Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1882-08-12
LETTER FROM MIDDLEWAl.
MrnnlenAr. July 81. 1sse.

MIpDLEwAY, July 81, 1SS2.
EDs. FrCE Pass. The great farce has been
plaved.-tic tremendous Mas Meeting, NUM-
herip- - or 100 persons including the Bolivar
Band appointed by the bosses of democracy,
was held as per appointment, and the PEOPLE
OF Jefferson COuuN-that county which bears
the name Of the founder and great apostle ~
the democratic pcrty,-have been humiliatcd,
their intelligence insulted, aud their rights
trodlcn under foot By one of the most fragrant
acts OF injustice that has ever been imposed
upon q free end intelligent people; an act
which. for brazen ctrontery and cheeky aUdac-
ity, Out-CamcrouS Cameron, and would make
John Kelly, the Grand Sachem of Iammany,
blush, while thc feelings of the fIlowers of
jefferson arc outraged by pandcring politicians
and chronic Oihcc-scekers ShadCsOt Jefferson,
defeYdUS. Have we, then, fallen So low nthe
scale % mauho1d as 10 comprOmitthe memory
of him Who did so much for the party or sur
render these principles which he SO much cher
i,hed and which have been secured to us and
had their inception with the formation OF the
party. 40 the behest of these trimmers OF the
dicjation Ct that part Of an Over-reaching and
prcsumptuouS Committee that incubSted that
c.s OF iniQuitv which sets the viii of the peO-
pie 40 defiance. and sacrifices principles for
mcni How this intol,crant action OF this die
|tatorial clan, mot Executive Committee, l. re-
ccivcd i'm Othcr sections of the County | know
ANN. NNtl lNAA go INNflNNN AiAAA NtifAAN. NANs NNA
phati, condemnation Sc so richly deserves, for
the people dc;cct in u a PICKLES. disregard for
principles pm thc part a. these vould-be-dicta-
tors which. If not checked, Will in times Ike
these result in danger % them. and viii eventu-
ally lead Co the final destruction of the party.
But why Is "a proceeding of this Kind adCptet
at thistimc2 ami why are these cncrcachment,
made upon the rights ot the precincts and the
vl.crs of the D-ccircts2 Are they no longer 20
H.r-r.r.N rr.N cha frNIAf 4nl frnfr RIGHTS ia Ir
iguorcl3 or WAS Mr.. Lucas case grown Sode>-
perafc THAI ho-s.>W ard ticScrv must be re.
sorted to to insure him 5s1ld delegation
Now. one OF these two reasons must be accept
cd as the cause. II the first. then, indeed, has
that grand ola party which h1S hitherto boast
cd of It's virtue and purity been reduced % q
low state ST morals; audit would add but little
90 tae honoranl dignity Of a much less discin-
guishC3 man than THE Hon. u. Il Lucas o rep
resent u constituency SD irresponsible so dcsra-
deed auJ SD fallen. n tr Tine second, thtu the
dictatoy.al action oitii~ arrogant % cpnccitci
clun;ttc. ~h,1il De resisted. and the people,
Ike tEc rr,l. iria Who laid the foundation oI
tLc party OF which they are mcmher >huHil
insist upon thcir rights, and swear upon the al
tar of Gllc-.-lIi hostility Co every form OF ~
r1ury over rrc uint OF iaaU, and though Mr.
Lucas ,lo.Ii Doe now and forever defeated
Whlt uay harpcu 90 individuals is "t httie
consequence hIt the iuJiicnab.c rights of the
people. aud tae clear principles and provisions
20 thc democrats, party are too sacred 20 ht
ruup'-i u.nl or blr,crcl away under amy
cir.3H stances r.; those WAC are charged N'ti
tA,.- protection. iel,, ot az su0cil Tire people
100 un,-r t.r-,c rt~,~ tAc psrpc.uify o.. orr ire.
institutions. all with whom resides tht rlshl
o. p--~cH. the manner ia which they vii
c4ua-e ta.ir agents. Doe E,ll I@U..tlc-s 30 thcs
shrink from lWr cNc-cl~- utt..lr doty 40 nru
..Hfius tH..rr'-At- aud irufctiluS l'' n~t