Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1857-03-26
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In yosr editorial. Of Mach the ie,h. an soemrau-
nieatssn 81 rnisss yvo iht0sm me that yonr Papsr
81 u.s.. .r,r ., Ssr s .,s.si ~.
.dd, s,si the s-stiee y in ankiad spirit ~ ne
sccset the ssti &C In the syrit sss~ ri. ssa a
p-,-ss-Is 20 me. xoads hsVs told you ia, la ali
such Gases insured vita yOa. asa ths. &c ali
srticlrs ~ fnins fos " psr-Snsl pAnAtios per-
This cssrse xoula have saved me the aypearsnce
of puhir rsboks for unrrssonsbte dsu4snds en- .
pubic press, and Which dad nO' mean 10 make
nv Object nov. g, 10 pre.en, some vle~s on tise
present mode Of nominating sntgeet. presume
81 adSaiiled pablo tnportrnse, the right OF sui.
rage Be % imgsoctsnes tnaesd. in my opinion
and. 4 THAI may venture n say. in the grow Jog
opinioo of the people q b0tl Psrtses-,be right %
suffrage Il. virtually snuhli.isd ~ the Pressnt
Gus SUSTAIN usder that system. the notninatio
%. In set, far the patty h concerned ~ stsc
fse., aud the voting at tbe polls mere 'dis Je,-
There are two ncds.. BY which deief.,ss 10 ihese
r=soi;sSt say DS-r prariicod In thls county tue
n % appoint chairman Zoe the etiog. aud -
.mpo~ef him 10 seiert a COO uaitiee 10 ssu'- the
deiegstes 70 the noninstipg oonveatioa. The meet
log Il called 10 order by M. A. wbD msvc- that NJ.
friend Mr.. d. take the chair. and that Mr. L.. b
secretary. Mr.. A., then. moves that the chair ap
point committee u ave 90 netainsts delegates -
the terminating convention. The CHI " app,ints the
committee. and. al course hs fr'epd w,o called him
- the chair. IL made oh IL the committee.
Tho committee u Eve. selected by the chair. nomi-
mates ten delegates " The cenVsntOh-t L. apprOv-
ed--snd. then, usually folIo~s resolution that
cry voter in the preelnci. ii, county may b..
support the examinations wss-n made. Can any one
fail 10 that The chair may app ont Con.Iisittss
Who esseily coincide With him, md that tue coin
Convention ~hsssaetly coneide with committee.
and, the thus, IN the noTniBatisg Co1s catiu the
VIII 81 tsaf olzrda nd AS e0sfta rsfs. ~l decide
te tsil.isAss assa nsst The ~t cf pnanrtv q the
Voterss Thriasstos lee u-ed 10 say. his son a boy
nine years old, ruled Athens fr. h. r,t.d Aths as
his vie ruled him. BOD hs. Tuled his Botheri
~ - r a.
CeascH,in. h, "a prVo-s them % Nc IA otnl snd
h'Ve sOss tPc1 tbsfl, any insm Of the me-tios
p,vPos,rg asisgatc. PLAZA 4 adopted by tho,-s
Who object 20 TIE COMMITTEES Appointed 3, the chair
and fsincr mode. II L.. Ia tact but device OF
the wire. ~or ee traders. come attire aarue
result. 70 bossd~iuk aud manage the May. FOr
hos essy al tr eight ot ten IRsn b. aEirr, aud %
Ps0posc ON afcr the hsr, dsls gate a,h until
ten are packed exactly 90 ordsf ia the hr.t case
These are The two i'loies Usually praettssi in eur
eSu,.tJ ia max ng oslsgHtss IA a cOnveDtiri. Hut
IN Clarke. ain the termination snd eiccton sf RYAN
under what they tall the bat sy.tetn,' (b,a WHICH
call The :. luiy systens'' the wire ~orkv,s have
lhirOiu ,ei the an ~ making all the otrgs sic yates
20 the nCulinAtiug eonycnt. This 10 D.. lair
bat they we'll knsN that 10 = ia result prartieallv
IN The odd eaocu.s F0s NJ vetsrs hut tirs vAo
oitco Tor themselves of thsir frirns. will ~ ~ the
eouveniion aud, 80 they have tllcir way, and
80 they wrap IL up"
Iiis casiy scs n then that In all the. tns,s. Of
making delegstcs. and VI tia~ thsr 10 most
ample scope Tor intrigue and fraud an che com.
