Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1856-08-14


Jsferssuisn Demscrats
In 1928, be vas the mutual friend efGsn
Jaskssp aad Henry Clay tho rival candidate.
fer the Presidency, and was the fSst person
Who proposed that they shsuld jsiu their
fsrees, which propesiti0b aud the subsequent
copnivaDcs Of Mr. Bushansn originated the
veil kpswn sad effectively used eslumny on
Mr. Clay, desigssted -ths bargain aud cor.
ruptisn intrigus :" for which service he is
specially eomnended 70 the tender mercy
Of the cid Clay Wings. IL doe, no, appear
that the serene conscience Of this most ami.
able gentlsmaa has ever bees disturbed
abeat this great ensrnity, but it is helisysd
BY many that his sin has found him ou, at
last and that he is nov reapiux the bitter
fruit Of his tr,ssgressisn Tho hopes asd
aims Of lifetime budded With great prem.
iss 1T the Ciseinnsti Csnvsntion, bu, q No.
'eoeer frost 10 dsssissd to blight the i'm.
mature fruit
10 1910, be vas At bis wits end for areu
Hsntin support Of the Sub Treasury scheme
and urged With great apparent sincerity that
., veuid 'recfHoe wages TO the specie stand.
ard, aud afford - the greatest possibls pre-
teetisn 10 nAsufscturss, "ths StisINiHs t') sf
ioto priers" This preeisus souvenir Of bis
aheetionats oonsideratiSn fer the working
nen is cherished with peculiar fceIisgs BY
the bsHs aad siosu Of the Key Stone State,
as the verdict frsm the iron esusties will
seen attest In ls44, when the treaty fer
the annexation Of Texas was ptndisg in he
Senate, he gave utterAnes to the following
sentiment In arriving at the esnelusion
TO support this treaty, had 10 eAoosai,r
baf one serious obstacle, aAd fhis toas iL
gsestioH Of slavery.
feel a fiyOaE rePu~ndne,, by any act Of 5rins
to eIteHd The present. HmtI eftAe Uaioa err
a hsV slareAotdiag teTritcyy. After mature
reflection, however, l overeame these seru-
Piles, aud now believe ths. the acquisition Of
Texas will be the means Of tiniltag, not en-.
idTSHg the dominion Of slarsry" These
were kindred sentiments to those entertained
N 1919, as embOdi d in the resolutions re-.
ported in the Lancaster meeting by Mr. b
ard othsrs, invoking the ''membsrs of the
National Legislature, 10 JrereAi tie sxiSieae,
Of Siarsry % any Of tie 7s5Tl0rieI o. Aetc
States ie5IieA may be Grated 6y C0pPvcs,'
This is the doctrine Of the Kansas bill With
. witness, aud Mr.. B is q marvellous prsper
man fer the South 20 fight the battle Of slave.
~ with. Hostility ts slavery seems to be as
deeply seated in his Demssratie as il was in
his Federal slosd Pity il had not passed
Of With the latter. In the same year Of
ls44, he told Gen Clineh that be could
make the Dutehmsn Of PennsylvAuia AeIieTe
that Mr.. Polk Was . better proiocfine tariff
man than Mr.. Clay % aud accordingly he
took the stump, aud every whore pledged his
hsnOr as gentleman 70 that effect there.
BY inducing the ignsrant dupss Of his false.
hood, and Of those delusiVs and living ban.
uers that proclaimed Polk, Dallas, sud the
Tariff Of 42"--io vote fer Polk, whereby
they lest their favsrits tariff, and be secured
the SeeTetsryship Of State aud the life long
contempt ASd exssrAtion Of Henry Clay. IL
is well kaOHn that the administration Of
which he was Premier elAm0red for %. iO'
yes, "54 40 or hght f. aud yet he sompro
missed uPsn the basis Of 10. /, thereby WELD.
ing TO the British . part Of what bis Chief
claimed was dearly and EHgzraiOHaB!V
SaTE" As tbs EavsJ Extraordinary sftke
illussriOus soldier nov, 80 happily for the
nation, directing its Affairs at homo anS
abroad With such rare fslieity-be was dss.
patched with great flourish Of trumpe,s, TO
the Csuri Of 81 james, for the purpose Of
settliaE the difficulties that had arisen be.
tween the two governments but, 10 his in.
decent hsste to returs hsns and take part
IN tho juggling that was TO make him a can.
didsts fer ths Prssidescy, be loft them more
ebmplsated and dangerous to the peace of
the two nations tbAa be had found them -
Before be lofi. hOusVeT, he attended the eel
sbrarsd 0stesd ConfereHce gotten up hy
that msreuTlsl PTebehman aud noted sill
buster, MOusisaF scale aud his maze
stsaas ErG GO the dosameht they put Isrth
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morality Of the Rs4srsI ages when might
nads right - dostrina rarely pressed TO
gFsatsF sEtrsnity than is sTiaeod BY q eoa.
siderable party IN this country - which Mr
ID must be assigned ths posi.isa sf leader,
to desPoil feeble, but sDcs great. asd
still proud old nation sf its cherished pos.
session II Mr. b. were President he would
scarcely Be esstsBt % lsns ss Ihs IN ueh GOV.
stsd vineyard Of Nsbsth sludea bis grasp
aud even she fate sf thsss sho murdered a. 4
desPsilsd the peer Isrssliis might hst serve
ts deter his party frsm the sosonplishnsBt
Of their purposes.
The assortiss msds ia . speech ~ eur late
EBVsy usilst ss vss ~, 10 EnRland that.
sac tyyabny eOuld exist uuder ssgio Ssrou
govsTn@sat,H sxsitsd ths indignation sf
sens Of bic iTish subalisrns IL tEls eauu,yy
uhs kn0a With uhat severity, ahd l. siusties.
tas they bsiievs,) ibsir lslssd - Eovsraed by
fsrci9 tsrf, JET it mast bs aamitted that Ls
is noFs sOusistest thsa tier, for, uhils thsy
aFs uuviliiug that EugIissusu sasaia rule
IFsland. The ihfsgsBos is fair that be does
set objsst 70 KaElish rule 10 ffsiand. nof ts
lFish rule In She Unitod States
Evsa ths psFsosal sgpesrssse sf = Baa
uhs has sssa - losg bsists tbs psspls. sd
aeoompishsd - mush o. deserves psftisa
iafly " hs described Hs j. asove msaiuu
heigbt uray have been ell onss bat tks
ssight - years, tsgsthsr sta kis mauy %
litical sias press hia sAftksard sd besp
pears usH 70 bsa Fsuad shsuldeFsa mas -
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hs4 lingeFed liks that u Lsft vif, snsT she
body hsd gsps ever 70 iss Dsmssrsu 10
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its astion ths verse ts b ihs better oaass.
aae thersfsFs east anasy . isuEisg hsfFT.
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yifasl osaaas q shs Dsassfatie espdidsis
ssmplsass saF dsscFtBtisa q ths physisai
nan Tksss sithef Tres sstaTs ~ hshlt
svises aa shiiquity that is shaFasisfittis sf
kis paliiissi lifs, SO Il ust aalarsl asy hsvs
kcsa ssgaifst 81 hir sasrts % Eatsa sIl Is
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