Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1853-05-26
s:R. FAuLKNER,s pEMocRAcr.

Ia His address. delivered on The % ar August
last rtiTled aud Distributed over the couhtry-Mr.
Faulkner says. As We copied IN onr last issue from
he speech. shal, had Millard Fillmore been the 1
Wig nominee for The Presidency be would hare /
supported him. This aveual was made amer BE [
anaoanced himself 70 Be Democrat. So hen hat
Mr. Fillmers been the neminec Mr. EauII11
would have been just the Opposite of VIA. re
fs-a%d no longer ago than las, Fall, ne pre[
Democratic nominee, (so cailedj would hare NJ
found dcing his best BY voice and fe1e q dSie1-
Gen Piercs and the entire Dsmocseiic party.
Now Mr.. Ranlkaer wsali either hav1 taken Ar.
Fillmore iritk the Wing principles ana nea14tff
d which he was The embsaiment o. he would have
aaa We cannoyses how he could well ha{e dlzi9ine1
thsmL Had he taken nd endorsed Whir 1ocifin<s
and politics with Mr. FilimGfe, koEc1n be SOW Be
he itue md faithful exponeas and 3 plsssnsasIre
d. the Democratic party, unless hs % tiolsnes 2
had be tassn Alr Fillmore alone. IN spite y n.
| WhiggeFy then hCooun showing would
| have Been ready demser,ey fcr shs
1 sake Of one mere
| n ouly REQUIRED he Uni 1klisn Of Mr. Fillmore
| 10 have placed Mr. Faulkner directly and actively
against every beds and everything, be i new os-
I.'ihi. pe1 IN, Or Is ii duPlieilyi How can
Il be " ia r and trnsiy representative of the
Deuaocratie party, who would hsve been the slren-
uous opponent OF all ihey approve had the M his
/ csnxeniioH but made different neniination
sDees the welfare Of the Democratic marty depend
pen the election Of him whose political chaFaeter
tafned upon the pivot Of one mans nominatien X
I Who is q Democrat not from love OF Democracy,
but from love OF Mr.. Filimorea
1 Islhat man 10 be Aepended upon whose adoption
oil sne or the other of two great plans VI conducting
the goyernmentofa great nation, i decided by hls
personal piguc At the rejection % one man Are
We then wong, or slaHderons, when we charge
dat The true motive Of Mr. Fauiknsrs change was
seltyinlerest and net conscientious conyictsh-tha
he knows no other controlling principle in peiitics
but his own advancement, the grathration OF his
fustfor public plaee--that he worshirs no dfHy ou
4 himself that he is neither Wing ner Democrat, bu
simply a Faulkner man--making use et one or ths
other party as he deems il must available.
4 Had Mr. Faulkner been sincere in hislrespee
for Mr. Fillmore, he would not have been dsnoan
cling Mr.. Fitmore's party and principles. Had h
been sincere in his profession OF Democratic prin
eiAles, or really been DESTROYS Of the success
that party--he weuld net hays opposed ana oeatel
| Mi Bedinger, who was then their regular homine
in 1851 as fully as ks is in ls53-er u Nd & bedln
ger did mol suit him as q Unisn man, taere wa
MIR Byrd in the field Democratic 4 lndependen
Uhidn Candidate and yet he drove him OIL 70
| hraek-wasthis from love Of Democracy, OF iroI
loFe OF Mr. Faulkner Z Has the Democratic part
bv the late convention decided that base treAchery
ALI premium-that hereafter no long and homes
services are 10 be appreciated but that those VII
render them must stand aside for the first Fenegao
1twhs claims The commaRd-all thatths are Wante
dr is,o be ready for the rescue whea the pew col
tkyert betrays fhen in their turn. We place. our o.
: IT position to Mr. Faulkner on higher sredne ina
! mere party difference. We hold that ~ men
1 this c3 acknowledgements or Wings have cor
j mon interest in preserving truth and h9he.ty-
+ maintaining conf lenee belween man aud man,
J lweeh representative and constituent-9hat ~
J have conmsn duty as Virginians superior to, b
/. consistent with, party ties, in scornngl and co
/. tembing all breaches OF trust all sacihdes OF no
or "a aInbitisa all attempts to use the sacred tra
conhsed by the people, as private capita for Pe
i sonai profit
IEIn the case before US we hold II 70 he HfYond
i 5ute-That in 1851, Mr. Faulkner cared for hi
II Self and rot for the Democratic party-IFhat by
4 ii suppression Of the truth, under The equiFocation
4 4 aa j Independent Candidate" in opposition 10 +
I 4 Democrats hs'wilfnlly imposed on hisfold asso
4 atss OFFS YEATS, That after that he assumed a.
At Il Wing 10 repfRsent Wings by uniting with TosT
fe aad others i'll 9becting Wings toEthe WI
/ II nomination fer The Presidency. That bad 4
n II Fillmore beea lie nemiaee, Faulkner would "a
/, IL voted aud tried 10 defeat Gen. PIERCE; ana
T. III Democratic panty last Fall, That hefwonld q
u 49, sa,,ght M lelsction as a Whig candidate
o Congress THAI he sides with the Dempcfaiic P
n now not from principle bnt trem piq1f o. teml
~ rarv interesl-from an objection - yen oeo
z nomination Ts2tEhe Democrats will have 10
III sist or weld u his demands for srs, al long as
= lhsm. and that they have no rea'
ry vate 10 vote kgain and use their s,s = e
as Mr.. Faukners defeat = ees5nrG IVasI;, ,,ta,'.
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