Pla'nt y, oH all hands. that intrigue aud fraud
I, Is vain 10 say that thu. 10 10 be over eal,s and
suspicious of delegated power. Mn ought Ia tr
susPicious and JEALOUS VI thsir Pouosi rirhts aud
especially Of the right 81 sufirsgr Tn. hl.t,rv ~
nations incuicaIes The lesson OF viEilabee aud ,sl
ousy IN regard 90 lcadcrs IL heads 90. columns Of
deinocratie papers esrccaily ani haats upuu their
Nigi'e''er y t''r prize e hlrtyi''
And. agains :" poSsr y atNRys steal " from tn
many ~ the fg~ 20 These ~auIbwor,is arr coyrSe,
All The tyranny Of earth l. funded IN misplaced
confidence in dcirEuice power.
But will quote taF the igtt II -.
20 rcady 10 delegate the trhos trsr II suffrage Ia a
lev chairman aud oDmmisty,s 81 office ham . eau
democrat lsudod by Mr. J,tIcrsonl ON drlev.tin,.
our polltical rights 90 Others. lie says:
THIS doctrinc Of lmitc.i ob-iichce, os "a IL NAV
more properly be termed, Of confidence aud dcieri.
ton, ought 10 be called into action az seldom a. t,s
siLie- Every man should discharrr 20 the utr,.,.t
Prae teahle extent the duties which srse from, his
situation. u he gain AZ 10 the ability With which
they may be discharged. when he dele r.t.. tl, 40
another, he hoses with respect u the fidelity tvevv
one being conscious OF the sincerity OF his own in
tention, and DO one having equal proof Of tina, Il
another. Vtrtuous will not tail 10 perceive
the obligation under which be !. placed 10 sxrrt t,
own understanding, aud to judgo Tor himself a.
widely ~ his cirs uInstances NlIi permit.
The abuse d the doctr Of con6d. nee has been
me source Of mpre tAisnlitirs 90 mankind than all
the other srrCfs Of the human understanding. De
pSayity would have Eainrd little grvund ia the
world, II every man had b~cn the rxercisc Of ~.
independent nd mt. The INSTRUMENT bv Which
extensive nscisis have IN ali ages been perpctFoted
has bceh the PgIneipSs 81 Many being reduced D.,
Elsrs rachiAfs bls Aaads of a fao. Man v lille he
eonsaits his own understanding, the ornament uf
the universe. Man, when he surrcnders his rsza.on
and bgeomSs The Partisaa Of implicit faith aud pa.
Eiye obedience, L. the Tnischisyous of ali ami
mals- Tie H. ia the instant Of suhsatssian IN, hind
instrument OF every neisrioos purpose Q. his pcia.
IL Il. then nlsnifo.tly critical thing to DELEGATE
our individual J0d gment sad po er % othsrs Bn,
~ u must Dc done, a. many contend, In regard to
conventions - concentrate the vote, the grcstrs;
esution should be usod the manner of appointing
tbs deega'os. % ~ 10 secure AOssf sd dstntssfsd
Aud this brises up The comparison between the
eeacts aods Of torfninR nominating convrutiur and
the yuS PteH oi orming BonhioaiinE convention.
Ana hANtng, already, pointed out the three nud~s Of
the eaucus system, will noS state sueeinc;IV the
Js Piaa Tor a. osncusites hAt system and
point out siiRe II IL advantage
Tho JsrS pss Of constituting nominating ron
Nenti0n, land, 20 be adapted fsg the same n,,yp
~ ssgsing ooulonstIon fraud aud packtae AMI q,
called aud desgnst iuin lie INIT ion Of tbs pre-
scni node ot seleeting our inrius) vosiid p,Oceea
by Puthc noiice, ~ nos. Ia each precinct tb,t
there would b. meeting % the voters 81 tI,s pr
sinot tor dc PurPose d S'zieias eei frora al the
NOtera of the pfeciBct. ct least ES a. deeVutc.
