Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1858-12-16
HEAVY READING.

Our country exchanges are certainly en-.
".ed 70 our compassion, still staggering,
~ they are. under the President. Message
aud accompany ing documents The ,m,Ier
'hcets publish two or three column. Mt ,
time, With TO be continued ATTACHED
ihe ~eekiie' expect TO 6Gi.h up by atog,
the ith Of March next.
The effect Of readiny-or ,,,b., 10
attempt TO reai,-the Message in 81.
House Of Representatives, va. ,.,b,,
curious. The Clerk bad 10 sooner ,,,ic,I,
ted, Fellow Citizens Of the S.p.,. ,nJ
House OF Representatives" than n,nh,,.
began to scatter like sheep, and soon ,l,,,a
proportion Of the seats we're vacated An
the wsiie the reading vas going on. member
after member would step ou;. forp.t,;,g 10
come back and, BY the time the bopd.1ou.
document was disposed Of properly, . ma
lof'tJ oi those Who beroically renamed ,.,,
10 TIE same state ~ the King Il S~edeur,,
unen Mszrppa was telling him the story ~
MS adventures, that is to saw. ,sl.., .
Nv. Y Erpr,n
fortunately, for the reader, be eau jump
over the first column aud half ,bou, Kan
sas' Tor he will see at the first glance th,tit
Is an old song, ~ithout tie benefit Of ,.x
tune As to Utah, every body knew lon,
ago 'na' an army Wa sent there at a very
heavy expense, aud that Mormon p,u.J
Name had Previously advised hi, friend
Brigham Young, 10, to rouse Uue,o San.
iTe,s since lie would certainly be well uhi,,.a
pood lat jobs acre secured TO contractor,
anu these disintcFested gentlemen will l..
good Democrats tbs remainder of,h,i, Ev,,
they ard their sons aud grandson. and
oil the generations Jet 20 spring from their
wellfed loius.
II" interesting enough to hear something
ABOUT China and Japan, aud ,hi. f,e, b,.
doubtless been read by all the lover, Of
souehong and Ooloug, aud by the ,duire,,
Of Japan ware.
what IS said abOu. England aud the
Clayton Bulwer treaty has been said a. ~
ten By the Congressional spou,er. ,h,,k.,.
also 'here may be skip aud jump
The idea that Spain is to be made Good.
n'tured enough to sell Cuba. IL werilI only
pay couple Of Spanish slave ,peeul,,o,.
The amount Of their venture upon the
Amis'ad negroes, is so absolutely funny and
puer'Ie as to be passed over with . I,uyL
half made up OF contempt
What is said about q free t,,r.;,
Contra! America, from tie Atlantic to III.
f'c'nc' Is the first sensible thing thu, f,r 10
the Message. There 10 common sense and
natural right involved 10 il, Evetv land,
holder ia entitled to a road to mill through
DIS ne;ghbors lands and if be can, ge,,b.,
peaeeabiy be must fgl. for il
in regard to the proteciorate over . mar,
Oh "ei'eo' that has little Of the logic in
II which the wolf when be want. 10 a.,
the lamb. Mexico is distracted and !,
trouble now-tbe stream 6>Iop u, !, mud.
aied-A aud as our people Gnd tie Indian.
h''ie troublesome when they want TO re,
gold from Sonora, Why, TO lie sure, We mus,
help ourselves to wba, wo want aud then
charge the roor helples. grea.er. for heat.
i'g the poker Annexation will follow =.
matter OF course, aud field will be opened
Tor our hosts Of great men who wan, Z, J..
senators aud representative, Judge, and
governors, Sc
"hen the Presidsnt comes 20 ,,Jk ~
money matters, the publ. debt. and N.
means Of meeting ordinary aud eItra,rI;.
0A'y eIPen'e',be 'boWs b. skin 10 CLOSING
over matters, and consoles US with the ;Js,
VI" botsitbsianding. the programme q
opening the transit route aud "p,,,.ct;-,u
parts OF MEXICO will take hundred niIlian,
Of dollars and the fac, tba, ne already owe
some NIFTY or sixty millions, Ne can get along
upon small increase Of the du,,., mon
imports But a. the President her. L.s;,,
to exhibit something like .tstesm,o.hi, -
adopting the old Wig doctrine Of .p.ei6.
duties ADD protection to home mapuf.s,.,..
We feet bound TO give our approval. aud 10
express The hope that be will Dot sutF-, ri.
views to be ,husued by Secretary Goth
"ho hVor' the idea ibat, ia spi,e o. o..
peri'hes the eouutry mu,t plod on IN uutil
'"odbe's rather than surrender a G,y,t,t.
theory
The endorsement Of the view, of III. Sec
rei'ries Of War aud Nsvy. in ,g,,d A., :,
'''f'''s Of our means Of dsfsac. i,vsfy veil.
s'P''''i'J " 80 are sbopt to asbt P.rsgu,,
and 'II creation, but hos moo y $50
raised fo' the srmy sad navy. ultb tb. pres.
ideH' pulling one Wy, sod bi. sscre.V
o'her' [" y no means plsia 70 ordip.,,
"ori'l'' Bat let eli such uait add .,e. f.
der.