Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-06-18
AyEsigcry North and South.

We were amused, last week, at an editorial
in the Spectator, headed democracy, North and
South.o The editors seemed to be amazed at
the union Of portion of the Free Sellers and a
portion of the Democracy of Vermont, in the
nomination of candidates for the State offices,
and say the Democracy at the North lis identi-
fled with Free~Soliem Or downright Abolition
ism" Now, we venture toaay, if it had been a
union of the Free Sellers with the Wings, the
good people OF Augusta, and the Wings particu-
Early, would not have heard one word about this
coalition. Would they, Messrs Editors The
| Wings would not have heard for the thousandtl
time, that they We're 'the true conservative party
upon which the safety of the country depends"
! Where was this boosted conservatism when the
Wings were voting for Willard Fillmore, a noto-
rious abolitionist--a man who never in his life
gave vote in favor Of this peculiar Southern in
terest1 We say we We're amused at the article,
and SO we were, because, admitting all the Spec
tator saysto be true, it does not place the Wing
party North and South, in a situation one whit
better than the Democracy, North and South.
We defy the Spectator to controvert this-in fact,
as candid men they will have to admit it, Who,
and what are the Wings of the North To a
man, and without an exception, they are Free
Sellers and Abolitionists? Now if a Wing Free
Soiler vote for Wing it is all right and proper.
but if Democratic Free Soiler vote for a Demo-
crat-oh horrid Amt it So Mr.. Spectator
The sin, we suppose, lies in this, the |'true con-
servative party" can do no wrong, and vote a
gainst these sanity politicians is an aunpardon-
able sin" But let us look little further. If the
Spectator is amazed at this coalition of the Yer
mont FreeSoileIs with the Democrats of that
State, has it no walls of wrath for those Wings
that united with the Free Sellers in the Connec-
| tcut Legislature, by which a Wing was elected
Governor Of that State Amt you ''postcd'
Messrs Editors But further We ask atten-
ton to coalition more to be dreaded, than any
yet mentioned. Let the Wings look at the emo.
party" Cabinet of President Taylor. Collamer
Ewing, Seward, Fillmore, Meredith, and War
rem, are all Free Sellers and Abolitonists-
to cap the climax, the Cabinet is PRESIDENTIAL
measures proposed in that body being submitted
to vote-the President being entitled to but one
voice. and when the vote is counted he is gene
rally found to be in the minority, We suppose
he belongs to the conservative" branch. Lfthe
nomination of Free Soil Democrat for an office
under the State government and by the people
OF that State is a monstrous thing, in the eyes Of
the Spectator, how much more to be dreaded is
the appointment of rank Abolitionsts to high
and responsible stations? We instance the case
of w. w. Stickey, partner OF the notorious alb
oitionist, Tuck, and Israel Kelly, an abolition
editor, both of whom have been placed in hgl
positions, and doubtless, hundreds of others The
Spectator will hardly say there are no'Free Sol
Wings. and it would utter no lan,entation over