Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-11-11

From the same Paper
Nh Joseph johnson and the Central RGlir0ad.
Mr. Joseph Johnson, the Locooco candidate for
Governor in The late reform Convention, voted against
a provision tor the completion of the Virginia Central
Railroad. His colleagues, Messrs. Camden and Van
Wlnkle and the friends of the road generally voted
for the provision Mr.. Kenna, OF Kanawha, said, III
the Democratic Convention, that Mr. Johnson "oecu-
pied unfortunate position in reference to the Fir-
gaia CentlaI Railroad" We think he does-and we
are satisfied that people, who are so deeply inter
ested IN this great work, should demand OF HIM the
most explicit aud positive avowal OF his sentiments
upon this subject. You would have much to rerroach
yourselves WITH indeed, If you were to elect man
Governor who the enemy OthlS great central I'm
provemen Mr.. Summers is its avowed friend and
voted for inserting provision in the new Constiiu-
ton tor its speedy completion. Voters OF GreenbrIer
and Monroe, and those living on the line OF the I'M
provement elsewhere, can you hesitate as to your
choice ?-Le,oisburg CIron.
From the Lexington Gazette.
CANNON SPIKED.
Geo. w. Summers and The Bankrupt Lac.
Alter all the clustering parade of our opponents over
the charge against the Wing candidate Tor Governor
that he voted Tor the Bankrupt Law, turns cut (oh
cruel RESULT to be a Locotoco Lie. We copy below,
| from the Western ViIgnjau Locoioco paper pub
ished Charleston Va, reutaton Of the charge that
has gone the rounds OF the Locotoco Journals OF tse
| state in fourishng capitals to wit KEEP IT BE-
FORE THE PEOPLE that Geo. w. Summers
| voted for the Bankrupt Law"
AS the above article from the Rockingham Register
has been copied into many of The democratic paper OF
the State, consider it our duty impor-
ant error into which the writer has fallen. Mr.. Sum
mers did not, charged vote for the Bankrupt Law
| We condense from the reports of the Congressional
Globe the following brief history Of his on the
final passage of that celebrated measure. On Tuesday,
August l7lh, "Mr. Underwood tor the purpose, he
said of testing the OF the House, whether this bill
should be laid to The next session not moved
| to lay the bill and amendments on the table, On this
question, the yeas and nays were ordered, and yeas
10, nays 81: Messrs. Barton, Summers and Stuart,
had it been permitted TO stand, would have been dec
sve OF the fate OF the bill, least for that session of
Congress- and before another would meet, the voice
| Of the people would have come up in such command
ing would have efectuay secured the statute
| book of the nation from being dsgraced by such a
| law
would have et1ectuay killed the bill, "Mr. Summers
voted in the affirmative" Thus in effect che voted
against the Bankrupt Law" The Vginian goes on to
give the the final passage OF the bill on which
occasion it appears that Mr.. Summers not pre-
sent.
Was such an effort made to SANDER and fasify
innocent man. except in the history OIL Locofoco
vuperation? Will those Locooco Journals render
the act OF justice they owe to injured man by re-
traction OF the SANDER they have eagerly circuat-
Johnson condemned by his o,gn Party.
Resolution adopted by the Democratic State Conven~
ton, o. Va, on Tuesday February 29h, 184S
9th. That Repu bicans and citizens ofone of the
free and equal States ofthe Union, we do most earn
estly protest against the Winthrop and Wlmot Prov.
CONSTITUTION AND WILFUL ASSAULTS
ON THE RIGHTS AND INTERESTS OF ONE
PORTION OF OUR CONFEDERACY, and do
most solemnly declare that there is no power either
in Congress territorial Legislature, which is its Gre
ature, nor anywhere else save only in the people OF
territory in the adoption OF State Const tuition prepar-
atory to admission into the Unon, to prevent the
migration OF any citizen OF any State with his property
whether it be slaves or any thing ese to any domain
which may be acquired by the common blood and
OF the people OF all the States"
Yet Joseph Johnson, when member of Congress.
voted for this Winthrop and Wimot proviso, en-
grated upon the Oregon Bill Now, mark the fact, that
this resolution oil the Virginia Democracy was passed
subsequent 10 the vote of Mr.. Johnson for the Wimot
provso and consequently he stands condemned and cea
viced by his party OF ga violation of the
Constitution and wu assault the rights and interests
OF one portion Of our Coutederacy," the SCUM.
Lee Gazette.
From the HarriSonburg Republican.
ASHAMED OF HIS PARTY"
George w. Summers, the federal candidate for
Governor is ashamed of his party. He comes out in
letter declaring that ne is noparty man j."
Rock Reg
Thou shalt NOT bear false witness against thy neigh.
Dor, is the stern commanded the sovereign ruler of the
universe not that the editor of poIil-
cal newspaper has dispensation violate or eyade
this mandate. We are unwilling to believe thai the
editors of the Regser would wtuly and deliberate utter
an untruth 70 nlre political opponent, and POSI-
BILE that the let er which the editors refer has escaped
attention; and will the aforesaid editors have
the Kindness to place 1t before their readers and
thereby afford US the means of perusng it? Till then
they must excuse us tor express ing u doubt of the
fact, that George w. Summers, who has been a Wing,
aye, an active, leading and distinguished Wing ever
since we have known anything of political parties has
suddenly donned the gath of neutrality. We say sud-
de y Tor his letter accepting the nomination of the
Wing Convention is before US dated October 3fd
1851 in which letter he tell us that his 'decded opin-
ions in reference to general politics are not now to be
made up tor the first time" Does not every white
man in the Commonwealth who knows anything
about politics, know what these opinions were, or at
least that he Wing?
1t is true, and we hope every freeman in this com
monweath will remember it, that Mr. SUMMERS
has declared that the Governor of Virginia will have
higher and nobler and far ore important duties to
perform, than to Exercise the office as mere par
upon this that the Register ounds the charge
that Mr.. 5. is no party man; il So hen we under
stand the editors. They want Governor who will
Exercise the office mere partisan" We doubt not
that Jos Johnson Is sucha man, bur doubt neither
he will suit the people as well as The Register. Now
fellow citizens OF Rockin gham the Rockingham Re-
gster has presented the question: choose between Geo
w. Summers, who will not, and Joseph Johnson,
who will, exercise the office a mere partisan.
From The same Paper
THE MILL AND THE WILMOT.
One OF the nelghbors OF the Register has been anu.
sing himself and his readers by turning out some
rather credltabe&poelry from what he calls "Obey
Sykes machine, or mill we forget WHICH. Mr. Sum
me rs supposed vote for the Bankrupt Law was theme
Wh len me junior seemed never weary OF grinding at
Now rs Mr. Summers did not vote Tor the Bankrupt
Law, but Col. Joseph johnson did vote for the Vii
mot we should like to borrow the Poetry Mill for
while but as the editors may be willing to SCARE IT,
we must guess at what the Aforesaid mi Ii would pro-
duce on the subject OF the Coones vote to the edi-
tors favorite tune OF "Susannah don't YOU cry."
OBY DON'T YOU CRY.
dreamed asdrtam the other night
When everything was still;
That Joseph Johnson came to town
To Oby Sykes Mill;
An Extra Globe was in his hand,
The tear was in his eye,
SAYS he "my friends Pm fairly freed.
But Oby don't you cry!
Oh Cbedah, don't you cry for me,
voted for the Wilm0t, you plainly see'