% Tie not1iasting eonssniion Wien the meeting
occ utrcd presiding Ufiecr Co keep orter and So
Is.ary 70 rseo'a ~ srsle'AE. uoud be appointed
nov ltst II all tbs voters Of the party Ia Tie
Prvcinct would tben b. called. AID III nun,t~s a.
rertAined Then. in Che prrssfee of The meeting
nuineen u and ,, up 70 the Whale number u ils
voters world b. put into hat boa. (ss isries
are now drawn out,) ssd oas, M u a. assbsys
drawn out; 1ben, by Rppl yiBE thee nutul~,.
drawn out, 10 the st - Tho voter lust a. ,,,sy 4
a coSniasd IN court. fsw Wonis on tie sdvan.
tagc~ VI The plan.
Ia drawing 90, frtA 81 ,he voters af pr,ri,e,-
80 irsi 100 lSl SKsinpe-tirfe Mould b. full Sou
rity IN The H.=sbsy s5asr certainly reasonable ,.r
n.y. that yyu wyuid Evt ti svcra r. iBt- et,,c md
integrity - Ne Who'll, huIsb,f % Evgcls Fss II one
~ hFe = NOT ttt noIninste. Gc-i help &c Vussss
GA would put down She oiiHisafc Eic poosr Of Ct,
ssa % DO az a. sousinatHS from yeas 60 yrsr H.,
their liir umt, aud 10 pgetf tsai aud 700 ,vuula
give hn equal ch2nca - nfen e,n.AiV wise ana hsu
csi and, vho haVs equal riEhts, 10 b. in tn nasi.
aatng oontenuons You Wuuid break down he
- S'.h W ~ '.i' "st'@l agreements " glen
10 a.d caeh utbsf 10 the s,res tl,sy aspire a., and
10 W. Ailf lias f ~ Whicb Tfrf % ~. ls AZ,
Transferred like cattle frni ti4 "a, a. tbs
lsbrf dynasty ksuatirll tits patronage II bth
M n-ii"ua anu STATE 80 Qts, aad lfoia c,s
'Aeic ~ e"Fcri'ofi and tom cnrtahr o. grcscHt
aHitinz ~ Who sra Once int0 one coaiinln 81
,ud rgisisacrary our nti5ss, isst..s ~ h.
~ liied sth trading ofbcs seckefs sad sitsroeys
g. ~ nt@tcfsla ar a. rsau ths lss. - an.
'etefs sfii q sAanss Rom year 30 van ,,,ia IL
ensii'uted Il the anotics -0sklns ts ssf stasrs Il
~ osanify, shd thcfgi'rc, more hkciy - snake
sonest nofninstions fonf nstiinstf 90 thr an =
sana. n excited eoaid BE- nntrsis,a.li q sn4 f,ifb
~ Puhle agcuts, snd, under - 81 safs af aas sf
80 z iatu ts Nith De packers q trs,cnt,fis md
- - tuhicd az the rHff ffsf CO - pfs,ir In H ..r
eif ues 81 patfuuaFof A8u goad scrtistlta ali the
80 % stsfc',s ,es,T ggi', % ~ seisruos ,an.
~ int ~ conVcuiians. and Toy vIi 49, A. ~
ngfe uisriines in NE haads 81 ,.tbsr.
have thus Fifcn ygi, Mfssrs EIittrs an ofHitfs
ths ',fury pan - ksfniihf r,ff.4tsttr,s 49, ..,.
= ~ advsntaFss suuid secession fnar- III this ~
y - - BOY g. i.as a. 80, t.svr nausod 80
~ gsss.s 70 ssr ~ ~ 'e'y ~ , ,,.sa h
htHHff FoisT. N.rrh A. 80 -