Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-12-24
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WILLIAM j. BROWN.

ing ambition to overlap the bounds of proprie-
ty in his endeavor to reach the Speakers chair,
the Wing presses and many members Of that
party seem to be willing to brand the whole
Democratic party as men who are unfit to be
trusted This chuckling over the fall of poor
Brown and the sly innuendo are intended, by
these Wing worthless, to affect, if they can, the
credit of the entire Democratic party, because
of the weakness, or venality, if the term suits
them better, of one of its members. This IS
Wing liberality-but we forget, they are mem
bers of the "all-decency" party. We are not
the apologists of Mr.. Brown; if he could so de-
mean himself as to decsire those who supported
him, in good faith for the Speakership, believ-
ing him tobe sound or the great question in issue,
on his own head must rest the consequences; the
party with which he acts ard the members who
voted for him are not to blame The eleven A
postes were not censured because OF the con-
duct Of Judas Iscariot. The American army
not the less patriotic because OF the baseness
of Benedict Arnold.
But why should the Wings express SO much
delight al the exposure of the conduct Of MIR.
Brown. Their own party is responsible for
bringing about the very state Of things which
now exists-a Congress without Speaker and
the American people under a Regency. Du
ring the late Presidential canvass no Northern
press or orator advocated the election of General
Taylor on any other ground than that he was an
favor of the Proviso; while at the same time ev-
cry Southern press and every Southern orator
advocated his election OH just the opposite ground
that he was opposed to the Prosiso-and even
now, after the lapse Of more than twelve months,
since the election, there is not a single Wing,
North or South, who Can tell whether Gen. 'fay-
lor will sanction Or veto the Proviso, should that
bill pass both Houses of Congress. This cannot
be denied But Gen Taylor and his advocates
aside what can the Wings say for Millard Fill
more. the Vice President No vote that he ever
gave in favor OF the South can be produced-yet
the Wings voted for him, knowing his unfriend-
illness to Slavery. What do the Wings think OF
Fillmore's Buffalo letter, in which he avows that
he is in favor of Congress "crereising all the
Constitutional pouer it possesses to abolish he m.
ter,aal slaue trade betarcen the States ?n
Mr.. Winthrop, tee, the Wing candidate for
the Speakers chair, is provisoist, and is soad-
mitted to be, by the Richmond Republican, IA
Taylor paper,) which says Gas for his WIN
throps) Wilmot Provsoism, there is scarcely a
Northern man in either House, who is not a
Wilmot Provisoist." A pretty frank admission!
With this state Of the case, with what grace can
the Wings denounce the Democracy, as being
unsound But we may be asked, what has all
this do with the conduct of Mr.. VIM. J. Brown:
we reply, Just nothing at alI--but it shows this,
as a clear as a beam, that the party that
would resort to such duplcity in the electson of
President should be the last to dcnonnce du-
plicity in an unworthy member of another party.
Our Wing neighbors of the Spectator say
"Some of the Southern Democrats were doubt
less deluded, and have stated upon the floor of
Congress, but others have remained silent. Why
80 2" This question is signifcant--yet we hardly
suppose that the editors mean to impugn tine mo-
tives of those members who remain silent-the
editors would scarcely expect every Southern
member who voted for Mr.. Brown to rise in his |
place and give his reasons therefor. Such a
course would be not only unusual but unprece-
dented. Those who respect the standing and
character of other men will not now assert that
any Southern member efthe Democratic party;
would now vote for Mr., Brown, and the fact
that many Southern members did expose his con-
duct and explain their motives for supporting
him, added to the tone ofthe Democratic press,
is sufficient vindication of the party. And
now we ask the Wings while they are censuring
and condemnng the conduct of Brown, if it
would not beweH enough to transfer a little OF
their wrath to certain Wing gentleman yclept
Tommy Eming, for trying to sell anoflice within
his gift in order to- cheaper his house-rent. fihe
Democrats have their Brown, the Wings have
their Ewing.
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