Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1860-10-18
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rts i,s,onins ssr,iraaly .rssle. ssuh NC a..a IN
s.e S''''rN , ia'ss b, ~ shss,i 10 esd AI t.n,lcr.
III - even, SrssfiAg NAN ~ The votuirr. n 1.lnts
'i tie "ny safe and .vs-ihl- cur, cor tiri.ts Who
''Se heir country nasty than Parry.
Fellow citizens for VIC arc vet f;,llow-ci,ircn.
% sYurscp fVrntry,-l will fr,ely admit that
do MT urI,c any reasons founded ON the indiyi.
dual "'sr'is Of thrsc men, OF the ,i.-.ev,s u the
other candidates The question is too important,
The eusis to your eoantrys veal too imminent.
10 waste time upon man-worship. Pri.ciplss,
""f s'ss, should b. hswstrhworfu Or tnescrnnr-.
You have sdshtitc know ~bo a-ss,n... IN.
right to afdrvss YOU in solemn terms Of warning
aud admoni'ion Iprooccd. on nay honor. TO tell
YOU am an c'd man I have lived ,rn.icr the
Presidency nf all our President. bot Gen. Wash
tom never held. nor sc-sh, tn hold. A r,or,ical
otiice, and of coure never recei,s -i for such in
salary per dicln. or perqui-tes. directly or i'd
rr'Iy' one cunt Of thc pul,lic uot.-y. Stale or
f~'-rai' and think nc,ur will. ~: I always
pad ny taxes i Dever was inside the Prvsi-
dent HouSc' Yet never failed TO vote Cor Prv-
r'deni since the days Of Mr.. Mpnroe, though
never asked a man to vote for nae Tor any Office
and never intend u. I have made nv living
10y my own labor; am n hrisban,l. n father. n
grnDdiathcr, - msstsr Of slaves. This NAV ss,.n
20 IOu TO h. impe rtiRnt. but do not so intsnd
II; IL Is true. AMI you .e "a right TO know IL. as
would Ia inPCrtlncnt % sddFyss yon under my
name.
With these preliminary remarks, Ibcs. n. one
embarked with YOU NIL in the same ship Of State
to tell YOU why think The good ship is in dan.
ger and how the hands may right her and gave
her from laundering. do not think arm nm
Hlarus'st' ior have lived long enough to know
that i-s- Government. must have fro, discussion
and action, anal turbulence and political trouble
arr oar lot But there is danger nor.
have set out to give you few plain rvasons
why YOU should vote Tor Bell and Everett
begin by trying 10 show YOU why you'shouid nos
vote for the other candidates, and IL show that
the logical rVsult viii dispense with the u,SI or
affirmative proof eu'os;y or persuasive argument
/ in their favor.
lioa should Sor rOscg Nc. Lssoo'. no, bccausc be
may not Dec indiN tbl slly Iuncst capable man. hut
because he l.. apd canngt help from being the rrprr
sentative ~ geographical serIus, and canro, ~, the
Precedent ofthc Eoie cuunt, " he clcctv ior the
snt'cm nicn haze vNed that they ri Hnt s,rte al
fT lam 80 thai Jet him be Impartial a. Rhalnan
thus, Ni,c Washington brave A. Jackson n
rriri'tr rs any and all or great men who ever
lived. he viii hAleto nc the President oI scograph
cal party. lie cannDi he u safe Chief Magistrate NJ
thc Rcpubc, because, IL he carries the pror lc,
| upon Which be Is nominated and supported nc INNS,
against southern Interest," SJutlier k.Iins. AMI
s'dhern policy and he docs no. bis party viii for.
sake him. and he viii have ma sut.,.,rt "a carr, an,
any measure. orro;ry,
| :. You should NJ cots for N.. Dosylns because he
has not the 81. pot any esScs1.i party He cannot
De etcrie0 AMI Ls kaosrs aId the eicrt Of hs o..
i've I'D powerful cfurt,. now making through the
Country Is only Co defeat his rival Mr. Rrcrkinrdrc
who has ahead of hlia On the Presidential racr
uos With asy reasonable ar rcJnuteIy probable hope
81 succeeding bm,glf. Bat observe, " he prevent.
Mr. Iire,knndc election by the people he may throw
the contest Ia tbs House ct Coiuyrr- and pray YOU
think seriously, my cYuutrymen. nT what NAV bc tn,
resui ufuuTng 10 ths irc-cu, lIua,. - Representa-.
! i've the sericIncpt az such que-;iou when they
must rns iu,o the undertaking tie ,mhiitcrt,f rsr.
