Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1854-11-23
NavEMnEn I'd. Iss4.
"A PooR EXCUSE DETTER THAN
NONE.

As usual when the Democracy are bsEtens ihey 1
sssail the integrity and iBsellisence Of &c people
L Is only when the masses fail into The Democratic
raBks that he much-praiscd doctrine q popular
ssEeteignly's s-considered as iiusirsiedl We row
have daily ieuoaeia;ions Of '.fasiOnss sfd isns.
The government organs grinder Al WsshMgion sees
noihing in The late movements Of the Noftaefn pee
ple but smonsirors combinations" Of "iI4fopgruous
materials" al cf which are to fall q pieces II
good lisne. Well. Il he believes all hisi Why need
he show such esfdeat signs Of auguishit~o years
ID advance Of the loss Of bis spells HIS trePida
ion proves that he has 20 faith 10 his ofn Preach
ing. he knows from experience that Al general
thing revelations never 90 backwards-f Senate
DoreL,s, TOO, ID his late dinner speech 4 Chicago
talks largely ard anenty about The probable spec
d. breaking up OF tie coalitions betUSen ineon-
/ eruous ssd irrseoneilable elements" X" Hostile
i factions (he says) like allied armies may act in
c,neert 10 fzee Of a common toe, bat they fall 10
pieces oyyr TIE responsibilities and spells Of vic
tory.p
/ THE learned Senator talks yalianiiy over his
! -. AL EEAl,sf ENGAGED il lrenrh.r zarfa.e hni
I ffOn he P7s. 81 he Democracy than from any
hing In de tsigns q he ti1es' a. 10 sbe fsiuzv
He mast have had il bis mind Tie sudden erunb-
ling 70 pieces Of the great spoils party that elected
I Gen Pierce to the Presidency, and which 10 less
than Two years has fallen 10 pieces nsvsr again to
be united. HeIhas made a capital blunEer, and he
may spout Until dools-day sbou, Sihe clouds pass
lag away" The GLORIOUS day" 10 prospect the "en-
ushlened people" whom hk abuses for boz follow
log him through al the lsbyrinihs willy poliii-
clan, The banner Inc batIle and iAe freeze" the
.'rock Of democracy, the "ship or siait" and all
tat sort ofihihg-one result seems sti-erideni,
thar the .litle giant" as his ffiends call him, i
MOTTO be he pilot 10 ge the ship OF the breakers
By bis unskilfal hand She has been sent to sea
without chart Or compass, and the people will in
due tine say, as oJhello said to his friend
"Cassie, love Thee bat be no longer officer Of
mine"
The following capital article on Rhe subject o.
illusions is much The point that We take plea
4 sure in giving il prominent position:
FusIos FusioS, FusioS-The Washington u
MON and kindred prints hayeAaken a mortal dis
like to fusion ofpartitsr and no wonder tor the FL
sioa seems in every case 10 leave the Administra-
ton IN Notifying minority. YET We could re-
count numerous instances in which the same Jour-
nafs have extoliea fusion as almozt the whole duty
OF polisisiansand tire height o. patriotism. During
the Union saving exciiemeEt the fusion OF politi.
cal parties inisurPori Of The compromises was au.
ded in The columns Of the Union 10 the utmost lin.
ri Il Of ineligible language, for the sectional pTed
Ieclions OF ne Washington organ were graiiied by
the sympathy shown toward the. South The fu.
sion Of thu parties BY which the Nebraska bill was
l=1rassed was never complained o. by the Union
But now that fusion is taking another form and
the Democratic party suffer by the operation, fu.
lision has beceme treason and everything else thai
is vile and uapatriotic. Pray viii the Union tell
us how Franklin Pierce was elected tolhe Pres
dency by 50 large lnIiiy If il was not by The
fusion Of PARTIES And did not President Pierce
/ himself try his hand at fusion n the selection OF
his Cabinet, II is true that his attempt has po
been very successful, for although the 'pyecioa.
metals composing his Cabinet have been long ia
the c,ucible they are as far from being fused intc
unily as whenthe grea, magician first brought then
together III tie vain beli4l that be could amalga
mate even such incongFubus materials. Perhap!
Ii is tie consciousness oiIhis ltiiure thai prompts
his orgla 10 den0unee fs,toa - frequently and 50
ferceiy HE modification athis failure haying beet
rcegHiby increased By The very successful opera
lion in lie at in oaid, PENNSYLVANIA and olhe
aad prophecies ~ Y Goa Advertiser.