Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-06-30

NO Is


Know Nothing secrets If set the les,
son TO my pupils wherein J. B. Say SAYS
that every accession Of a man to a country
IS an accession o! treasure, | am to be pub
hshed to the world as matchmaking my.
pupils in ani-Know Nothing politics.-s-
Ii ara ever u be gored by this Young
mad bull, l had as well take it bs the
MONS al once. Let the order keep lis hand
oft me, the Church, and the Constitutions
and will never disturb it,,
"A word to the good people of Nlissiis.
sIppl and have done. You have a Un,-
yefslty OF which you may justly feel pro.i5.
tof harmony aud kindly feeling among
the Faculty. Tor goud order. good morals.
gehtlemaaniy demeanoI, study and progr 4ss
among The students, aud Tor ardent attach.
menl between preceptors and pupils. yon
may fearlessly challenge a comparison with
any other Kindred institution in the world.
For Its age, it has not lis equal in point of
patronage and rank III the United States
In these respects, il stands at the head of
loo out OF 1lo Colleges in the United
States: and OF those above it. a large ma
lority are over forty years older than IL
sell, and three over one hundred years
Older. And this rank it has attained
through more adverse fortunes than nrob.
ably ever beset an Institution before. Fear
not that it will ever be school Of nol;,;cs
our SONS graduate i'll politics be ore they
come to the University.
1t Is row IN Its pa!miest days, and this
YOU See is one o. the objects OF Know
Nothing vandalism. II has, already. I
tear thrown tire-brand into its peaceful
halls. appeal TO you TO come 10 the res.
cue. Rise up as one man against 1t, wheas.,
1t lnvades the Sanctuary OF literature f1-sss
stead Ut requiring your Professors t. kneel
ID ITS presence. am sure there are vet
more than ten Mouscnd Christicns in and
about the State 1cho hd3b hos gel bowed The
knee 10 Baai. call them to its belpi-
Honest .comanry, aud farmers of the land.
who always mean right; and, when not
deceived will always do tight, come We to
It's succor. Honest, well-aeanine Know
Nothings, who in ,houghtiess mome,;,
have been drawn into the Order come ont
oil IT, aud rally to The support Of yoar Uni
sefs''y. l regret having been constrained
10 an attitude " hich may, pefcharce, in.
Jaie the University .or time but be the
tauit OH the head Of Know No.hings. not
nine. Look at their fruits already scat
tered through the land. and surely ,oa
will approve of my opposition 10 it. #
You do not, your children will "BY their
fruits shall ye know them" What are
they Most desperate and dangerous ag-
fatoh-Chnrcies rending asuhdef-pas-
tofs ana Hooks al Observation-Disclosures los.
ing all confidence in each other-Sa;nf.
ana SINNERS IN close embrace-Preacliers
OF the same cbnieh getting but half con
sfrgntons and BALI suppoit--one looking
Oil approvingly, while another is abused =
Teachers tot.eriag-their pupils in mid
night cliques-fitndslip severing-rage
taking the place of love-ztither araips,
soh-htoiiier against brother. These things
now are; and they proclaim, tumpet-
tohg1ed, what Is coming if Che monster be
not crushed at once. And all fer What -
In honest truth. TO get in The outs and get
out the ms. This is the trle o5iec, oftiea
order. Well, ii mus, take lis course till
reason resumes her seat
Nations like men, run mad at tines. and
nothing but time and blood letting can
cure them. Still while there is hope, all
good mrn should strive To IT Iieve them,-
My course is Enthusiastically, thoughtful
y !akeb. J am no Catholic. Put Meth
odi>n on Romani>m on the field Of fair
argument and | will Stake nv all upon
the issue; but ! am not such a coward as
to flee the field oil honorable warfare. for
savage ambush fighling or such a lool as 10
believe, that a mans religion is 10 be re-
formed by harassing Ii, person. No: SIN,
quite 50 blind as not to see, that when
the work Of crushing Churches j, bec.un
IN the country, il is no, going to stop viii.
the overthrow Of one. All Professionalism
almost will be against me-,wo.,h;rds af
my own Church 4 judge will be asAins.
me--the trustees will be alarmed for ,as
Interests OF the College--my Colleagues al
the Faculty will be uneasy Inv bes! iliends
VIII be PANIED but have an abiding coi
hdence that nothing will be lost by nv
course IN the end. Ii will be madnes, n.
men to Withdraw their SOFAS from the abb.
teaching OF my colleagues, for NV fault
TO attack the College 10 injurr me tr,
these are days Of madness. and this IS the
way which ubnoxi ous Professors are COM.
monty attacked. BE il so. have don.
my duty, and leave the consequences
with God. AID here sign my name. ),
what deem the best legacy tia, could
leave to my children; record nroof thet
neither place, nor policy. nor ten poial in.
lerest' nor friendship, nor eiurcb, nor
threatening storms from every quarter,
could move their father for al instant from,
principles, or awe him into silence u,,rn
the cause OF God and hi, ,ountry sea'lilcd
him to speak.
AUGUSTUS B, LoNGsTREET.
PaEsrlcE's LAsr-Two OF three nm.