Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1853-05-19

Cbnr o,, . Il Lon'iaun rt1niI until lie sat hour
shall arrive when Ne ieIds q sQne 9lapysiie ban
nsr glll bs claimsd q 1is wipding sheet = q =
" f<hts. Fr trilliank eft,ury. and keea safcas.
tik rcparitrslht discussion snIpassed anything ty-
It before Witnessed il tbis eonnlr.
The speakers exkiosisd friendly ieeiing To-
valas each o'her, bgI &c po.issl l1sensis'sns.ss
pungeney which ,old apen he usiRds ot he audi.
ehes = inPEsssissly y I a. sfen ae ieelings q
he Geniienlan.
he discussion aseseneaby Nj, Faulkner, a.
length. He 6rst endeavsired 10 enlist The sympa-
thisS Of his aueience bsI stating iha, be had pre-
sented himself before tbeni under many iisadr
ges IN consequence gf ~ Misrepresentation which
lad been made rs.aixe % his course, and the SLAM
deslwhieA had been eisealated against him bysthe Il
whie press 4 ne distfici The ISLANDERS be ala nos
point ont except that il eur last paper We had I
charged him with Norshipping bat one deity and I
regarding The Interests Of but one otleet Aiea ras
Ct Il Fhnkkperp lfthis Be Islander, The history q
his political career for the1ast two preclaims
Il irhmpet iong1ed. and bis nov vaulsing and insane
ambition stamps Il with the seal rt truth He COM
bnined shat his speeches had not been published ~
This eunty and that the proceedings Of the eonren.
tioa which nominated him. had not been prssenled
| 10 the voters Of Lpudoun. We have published the
proceedings ol The convection. recorded By gen.
/ llenan present, whsek we're pronounced accurate
/ By Democrats but We ea1 perform no such mtn.et
sertice as to aid In ehlkzonins The treason o. me
gentleman sish the sAew oi sossls'sney = peJ-
/ he has adyaaced Ia his speeches. He iaoofkd %
Justify Tie conduct ef his friends who secured his
/ nomination and eHdsSvorcd % give the color Of
plausibility 70 ii ~ coming iron me unanimous
democracy Of the district By abiding % The votes
i 81 The delegation frem Berkeley anG Page whom
re NAV well suppose were well drilled TOR TIE oe-
casion by MryEaukner. His peregrenafaous
through those regions, presious o his nommaiioni
told efecluaIly on the convention. =
He entered into an exposition Of the past eonfse
10 show that he had long had strong aihntty for
the democratic party. BY having endorsed and sup
| ported several Of their prominent measures ne
| was in favor Of the annexation Of Texas. aequisi-
lion Of territory and The Tariff Of 49, while idenli-
fed with the whig party which be urged 90 inspire
i increased confidence 10 his nerfant democracy "
the veterans and warriors Of the party, but which
only tended to give darker iinge e his hagfapt in
cunssteneies, BY showing that whilst whis he was
Inia wing politcal hYpocrite.
rhe osensible cause Of his aposiaeYb By his Sieir
irtr was the unstnndness Of the whig party u Inc
northand in support of his views, reiterated fhose
stereotype and worn out ISLANDERS upon southern
wings OF being led by VIM Il seward &c, Saeh
afe the pretexls he advanced in palia,ion Of his a.
pJstacy. He then elo9uently eulogized Gen. Fierce
and he democratic party, and boosted that ~ ne
should be cutldown, true democrat would iall n
Atter abiding 10 his fidelity % democratic Prnci-
MES and measures and his position during the can
yhss which resulted in his election 70 the last Con-
gsess, lie resumed his scat.
