Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-04-07
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The virginia EIe ctign.

The Know Noihings of the North are making
every exertion to influence the pending guber-
material election in Virginia The members OF
The Order ic this city have been and are now
particularly l,ssy. They seem excessively anx
ious 10 enlrap he good people Of Virginia into
the emb aces OF an organic ttiun which is a,
war with republican institutions, and which has
already passed under the control OF abolition
isis.
These gentry must fail. They do moi under
stand the temper ofthe people of the Old Do
mil.ion if they think that they cree, secret
conceive there strong enough to rule the for
tunes of he old Stale. Many, very ny,.of
the Wing pariy-atd They Of HE best and most
it lluen,lal of that pary-will never consent
10 abandon Their par Y lame for the purpose of
cooperating with set of men who SIX uk from
the public gaze and are afraid TO NEE, The liphl
Of day.
The political morality Of New York has moi
yet ganeJ. and i'll our Judgment never will
gain the ascendaney i'll Virginia. The voters
OF Virginia cherish the idea that pnIitics is MOI,
a mere trade, and that the ballot-b,y has boiler
purpose than that OF DISCRIMINATING who shall
| fill particular offices, and who shall receive
particular emolnments. They have lingering
idea that il is absolutely necessary To sustain GER
! tain principles, and to cherish certain habits
and customs, in order 10 preserve ol,r instilu.
! tions; and they cannot but perceive that the
new order, halehed in The North, is opposed in
all It's essential elements 10 those principles and
| habits and customs.
| We have been told that The Know. No,hinss
count largely on the support of daar1rate mnn
ihfy So thai Their sHcret system is the very
! tsllIp sSSl men who are damaged in character
and reputation, and who wish for Office, bul
are afraid Of the exposures which an open can
vass would bring about. The secret game can.
rot. however, sncceed in Vmgila II ere is
no such thing known in lh4t State as the secret
ballot. Every voc is gwen openly and recor.
ded openly; and the record, wben completed
Is public record, efst 10 tie inspection Of sy
cry man.
Il is impossible, therefore,, chat any ona can
ieserl the ,l,inocIaiic III Virginia wit,ont the
tact OF his deserlop being knorn Il, tho mo.
meni and being susceptible Of proof al any time
hereafter. II is useless 10 talk OF the Wing par.
" ofYisginia now. Ii has 10 candidates in
The field. II isa wasic of time 100 10 Talk Of
bank and tariff and distributions The real issue
Is between the Democratic patty and secret
JesuIilra oider which wishes TO dispose of The
public Hairs ot The States and oil the Union
al night and with c,osed doors, whore sworn
srnires keep watch. The issue is plain and
distinct: and we bellows lbs. tn. penpls oil
Virginia understand il, and that The Democracy
oil Virginia will hold every Democrat ~ no votes
the Winchester ticket 10 tea deseiier aud yr.
!ualya member OF lha Know Nothing or.-
] def.
No excuses we feel cor 6ient W III be reeeiy
ed. They who yule against lhe Democratic
nonhaions ity in vain 10 Isiiiy thsir con-
i,,c' 10y si'eciors pre!nais. 1h. Democracy
viii mi listen 10 than. 1t will bold That HE
| Politics. position of a nsa is fixed AMI deter
mined hy bis Vote more suIely ani ,nase sccur-
atel, than by any oilier lfltg. Every Demo-
Graf, therefore, who votes; he Y ia, hrser ticket
musl be considered a sieserler-he must AWAY
hereafter be regarded asa Know Neihine =
either fuenher Of The Order al a slave Of Tho
Order. We do not believe that when the else
ion day cnples there ali be MANY tleserie, y
! from The D.neelaiic rahks in Virginia; hul,
whether they be lew n!las, the r. Ii Book )
Will tell their nunasl aud ca.,:als their narnes,
50 thai the people will sno" llr,u, sud will
always be able 10 drn'Ily ih-u when they ask
for lace and p4tronage.-t ttasaineion Sea.