Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-12-01

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lIion fanatics beware that the responsible
iiv Of forcing tina. point falls not uron
them. The people OF the South desire
union--but it must be UNION v ith equality.
They desire peace and harmony but 1t
must be peace and harmony with justice.
We have compromised with tataticism
until il has become too insoleht 10 be
borne. The time for u firm. unyieldng
front has arrived. Let the people OF tie
South, and the true lovers o! the Union
and the Constitution everywhere stand
itm IN this time oil trial. Let the Nation.
Al Democratic party rc-assert its pacific,
vet constitutional tenets in Convention
next spfirg, and let tie conservative men
Of this Union rally upon that platform aud
put once again the spirit OF disunlon and
taGarcisn to flight.
1t is evident TINT the Democratic party
ia The only tiu!s National parry now or
gained. The Know Nothing part, South
we believe is national Units ailns; but it
is poweriess. The party North, az the
Courier states, is the same almost Wi,h the
Republican or abolition patty The ac
ton oil the Philadelphia Convention am.
ply e,,tsted that Then tae hope Of the
country If The Democratic party. Let the
people rally to It's Standard and all the
lovers Of this priceless inheritance of ours
unite in yindieating the wisdom aud pa
triotism OF cur iolcia!hers, from The ruth
less assaults Of the enemies OF the countrv:
WELL SAID. The Lynehburg Virgin
ian, in lengthy aud able argument upon
Justice, fraud and raseaity VI hieh is p1au-
iced through, lis ageney, gives the follow.
Jag as an illustrations:
"A man buys, GU time, from another,
horse, worth 500, ard borrow. from his
friend, for some other purpose 500. He
becomes insolvent. One Of the creditors
has parted with his propeIt, the otheI
with his money, to the same atDouni.--
Both have equally taken tie ,i>k and
equally trusted 10 the debtor good ia,,l,
and sovehcy. What sophS.ry ran dlsiu.
gnisn between the Eases, In ponl OF moral
obligation -
None that VIC can see. The horse YVES
money, or lis equivalent. to the owner,
aud il would be as bad for him to lose bis
horse, as tor tie oiheI man his money!
Yet, nine eases out OF ten, the purchaser
will SEE ure the man who ioaued the mon
ey, and iraye the man who sold him the
horse TO whistle for Ais debt. The credit
system is the means by which ,nany ras.
Gals line we'll theif pockets, and live al
ease without work, aud by which honest
industrious men, have tbeir hard eatued
means .ilehed from theta--p,obabi, to
their peruhiary ruih--cetsailly embaffass-
ment la These times OF money stlingen-
cy, man knows not who TO trust. We
know not WHO is solvent and who is in
solvent. Aud there are SO many rascals
who fnaueivr for the purpo.e o: profit. re-
gartiiess OF honesty aud jasiicr. ti:al con.
titenee may be betrayed al any ,oolnent,
and snin brought upon the rasu,peeting.
Asain, the AtrieIe il question advances
the following well iisesied ltas:
"Ae may well ask. upea wha, primer
pie does uue honest debt upon valuable
cos sidrration, stand higher than another:
Does any answer we have ever heard slis.
s's;eo suffice 10 satisfy thr query ? 4 man
IS IN difficulties, and HIS mend mak.s him
loan to help h!m. He does it with |
knowledge oi tie borrowers conIil.on.
AID undt axes tae Ils>--uniess he would |
deprive himself III pii merit III the act. 1t |
Is TIE risk encountered which makes II
TIT fittilous, aud " hen that ls removed b,
d legal lien or aeef,ainty O. being trst pro-
vided ior in case oi arcidrnts-,iie merit
out OF which the eXits oydinary obligation
is supposed to aiise Is gone. The reason
and Inc reply are The Same IN cast of suie-
ties and eiuorsefs. Surely, nethng but
a mos, sriiicia! train OF reasoning, stiaaii-
lated to lis conclusions b. iaietesi, could
nave brought men TO think that a sGret,
ho lends his name Stands on higher |
grounds III po;n, q morals, than he who
pats with his substance"
O.. DR.. Beale, the dentist who was cons
vicied III Philadelphia OF taking the advan-
tsge OF female " lille under the influence