Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1851-11-20
PsrScIsnEs OF rifE DEMOCRACY.

The resuA ri elections ia various Stsiess ibis
rear Gays Ae Riliraors Americas, lwoufa seem 10
indieats sslies os Hiumphs adhered by The Dem
oeraiic party Bur when the principles are ecasid-
cred which ;hsss triumphs represent, al are sup
posed ID Tgeteseri Ii will So found thai Democracy
can3changs iis Lnes like tie camsieon. 81 tia, i
wears gaFrsat Of more colers than he coat &C
JosEpH.
We uoti~s shAt sazss risetlag eftAe Democracy
Of BeEks coants, FennsylEaDia, is called ST tAe
Standing Cemmi;iees 10 &c held al Reading some
ten DAYS helee lcr lhe purpose cf taking such &C.
ton upon Ihe question o. the modification 81 the
Tariff % irsRfss they may deem expea;ent. The
particular reason GOT this movement is thar The
Committee base seen with regret an aitempt IN
some quasfersae represent The recent glorious tri
umph of he pstnocracy Of the State as free trade
victory
Thus We see Thai IL ihe county bf Berks, ard9lle
same may Sc said Of Pennsylvania generality me
Democracy is iafavor Of protection Ia Virginia !,
is known e bsliiteTly hostile 10 protection. Aeon
veniion vas reeeEliy held, as our readers are a..
ware, in the Ndrth West. in favor Of the policy Of
river and harnr improvements BY Congress; and
the Democracy Of that region are devoted 10 that
policy But intle South The Democracy holds the
entire system III abhorreuce, and clesves 10 strict
construction as the vital element OF their political
filth il IS Democratic in Pennsylvania 10 sup
port the Compromise as Gov. BidkFE has reason
to know and We arc told that the Democratic vic
tory in That STATE was victory Of the Compounds
Whilst is.euirg ID this declaration, we hear IA
voice from Ohio announcing tue reelection OF
Governor Won, because ofhs hostility IL the Com
promise and because Of The identity Of his Demo
cratic principles with those Of Mr. Senator CHLsE.
and his Aeoliii1nist faction. AT the same time we
read ia the Norfolk Argus, democratic journal
The exultant ay5wal that the most gratifying result
Of the Democrats triumph in Virginia, Is thar
every representative in the last Congress who
would mol give in his adhesion 10 fhe odious COM
promise has been sustained By an Increased major
ity Of The popular Suffrage"
Thus il is that 4mocraey is made 10 suit all Sec
tiuns add all sorts Or opinions. il is matter oflo
caliiy and climate and, 10 going from North TO
South ii changes IL. complexion; il is for the Tar
iff and against II according 10 special interests and
convenience il dsnounccs the policy Of, internal
Improvements and ppholds the same, with or wilh-
outmpch noisr and confusion !" i, is for the Uni
on and agaiustil It is for the Compromise and a.
gains,ii ii win assimilaie with any faction on oc
CaSlOtl IN ~ u Virtues ot
majority, ana consider the possession Of the offices
of government satisfactory proof of theorlhodoxy
Of the democratic iqcumbents. We conclude with
the following extract from Mr.. Elk Senator AYEsr
corr, who thus gives defniion Of his position as
/ Democrat
/ Bui take occasion to say hare ne. aii!iation
WITH or s. mpathy for, the conglomeralsd compound
/ OF heterogeneous materials, AboliioHist, Free Soil
! ers fdeGiye SLAVE law rePealers, and old hunkers
! protesting to he Union loving and law abiding and
/ so forth styled The New YORK. Democracy. il is no
/ better than thai OF Massachusetts, and Ohio / hope
/ they viii get beat next month. The true Demo-
craEs in this State deserve il for keeping bad COM
! ping. Thrashing and starvation the only rem
edits to restore them TO soundporical health. If
! they would emulate Daniel 5. Dickenson, there
would be some hope in Israel As il is the case is
| desperate.
/ Ana / desire you 10 say also to the Missouri
]. Bannei that though am Locofoco-hoste to a
federal bank, and pretty mucht6 all banks--to the
protective tariff system, and indeed all tariff sya-
TENS aud in favor offree trade and direct axation
/ though | deny the cons,itutonality and expedi-
| ency Of expanding the federal treasure raised by
taxing the people, in what are called Internal n
proYement drivers and harboTs in the states under
the pretence Of their being national objects and
! though am fof these United States Of America full
\ filling their manifest destiny by annexatior" ill
the whple Of this broad continent and all the islands
4 contiguous thercosin both oceans, become part Of
the federal Union and further, il nee! be- OF laih
/ erng John Bull and ME rest of mankind 2 into
peaceful acquiescence TO the will Of God yet "a
Their than vote for any man for President though be
might profess Democracy, whom the New York
barnbufners could be coaxed OF brought 10 support
i my suffrage would be cheerfullY given 10 Henry
CLAY, or John ]. CrittenAcn, OF Daniel Webster. or
! half dozen other good Wings could name, with
! all their former Wing sins upon their heads: Lam
/ no, either so wicked or stupid Loc5foco, asio
i ~ Shut my eyes
/ 'Gainst half the worth, and half The virtue,