Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1851-10-23
DEMocnArIc ACrRPrANCRs.

we copy from fhe Enruirer the letters or Col 10
seph johnson and ar. Willis P. Boc0ck. accepting
heir respective nonfrations.
The Colonel is almost DalEaslike II tie arhign-
ousgEandeur Of hisnentsnces He plants hsnself
bravey upon the Resoluiipnsct 90 and ths-e adopt-
Cd b he Baltimore Conventions Of 40, II and 'zS
under which John Van Buren and The Barnharnets
Of New York have :recently agreed 10 fight He
proposes, ii this position. to uniDr the banner Of
State rights but waai State rights are affirmed ~
those various resolutions be does not say. On he
important question, wheiher the resolutions If 80
assert the right Of State secede At her viii and
without responsibility, He observes profound ST.
leuce. He promises however. to Be guided By The
radiance If those shining luminaries who have pre-
ceiee him in The Gubernasorial Office = but which
he lkihks The most brilliant whether Patrick Henry,
The dtst Of all who opposed the republican doctrines
Of '95s or Mr.. Monioe who, with his cabinet first
established precedent for the right Of Congress 10
prohibit siayefy in the Territories or The elder
Floyd who was we believe, Secessionst: ar Gil
mer who vas Of the sificest sect Of bs strict Con.
siructionis,s orAei1oweIl, who ,as ;.,her lati.b.
dinariani Or the famous z ...ill- smith who had
20 politics at all excpt The phrase Democracy; DR.
many me PRESENT Governor who is understood 70
DC Of re ch:1any wing and was Gov. Johnsonls
lief competitor al Staunton-which one Of these
gIoernaoria lights, with all the hues Of the rain
4 bow, the Democratic nominee means 70 follow, be
fails otell the public. ~
We are glad TO find that the Governor elect--of
the Legislature, but tot tnbe, we trust Of the peo
ple--means to make Old Virginia " shake her in
vincible locks BY maans Of yudeicIs system Of
b,,t Bio1S
Jacksons judicieus tariff i, will turn to be no
system al all. He wpuld have her rich resouE-
.cesn aud the sinexhaustjble treasures Of the Far
West accumulated upon the banks Of the Chesa-
i peake; but unhappy Col Johnson's local bearings
point to the head Of the Chesapeake rather than It's
foot 10 Baltimore instead Of Norfolk, and it is inn
possible TO tell what he thinks would be the eest
mode Of reaching thoss g rich resources" and I'M
exhaustible treasures' 1t is said that his friends
I in the North West are already urging against Mr.
Summers his adyocacyof central improvement
But we needno go farther in criticism ofthe colo+
nels letter We only ask the reader to read ii side
BY side with that Of MI. Summers, and then deeits
between them and their authors. I'll
Mr.. Bocock's acknowledgment Of the = favourT
IL the Staunton committee is only remarkable fof
\ slight and rather unsuccessful attempt at wit
I bis peculiar pollticat eomPfecuoh hatufdliy suSt
gested to him the subject of Union; but, instead Of
telling the people what be. is on that question be
confines himself TO play upon the word, and int
vokes Union Of all the Democrats g for the sake
ofthe Wings"
Well this may be very faceious, but we confess
we can't see the joke. We might submit that Mr.
Bocock probably desires this sort ofuaon rahertor
the sake Of the Democratic nominees than Of his
Wing friends but we viii simply advise him that
4 il would have been wiser 10 keep his eommsera-
ton until after the eighth Of December. Perhaps
be may need all his pity for himself; for it may
turn out that the nomination, Of watch he strangely
saws that he " accepts it frankly Is not the certain
"vict6ryn he counts upon, but mtre ashes in his
srfas.l Ri mani Tftrs