Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1860-07-26
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Les DO importer Of BsEcENnpsK IN all
tue south dare ever ssGln TO wbi.p.r sword
.ea'ns' me 'oaadoess, rsliab liiJ aud patriot
''n OF Ep-AHD Evpsrrr-for BE.o.,.
''ooE himself has most fully thorough aAd
uiumphanily endorsed him
We have before q. the speech Of Joy- G.
BEckisEipSs, delivered 10 tho Hall Of N.
hen'uehy Hvuse d Representatives. .,
Frankfort, Dsesnbsr 2Ist, Is59-,iu month,
ago-by Invitation Of the Democrats L.si..
lAiurs Of bis State. Ansr bosstips Of III.
'oaHdhe's 0fibs Northern Demoer.ey es ,h.
slavery question, Mr. BRtcKiSRIDoE add.
There 70 another element at The Nsr,h.
not large. but NOBLE ASp rRrE IL consists
OF the 'eAitsrvd oobOrs Of ibs cid WAiS
party Of men Ike Ey ETT, Choat..
aod their ,ociaies, whose coSsIHVArisx.
cuLrvEE aud rarHIoTss EEsELLEp As.issr
rus EErrhLieIS ALLIANCES Beside. ths,..
there a's msny thousAuds In tbs Nostksrs
States teho 'cifo~ aItsHd a.. ysliI sua vhoss
voices have not been heard anids< the slamor.
that surround them. To all these Ist ~
appeal, let Us solsmnly dsmasd . general
r,Tolt OF The virtue aud lo,aty Of The eoun>
'rrJ against the peruioious principles ihas
thisA'en its safety, sHd when ell the fcrcss
ntsyed IN their proper ranks, ue sbali -
Aoio 10 zee VIA, remains 10 hope or fosF,".
There are BETcNiSRipeE's ovu vo,d..
ts'tifJing th'tEvEnErr iss"uobl. aud Gas'
patriot, whose Conservation rsbsIlsd agsins,
the Republican SlIiIneeF' And Js, SoHs ei
BHrcKmRrroEs whipPer,.pIpper, sinpIs
t"niAu supporters in the South, arss-s.risr
that EVERErr Is an AbOlitiouist, uuuo.thJ
Of the eountsnanss aud support Of soush.
srn meni
Keep BErcKIsRIDoE's sndSn,msut st
EvEEErT before the people i-RkA Nag.
RECULAK sOaIsATIoN.
Tbs Journal Of Commsrvs eOa,suas Iha.
90 rrgi,ia' nominatiO0s for the Pr.sidensJ
and Vice Presidency have bosa made bJ sA .
Democratic party, aud that nsu bers sfthaA
party are q, Liberty to vote ls they please
Alter reVis-iug the circumstances usdsr,
Which the nominations were made, the JsAr.
aAl says
What 10 the deduction from tAiS state OF
tAsIs} Simply. that The slsctoss hAvs .
clear held, Grd are free TO exercise their
judgment aud their preferences, uithosf ssy
fear Of party discipline or party drill beGors
their eyes. They cannot b. teld that 10
choosing one OF the other OF the too caudi-
dates, they are violating party usAgss, ero
parting from The tue party faith.
We do not anticipate aay Attenpt, Ia any
quarter, 10 subject Democrats 90 Discipline
Tor an indspsu dsnA az ion on Presidential
questions The idea .li be too absaId
tor serious contemplation and we're We psi,
Yates IN the Democratic ranks We should re-
specifu,iy declare our indepsnden % ou this
question Aad claim the right q exercising
our free Judgment IN the sbsesee of Hpy ap-
Pliea,iou 4 The strict rulss Of partisan rsgu-
larity bJ the C0nTeatiOps then selves.
nJ-Ths WGrreDtoO az. though it fAV0Fs
"a lDsut electoral ticket 10 secure abe vote Of
the Ststs lor the psmOefsey takes decided
ground feE Bfeek ayiigs abd Lane aud re-
pud'Aie' the idea Of Douglas being the reg
nlaT nominee
This Is very Winniug usy Of getting the
DoSglAS men to porA Gsdly 10 The traces
Dosglas us' pOu mated a, Baltimore BY is3,
mote than two.thirds of all Who rsmsiAsd.
The Sseedsrs, Io5 10 number, al Sou.hsra
except siEtesn, Aad hirtssa Of ihsss oesss-
holders aDd yet they claim tbst theirs uss
Ies National ConVsntios, ssd tssaE saDai.
date the Na,ional nOuisss
The Charleston Merssry claims gs.ehst-.
'idge aud Lane As h Bolissss Ot IhS SoufA.
'rR Convention at RishROSd Sn1 ssts dosa
thsi' nowiua,.on at Baltimore as "siSkslss
coincidence .
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