Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-05-05
Letter of Col. Il. ID. Randolph.

denounce as traitors and conspirators all who
espouse the cause in which he has enlisted.
Col. Randolph's patriotism has been endorsed
by HES service Ill behalf of his country, aud
by the official approval Of the American Con-
gress. II las been tested amid the smoke and
carnage of battle on the frontiers of Canada, and
by service on the Rio Grande. Are the peo-
PIE to be told that such man is plotting treason
against his country? They will not believe It,
though patriots of mushroom growth may insist
upon it. SAM.
FELLow-CITIzRNs II belong to that
much abused a iy call, d knoW-Nothlngs.
Reared soldier, and never, for one mo-
ment of nv life, desiring political influence
or station, you must at least believe me
dsinterested. now openly declare ALE
glance to that party knowing it TO be pure
" American and States Rights-knowing
the platform, as published, 10 be the true
one, and nothing behind it, the very plat
form the long tried and unsophisticated
democrat G. ]. Faulkner, thinks so high
ly of-knowing have taken no oath to
support any one who does not stand with
me on that platform, and knowing have
taken no other oath to keep a brothers
name secret, bot to save, presume from
being harrassed and insul,ed by petty dem.
agogues. voted for Mr.. Faulkner in
preference to Mr.. Tucker, owing solely to
the latter gentleman's secession principles.
Now, fel.ow-ciiizens, | owe it TO myself
TO explain why so humble and unknown
a person should intrude upon you.
I, IL
was before the Known othing Convention
that met in Winchester, in February last.
They made no nomination, for what reason
| know not At the meeting of the second
Convention, | wrote letter. which las
intended il should do,) satisfied the Con-
venton was not the proper person. l
declare to you. would not have accepted
the nomination had it been rendered me.
| will occupy no station where your IN
terests, and my own. as one OF you, can
be so much better filled by another. Had
they taken me up, it would have been TO
work upon your sympathy for the little
military service | have rendered, for
which have been amply paid. | have
never asked any thing, my countrymen' al
your hands. do now entreat you TO re-
fleet, ere you stigmatize the American
party. entreat You not TO be influenced
by the wretched ub-demagogues that will
infest you. Fellow-citzens, | love my
country and have in an humble manner
served it. Why will you discredit me,
when swear before high Heaven that the
sole object is to put down demagoguelsm,
and to place Americans i'll all political OIL
fees TO the exclusion of foreigners. Can
YOU believe that Northern abolition n.
N. will dare to put his foot on our plat
form! And know that the pure OF the
X. N. party will stand with us. DO you
believe that if know No,hingism did not
exist south of Mason and Dixon's line,
there would be one abolitionist less north
of that line! Then why accuse us OF
afliliating with them!
Mr.. Faulkner, in defending foreigners
against the prescription (as it is called) OF
the American party, took occasion to
eulogize ex-senator James Shields, for
his military services. Now, iellow-clll-
zens, objected to that appointment, for
he was not only foreigner, but an I'M
tried soldier, placed over Americans OF
science, experience, and tried valor-he
ranked Garland: but for the battles OF
Resaca,and Palo Alto, which gave Twiggs
an opportunity of signalling himself,
Twiggs belonging TO the army as Colonel
of second dragons, would have remained
in that grade; and Worth, who signalized
himself also in Mexico previous to the aP-
pontment of Gen. Shields, Worth would
have remained Colonel of the 9Th, land this
foreign pet would have ranked these emf
nent Americans. say James Shields's
appointment TO brigade was unjust. un-
judicious, and should be condemned by all
true American. The pink of political
propriety further informs us, the noble
General shed his blood in the service oil
his adopted country. That was strange,
passing strange, that the enemy should
have been more courteous than to shoot
the irish patriot when he could have pitch
ed into The natives am astonished that
more respect had not been paid to anti
Know-Nothing sympathies. Its frequent
occurrence of such appointments, in my
opinion, that has brought about the X. N.
party, and trust il will correct the evil.
l admire Shields, but condemn his appoint
ment.
As for Michie's letter. 1t is one Of them!
Is he, as the Enquirer says. distinguish
ed Wing! or las he says himseli) one of
the has teen Wings! If lie is an apostate,
his letter explains itself. He says, "But,
as l have been Wing, only say for me
to my old Wing friends that | have look
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