Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1857-03-12

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aud uAintainins and asfsn4iaS ~ geea 81 us.es
Of M dene~rasie pAsty In seisetisg Ia ts sss n
fas psrfs, 10 vpsess.s then 10 ih<t ssassssssss.
Ana ar- Butcher haA ceseisisd AIs rsassks.
Nr. BsIier .ovsi hat ysha a. .Tbsasos, Esq- -
allowed % sddsE ,hs l3sssiss Sbs ans-a nisssss,
shiss ne;iSn ISIS aot szrrtr3, rst.i NJ yhs-rs.
Piseed hinssifs Air end ssrass- spss ~ c1ssis-
nssi platform sisW vhiek ~ w~ allowed . Cd
drss III ss>iiag ec ~ AAs sysica.'s
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sfssn go ~ naeiansH pisffsrM." nnbs nsaut
By that isssuass, thst pssjssrsd hat platform %
he platform Of shs R<pshlieas party. or 10 ,e pia,
ssrn Of the Ksov-xsshi.x party, asd ihersf ~ vs-
M iss NJ. Bsehssss thsa, sgrvs 10 nat isiepss-
tates Of he ia.xssgs s5rd ~ M bsssrs he nrsi-
ING. did psss ~ cineinsssi platform 10 the plat
forms Of hesa he ethsr parties and 10 that ssisnl
sadorssi II By voting Tor Iis nsuises
Bxt II ners han that 10 nsaas by afAir ana
square spoa he ciseissssi platform, te,- 10 II b.
mean, shaa aaopsea sas ssasr,.a al ne principles
rsaseaisss asd eeselusieas Of that pistfsrn letter
and wsrd. ''swslio~ing ths whole rsiss washed,
husks and sii.- uhy, IN sch e.ss, nsss ssy
have beea nisssderussa, and asslrs 70 eosrsct ssa
limit ny ressisx - Shove: Ass;s, 20 q Be- sssAas,
hat In endosing he p'Aiesu % he ciseiss.si
eonventiou, brrrtofore rim The ns~tins he'd CO.
asesrd nyssif vitA The Dsnecrsiie party, Iaew.
ay hat meant 10 DO no ssei hing. do not, 10.
regard nyssif eosneesed xith an party, bot freq
and, -su fsyssr rose with any par:y ease;
10 express ny opinions b, seaiins, or writing, .,
rubiiely 20 please and ersn In democratic COZ
ven,ioa, % know soothing BY their eoar,esy, aud
with their leave FIRST ebsained feel perfectly a iib-
ery 10 denoance The caucus fystxn-used By both
parties and thereior 40 party question 10 say
TO both that sssse plan Of pouipaiion oashi 10 be
adopted more rePablieAn than he eaaeas sys,em
used By both and which IL (aeeoraisg 70 Mr.
Du'ehas oPiriOn> Il seeds tie igest neas 10 con-
veniiOns, set b Siasularly sreirss 10 ia selection
--and woul sbow the bssf nrst 10 be var, email
srnesT-ief nssriy the same nsp, are, year amer
year, bfenglt uppsrnosi bv Tie caseus systsu. ana
veea shsy dc shsis ehiidrsa sssn 20 lnbsrit the
'a-s s1esffssasr Thls looks 70 ne good deal like
hereditary deseesi 90 pssss and sxes,i,ses,
Try the 'hai sysisn,' hiriy, and Il win 10 tossa,
thiak, that out Of two huadrsd votes, 20 you will
draw ont tagty, you win and as good men snosr
them a. tbs See or SIR Who, are annually, ana do
ring their Lifetime. Proaoopeed ihro' The ihe eAass.
system the "best uen'-ia ofhsr vOsas-, ID. aar;s.
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Asd Who are tbsss Hbesi ns-,' Who are these
1Arisioif' Jass peep into eoassution aud lock
.: heal OLD bruisers and battered political hacks
in,eupersed With kw pI.abi. gr~esSesc, who.
while thss are iuisisd srouad he Eager o. ,hss.
saasaf srafsasa. Ike ,hs fy en- t.s wIsv. are ,ek-
led a The dast they kick up aad xhe tho her come
10 a. shades aad tools Of thess saesni ssaasnsn--
- usrs ehIskias aad aIlIsg TO :iose The erasis-
Jet se~n 70 have something 70 DO 10 vorLIne he
Dachias as5 sss,l 10 The o-pAio-,lmiassic di.
niiy of-Dslyes - fAs c,ssssfisa. Il q aot siuoe
that saeh hunbpggsfy was done villa, add saeh
hrcss endsdt -hoad hrms-s ssass themselves to d,
thus uiHed via sbf tAs besest or fsw uirs-1ork-
srs. and dealers sad tradsEs IN Oficssfv
Cali u 1hai system OF what yos viIi ny opiaIoa
j, that aslegalss 20 pominats br body Of frse sna
sqsal VOTERS oazhs 10 be drawn cut from .he whale
BODY Of voters % 80 10 give each oas an equal chance
10 nonlnass, %, HAT the ~esrs shoaid be thrown
AoSa, ssS In sair 6rd Of eompe,itiOs, and range
81 sesciisa, he whole people should decide Ssr
Themselves uhe are the -bsst meaS 70 repressat
sssn. Do ne not eow draw sat cur jariss 70 asosS
paoAdRs. ass has Il soI lhs eject WIN esnslsnsu
eA u Too The Sha. sysisas and eoaiiss To pat IL
dowaf Ths Hhai sys'ens sss introduced into the
lsty boa, expressly 10 srsak dowu family eonbina-
uons, and parking Of jsries, aad bribery aad cor
FSPtiSa sad siiqass, and sshsr tnPsssssts to J.s-
nes and % has bad he o6ee,. IL viii have ne sane
saeet IN politics, ssa the wire ~etkers taow d aad
EAR II and iOr ina, reason hey oPposs Il sad al
VITO aver ". disk iFon their noveuents On The
zIth, shsy fss thAt their aAy Is 81 hal.
JOHN A. THOMSON.
sousnis Polas, Harea :, 1881.