Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-05-20


IRISH, fully competent to discharge the duties of
that station. The same thug has been practis
ed i'll other quarters Of the State. Men notorl-
ously incompetent have been appointed to the
important office Of the Probate Judge, and ig
norant of the first rudirnents OF the law, have
been called upon to decide the most complex
and difficult questions that could possibly arise
in the administration of justice. Yet l have
never heard that the Governor has suffered
from his responsibility. The distant wall Of
sorrow and suffering does not penetrate into the
pe,fumed and car1eted chambers of power
No matter how much private wrong and injury
NAV be inflicted, the serenity OF the Executive
is undisurbed, and his pillow mot haunted by
visions of remoree. No matter how much the
public ;ndignation may be excited in distant and
remote regions he wraps himself up in the
cum elastic cloak of his official dignity land tells
the storm to beat, and the rain to pour; and as
for the people, che Whistles them down the
wind to pley on fortune" Sir, this response
blity is like the airy dagger Of Macbeth; it has
no real corporal substance. You might as well
attempt to gather in basAe. the fog that no.
vers over the bed of the Mississippi as to attempt
to locate this floating & undiscoyera RESPONSE
blity of the executive.
Again sir, how does the Governor act in dis
tribuling the patronage OF ofhce! In nine cases
appoints He is forced 10 depend upon the re-
presentation ct others. He gropes in the dark
ior such information as eau De gathered from the
yenal crew that flock around the Executive
mansion Formerly under some OF the dynasles
that are extinct, a few individuals that resid-
ing in the different sections of the State
were known to control the nominations
of the Executive. When we ascertain who
these gentlemen were in favor OF, we had but
little curiosity TO know who the Governor would
anpoint. The Governor being ignorant, from
he very nature of things, OF most OF the candl-
dates for office. similar practice will always
to greater or less extent, continue to prevail
The question then resolves itself into this shall
we permit our nomination to be made by an
irresponsible cabal of unknown lntriguers; or
rather, shall we not confde a matter OF such
general concernnent to the decision OF the great
body Of people!
We likewise know that the Governor fire.
QuentIy conters the appointment upon that lndl-
vidual who has been most industrious III get
ting signatures to his petition. Every Que
knows the facility with which persons atiix their
signatures to these documents now SO common
through the land. Any one will sign petition.
A few wears since a very incompetent person
was near being appointed Parish Judge OF Rapl-
DIES, owing to his great industry in obtaining
signatures to his petition ; and he would inevi-
tablv have been appointed if that same juuto Of
intriouers, to whom have before referred, had
not decided otherwise In further illustration,
of this, once heard an anecdoe OF man who
5'faae 80 rad .;,r,,st,,res IN n,t;fon
- " ~ ,,I;ah ,as f. have tb most ro,,i,.
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Va C.. o5,,,ot,,ras wore obfans3 he.
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10Y 90. ~ Few, IF ~, o,;oo.;o,s tn
- ,s;e,lativa elscI;on or an Fveept;ve an.
9.sie, q ~ ~ ;,,o;,rt win nrocced to er.
- - ,i,y The Tnloes e.orl
b acta nv The direct votes of the people. In
2e ~ ~ In ar tho nd;a;rt ,bat
Tue up s We ;a1aneadaat Of the ofbar brsncb.
~ af he e,a4'rnn,ent ,rhe neonle nov elect
81 % s,l9 ct . e..t
t .tte a ~ ft-sa IF tho aens,tnsnts
'il0 Jae'io'a.y 'ua u, en fa,t; IF ,,avfaet
are d. oiloe Pi"eee IN :, 49,
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ssllie eo , 49, -, he s,, ,,a
lliei' WI. TO- ,' ~, i;
os.s VI" ,a n9 b u tr,,,b and ia .n},sta,ca
TIL The reason wby the judiciary should stand
nc ~ 49, VIZ fet;a "a roa,,rGs ,a
upon t'l vecnt 'n' s3e ,nnera,,s and
no ,,r;nc; bost;, 10 or ranublcan
Nv. 49,, . over Green nto opr Government
ns'u'io os ever ,ha. 'o doea 1'ot nonaoi
aess 1t - tbe naona IF orarcbjca, or
oliee'ay WV ;e E to fna lod"ement .a,
alsocfa'le 1iiiciple 10 ~ r :, nv th e'9
where IL VIII De III anae pal y. th ., me To'ea
men 'ha' IS not tetoslGl5 ~ ,u 1 ,b Lou
inof.y t 'ae' av 5s'; Il i.,ro,ce f7n;t
azure or e nAeb'se o,, H. H n.a srojnoed f.
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oears nor lhe ''ult ~ 'ns Of ta nth.. d
me dlclafy Ieose uGn tai;t ' fro o'''1 ,h
Pattlen's l es ~ uam nf TINA ~ tba
ana llae ~ 1lie ills,,.. y j.; I've hoeoo of the
warm impulses ld ia , III s-'e p' S; d Of lG
olspfns IN p1llil % ,iin pa. s' the rnrJ
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