Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1851-11-26
From tho Richmond Enquirer.

the State since the celebrated election
that resulted in the triumph of the Re-
publican party, and the overwhelming de-
feat of the Federal party in the time of
Thomas Jefferson.
Then the two parties, abandoning all
secondary questions, staked their fortunes
upon the maintenance of the doctrines of
the States Rights Party upon one side,
and upon the establishment of the alien
and sedition laws upon the other. The
rights and privileges Of the States, and
the powers usurped and legitimate of the
General Government, were then discussed
and examined by the two parties occu-
plying nearly the position that they now
do-thc Federalists like the Wings of the
present day, denying to the States the
privileges granted to them by the COM
pact-Snd desiring to lodge in the hands
of the President, legislative and judicial
powers to the subversion of the true char
aoter of our government-the republi-
cans strYing to maintain the Constitution
o. in its original integrity, and to preserve
the States from the consequences of con-
solidation.
In that contest we triumphed the good
sense of the people enabling them to dis
eliminate wisely between the doctrines of
the two parties, as they did in the re-
cent Congressional elections and since
that timp Virginiauhas been the Gibraltar
of Democracy.
But the victory recently obtained over
our Protean and unPrincipled' opponents
was almost too complete, it was calculated
t9bSget sense of false security. 1t is a
rule in war as in politics, that the victors
sleep more soundly than the conquered,
They despise the frightened survivors
, ,sho fled terror-stricken from the field,
and sleep needless of danger. The de-
feated, unless utterly annihilated, have
their fears quickened by MISFORTUNE
They rally, organize, change their system
of tactics, and oftentimes surprise their
sleeping conquerors. Against the posi-
bility OF such thing we should at once
guard. The utmost energy and activity
should characterize our party till after
the December elections Every honora-
BILE means should be employed to defeat
the Federal party by majority unprece-
dented in this country. The banner of
that party trails, battered and soiled, in
twenty eight States of the Union. 1t will
be pleasant euty to tear it from its flag
staff if we are true to the organization and
principles oil our party
Union, Harmony and Concession, should
be the watchwords of the Democratic
party. OF the fact that we are in de-
cidcd majority in this State, there can be
no reasonable doubt. The Presidential,
Congressional and State Legislative cleo
tions, for many years past, have estab-
lished the fact beyond a question The
clements which will enter into the cleo
tons under theoNcw Constitution cannot
diminish, but will tend largely to in
crease our strength. From the charac-
ter of our party-the abolition of double
voting. and extension of the right OF sui
tragC, must nCCCs.,...ii, r.~o,.o highly adj
vantageous to our future political pros
poets. Whenever the Wings have sue
ceeded in this State, at long intervals, in
winning a barren victory, it has been in
consequence of unfortunate and unneccs-
saIy dissensions in our own ranks. If we
ard united, success awaits us in Deem
ber-if divided, defeat, disgraceful and
lasting in its consequences, menaces U.S.
Sectional difficulties, local accrbitics of
feeling, and irritating questions of State
policy, which have been settled by the
New Constitution, have nothing to do with
the elections which are soon to take piece.
Subjects of momentary interest, calcula-
ted to divide and destroy our power,
should be banished from the ranks of the
party, Itshould be borne in mind, that
the broad, national, fundamental princi-
pies of the Democratic party should never
be mingled and disturbed with temporary
issues. We have work before us well
calculated to excite to activity the old
men of our party-and to arouse the ar
dent enthusiasm of the young. Relying
upon a supposed division in our ranks and
upon the agitation of sectional questions,
orr political opponents, after solemn cere-
mones-beftting so laborious an under
taking-have determined to wrest from
our hands, the State of Virginia. A
member of The cabinet having announced
to the people of Boston, "Mat Virginia
SynpathizcS With Massachusetts" Wing
victory in this State has become ne
cessary to establish grave and impor-
tant question of veracity, Upon Demo
cratic soil We shall be forced to fight in
defence of Democratic heritage. We
are contending for political rights and
principles, as dear to us as household gods
or the ties oi the family circle. The Dem
ocratic party will, therefore, in the APP
preaching Contest, struggle for their SUI
premacy in what may appropriately be
termed, the Cradle of Democracy-in the
iSnN OF Jeffrson, Taylor, Madison, Roane,
uilss' randolph, and others, whose fame
E - iuen''ne "a with the party to which we
oeIohe, Iae most pleasing and crafty
ing associations and "reminiscences con-
nected Win The early organization, strug-
giles, progress and triumph of our partY,
cluster around and ccntre in Virginia.
In this State, the Republican States Rights