Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-05-10
MIR. FAULKNER.


The Democratic party of this State have al
ways manifested a most unaccountable Partially
F for political renegades. They receive every de.
serter from the Wing ranks with open arms and
make him at once the recipient of public
| honors and emolumeuts. Unlike the Roman
Emperor, they appear to love not only the
s.treason," but the sstrator." In their eyes
renegade Wing is a perfect Jewel of a politi-
clan, and they will make any sacrifice 20 reward
his treachery and crafty his ambition When
offices are to he bestowed, an Old Line Demo~
crat cannot stand for Que moment in competition
with new convert from Whiggery. The
memory of every reader will supply him with
numer illustrations of this truth, if he will
look hack to the political history of this State
for the last few years.
The Democracy of the eighth Congressional
district of Virginia have just given striking evi-
dence of this extraordinary penchant for Wing
deserters in the nomination of Charles James
Faulkner as tn cir candidate for Congress. Mr..
Faulkner commenced his political life as Wing
some twenty five Or thirty years ago, and re-
NAMED Wing until Gen. Scott was nominated
as tile Wing candidate for President. During
this long period there more ardent, con-
sstent and unwavering champion of Wing mea-
sures than the present nominee of the Democra-
CIV of the 8th district. He was a Bank-Tariff.
Distribution-Clay-W for quarter of cen
fury, and the best years of his life have been
spent in warning against Democratic principles
and the Democratic cause. And yet the De-
mocracy of his district now take Mr.. Faulkner
by the hand, raise him above the heads of all
their prominent leaders, such as Lucas. Tucker,
Bednger, &c, and assign him the chief post of
honor. Marvellous, indeed, must be the virtues
of renegadeism in Democratic eyes!
Two years ago Mr.. Faulkner was the Union
Wing candidate for Congress against Mr.. Bed
niger, the regular Democratic nominee, and very
fiercely, indeed was he denounced by the loco
foco press and politicians of the district 10 that
canvass. His abolition speech in the Legisla.
ture of 1882 was raked up, and the author was
placed in the same category with Seward, Hale,
Giddings, and other leading abolitionsts Mr..
Faulkner was Wing then, and, of course, his
abolitionism was intolerabe. Now, however,
since he has embraced ocofocoism, his abolition
sins are forgotten by these vigilant champions of
Southern rights and he is heartily endorsed as
marve Ious, proper man for Southern people
to vote for. Who does not recolIect the cIamor
that raised two years ago against Mr.. Philip
A. Boiling, the Wing candidate for Congress 10
opposition to Mr.. Bocock, 10 the Campbell dis
trict Mr.. Boiling, some twenty years before,
had made speech in favor of State abolition,
and accordingly, he was denounced by the De.
,nocratic politicians of his district. and by the
Democratic press of the State generally, as
unsound on the question of slavery, and as
unfit to be trusted by the Southern people, 1t
was in vain that Mr.. Boiling declared that his
views on the subject of abolition. mad undergone
acfange since 1882 The Democracy would
listen no apologies or explanations; once un.
sound always unsound their doctrine, and
they succeeded in defeating Mr.. Boiling by an
overwhelming majority. Now Mr. Faulkner
happened also to be member of the Legislature
In 1882 and delivered a speech on the subject of
slavery, which stamped him as an aboIitioniss of
the Seward and Giddings stripe in the estimation
of leading Democrats in his District. We had
occasion several months ago to reproduce certain
extracts from this speech, aud those of our read
ers who rscollect their enera character, will
bear US out in saying that neither Mr. Boiling nor
any one else could ever have given utterauce TO
sentiments more offensive to a slaveholding com.
munity than those embodied in these extracts
And yet the party which damned and os-
tracised Mr.. Boiling, now applauds and honors
Mr.. Faulkner.
The Romney lntelligencer gives the following
brief sketch of Mr.. Faulkner's antecedents:
Mr. Faulkuers has been VARIABLE |
one. 10 his early manhood, while in the Leqis- |
lature OF this State, he advocated the most vim.
lent abolition sentiments. 1t has been said he |
has changed his views on this point In the |
memorable canvass of 1910, there might have
been seen IN the streets of Winchester at n
mass meeting OF the people, man crawling out
OF the top oil log cabin, with mug of cider in
his hand he stood erect, slowly raised the mug
to his lips. drank, bowed to the eaEERtsG
crowd and delivered of the most violent
phipics against the Democratic parfy,-urgad |
the election of Gen. Harrison, advocated the |
Bankrupt Bill. the United States Bank, and |
high tarff-THAr MAN WAS CHAs. JAS. FAULK- |
MIR, the present Democratic nominee for Con.
gress This same man advocated the election |
OF Henry Clay and Gen. u. Taylor, and was in |
1919 the Wing candidate for Congress. In the |
fall of 1851. Chas. Jas. Faulkner appeared before
the people of this District as an INDEPENDENT |
USIos CASDIpAT E in opposition to Henry Bed
10 ger, the regular Democratic nOninee. Mr. |
F. was considered as Wing then by both
parties had given bur little cause to doubt his
political honesty. He was elected, "A CHANGE