Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1856-05-15

u h By 20 means esuaia that the presence %
Ms dissisgsished gentleman at the Naiiosa al Me-
ssepelis b The nost pleasant sni sgrseable Que
hat eoaid have BEEN prssesied to Msnr, Pierce
ss& Dosglas. He will be 10 thrm like Banquos
sAost 10 Macbeth; Tor " tAey have no, already
asstsvd hia politically. they have u In their
hssuts % %. Their wire crksrs are iuausriou,-
ty "ssuisE The uaps" for the dangerous rival and
aching yin be len undcue 10 accom- pi,A his Uver-
sAssw o. The ciseisasd ''slssshst house"
Mr. BsrSssas vas eonsissfste TO ths-Pi-rcs
sass-Aoiders IN deeiieing 20 have q Pablo teeep.
the o. wssAisgtss. He vas. hs~svsr, met BY {.
s>snlisss. and vas ssrensded NJ the N.tiensI
1essi % Tsesdsy night.
We dssa o. proper 10 express our urqusli6ed
syprsssaes % that part Of Mr. Buehsnaas speech
q Dsifiasrs vt3cA referred TO The psrmansney OF
he ussss. Tia vsry tbought Of di,s1ion should
y sssishsd IRON every psuiotie mind The bsrs
nOssaisa q O. b tfessoa 10 the cause OF rs,ioas
hssssa 81 q The eeaauy. We quite few pss.
ssess.
-osr b he ealy eousry on esrh where a free
nsa fssss presay sossei ous that he is sqss TO his
aslos Dsa, snd where the avenues 90 usaiih, di.-
iieeioa and poiiiicsi power are tqaay open u all
b he saiy eoaaify whe-e hoae,i labor 3, respect.
ID 90 u deserves, ssa receives an adequate reward
u u 10 the Coasiiution and The Unis that We are
is1ssssi fos all the blessing, snd beneh. we erioy
srsf every people beneath the sun. How base,
Are, uould be The pfesrnt gsneratios-how un-
vorshy ef theif noble sirss, should ihey fail 10
uaAsmit Ihis preeioas legacy 10 their p1sierityl-
Were tAis possible, which do not in tie least an
psshend, they would blast the hopes OF those noble
spifis 10 every land Who artepiiy expect their Own
political reeeneraioa from the effect 81 our cram.
pc. asd eoasiga The human race TO eeniurie, Of
asspotisa AID nisraie. We should never brtray
ibis sacred truss eomuiited 20 as not only FOR cur
sus bsnshi, bat that Of all nantind.
Aiihssgh tAts 10 ny abiding faith, nothing abroad
morished ne - mach ~ the repeated and confident
pfedieiiens Ct foreign journals that cur Uslou va,
o. the point Of dissolution. Day sGer day and week
alter week vas obliged 10 read these sinister Pre-
eseiious. They we're extensively believed Ia eca-
ssassaee Of the Wild and exaggerated i,Aiements
ssatansd IN CON. OF own joarnas. whea ID. new
Ssaehsa Europe that ansr proIacsd and de,p-Ta
struggle "a Black Republican" had bees elected
sePesker Of The Hcuse Of Representative" msny
saking the word literally, believed that ihi, elec-
iioa woaid prove 10 be the kBell Of cur Uaion
u ouehtio be known " the American PEOPLE that
these eonlinaal threats Of dsunion hare Impaired
eur Aationat character throughout the world -
kserybcdy, abroad a. we'll ~ Al home. knows iha,
cor sirsngth consists In union, ard that u dirded.
each fragment would become poverltss
Power ~ always Tsspse:ed among pAiio1s Th.
ttiisf 10 the European world that our Usioa Is
s-able-thst O. g exposed any moment 10 dissoIa.
tlon-has In some degree deprived us OF that e,o-
iioas ehalseIef, the greatest, freesi. most happy
end prosperous people hat ever existed entitled
70 esioy, Among the 6espoIie govern uents Of
wusops The wisA may be ia;hsr TO The thought be
eaess eur eaistenee is constant reproaeh 20 them
snd enf sHampie inspires them with terror There
eses however, many, very many, wise aRd good
MRS In every foreign land who view our Uaion as
hsi0ns star Of hope 10 ben ighsd world, and would
rIsgsrd is disssolusioa ~ . fatal catastrophe TO
hnnaa liberty.
Disasioa 10 O word which ought no, TO be treaIh.
Cd amongst ~ eysa In q whisper. The word ught
10 Be eoasiCered oue Of diteful omen aud our
shiidrsa should he taught that IL Sseriiegs TO pfo
houaes u Let the time ever arrive when faction
90 issaiieisu shall drive the rsopie Of any State
10 The hriak Of the preei?iee-lsi them have folI
vsv OF the ysSniag gulf beneath. and Ihey will
feeoii With insIinctive horror from the abyss