Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1861-01-25

I|To Y0TERS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY.
FRLIow eIrIzENs = Through mo- agency
/ 81 mine, and much against my wishes and
PERSONAL con- enisnc my name has been pre-
i SCENTED as a Candidate TO represent you in the
ssonFention Of Virginia, 70 be convened on
& The 9th of next month And ia view of the
n fact that "a. that body wi be- committed m
3 a eat DEGREES as well be honor as the vital
sinterest Of the Gommonw altfof rginia, and
) upon Its deli hefa tons may depend the integg-
J gity of the Union; 1t becomes eninently proper
should the opinions and ssllti-
tHnents oil sk.sass who ask yotr Suffrage for so
! important q post This prop 70 o91riefy
:sbut. clearly, and with perfect franlness; in
!; order that YOU may Judge for yourselves.
HERR my views are sufficiently coineident
with yours, to entitle me to your support or
1 not. e 3.
First as to the right of Secession, II do
mot, and never have believed, IN the right of
"a State I'd separate itself from the Onion at
It's own will and pleasure, and simply because.
Eeither impelled by passion or prompt by sup-
II On the contrary, with Difference to the
opinions Of those who hold otherwise I regard
! such a pretention as absurd, for tile plain
I reason, that the Federal Gonstitrtfon is a
|. compact between the States, and State no
4 more than an Individual, after entering into
a solemn compact. can have right. to vio-
late it at will and pleasure i hold on the
E:other hand, however, as equally clear and
i undisputable, thatfor good cause, the States
/ as independent Soyereignties, have the right
/ to sever this connection, dfeg deem it cape
+ iielU so 10 do.
t 1t is nv deliberate conviction, that as to
l virginia ana inc otner ooutnefn STATES Such
good cause does exist, SO that II deemed by
them Jpulclous TO taEe SO important STEP
they nave clear rlgnt TO 40 So ana because
we are the aggrlcVea Part;es' ana tne free
1ta1eS having Elo'aseu me covenant are
the ug6FFsSoTs' tney nave no ri5n1 10 COM
pam hilcn less 70 MAKE war upon Us lor eA-
cFc 1s ms [lg .1.
bu1 peyon9 tnls mes lar more '!ilPot!"nt
pueSSioH e. Au"!It1hS tue i'suE 10 ~
I 10: 'le 9'a'e OF lrslilla 10 eNeIclZe II 10
'niS 'oiGI"1l anu N'0''U 40 NY
nov nov as | nave eyer ans"eiep' NJ: ~ noU
"l''1 ets1J ca oo 1S W.
nono' 't,i U'Gnny VI o%t peioHe0 o-o III,
"'o'' "e''l'N' anu "!ii0n se9 11''sot"NiI
PfoH'tSe % success, Is el>l"un'S5lt ~ itoNe''U
SUI q itsl'l' ~ eo ny e - '.tS'
,Cilo" u'VuGuSu so'no " Juu NV
Scen ia.sely tolo !ne contrary e:.a! Solar
IRON Dei" Z oecGSstlisU i'el 80 40 - 70 'e!"'-
eo-o:''' - as uLuels'ano, one usSts:nS
Secession as d mater u cIoIce =? iL'l,,s
man N%t' o.. 2oGYi e.'ei - 's nes'iI
n'o.e ioy'l :: ~ .,io - 90 Gui
AN iiieo ~ "lu ~ ~
.naLi ~ anu noS VIZ san;foos "lla,. ~
mas M'la'cse! honola9ie sHo. .nCt' my Do
IequIreo 10 MAINTAIN anu PsesetIG II. pu. %
~ oiion VI ins'o wy usI"SlH anu
reunion such as el'hS[ now cA : " as |
Nci'iy pc'ccEe 10 S"us"' ~ w ~ 'o'oN Upo''
u.s. 50 lar ltoln yiq!u,iis ~ any VI NY !!oP-
erty OF any FSsehsiot f'SueS ~ az "
sentiment nave Dcen snocAec 70 ueTr OF
tnlnN am ioS hist u. III S"J1ns | "o"iu
sooner lay 4 l, my 2, lliei ........,.-,,-
IN a 9flel caro- IKE tnl' II Is IN ptsc'l'tple
to elaborate my views on GneSe questonS
more iuiy: ana l, pass from thlS part OF me
suojccS' Will 'ue si!1l2lo ie I0r m y1ia1' II
elected one OF your oeie56ates' sna!i eh'er
the Gon E WIN an earnest qeSlFe ana
an none s.. purpose 70 lene my nunDle enorts'
ana coful;d cooperation 10 whateVer pans
projects or expedients, not designed for the
purpose, or tending to dangerous delays
which !5n"y come under consideration, for
preserving and restoring TO Its or1glnaltnteg-
ritz AMI sanctty that umon OF our fathers
which "a days past has beeh $50 tu;l OF glory
and so topious lnlts blessings But II this
cannotEbe done, l shall be ready, with the
.subs3qpant sanction OF vote OF the people,
if this fcourse shall be adopted, promptly,
firmly end declslyeiy to throw the noble old
Comm39fhwealth back upon her clearly reserV-
ed rights, and take my tull share OF the re-
sPonSihsllty OF saying to our Northern per-
secutots, ''if this be treason make the most
of it"i7 .,,,.
ButiF'watchman what OF the night IN
other words, you may desire to know my
views b to the PosPects, and the best mode
iof preserving, or rather restoring the Union
| Qor tits already broken up by the secession
| of seyesal of the Southern StatesO and par