Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1851-12-18
THE ELECTION.

THE ELECTION.
weaTe fsays The Riehmond RepabIieanl deci-
ae4ly heaten- on every side the wares Of demo
rr4tc sriamph run nopnssin high Virgins iung
democratic, i nov mere se rhan ever. The old
party chsnnels. like Inc Tenfh Legion, are fan 10
vtrlpwirg. The shallow rilss have become tor
sears, Even ancient and approved whig ssrcag1
aolas have been swept away. There Is scarcely .
arg spos In Old Augusta, IKE another Araratl
stfll lifts her Head sefeaey above the angry aood II
Etkhmpnd AID Lsadoan keep hsr company, AID
fefase 10 Surrender 10 he aggressive waves Of
democracy I'D ca BIZ the ioaming Bocoek Tbs
stk Of waizgeTy Is not submerged bus ii has noi
saany more Inmates than thar Of NOAH 4 few o.
saa faisAguI sill remain upon lhe Sec but the am
4iAfbfsas tribe. are taking 10 The water. A haP7s
r0fa1e 10 then1i The whig maFifgFs viii aeiae ay
sha 9Th craft Until the deluge subsidies, eYen "
should remain upon tie earth as thfny yeas AZ The
siobd did days. al present, We .eo4iess thai The
pF4spees Is gloomy. The skies ale lark and dark
talng. The wing charn,5on has been oyerwhelm-
81 by The. pillows Of ssemocracy bal as Mr. living
tleauenty said 10 a late speech. 's,hough our Pali
auFns las sunk beneath the deep the stars b. which
be guided his course shine eternal in the blue
a1FabHD. w F4llNlpArs cgGH ltLASitd1s FAf
wd ackn3Rlelge thai even the stars do not give
ear and attractive Light. They appear 70 ns
juAt now, rather like thu red illumination which q
maa heholds who has iust been punched ID lAe
eyt BY The slRdge-hammcr a4i Of some double Joint
edhugilist, anlhe dis,Iaefand sIlycry lights Which
irfhdiaie the armament.
we DO NOT know bow Others fell ander he over
wAerning defes: whichtwe Asse ias.siasd i y i
saftender az discretion. There may Be those, Who
esfsider it useless TO struggle any longer agans,
ihf democratic tide And ia the breasts IL all there
fnay be SONG natural emotions ofdespondeacy Tor
our cause and for our country. Bot this will cot
b. the permanent spirit Of those men who are
\ Wines. They have embraced whig principles, not
frdn personal ambition, but from deep conviction
oltheir truth, justice and importance 70 The vet
fate OF their country. and therefore they cannot be
cchquered by these frowns Of fortune They can
MOI be deprived of the glorious consciousnesS that
They deserve success, nor Of the. proud consolation
that ifthey fab, they fall with honor Victory may
desert them, but they will not desert themselves
The timid, the tme-servihg, the Waverng may de-
patti but 10 every true hearted vhig; his cause il
only dearef in adversely and the rude winds as
san H. e hugsft closer to his healI and will moi let
il TO- N
we may mourn for Virginia thai her energies
uIier the new regime should be directed once more
to hespifcs pf federal politics rather than the hgh
read Of State enterprise we may mourn for our
affiliate thar of the first Of American orator,
aah statesmen should be oyerihrevn in slcb a con-
test. We may mourn fur cur country, that almos
everywhere cause which we believe 70 be identi.
deh with her prosperity, glory and Independence
shbuh be defeated. But lie, US not despair Of the
Republic" There is hope for her STILL if The whe
party, undismayed BY disaster, will stand 10 il,
arms and calamity face the foe Even though w
shpu ID be in minority in the United States as id
VI r'inia il is powerful nlinsEl; and capabIe d
| grfat goodtoI the county The wings Of the United
states were not strong enough 70 resist Tie demo.
cratic policy Of territorial az grandisemsnt. ns ID
edcl the greatieader whose prophetic voice warned
lh4 uation against the results of that policy. Yet
| thSogh defeated and feyiled, they pers strong
enpughi ia conjunction with patroiic statesmen d
thu democratic party 70 save tht couutry from tbs
puah 81 disunien to which she bad beSn hurried b
detnocral. uoifcy. So that even amidst The gloon
Of party defeat they Achieved a victory for then
coantry ii preserving is Integrity, more brilliant
thdn any Other waieh has ,eeen accomplished since
the war Of Independence b. Ehcn me daty q
thd whig party % siandiog- fhsr ID stfaggle on
ward, II NOT for the victory Of paFty, for the wei
faIe Of The Republic .fheir s4yises mar be >eaia
""f'>" noun ehe results OF democratic errors When
we look at the mad Passion for ahnexing new ter
rit3ry which sill exists aud which is stretching
out its eager hands towards the Atlantic and the
PaEifc, and when we remembering disposition e.
viAcad BY PROMINENT democratic candidate for
lha Presidency and BY so many Of the Northern
pgqsressFes 10 plunge this country into the whjFl-
po@l ofEuropean politics and war. We must Be conf
vAced o Ihe necessity that the wings, Instead 81 bel
iag dShearened by political defeats should perfect
lhfir Organization land in solia phaanx, dispute
in9h oY inch the destructive march'oi democracy,
aa stand ready, eyen ~ defeat 10 present fofni-
dq9le phalahx, around which all good meg OF every
pa4iy name may rally, As in our late national toa-
bIeS, toisaye the Integrity Of the Repabiic and The
hopes Of the world