iMr. sBoteler then arose amidlhe enthusiastic ar
! pIause ofthe large audience present and eommenc
! eA by expressing his high appreciation q me hone
| Conferred upon him In Having been selected as lh
champion Of The wing party, IN this canvass n
. | was moi speaker BY profession, neither was he
trading poiiiicaa His voice had beeH lifted 10 I'D
; yocacy ofthe principles Of the whig party-be ma
: eyer been whig. and when nc aeseltea me ana
Ard Of The party he ished some one to nscrile W
!. al his brow the Infamous term, "haitr.1l Fl
! eioouently alluded 10 Mr. Faulknefs able I'D bri
liant advocacy Of whig principles and keenl
: Tiarked the change which had come over ID
, gentleman and the rampant zeal he eS hbiied &
!. q ne,r q Democratic recruit Mr.. f., mad said,
: they strike him down they wouid strife Town 3eM
: ocrat He thought 1t would be no offence bsyon
! forgiveness tocutdown 50 Young demecratA-oD
who had vet scarce attained the age Of six months
i 4 and whose democratic pin-feathers had not Vi
/ / formed. In commenting upon the ,genteman's 4
: poStacy he could moi prevent wandering back j
: \ memory 10 many scenes OF bis past lifet lie ha
learned his whig faith from the teacf
!. ipys; the first whiE speech he ever heard devere
Z II hyas from NJ, Fap4kner-the first log cabin heeyt
: saw w.s constructed hy h, gentlcman's aid, han
"a into the town Il Winchesles. ceysEse viii l, p
y &c, and in front III Taylcr's Hotel, The genllema
II was seen camaering upoa lis rustic side TO The di.
,r.I comfinre OF the cGon who seemed monarch oi III
humble castls and took his stand a2on its top an
! Numbered fdrth TRADE Of abuse anu detIlc.io
= IL
) occasion, SO thriingy inspired BY the whig ban
; hers boating around him, that he offered upa fer
vent petiliof thai The whig dag might com pose hi
. wiadng sheet when allied TO his last resting place
e He remembered the gallant conduct Of the genile
v man in "A In support OF the immortal Clay, AM
The liter denunciaticns be heaped upon the demo
! cratic party in that canvass for The charges pre-
! ferred against that good and iusirous patriot II
us he rallied in support Of Taylor that gallant oil
!, hero and ranked among the most ELOQUENT ana Ia
dorm
v ing his election.
K In 1851, he ran for Congress 10 Mr. BediDeer'
IS district as an independent union whig in opposi
e lion 10 that gentleman whe was The regular nomi
nee oil The democratic party and secured his defeat
i He SAYS he told no one that he ran as whip ii
IS s5ibut be was particularly careful not 10 Tell an
II one that he did NOD Newell remember that his
a lection was regarded as wing trumph and $
e heralded BY The Press throughout the country !
I Mr.Faulkner did not run as wing in 81 lid h
b not aci dishonorable as politician, In leaving hi
n whg friends under thai impression to secure thei
G Fotesl he did not regard Mr.. f.. as the enSdodi
S ment and representative of the real deu,ocI Adv
tbe disric-he was the representative Of faction
! small portion Of The paHy-he denied that Mi
Faulkner was right 10 declaring himself the unar
Imous nominee Of the Convention, as kfleen pf nj
democratic delegates ffom LoHd0un rated ag0iu hg
eneDery bdliOt Mr. F had no right 10 claim 10 i,
regarded as the representative Of the real deniocra
cy, and that his appeals to the sympa,hirs nf II,
( party should only be heard after Justice was rnesr
ed out to him. He did wish to enter into dis
cussion of the party issues al this ime but womb
bold up to the public gaze The genilemans poIitica
ttansgressions, and when i was appropriate ID dis
: cuss the principles and measures Of the two par
| ties he would be found Standing where he hai I'll
ways Stood, beneath the folds of the whig banner
Sighting for the principles Of his parry as vaIianly
i'd the days Of defeat as-in those Of victory He
would NOT boast himself whig only in Londoun
but would so speak 10 The democrats Of The Tenih
II Legion ~as he designed faioWinp The oenf. 4, n n;