Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1860-09-13


should often prevail The Law itself reeOg-
nirss ass PO~erful defence against etarg,
GO OF crime, but has it ever yet besu kno-n
10 srrest the sroog arm Of Justice raised 20
dsal punishment upon the mao Who is not
only found associated With convicted erimiu.
ais but lies down aud rises up With them,
whose counsel iniDgles With theirs whose
chosen leader be isl Ii seen arm ia arm
with the wretch Who returns red banded from
murder or stealing FROM tho midnight tryst
where bloody deeds are projected aud crimes
are executed does character, We care not how
sPo'Iss' IN the past it may have been furn-
nhsd a shield IL only aggrar,,e. the Of.
fsnes' bee'uss II connects hypocrisy With in
iqaity. What would have been our opin-
loo Of the tribunal that 90 recentlv sent TO
the gAliows the miserable wreiches Who TO-
vAded our soil sud outraged our citizens, bad
It acquitted Of ell suspicion OF crime some
smooth and plant gentleman whowas found
vita neither pike uor ShArp's ride 10 bis
bands but vho ~As set down 10 the innocent
araDgems nts" OF old BrO~p as the 6rst Presi.
dent under the -Proyisiopal Governmen,1 2,
The question need. no answer, all Of you
have already decided il
But let rs for a moment glance at the
tooe Of the Press the organs Of these dslec,,
able band Of traitors We sball be much
surprised IL We do not 6od between them n
perfect correspondence 10 purpose and wish.
As item Of news ~e have found the state
msoi circulating through the columns ir the
Interest CT Breckenridge and Lane that Of
the ten'y seven papers published 10 South
Carolina, there 70 not one Of them. taking
any part in national politics that does not
spread the Maryland Institute aud Rich>
mond Dag This announcement We fud
without editorial eommen', 10 an extreme
eorner Of our Deighbor the Iad,pea lsnfJ
issue Of Tuesday week. We hope il NAV Be
seen Let Us txsm,ps with what design
these ehivalrie knight. couch their lance in
this contest in that State aud elsewhere1--
BY Nay Of preliminary in that programme Of
1889, year ago, suggested the follo~ing:
- TEat the Legislature Ut the southern stal,.
~ iheh cert mtSNngs, disurcgly declare The right,
OF The Sou h, a. PLAINLY dcGuc,ble igom ne Dr,s
sto,t case, q Companied Win q revolution tb.t
they Will vote Tor no one tor the PRESIDENCY or
Wee Presidency OF Ihs nitrd SaieS who Jo,,
GO, plainly and distinctly ann IN anG support Them
without EVG- eOmmit1iism cocgtrg VI ,ouivnc..
tioH
- Should The CbAfIestou Convenjion tseI,f,
snd siifm these TiFhS. aud nominate candidate,
Tor ne Presiteney and Wee Presidency Who dis.
iiuctly support tbVm thea the southern StA,.uU
supper such ehnditates add shoe. ,hey b elect.
Cd proof val BE- shoford ihat The sough may con.
unue ~ b safety 20 The Confectionery
J. But should thr cana dsle tot The Pfrsit,L.
cy snd Vice P6ssideICy. thBs iaitIy uomta. by
The Cha irstOn CObvcntion be det-Aiea 10 tb.
Presrdeat'ai eircuon ana the Republican or Abs-
iHion party succeed IN electiag thvit ca ndiiatrs
then the BoHibsfb LcgislAtuFrs as soon thrfeatt,r
a. they shall snceessrVeiT IsembIe ivseisef
should iecAll their ScuatoTs apd Rep-s,ehtative,
from The Goggles OF toe UnHsd States an inVils
the coePrfatiOh oi their tisisr Sou hsTn STATES 10
deVis- means Tor their ermmon safety
Boz should ne Charleston Convention re.
fuse 20 deolats And arm the rights OF he Sosth
as dedociole from TIE DrrJ 5cou case, or nonip.
ate CAndiiHits who vii not an I'm aIc .7rport
them, hen let the southern States nominate sud
suppor candidate a. heir go, Plstuiy shd iailh
fully rrh-ctur aod suppn. iing 10 " Tights
SAoEid tts SgEiksTa .Siafc5 sEeeesa ~ ,i,sf.
iHg hcir sseii0Hai candidates, AE5 Homisatsg. 4
eonr'c hrr rtA dscE a. ssFieirsf yronf guz rus
rsss'Sr ef thar 'ai,fy ~ us IAisa
Bus should thr SvutbsTu SiArs fail IN elect
ing their secttDna sdiJaes lbus nominated tb,n
lsi the same coafs- BE- pufsuc5 az ~. been sug.
