Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-07-09

tioc CraHendefe's speech.
'In 10 case can permit myself to be the can
dldate Of any party, CT yield myself to party
schemes. p Letter 10 James w. Iaglor
Il have ne private purposes to accomplish
10 party projects to build up--no enemies to
plu,in.lsh-1notilng to serve but my couutry-E1 LIST
dilisoa letter
I'll elected to the Presidency he will moi be
the tool of party-he will be the President of the
people--IIE HAS NO ENEMIES TO PUNISH. NO
FRIENDS TO BEwARD.''-[Speech of Dir. Clayfo1
$50 Tar as ii is possible to be informed, shall
make honesty, capacity, and fidelity indispens-
Bile prerequisites for the bostoWal of office and
the absence OF either of these qualities shall be
deemed sufficient cause for al"-Generai
Iaylor,s haueurQl
No Wing can lay his hand on his breast and
honestly and truly say that the mldness with
which 1t was stated Gen. Taylor would admins
ter the Governnlent--the midness with which
removals would be made, and then only for cause,
formed one great element which led to the sue
cess OF the ''llo-party" Wing party in the late
Presidential election. But few short months
have elapsed since Gen. Taylor declared, a
shaH make honesty, capacity and fidelity, indis-
pensiblc prerequisites to the bestownlent Of Of
fee; and Tie absence Of either of these Qualities
shall be deemed sufficient cause of removal1'
We wish the reader 10 mark the language quo
ted II he ABSENCE Of either Of these Qualities"
that Is, honesty capacity, defitg 3wi1l be deem
ed sufficient cause of reInoyal'-and ought so 10
be-bpt has Gen. Taylor and his Cabinet fulfill
ed this his own declaration--the language of his
own llps-utlered in the face Of IL hundred thou
| sand npor1o II,e lr, ,,,,4 C.1
i'Hos. NELSON, the CUSTOM House officer at
RICHMOND, was honest, capable and faithful-he
was the worthy son OF a worthy sire, Who in the
days of the Revolution, spent princely fortune
| III the cause of freedom, and in sight of York
town, turned the cannon against his own elegant
mansion, and battered it 10 The ground, because
1t was filed with armed rebels-TAomas Mel
son, the son OF a Revolutionary patriot Isl sent a.
drift By IN administration which had no enc
mics to punish In what had Mr. Nelson Of
Tended 1t istrne the Richmond Wing named
cllarges-an investigation was demanded BY a
son OF Mr.. Nelson, and report dated the I'd of
5uly (last Aloniay,) and signed by tarelre of the
most respectable Wing citizens of Richmond, de-
clare Mr. N not only to be free from blame, but
and courteous officer" Why then was he reno
we'd? Aaswer--because he was Democrat.
Col GEORGE w. THOMPSON, the Prosecuting
Attorney for the U. S. Court, for the Western
District OF Virginia Why was ne removed
Was he not honest, capable ana faithful? He
had been in office but little over twelve
month-he did not NEEDLE with politics, but he
OF staunton and of the entire District, by .he ur-
banity OF his manners. Why was he removed.
and brawling Wing Of mediocre talent substitu-
ted in his stead? En- passdnt-Did not Gen Tay-
Tor treat the Stanton Bar with little andieqity
in passing over the claims OF some members of
the profession in this town? L generally be-
lleved they were not uarepresented at Court
Maj. CHRISTIAN, the Marshal for the Eastern
District Of Virginia. Why was he removed
No one questions his honesty, capacity or fdeli-
ty. Was it because he was q Democrat? And
are not these clear cases Of prescription for O.
pinion's sake Z
What did Gen, TAYLOR mean when he said !:
I'm no case can permit myself to b the candi-
date OF any party, or yield myself to PARTY
SCHEMES Z" Who is accountable for this whole
sale prescription of men as honest as himself,
and is he not lending himself to 'party scsomes2"
Who is responsible for the violation of pledges
never solicited, but voluntarily given and volun-
tarily broken? Who gave to Gen Taylor a IL
cense to defame the reputation and impeach the
moral character of men as honorable as himself!
HThe absence Of either of these qualities shall be
deemed sufficient cause of REMOVAL Every
man who has been removed comes under this
classifcation-he is either diShonest--- il1copalle
or unfaithful-and is so branded by the chief Of
the present 'tno-party" Wing administration.
How. the Wing friends Of the removed persons
will like to hear of their acquantances being
branded as heyes and idiots, or as taithless to
to their trusts, is for them to say.
But what adds Indignation 10 these insults, is
the fact that the prescribed persons are Vireini-
ans-men Of high character and great moral
worth-and Virginia as State never descended
so low as to make her Offices a scramble for
gambling politicians. We have a little Wing
authority on,this point In 1870, Mr. Webster
said;
Il DO HONOR TO VIRGINIA, BECAUSE SIZE HAS
MORE THAN ANY OTHER STATE, EVER REJECTED,
/ DIsowNED, plsAvowED, the poWer Of removol for
opiiaioa's sake"
Why, then, should Gen. Taylor come into this
State spreading his damnable doctrine of pro-
soraptlon for opinion's sake--a State which has
ever 'disavowed'' removals for such cause Can
1t be because Virginia refused him her electoral
vote is it because he will receive no aid from,
hef Congressional representation in his assaults
upon Southern nights Is this the reason why
the executioner7s axe was not uplifted before the
Spring elections, and why tuo Democrats were
Fe-appolnted-or was that thrown out Is a stub
to the Whalen' Il would not take Virginia ,uor