Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-03-19
"CANNON SPIKED"

0ur neighbors of the Spectator seem to be
much relieved by the close of the '.interrogatory
war" las they term it, that was being waged
between them and us. They say our cannon"
is Spiked" while they have on hand a large
supply of ammunition-yet it must be admitted
they made but feeble defence when their mag
azine was SO well supplied with the munitions
Of war. If we enfiladed they countermarched,
if we retreated, certain it is they did not pursue
and yet our Cannon" is s'spiked7 because for
soolh, we refused to do what they would not do
themselves. Our controversy, (if controversy,
it may be called) has compelled the editors to
say something in regard to Southern rights, and
way resolutions or the Wimot Proviso are un-
constitutional, yet they will "hold upn their
.hands'' against the adoption of the latter while
they see nothing but disllnion in the former; and
pray hat good would the holding up OF hands
do-they are no Moses They seek, too, to
shelter the Delegates from Augusta behind
Thomas's resolutions, because North Carolina
had adopted such. We did not know before that
Virginia was bound to follow the lead of North
Carolina or any other Southern State, hut tho't
her Legislature might adopt just such measures
for the preservation Of their rights and their pro-
perty as to them would seem b. st calculated to
promote the end in view. What if North Caro-
lima is more South than Virginia--is that a rea-
son or an argument that Virginia should adopt
the same means Of defence that North Carolina
adopted! Suppose North Carolina had adopted
no resolutions, Virginia, we reckon, must have
done the same thing. This hiding behind Thorn
ass resolutions won't do Neither are we so
certain that the Augusta Delegates would have
voted for these resolutions if they had been SUBJ
stituted for Conway's Will the Spectator in
form us (mercy On us--another which we are
not to have answered. whether the Augusta
Delegates would have voted for Thomas's reso-
lutions if they had been substituted for Con-
ways An answer to this query may be of
some service to the Delegates, for as Conway s
resolutions according to the Spectator are to be
made the issue at the Spring election, we can
inform the Spectator and the Delegates that the
Democracy OF Augusta will NOT give their sup
port to any man who voted against these resolt,-
TONS and the Wings Of Augusta can have all the
glory to themselves We speak advisedly.
The Spectator says Hanother knight upon a
time assailed a Wind-MilF'-yes, and another
Sancho upon time got tossed in a blanket. This,
however, is only little fnesse on the part Of the
editors to draw off attention from the more sari-
Gus matter involved, and will fail of effect Our
neighbors say, too, they are opposed to the 'rsr-
atious' mot unconstitutional Proviso, and are
unwilling to force slavery upon an unwilling
people, and in all the VALENTINES of mighty
hearts would shoulder their muskets,' to ayenge
the wrongs of Virginia. if such wrong should be
"perpetrated by the General Government with
out or within the pale of the Federal Constitu-
ton" All this sounds very well On paper-but
it SQUADS, too, like resisting the action of
Congress- for SO we understand the phrase.
awithout or within the pale of the Federal Con-
stitution'') if wrong were perpetrated-the very
thing for which we have been contending-and
thus the Spectator s'surrenders;