Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1855-01-23
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WA that is to be Lost by the Defeat 81
AZ democratic NOmineeS3
n..,ocracy have you ever asked yourself the
y. question Have you ever thought of the re-
wv ..ibIity which rests upon youin the coming con-
Are You aware that under a specious puise
~ Al WhiR party is rising from the mouldering
- "..,, in which an unparalleled defeat buried 1t
q MT before long, aye, youhaIe time to dream
I,h. truth, it will have gained giants strength
:, nm are not we warn you Of the fact We tell
=. ,bs. you have not only to do battle against the
"a Wbig party, but you have been sleeping too
w. and part of your own household have gone
.,,,y and have joined your old enemies. Not only.
-, hut all others, of all parties, have leagued to-
.,b.r and have commenced Il bitter crusade,
Inst your time honored organization Do not
.T.v Yourselves to be deluded. Do not let the
.rp.ring train of devices and the novelty with
seh this new party has clothed ITSELF cause you to
s,,st your fealty to an organization which has so
M, preserved you from the crushing effects Of false
trI,lstiou and the deplorable results which have
,T.r followed the ascendency of the Wing party of
IL Union.
Again and again have you repudiated the perni-
.orI doctrines of the opposition Time after time
ktTeY
!. Of party which knew not what it was to full
@ that which it promised. Not as the old Wing
,,ty do they appear before you. No, for they are
Tu aware that if they came to you as they did in
4, past, that your ears would be closed, and that
mir syren voice of delusion would fall powerlessy
,,d listlessly upon you. 1t comes you disguised
M Vrapt up in fascinating garb, but mark it
,.T and you will find it to be your old enemy. It
n,utsts all the instincts, it exhibits all the pas
lions it has the aims, which characterized the
Old Wing party. No garb however specious no
n,utsI however rich and fascinating, can hide its
p,ksdueSs and deformity; no painting can destroy
II. liRementS of its face. 1t may succeed to small
.,snt, but the deCerning will detect the impoHi-
ton.
Now Democrats of Virginia will you support the
Old Wing party7 Will you give aid and comfort
to your old enemies Will you bring disgrace on
Il. acts and dishonor on the memory Of your faith
,uI Will you barter those principles which have
lea the treasured jewels of your life, and which
AZ, a. immortal as the souls of the men who first
promulgated them, for those which were hatched in
sdIy, and which will die in day2 We estimate
YOU falsely if you are willing to do these things
". know you would seorn to forsake your prin-
dVleL We know that if the old Wing party we're
openly to ask you for aid, for support, you would
taru with disdain from the proffer and cling still
closer to the tencts of the Democracy.
In the defeat of Henry A. Wise, you will elevate
power the very party, which fog a lifetime you
have been endeavoring to render powerless. In
their they will put in active operation all the
obnoxious principles which you believe are so det
,iueIal to the interests of the State Are you viii
l;,yh he, 0la tn all hat h0vA
ever done7 And again, We would warn you of the
effect, of your present action the future welfare
Of our Commonwealth Do not attempt to quiet
the uueasness of your minds with the delusive
SurHues that if you find you are mistaken in the
policy aud intentions of this new party, that you
will be able repair the injury, by returning again
10 the Democracy. No, if the Know Nothing
PARTY succeeds, no efforts rhFCk you may make
hereafter though they may be herculean in their
character will be able to eface the burning shame,
The bighting disgrace the ruinOus effects Of your
acton Ii will be written the pages of the his
tOry Of your State, and there it will remain I'M
dsayiag monument of your folly, of your mad
rsL
Can you pause for an instant in the present con-
test Can you hesitate in a choice between pure,
raeorrupted unde6led Democracy, the faith of your
hlheIs, the faith of Jefferson, Mason, and
Madison, aud that of the old Wing party gall
vanizsd, resuscitated in the shape of Know Moth
nGiSm?
Democracy OF Virginia, you that were faithful,
when all were faithless; you that weathered the
storms of 40 and 4s, We call on you now. when
III. country is shaking with the commissions of ia
Nl,ieitm and the people are worshiping strange
Gods bending their knees at strange affairs, and of
firing up new and strange prayers, we call on you
10 be SteadaSt, still turn your faces to the temples
which your fathers reared, and bend your knees
al the tame shrines at which they wocshipped.
II the Democracy is successful in the coming
struggle 1t can be defeated. 1t will be PROOF
against peril The organization of the party will
be placed on as permn1euta basis as that on which
iu principles rest Its enemies will shrink back
eOved and abAshed never again to make serious
opposition to any of its measures. The widest
dreamer that dotted on the spectre principles of
the Wing party, will learn that the anticipated
promise of time when his cherish notions of gov
''aueRtal policy would be in full play, has passed
away with all the other decisions of his morbid
BRAIN
Why should Henry A. Wise be defeated Why
should the banner of Democracy be stricken down,
and it' lustre destroyed by being trailed in tho
0uHF VIII you, Democrats of 'B5 be the FIRST TO
gully its brilliant hues and tear its ample folds7
VIII you dare to make war on your own family
NedO not belong to that class of politicians who
eare to lash dtsscnsers into the ranks Far from
We only desire that you reason with yourselves
Take the premises which we have laid down, and
.y are factS and truths and we feel perfectly con-
e'tns that youI conclusions win be such We have
aAde which every honest man must make Take
INTO CONSIDERATION all the consequences Of your 90
a0n, and We have no Tear for the result We
tloE you will act As As rational men, as stneere
OsaOeFasG
Tha Southern Planter.
Ed Bernard, Esq, the proprietor OF this old Ag-
hsatura paper has disposed oft to Frank G. Rutin,
" edtor for tn, Last .I,. ..r. In his attaress Mr.