Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-09-10


~ A correspondent who figures over the
signature of FJustcei' in last weeks Spectator,
takes us to task for publishing a reported Speech
of General Taylor, said to have been delivered
in Baltimore on the occasion OF his recent Wis
it to that city. "Justice" says he chad hoped,
for the honor and good name OF our town, that
no paper here would publish that barefaced and
inscriptions misrepresentation Of the President
of the United States" We are very glad we
have in our midst one who has the 'Ehonor and
good name OF our town. SO much at heart, and
we hope the merits of this gentleman will not
be overlooked when next the people of Staun-
ton are called upon to select from among their
number those who are to watch over their inter
! ests. But perhaps "Justice," i'll this matter of
the Speech, is like the Irishman VIZ hear of. who
on being told not TO be alarmed, that justice
should be done him, replied that was the very
| thing he dreaded-and so with our Pathfinder
| in Stanton, he dreaded lest the Speech would
| be published, more, no doubt, for the literary
reputation of the second Washington, than 'for
the honor and good name OF oar town." Gus
| tice" seemed to be congratulating himself that
we had Sufficient sagaeity to perceive that such
a production (the SPECIFY twas the invention
Of purty m}ice," aud therefore was pleased when
| he did not see it III the Vindicator Of the 9th
ult. but alas and ;tlack for our 'saeacity,o the
next week it fell Esabout feet7 in the estimation
OF Justice" when he discovered that VIC had
published the Speech, Now, suppose we in
form this tiustiee"- loving whie, thatthe reason
| it did not appear in the Vindicator Of the week
alluded to was, that our "sagacty8 was waiting
to perceive if the thing were really so. Some
Of the papers were discussing the question; which
apay the Speech OF Gen Taylor, without decid
ing we concluded to publish one reported
by the Baltimore Argus, whose editor is as mucl
q man of TRUTH we have no doubt, as any mem
Der OF the whe party, and that's how we come
to do it. 1t would be very difficult matter
for any man {except "Justice') to determine
from the reported speeches OF the second Wash
ineton, which ere the genuine. We have now
in our possession FOUR different copies Of the
Speech of Gen. Taylor, delivered at Lancaster
mostly reported by wings and yet all different
One is furnished by the editor Of the Telegraph
who was menlber of the reception committee
and must, therefore, have heard it. delivered-a
correspondent of the Public Ledger furnishes a
different version-Mr. Henry Clay Alauld (wha1
a name y a Truman Smith sort OF Il fellow, fur
nishes the great Republic with still different
versioll--and the Democratic Union publishes
yet another. Can sJustice" tell which of these
is the true Speech of Gen. Taylor Or is he III
the condition Of the Dutch magistrate who al
ways got bothered when he heard both sides
and therefore decided the cause after hearing
the first witness? We can't help the conclu-
sion he draws Of our "magnanimity, justice and
candor, amy one who throws all into one bal
ance of the scales of justice could not draw a
very favorable conclusion of any matter. We
hope our querist is answered, and if we should
pay no farther attention TO his communications
he is aware of a Wing precedent Ne shall plead
in justification.