I fi,au feelings ~ such body ~ speu, weeks and
weeks 81 angry cnn'licf the election az SPEAKER
Remember the two o, other In uur ar,laI. of
this fearful appeal In tha conflict between burr sud
I Jci;rTsV9, which crushsd Burr and cxAspcrued the
/ FedcEli.ts go the madness 81 factious opposition
and ie contest between Adams and Jackson. thar ir
1
Henry Clay The old ship. brsides had ma been
rasksd and OOscoed In her timbers and Torn In her
t0PhAmPer - she has been since. Frends aud coan-
tymen do think she eOpid stand the st-Ea OF snch
another gale Drotbcrs let run her into tsrt and
I overhaul her before We put her % the trail
5fou ought aot 20 sotsTor BrsekisSitgs Tor rrassn
kindrcd 20 the why yoa shoud not yuse for I1u.
esla. that bc guDd rca~,a the same applies here
Tie may lr AID dare say Is, an Intelligent capable
"
I~atio'e' hshi0ncd, gentleman, and lac may he no
disurDuist but he. too t. the representative af
paH' tand Ino,i violent party. many of thcm) " DO
make n" srUres To say that they viii divide our
blessed Unltsi States ~ Lincoln l. elected do not
say TINT majority % his Supporters would Do H. or
Try 10 p it bui sny. ami you kBoW u. that many
do LAY ii ASH puro-r 10, d the moderate might
hot lie able foprvvrnfu afd D. hiHtsslf understand
hGs rs'-i ~ "fy fiGt 10 ,~o,d soi dJrosc ~ a. Ia
surh acuntuEcncv p,t bccsusc De would Jia ri with
the'' excited men PERHAPS but bccsu-s he may krO
that 10 be were t. rcpudatc this fearful threat be
Wonii in'c - much supfrt ia tho South voaid in.
e,itnbiy defeat him. Ani Whist d.cs thi, show Thai
he ton l. The representative ia seionai party that
Mud 81 Pary thar 0ur father, Washington arrsnv
and IoTCwa rDcd ~ Nuad u any tins rouil ruin M
great aud united naiion. And even NJ the Uniun
sguld .tagEyr thrnu ~ the co7tftirt ni MT be d.
solved ~ thcsc dreadful scciionai conflicts. ~oaH t
not ~ ~ disio~ite'I rrr, aud vcakcnc,I thar the
next blow might hnisi ~ ~ all events lcAfet o.
you ~ say whether o ,lecti0n ~ any ~ them would
end The strie anil n,t crp-tuaie fuT.n this a.glc..
ahstfA~i and tistrsetiDg hegro gHayTe
have tried 90 asud az harsincs- ~ expression
and have done - br-huse ha,t ~ fceHnF. ~
harshrrs, IN me fcei too solemn ,sr parry sysfs 30
senou.iy alarmed fOr nv cuuatrv b. entertain anv
eIRotiou Tic anger. Io'uld, think, aHtc = volume
upon ~ nadHcss ~ tii- ,Hsuutpu spirit. roud
srcak almost &c prnphei IN JJrtrsyIng the co,rt
ton ~ Tie slave STATES uuirr the rursr - division
cvi WIZ don1etie tnIsir dirort taxsfon lc.saaissi
towns farnis. h,aBe-. hiis-i, .usefs sud burning
crop and thc n'od 81 arry Eluat.ri.u nat uouli
iour 81 0uf aui shsu tie ,irng gate, - ths COO
.tiut.nu vrfs broken dovn.
Vision. ~ .urr4a. .i1rs ms srhinf astfs
ni'uii hrr"rs, Ifg-s n'f u. my -ult
Tho ouit other thirz That 90 can b. o. oaiy rafr
th'Hr fiat vc muy &c. b o. rofs ~ rra who rene
ruf atb ,tbcr ffurli-r r1 Other ia.ft. 30 ,shrr
riafrni. ~ other fufIs-. bot stem ifls hsnror
"s ilueni o. Isi-i tbis Icarnil .Iirt ~ ii.,or ai
'''iunai strife ahn epuicad aguasi uanc ~ ttc.-
la'fs. Zoe reet 70 o.l,sste ias sal anf tris l.eu
fh' f-iffofe it a - .-fey are tsf,o,s suaag
h'sni ga TAesu candidates all. lsThaps have 80
al1H itrm, POI fliry sa1Crri - 30 BE- o.. besTfr.
a. ens's require desperate rrmcdr.. They aast
take ihc hu7ien rhccrfaiiv. w0rk thrrurh f anil u
thei 't' C1untry h'ess.ng riH be ticirs = saved
flTuliir VII nsc no ani call nlrm blrss.f