Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-06-19
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MKssEs. ED1roRs; In pennina card which
appeared In your last issue, and which has siHee
been published IN the Spectator, was acHlated
BY desire 10 alay no 10 xeite, soatroVefsy.-
In Justice to myself aud ou of sohcilude fof the
weEtafe oil an tnsllulioria which. oii many ac-
counts takean interest, prepared statement
which had noPed would prove ae oil npon irou-
bcd waters ] knew the dcffacy oi my posi-
don, ami cautiously sought te apeil epena seem
Gg Inspiration upon The lieiigfs OF conduct Of
diners, made 10 illusions which thought
likely 10 teEet Contention. / remembered that
peaceaa6eis We're Alesaeel, aid believed that my
office made II my duty 10 act, for The time being
II that character Ii is with extreme reluctance
that again address you. | shall 10 so dispas-
| sohaieiy, and trust that the necessity Of doing
So again may not be imposed upon me-
i writer il the Iast Spectator, under The sigma
sura Of Resistance" makes my card ii subject
Of comment, aud draws from it differences " hch
cannot, By silence, seem to sanction. The state
ment have already made oil the motives which
/ prompted that caTd should convince him tha,
Ibid moi nleat what he nlors; hui will 20 further
and IN lus,,oo 10 myself ana DINERS. avniain what
did mean. In stating that "vheneYeI have
been invoked to any given line Of action, either
as member OF the party or It's representative,
have enqured," &C., intended TO be understood
as asserting in the most general phrase, tha, at
all times when (whenever) have been called
upon In whatever capacity Gas member of the
party or Esrepresentatlve,) TO pursue any given
line OF action Tot whatever nature soever it might
be) have inquired, &c. did not intend to in
innate that any special appeals had ever been
mede'to me, on the score OF politics, with regard
TO appointments TO office, and have heretofore
stated that was moi aware of the politics Of the
physician elect until after the election When
stated :hat"l have always recognized the gcner
al welfare as the sole end of my party, &C., and
thai believed the hon st masses of the party en-
sertalned my views, u meant simply 10 predicate
Patriotism fthe great bulk OF The party 10 W hieh
belong. Tcouldnot, in truth ,sa that believed ey-
cry man calling himselfaD Democrat was patriotic,
any more than could say that believe every
man ylrtuous; but can say that am satisfied
That the great bulk fmy party look with an eye
single to The public good and that the great mass
oil men are controlled, Ill their political action, by
honest intentions did not intend to draw dis
tinctlon between those who may be called dead
ers" aud the rest OF the party, for, in the first
place, it would have been invidious and impoil.
tie; IN the next place il would have been an act
OF injustice in me towards many prominent men
in my party whom | have the honor TO call
friends and in whose entire u,seifshness have an
uhooup'inS Go1JdeIice, anu lastly, III would lave
been contrary to the spirit in which my card was
concolved-whch have already explained was
to conc Hate and not to Offend In renlafkna that
"recent events" had had the effect of confirming
me in my pre-exisling opinion that it would be
improper TO Introduce politics into the manage
men of our public Charities, had reference
solely and erei,.sieely to The excitement " hich
had been manifested in more Than one quarter be.
cause the Board had refused OH purity grounds
as was commended, to re- appoint the late incnm
ben, OF the Office of physician which excite
mef deemed preudicial 10 the Institution itself
Flfally, as have been referred to to sustain the
position that sihe leaders Of The party TO which
belono) are resolved 10 appropriate all ihe off
ces within their reach to their own party purpo-
ses" can say,in all sincerity, thai both believe
and hope tina, such s'not the case. Tins mnch
III way Of eSIltnation, | have felt at liberty to
say aud now ask that. far al least as am
concerned, this matter may be allowed 10 es, =
As the writer, to whom have alluded, has no,
undertaken 10 question either my coadaoi or mo-
tlves, will not presume that his comments and
inerences had their origin in any feelings of per-
soaal unkindness but even should | be in this
mistaken, submit whether he will not be- acting
more generously should he husband them for
some other occasion, when might be able 10
meet them under fewer em1aFfassmeais than.
from The very nature ofthings, now enRi!ea me
am very respectfully.
JAMES II. SKINNER.
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