Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1852-05-20
Dtroillia 5ree Dress.
BY d. N. GALLAHER 9 co.
THUBSDAY MORNING.
NAY 90. 1852.
DEstsISc POSITIONS


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nI.eh d;dercnce II 6piacn sxisb q III lartesassr
.,s;pes q IL. piaaks II that ps.ssra Te Abel tsa IS
Nsrth waru thcr brcthreH nos r endozstasat e
shc Compromise sna ~ sssadsrs Sata sys s. ega7l
" emphatic arbIng sgaiasf eanias 3 Aas tates''
osEi6us measuze
AIlfhe xhfr III Dtafceratss ossaa a 81 sssssisa
aid some u a. Isilowefs arr aes=laa lSadiy agAsst
4Be wbigs totally anmai in The afar ~ tltsi ssr
h,cthrrn North ara gaih arr coafssseill uasoaai
seaator Hale Of New. psirc, Fra5 last, aes
.eas;oa 10 give his grsrcn ssf warning. IN his ass
al facesious style Hssola senaor iaa, tssho i a.
pascd 70 nsiss zen The faality Of tho cosPsonnse'l
that II IN rand;aaie should b. placed o. trat plat
frn, re- xoua MEET With defeat complete = va
nc Wig yicsort Il lsistsst II theg shoaM tae. ths
approval IL fkcse measures, including The FssiisEs A
Law 70 Tho Baltimore Platform, the scattered p4nA' 8
che RuEkio Platform will BE rebuilt and scsHe 2 gfs-
sconfuson generally win prevail provided lhey
SSsxx Gea. Scott on fle platform. ille o'.5
f..a IL. Hale) IL which trs, Chs democFais,@
& ,..er ets io.l power is 10 give up idle pFetsaces
IA swearing 20 suppert the Gnalify 4 the COMPROMISE
IA De sndorscmeaf Of The Fugitive Slave Law e
part of our ercca The only way Is e let byE ps
bysxonSs n We cndsasoE toregaine power AMI place.
re might as well undcrstand that the CcapF
mise Is political lust as dead ~ iis bai.
10 Conrehtdn-bot s.t be eest~pt 70 aas VI, @t
their friends can g AID weep together oEcr tica-
lLAaghfcr.l You cannot elect man wi'hoat me sup
pcrt q The Buffalo democras and they screwed their
conscience, 70 the last extreme when tey agreed %
stand on tho Baltimore platform They do nat feel COM
Portable there bu, ry-w remain. there for the puS
pose u getting power and plaader
However, Il you undertake q lie fugitive slave to
one Of lis uprights anthe endorsement q oae Of the
Compromise mea.urs qualification cidemoeFaey,
Won viii drive inc plan of thein. As 10
General Scott, Mr. that il he should be
nominated n he Sismake pretty tar
race Of il. But lRSiung than
iettcr-xrting. a .,sotd
inprcss this on him IT, T5sysSc.s '1.5lt r.
.cf on that platform, sdeeat viii be more ovcrwhe
inx than that Of any Mexican General witt whom he
ever came in contact his chance at best, not
than middling Mr. H.. observed thu the meeting Of
the convention Is at hand hc thought b. his duty
make these remarks.
On the other hand, AlxsJohn Forsyth, editor Of The
Georgia Times, regular scceder gives like empha
e warning on behalf Of his brethren. They, 100,
eainst declaring he faaliy Of the Compromise and he
swears in their behalf tina, every naa Of them will
fly off from any candidate SO pledged
Iathis demma what is the Deiaocratic Convention e
do Their course IS obvious Ihe w asngton Union
lis trying hard TO keep them to reaolate point but we
aaye mner Of doubt they win give the Compromise
the goby. just several Of their State Conventions have
done and they will gravcly put forth the meaningless
resolution Of the Baltimore Convention Of 1913 they
endorse the Compromise, they win feel that ,he9
paying tribute to WING President and the vhig
statesmen who stood by him in the trying emergency
and accordingly, to Abolition votes North ard
Secession south they must dodge the Compromise
The Whigs, then, have plainpah bciorethem -ohe
which every Conservative in the Unon Do either party
can walk with confidence With Fillmorc as their can
didate they can sweep the whole sonth, and carry
enough Of the sound voters Of tho North 70 re-eee him
triumphantly to the scat which he gtaces.