Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-03-20

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will allow me 10 express decided preference
Tor The opinions Of such men as Judges Tahney;
M'Lean, Catrop, Daniel, Grier and others, on
questions Of this nature. Aud while it dud
not be difficult matter TO prove the cohstItu-
tionalty of such a law, il would be equally
easy TO show that while it would operate Injur
iously upon no class in the community, il would
bs the source OF incalculable blessings TO ma
ny. physically, mentally, morally, and pecu
niarily, II is not our design or wish 10 prevent
uneIl from keeping for their 0sra use, and drink :
jng 10 their hearts cont, NJ. IS much llGnor as
they please, Che Maine Law allows ,hls:) bit
only 10 prevent its Manufacture aud sale i'll The
State, except for medicinal, mechanical, and
sacrameEtal purposes. 1t is evident, therefore
that the law we propose is radically different
from agrarianism, socialism, aholilionism, and
all other isms Of like sind with which its enc
mics are wont 10 associate u
Begging your pardon, Mr.. Editor. for occupy
ing so much Of your space, ! conclude Tor the
present. GEO. SlilEf.
ear Mr.. Shuey is still "harping on my
daughter" Not satisfied with the candid,
and, as we thought, satisfactory answer we
made to his last communication, he bella
'bors himself this week to bring forth FIVE
we first laid eyes ON the formidable array
ofink and paper, presented to us we felt
cold chill run over us-a kind OF ny draulic
pressure pervading our nerves. We open
ed the papers for perusal with tmidty
more betting modest maiden, than a
brass faced editor. As all editors must be
to have opinions Of their own.) But our
fxstacy can be better imagined than de-
scribed when on finishing the perusal Of
this bundle OF flummery, we found, instead
1fsdeuoiishing US by argu.aent, that our
ESTEEMED correspondent had yielded every
point, and only indited the present article,
in order to drown his corcrs lions by shoy :.
er of words.
We neither attempted TO axe advantage
of MT. Shueys feigu.d IGNORANCE, MOI
to evade any question tina, has been raised.
we consider that we have fully sustained
every charge specified,so far as was incum-
bent on Us so to do. We did, however,
desire to take advantage of Mr.. Shuey's
commea sense Ii he did not choose to as
sumo the responsibility OF ;lle position in
which his hasty arraingm, Mt ourself placed
him, we were under no obligation to an.
swer his queries, or to sustain alleged char
ses merely to CRAFTY an overweenng GU
riosity as to our ability to do so. The eea-
troversy is not between Mr.. Sheey and
eurscll. tie has expressly declared that it
is not. But he has taken upon has Atlas
shoulders the sins OF a whole party; and
unless he is prepared to endorse the mo-
tives AID course and character OF every one
who advocates the P.ohibitory Law, his
kTr he, h,
might come under our charge, is entirely
irrelevant, and condemned alike by COM
mon usage and commeA sense. We de not
recognise Mr.. Shuey's right to demand oil
as the proof to winch he alludes, nor can
he, in his present indefinite and fimpas
ed position, ask it in the name Of justice.
Save this one point, MIR. Shucy has sur
rendered every other, and therefore. there
is no necessity for prolonging this reply
lie tlutters through his five pages OF FOOLS
cap, like a wounded pigeon. He founders
and twists, but all 10 no purpose. He
thought that in the tervor oil yoath, we had
gone off haIicocked, aud made charges
without Investigating the subject on which
wewerc writing; and that he Msesid pounee
town on us like duck OH June Big,
catch US in our own trap, aud thereby spike
this anti proiiibilory law gun. But fluid
ing that all the parsonic ingenuity he could
bring to his aid, has failed, he virtually &C.
knowledges the justice of our positions aud
xhrinks back from his undeiinable charac
Ter. Very well--we are satisfied.
There is a charge in the closing part OF
the above communication. which is unfoun-
died in fact, and sialderous in its evident
meaning. We ailude to the assertion that
"a class OF men who would not scruple to
sill the morals Of community. and all its
dearest temporal and eternal interests, for
money, have gotten this traffic in their
hands" We deny the charge and chai-
ienge the proof. We assert that the n,en
who are licensed by our Laws and constitu-
ton and endorsed by eur County Court, to
sell liquors in this pace, stand as high, 10
say the least. III public estimation, as any
like number that rsn be selected cat of the
whole ranks of the advocates OF this abo-
ltion oif.shoot. We are not the dvieaseler of
the tratiicers.in liquors; but when honest,
high-minit,l and Intelligent men, are thus
wantonly and unjnsifably sssailed, in con-
troversy, there should be some good rea-
son for H. This charge cannot be sustain
ed and therefore ought 10 be retracted.
And now we vii bid Mr.. Shue, and his
ministerial secretary, farewell for the pre-
sent.
Tho Elections
Ii will be enby reverence to another
rolumn that Mr.. Slower is candidate for