Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-02-25
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been rash enough to come upon them Just at
meal-tiue, when such animals are always sharp
est; and they saw, loo, that my object was TO
take away their bore. The Messenger raves.
Let him rave on with the assurance that he and
his cohorts have Carte Blanche for all the vo
cabulary of Billinesgate in their vernaoular,
and can never excite a more dignified sentiment
in my bosom than that OF pity. He charges me
with an ''effort to demolish an editor who pre-
sumes to act with the independence ola man."
Let the people read my numbers carefully and
pronounce verdict of guilty Or not guilty OF
that charge For weeks pSssed the Messenger
has teemed with the most bitter yituperation OF
respectable men, whose good name had never
been assaled before. The Court of Directors,
the Visitors of the Deaf Mute and Blind Asy
lurn, the Directory of the Bark, the authorities
of cur town-al officers without salary--devot-
inc themselves to the public service without fee
or reward--these and their appoinees to Office
had in effect, been indiscrimiuatey pronounced
pack of corrupt scoundrels by this editor, aud
his host of Anonymous writers; and all this,
without furnishing word of evidence that any
one officer had, in any particular betrayed his
trust This was no effort to deInoish" any
body
In my numbers have distinctly admitted the
right of every citizen, however humble, to hold
any officer, however high, to rigid accountable
ty. Nay, prescribe it as a sacred duty But
affirm that this holding TO accountability must
be upon distinct charges OF misconduct and
proof and that while ii is duty to punish and
discard nniaihful officers; it is equally duty to
shield faithful ones from irresponsible or corrupt
accusation Is there any error in these PROPOSE
tons
have come forward, sir, not to demolsh any
one, but in defence Of innocent men against the
fonlest and most wholcs sale caumny that has
ever before shocked and astounded our usually
peaceinl and iustice-loving community.
will lay down another proposition for our ed
itor to digest. That conductors Of newspapers,
while they are guaranteed By the spirit of our
institutions, full freedom OF speech, are yet as
anenable 10 public opinion-as legitimate sub
jects for public animadyersion-- as officers How
dare this editor, then, complain, that while he
is dragging before the people nearly all the off
GERS Of this good old county, he himself has be-
come the subject of criticism. Upon what meat
does this great Cesar feed, that while he consti-
tutes himself censor general, his person is too
sacred to be touched Really, the impudenca
of the poor fellow is too ridiculous for gravity.
Il reminds one very mach OF the concelts OF
some Of the poor unfortunates my Lord Primate
aud others, in one of those Institutions W hich he
has been abouring to pull down, and if the
country people, according to one OF his letter
writers, POSSIBLY himseif) all turn HOapoditeso
under such teaching, they will probably have
an opportunity of becoming better acquainted
with the management OF the Lunatlc Asylum,
than through the report OF the Messengers
scribblers.
Independence too is quite heroic. He is
certainly the most amusing specimen OF a DEM
aeogue have ever had the fortune to meet
with. Hit him, and he is like jointed snake;
he is all to pieces, and all around you, in mo-
ment When come i'll, he leaves the mischief
he was about, and is of to paddle up another
popular boat. But, thank God he promises, a
mong other things, TO begin reform Eat home"
where it is wofulIy needed. He reminds me
very much of little dog once knew, the most
and untiringly mischievous animal
Of its kind. The cook would sometimes flnd
his head soused into her bread -tray--slap him
away from that-and While she was examining
and trying to retrieve the ruin he had made, the
little rascal would run oil with roasted turkey.
am Teiermer myself, and perhaps, became
so before independence" ascertained how pop
ular it would be. Let me advise my friends OF
the reform party to beware of him. fear they
will find him ''the man for the peoples money"
and get their Job ruined. am afraid ''lnde-
peneience has suffered little in the upper story
by the blows dealt him, of late, and has got al
most as much ont in his sacred history, as he has
heretofore been in the science OF morals, He
thinks he knows me, and ccurteously undertakes
TO describe me. Oh [ almost tremble to
learn it. am "a patriarch III this lsrael-a sort
Of Goliah in their camp.o Who ever heard be-
fore of a Goliah in the camp of Israel You
meant David, | presume, ifriend-lttle David
with his sling. Goliah was Phl;stine, like
yourself, making war upon Gods people-just
as you have been waging war of determination
Oh our lovely and Christian society here He
dared David, in the insolence of his strength,
Just as you dare me. Morning and evening" tor
forty days, this proud despiser OF God and man,
presented himself before the camp OF Israel Just
as you have curvetted for the last forty days,
over the hitherto peaceful and happy borders of
our town and county. "Come to me-" said he
to David, contemptuously, 'sand will give thy
flesh unto the fowls Of the air, and to the beasts
of the fied.o Say you, II will hit 'em again"
After all this Boosting, the giant fell inglorIous-
ly Ought not his prototype TO take warning
from his fate? But you know me! Well, |
don't like people to have the advantage OF me;
so constructed your horoscope The contlan-
ration of the planets at the hour OF your birth
was very difficult to read, and may have mis-
it, and have hit as wide OF the mark
as you did. | saw large family tree oveIshad-
owing the country around, and in the distance, a
clump of Alisletoe floating in the air; presently
ii approached the goodly tree and stuck last up
on its branches Swollen with pride, the Mlsle-
toe exclaimed con these roots will lnow live;
q by these branches will climb Down with
all other family trees--why cumber they the
{: ground 2" Have read Alright, neighbour? If
50, take care how you arouse the prejudices OF
the people against families. 1t is a trick OF
Demagogues, make the best of it, In this Tree
country every man should stand or fall by his
own merits, and while no one ought to be eAalt-
ed on the merits OF his family, separate from his
own, surely no one should be condemned because
he has respectable relations.
In my last nmnberI endeavoured to bring the
Messenger clique 'to the trough" l challenged
them 10 come forward and designate the griev-
ances of which the public, whom they address,
and whose especial friends they pretend TO be,
have right TO complain. now enlarge the is
sue and challenge them to show aninstance OF
an appointment made by either of the public
Institutions here, or by the Bank, or Town, thro'
UNCONVENTIONAL favourtism. Let them desie-
Late time, place and person. Let them show
who were the candidates among whom a seec-