Ee'tsd 10 case the DrmUctaiic parry Ne de'satrd
~th Candidates standing the figAn OF ths
South. and The Black Republican or Aooiiion
candidates. be elscj-d.
he ssI-cl OF 'sr,s sno~n dirI.os,z "a, 6r,,
10 esrry % Sih Ihsm. y their rIrsme demands
were not FfsnIsd portion d ne D, moofsie parry
Who Soult agree with ih.m Ia their aims ars shich
porto they would A. the proper mouealr mans.
Ter 20 he Soahefn stcsssioni.ts thereby trraior
a'irihg 'hs d'm eracy, thr Only rsrv IN her ..
i@a'i0s that could el-et union candidate Tor
The Pissdsney The Democratic party broken
up or ose Of its important gsEmsul, fused vuh
ne disanienists, 20 a. to give TsspecIabiIiiJ
az 70 nOmbers and appearance the slseiioa Of a
Back Republican, 20 With they thus purpossly
soauibute. gill ihsa be made The pTsieIi Of imme.
dists dissolu'ion. A gent'eman Of some eharse.
lsf va f,eeifsd 70 lead these fused element, go
The bsit was ihroua 70 BfrcEinfidse and never
DID hungry uO0l seize temptation uhh gr,sier
aViduy We copy rom the CamJsn (AIsbams)
Register 70 show shai her are to DO viih him
We ron CD out dag today tor BrsrkinfidFs
anf lane ihe Democratic nominees iut PfSsifrut
and Vies Pfss,dea Of the Uhiief Siates WHARF
uHEarutsEig csHeiEted To- ne last To ysayi "a q
wrnd D. better Tor eli concefned) 90 make frs
~ Eors aGfscf r5vs anseHff Of re teoi6rg s0n1rt5-
iAf ~ UAifet StcssI II Aasrxa anI ihat such
uiii ultimately Be done mere esn be 90 sor, 81
doubt; bot " shouE b. done vih isifasss
and lu'tics 90 every sestion Of NE Uhion 400 b.
hcyinE TIA ns paTig q WAcA Ns 1e5ar - lA< suly
'stabs ~ y cdrfs 80 Ltf rssafsrs and secure 10
ovf aSn section ~ her Tight ve iaJsud 10 hatus
ior 10 pfBeipiss 10 the iuiiess sIlsh q sbii-
hy"
hEsin RON he Mohfgonsry (Alabsms) Msil,
Brsctinridgs Dsmoc-sii Journal.
THs Wa 20 DpsoLvs rHr USios R Afss
Pfesl1caual ttekss sRainst Liteutn thsfrby civ.
tnr Lincolu he 30 chance iof en- cleo ira Al
lrr Linc0ia D. elected ssms Sluthrfn romnuui-
lee most of them. perhsps-.uui fsfBse -a lei
Doanaaief app5inIei un4sr ht. A4miasfsIio
lsss pottrssioa Of ne once Tbsn ~ dated
States avhofiies sii' ~ DOL sfposfd 10 f1fsr,sfts
ar Thsn ne Uaisd saIss authofiirs viii
sithtr ~ 500 dsga - lh-y oil shoot s0metsfY
d"Erf Ihfn Inc people 20 he suumGonT Oil
fite % sssinst he Uoitsd Ssiss Gevsfnmrnt,
aat si.i - susiaiost BY nrtrhhaf.ns eommunitiss,
Sail ..st Edf. a4u 1n ifi tr-iir tri-ts-sf ssfsi-
epri - i4sa ~ q tifras y toss 80 esr-aTsf
les. 10 zoe gisa i' bftre lhts ssaFtusi ststs
~ adfirs afeut ras a. tetsf ~ ~ sesti arsis
Lfsrffr n ou flhf ftFh fun 5uf rrr Hfsef arf
De- Ih turtri hf ruf .rir ne r.rHfsf h1r in fa.
Vrf OF sou'ssru sqrh.tr Boz ihs uoi1a urfqlis1-
-s.'f oppressed. iaat iiets BE- Bfcrsiaf't gr ant
Lace