Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-01-14

prosecutors, prefer your chargesto the Legfsla.
ture as to some, and TO the public as 10 others.
and the sequel will shew what truth there il in
your allegations; and what motive pfompts Won
to claim for yourselves the character Of reform.
ers.-.A woodcoek caught in his own sprinre.n
Your laundering positions create no:hine but
laughter and contempt in the minds 81 those
who know the truth
AS to the cry about aristocrucy and heri--the
Patrclan and plebeian-lhe rich and poor-ths
town and country-it is siren song, devoted 10
Inc passions and Prejudices Of the populace, and
not 10 the sense OF the people, by persons whe
nave selfish ends in view--.hey court the one
and tear the other--the rublic will knew how
to weigh such stuff
The author Of Independence perver,s for some
end: probably his own profit and my injury, the
meaning OF the term country az used b. me-
old not use 1t to contradistinsuish town from
country; but TO describe the territory OF section
| IN which efforts will be made by certain persons
to circulate the Messenger. All " no are ;nclin.
ed 10 deal honestly with my remark, will UNDER
sand that It included the town as we'll az thu
country; and that county in the sense used 1t.
embraces town. he criticism sayors OF dema.
gogusm. The writer untottling his pent IN
patriotism: bursts forth in Demoshenearl strains
about blood, and Trenton, and Yorktown, and
says, have given a slam to my country friends.
affect no sckly love for the sovereign people
aDou' "hleh, at particular seasons, there il ~
much cant / respect them as nv countynen !:
esteem them as my friends and neiphhofs, and
my heart is deeply imbued with the beautiiul
sentiment, that
sGod made the country--nan made the town IL
| hat there they have peace and brolherly love-.
thai here We have vice and scandal, strife and
| "unchristian quarreling.: But enough of The
puerile charge. There are other collateral mat.
1e:s and lnsInuations in the cards Of my adyeraa.
RES, which deserve, wha, they receive, the q.
renee OF supreme contempt. oJustice7' canpst
be killed Oft by ridicule or insnuaton. or full,
a''etnp, to return his arrow after the barts have
made the sssaled jade wince' A word abou,
the Messenger and arm done, lcannot cherish
me nope oil reaching either by telescope or speak.
ing trumpet, the sublimated altitude of dignity
In which the editor has enthroned hjmsslf:.-
high Heaven the footstool of his fee, he makes,
AND Wide, beneath him, all Stanton shakes,
he scrates, and awful bends his sable brow.
S -, his ambrosial eurs TO get The nod,
Ia, ne stamp OF Fate and sanction Of kod.
f1'sn ieasen with trembling the dread signal
takes,
And "old Augusta" !othe centre shal.s.v
! will Say word to the public in hs BEHALF
h4nted IN my last card that the Editor had aid
that olapod's first card was handed in bu, ten
minutes before 1t had to 80 to type, leaving ihs
inference TO be made, legitima,ely, tina, If be-
had had time 10 have considered il, i, would no4
have been printed--and that he has said TIM, The
perso., responsible for the card was no. q mem.
Der OF any Church, bu, leaned he believed 10 tho
Episcopal, Whereby he was understood te
mean that the members Of that Church should
not he 50 sensitive in relation to it, and ,hs,
from lfiat TACT he did not regard it al secfarian
These allegations he has, in effect, expressly do.
MED in his last PAPER. Now if any one is curious
enough to WANT The truth, BY calling ., The Vim.
dicator office he can get the names Of several
gentlemen Of the bes, character to stablsh the
truth OF my charges and to satisfy him that The
editors fs'tis1ory is trsachesors TO him. az he
IS TO ms prospectus. Perhaps he " i'll deny the,
he has solicited any person 10 write articles for
ms Paper. etout the psesen, controversy -
After this demonstration and under the cry Of
persecution, doubtless the travelling agents and
printed circulars Of the NJ, ssenger will be able
TO beslege many new subscribers to rohn,or,lv
come 10 his standard. am happy he rroftssss
TO be the sole author Of his editorial, The rubIio
Will now regard him to be less Of "a toadv'' than
street talk made him, and any suspected writer
81 1t IS tree from The charge OF having perfo, Cd
"r'snief ssrrsss," 0l.s who loves
JUSTICE.