, when the Democrats and Wings
will be able to unite in the support of
common principles. They differ too
widely in the constructions which they
place upon the Constitution for them ever
to agree upon measures of domestic or
foreign policy. Two parties are necessa-
ry in representative government like
ours. They were formed early in the
history of the State, and they never unite.
History teaches us this important truth.
1t is necessary for us to tell the Democra
cy of this State, that whenever we have
been tempted from our party allegiance
and organization, we have been deceived?
Indeed the very inducement offered to
us at this time for the abandonment of all
party line is insulting to our good sense
and patriotism. Wings gravely inform
us that they are the Union party--in their
hands rest the. destinies of the Republic |;
and if we wish to perpetuate its blessings,
we must ascend their platform-and fra
ternize with all the dilapidated politicians
that have gone to it as an Asylum po-'
litical Chelsea Hospital. This new born
zeal for the Union-this eleventh-hour
devotion, is an idle transparent pretext,
for agitating a most dangerous question.
For political purposes, they are willing to
open wounds that have newly healed, and
build up, if possible, "Union" and
Z" Disunion party"-and perpetuate the
agitation of this long question. 1t is no
subject for Boosting that we are Union
party. 1t is not so remarkable that we
should love the Union as to make our de-
votion a subject for unceasing legislative
and newspaper glorifcation. This love
of the Union is common to us all-and we
would as soon think of Boosting of COM
mon honesty and respect for the truth, as
to be indulging inloud and theatrical dec
lamatiors about our devotion to the Un-
ion. AS, however, our opponents are de-
termined to make all the capital they can
out of this unfortunate question, they
should not be allowed to play the part of
accusers. The history of the agitation of
the slavery question, since 1847, demands
of us as stern duty, that we should show
up the unblushing impudence and ridien-
lous pretensions of this party. They have
staked their all upon the agitation of this
question. From motives of cold and cal
culating policy, they have, contrary to
the desire of every honest man, attempted
to make the questions of Union and dis
union practical. questions in the State
We have been arraigned by this party as
disunionists, in every portion of the State.
In the late canvass which terminated so
disastrously for the Union'' party, the
charge was hurled at us in every contes-
ted congressional district. The people
saw through the shallow trick, and rallied
to the support of the good old National
Democratic party.
1t is known that we did not seek the
agitatloA OF the question of union and dis
union. But since the Wings adhere to
their old charges in spite of their recent
defeat, we shall no longer act upon the
defensive. We shall show to the people
of Virginia who have been the actual agi-
tators of the question of slavery-and to
,Otose dishonest policy, from l847 to the
present time, the dangers that have re-
Gently threatened the country can alone
be attributed.