Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1860-10-27
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We received on Saturday last from / s7 f |:
in Washington the startling reyelatt$en St5fssi
since: IincoIn's Election has become a ag
forgone conclusion, from the aid the fsefetb
ican rarity has received atthe North fs91nIthe
Bell Donglas parties that barsaifl 3. ! mas !
been entered into between these lIsd sthe
Republican, party to SHIRE the tederaslt st1slees
with them under Iincpln's admlnlsl 1880 4ln 4
consideration of their supporting his! asitAiIne
trat;on nj the Sorth anaiof their aid 50 5eoAIce
the South to remain under Black RepIbg 5can
Rule. INDEPENDENT Hi!
IF the editor of the Independent seYesSSfel
ceived such information from WashiHg*oi.t. -
is alluded to in the above paragraphsiSSt s; sYas
not from any friend, but from some inesrr9g
BILE wag, who, knowing the editors gpltIEEpf|asks
determined to impose upon his credffftN-
Here is paragraph, in which honest zen,
who dare to resist the schemes of thei allStks
nionists of the cotton or Gulf States, ARD a.ser-
sed Of enteringfiuto bargain with theFBkasek
Republican partyto share the Federal Qtieees."
We deeply regret that the conductor s. a
public journal within the limits of Y!rglnfa,
has SO little confidence in those who nlayEaif
fer with him politically, as give circuLtiet4 to
any report as palpably false as the onc:n3d9r
consideration. We regret it, not bec8use!qf
any injury that such assertions can IfosaBy
do the National cause, but because OF theitI
ter rccklessness, the, supreme disregard
truth. which all .snch charges evince!s he
editor must have known, aye, we ventAreItAe
assertion, he did know. when he wftte tic
above article, that he was making ohargge
for which there was no earthly grounds 70
accomplish such an arrangement as the pne
referred to, we precume that it would hfavs
to be done through the several National Cpni-
mittecs at Washington. And who controls
these committees? At the head of the l9ouglas
committee, is MILES TAYLOR, Of Louisiana;
a man whose interests are all with the Soat:l;
man who holds more negroes than a0y siYe.
Breckenridge men in the county of JefSer|pn,
and man who is as loyal and true to III SHE
interests Of the South, as any withia Eher
border at the head Of the Gell committee
is ALEXANDER r. BorXLEn, the ReWesan-
tative from this District. Now. We :Io:n0t
mean to engage in any defence oflA2ex.
Boteler,; we never have supported hin, md.
we never intend to support him wheE ;l4ere.
is Democrat to oppose him, bit we ask The
voters Of this Congressional Dictrict, Demo
Gratis aud Wings, men Of all parties, whether
they believe their representative, chosen: by
such tisny Democrats, us tic editor!pfIthc
Znaeps,lt7ent, would en- Ter into any bssfgnin5
with tip Black EepubIi leans for the Federal
Offices in the South Have they no higher
estimate of his honesty than 70 believe ans SUCH
charge! Itthey have not, We have, though sc
fought Slim every inch Of the road to the high
and honorable position he now occupies, .jatda
expect 20 do SO again isopporsunity iEofo:d-
ed. .CAizcns of Jefferson county, y;p who
feel dscp interest in the preservation ef1 this
Union, =we call upon yob to rsbuke this.bit.erl
spirit q partizanship which accuses icvefy-
thing q unsoundness t hat d;$res to worship at
any otaer shrine than It's own. Il !:
g The South to be sold 10 Md.yodn Bfbz1e5spSof
- the North!1 rs II /
Douglas men, do you hear that? You srel
accused of selling the South. to the Browns
of thofNorth, in supporting sTEPIf5;N !: -
Douo&As Do you NOT kns " the Spirit tat
prompss such charge? We appeal!to your
pride, 10 your manliness, to .our integrity; tt
rebukS Esuch foul fanaticisrt, such arrogant
imperAnence, such downright cfrontay. ! \
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