Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1859-05-05
FAULkxsa LaupArIoN.


"ltis universally concsted hat no representative
ever Srnt ifon this cisfict n The House ~ Re.
pfesenisiiNes who discharged hts dnties With ihe
zeal, tteltN and ahtiV Suh uhich Mr. fSuiE-
hef hss tcsu peculiarly disisg ai,hcd tur,ns th-
long lime that he has bsch hoGoIrd - the people
Ut ibis pisuict
Surely none So reekIesss. &c bring ehsrE,. ct
tbs character sgaiasG h,m
The above preciou, morsel, is taken f.o,n
the leader Of last weeks spirit Who is
its authorl Wecannoi snwer the que stion.
but 1t certainly has some Of the ear.marks
Of the notorious letter from Harpcrs>Ferry,
IN the hsp6''eriftag u Nr. fsHitHsJ. 40
which Mr. Faulkner was laudea to tb. skies
and bis then opponent, the justly esteemed
aud deeply lsmentei Bedipcor vas branded
With the mark Of nc Beast" I, matters
not however, who is the author. 1t is =
democratic par'y-papers advocacy Of the
claims Of tho nominee Of The Winchester
Convention aud i, such We ask the friends
Of VIM Lucas, Henry Beiinger, aud Judge
Parker to bestow more than n raising
glance upon it.
We may be, in the estimation Of the Spirit.
very reckless but we do charge that Mr.
Faulkner has net, during the long term Of
his public service, discharged the dates Of
nis oihciai fcsiilon. sitb more ssal. :sl.fy
aud ability than either Of his prcdsecssorA-
His very first essay in his congressional
career was a b,trsydi II tdih TO the PARTY
that first put him into power II, was
elected ty the Whig party, aud be Sas re-
creant TO all the obligations due by him 10
his electors and be nov glo,i,s in ,hos,
acts of he which proved hi. want Of f !eli.
IT, Did ether Lucas, Bcd,uger or Parker
ever turn traitor to the party 10 which they
owed aliesiaucc' Their public life gives a
positive negative to the question Neither
was ever suspected Of even a squirting to.
wards any other than the democratic PARTY
Ia what has Mr. FsulknerezLibi;cIs such
-'1I as has peculiarly distinguished him
above an beyond bis predecessor, Ger
tainly not in due, diligert and unremit ing
attention to the public business We al
nit that be has been more .eqLsas ia tho
various trick, b. which politicians cxpec,
to procure AID retain office lie la, dis.
tributed more garden seeds las frauked
more congressional documents has written
AID spoke more Tor Charles james Faulkner
than any other man Ia this. or any Other
District. 1t was tremendous ,,hew a
zeal, when be wrote tie letter from Hsrr.rs
Ferry, TO which we have alluacd-a letter
which should live to .ell against him for all
time TO come. Aud there was great mani.
tstation Of zeal by him when be denounced
our institution Of slavery in the mo,, damn.
ing terms OF which the English language
vas capable " furnishing. Neither of Li,
predecessors ever .Lewci any goal # this
character In such a, thi, MrFault,,,
1t II true, has been PseaitUiya s,iaaut. a
81 during the long time ta.t he ha. bean
honOred By the people Of this dis,ri,, - and
may Heaven grant that TIL, di.fr.e, ,b,u
never again furnish q member Of C,,r,,.s
who could so 'Ie:aiayiy Gisnrgai,A' him.
self
We 90 not deny tia, Mr. Faulkner !, a
man Of ability of certain scrt bu, We
do not believe that be posses, more ability,
OF tie night stamp, tan uun bers of Other
men lvicg IN our midst aud be has DO,
shown more ability Is a member Of Co,-
gross than either Lucas, Parker or b .diarer
did while they represented our people.
Do the friends and admirers 0. our for.
mer representatives Intend 10 endorse tho
SPirH'' charge Of their universally con
ceded' iJ0i0Ji'y 10 Faulkner 10 tLey
intend, by yo'ing f'r Faulkner, to adnittl.a a,
be was pcHliaT y distinguished in -elL 6l}t
~ and a5iry over Lucas. or Parker. or
Bediuger