Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-06-26
For the Vinaicator.
Mr.. JAMES H. SKINNER,

MIR. JAMES Ii. SKINNER,
DEAR Sir In your card in the Vindi.
GATOR Of the 18th June, over your sigma
tuie i'll which you have "veniured few
statements aud comments" in regard to the
matter alluding to the failure of the Board
of Visitors of the Institution of the Deaf
and Dumb and Blind, to re-elect DR.. Wad-
dell, and the appointment of DIR. Fuqua,
and evidently assuming sort of trim be-
tween" position, taking care, however, to
let the Wings of Augusta know that you
did NOT vote tor DR.. Fuqua. you state that
you have always recognized as the sole
end Of the Democratic party the GENERAL
| WELFARE" and as such ever regarded its
| organization as means to accomplish that
end. As you are strict constructionist
and opposed to the doctrine of our Wing
| friends, that under the general ,celfare''
clause, any measure can Be legally passed
by the national government, which is your
Democracy IN theory, may | ask you a
few questions, as plain man, who has
never held a civil office at the hands OIL
the people, and who never desires one p
Why is it that your views of the identity
o. the Democracy with general welfare
has always induced you to vote for wings
for every civil Office over which you have
any control, with one or two exceptions
/ Why is it that under your views Of the
! general welfare" when you declare thai
neither sectarian nor political considera.
hons, should creep within the walls oil
these charitable Institions, (the Deaf and
Dumb and Blind. and the Asylum tor the
lnsane,) that you have stood quietly by
and suffered these Institutions to be con.
trolled BY Wings, and governed by one
church, You are opposed you say to the
introduction Of party in the appointments
for these public institutions. Why is it
| then, that you always sympathize and ac1
with the wing party Is it because there
is no wlig party? or, the mooted 9ues.
ton has been at last settled, as to whether
/ there is wing party Or not in this, the
year Of our Lord, 1854? Why is it tina,
with your views of the connection of the
Democracy with the general welfare, y
that you have rarely been able to see a
Democrat who was as well qualified as a
| Wing, to ill the Office vacated BY your
wing friends under the law? Why is i;
that you have accepted an appoint.
ment made by democratic Governor, il
you are opposed to the Introduction oil
party into these institutions You have
been fortunate, and indeed must have some
hankering after party appointments, as Tar
US you are individually concerned, if the
charges made by "Resistance" be true,
.that the Governor has been influenced IN
his appointments by party" you ho'd
the Office Of a Director in both Of the pub
lie institutions in Staunlon. As you have
voluntarily come to the witness stand, and
given a bitter whig, over The signature OF
Resistance, evidence, he says. with
which to batter the democracy over the
head, and DIS he has handed you over for
efoss-examination. | hope you will not
think it bold in me to ask "no-party
Democrat, sailing under the general
welfare" clause, "Why it is that you as a
no-party man, in CIVIL appointments al
ways sustain and prefer wings, A salts
factory explanation to the questions pro-
/ pounded you, by an humble individual
who has supported you in your elevation
10 the legislature will be cordially .ereiv-
cd by 4 JACKSON DEMOCRACY.