Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-03-03
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The Game thew are PLAYING.

themselves in such a humiiaiing, degrading.
disgusting and uueenllemanly position is a
mystery 10 Us. How they can reconcile their
n'fn'sht piois-theIr sneakIng, underhandrd
tricker5 with the charactersot gentleman,
we cannot discern. Secret psl,ers agas, the
very life VI Republicanism-mi nigh, assaiIan,s
OF the American Consiilution-oalh bound
schemers 10 overthrow the Democratic PARTY
traitors 70 their country andilheir God how can
they lay claim 10 the dignity of a gentleman :?
Surely the country Is in danger when such
men are found in our midst-men, who for the
sake OF power aud spols. would rife The Con-
s'iluion of its rover. aud honesty of its virtue
who would sell their country and hqr country's
laws for thirty pieces Of silver.
The editor OF the telegram states. that the
name OF the genlerran mentioned III the Is,
circular is withheld by hn, because, he be-
eves that ii has been used wilhou, his con.
sent. The naWe Of the person in the latter cir.
cular Is given, because the mans precedeu,s
are such as to fit him for the position WolIa
Is his name-once preacher, then as infidvl-.
afterwards travelling lee' aarer on ,oe.m.,;xr
'ne ma spiritual r..ppcr and now the propagation
u WV .utloiiaiy and injurious political doclrre s.
oneh Is The man who is chosen by the dalk
liant IN association to represent it's character
hi representative, indeed!
Let every man, Wing and pemocrat, look ut
the works OF this miserable laclion-se them as
they are exhibited in their naked deformily,
and ask his own hear, and conscience whether
such an organization shonld receive encourage.
ment from honorable msu.
CIRCULAR.
IcoNrI DENT1ALJ
| Resolved, That this Order shall now proceed to
nominate candidate for the next Congress of the
United States; and to do which this Council No. g.
at W ellsburg, Brooke, county, Va, recommends the
following plan, to wit:--Ihat each Council shall
nominate Candidate, and then report his vote to-
getber with the vote given to every other person. to
the Grand Secretary at Wheeling, on or before the
"a day OF January 1856 and at the time such NOM
nation Is made let the Council if it think necessary
and proper appoint delegate to attend at the Office
OF sald Grand Secretary the 10Th day of the same
month.
Resolved That in case the foregoing method shall
be adopted and reports made acco dincIv If shall ba
the duty OF the Grand Secretary to keen the same
until the z9th o January; and then in the presence of
al sueh aeiegatas who shall present proper creden-
tais ce.nt the whole Of said votes, and declare the
result thereof, and the of the person who NAV
have received majority.
Resolved That it shall furthermore be the duty of
the Grand Secretary to report back to all of the
Councils in the district the name OF the person who
received such majority and thereupon each of said
Councils shall consider such person as the unani-
nous nominee Of the Order; ard entitled to an
energetic and Jealous support of all its members
Resolved, That the best and most polite method
OF making our nomination eiiactua is for the mem
tefs OF the Order, as citizens, together with such
other citizens as can be prevailed upon to Join them
to hold primary meetings wherever it Is thought
polite so to do, at which the nominee of this Order
shall be nominated as An INDEPENDENT CAN
| DlDATE.
kesc.,ed That---, ESQ.,, be and hereby
is declared the Unanimous nominee of this Council.
Composed as it is, oione hundred and sixty members;
and he is cordially recommended to the most ayora.
BILE consider ion OF every other Council in this Com
gressonal District.
Resolved, That CHAPLIN ". BARCLAY WILLIAM
II. MARTIN, and GsoNGE w. CALpNlLL are hereby
appointed an Executive Committee, whose duty It
shall be to communicate this, with the foregoing
| resolutions through the Grand Secretary to eaen
and every Council ia the Distf.ct and urge the
adoption OF the same plan and the nomination OF the
same person.
WELLsDuRd, Va, Dec. H. 1851.
The undersigned Committee, while they a. e instruct
cd to recommend, they also required to urge
the adoption OF the above resolutions. In performing
these duties, the Committee will merely mention the
fact as touching the adoption of the proposed plan,
that e'nenty caicu to the entire voice
OF the Order stpt OF all opportunity, or even of in
ducencnt for fraud political chicanery For
each council cam If so desire, send d.e gate to the
once OF the Grand Secretary the 18th OF January
to witness the counting oil the votes. In case our
plan shall be adopted another matter is left discre-
tionary with each Council.
IL may be proper IN some places 10 hold
public meetings, and wherever i. is so, such
meetings should be held by US as citizens
and nominate our candidate; in which meetings
we ought TO act ourselves merely as cltzems
aud 10 get all other citizens possible 10 i'm u.s.
FOR SUCH A MOVE OF THE PEOPLE
WILL HAVE THE EFFECT OF WITH
DRAWING PUBLIC ATTENTION FROM
WHAT MAY BIZ SUPPOSED 10 BE THE
OPERATIONS OF OUR ORDER At,yr
these public meetings held, our nominse
being the nominee also OIL these meetings, will
come out aud accept the pubic nomination
AND THEREBY BECOME THE PEOPLES cANpI-
DATE; all OF which is esteemed by the Com.
mitise as essential TO our success We sipcerl,
hope that each Council will not only adopt Cur
plan, bu, alsu that each will acl prulnpily. aud
aake report oil lheir aclluus before The 22i Jan.
uaiy,
In the person of Mr--,we present M,
only sound man, on all The questions for " blth
we are coniendins; but a lso on. who is able by
his industry, his learning aud ack now lodged
ability to effect our ends il every proper manner
Ia addition 10 this, he Is IA person whose mora
character is not only without but te,ond re-
pruach-As law yer he has no superior in
Western Virginia, although in years The Junior
oil mos, OF them. Moreover, it is now the settled
conviction ui the most OF oul Order, that as a
matter OF strong sxpedeney, OF sound and sale
policy. We should Tor Congress inn democrat
The Candidate we propose was prior to his
connection with this Order, soaud democrat;
and nolwi,hslan ling his aitaiumenls as scholar
and a lawyer, he has psvsr troubled his party
as politician, which in our opinion is no
small recommendation. But lastly, aud above all,
we present our candidate as the most available
man in the District; and in Brooke and Hancock
counties he will gel almost unanimous vote
both ia and out Of our oIder-and 80 we have
reason 10 hoIe 10 come extent will ii b. in
all The river counties, The Committee there.
lore earnestly recommend lht Mr.
ss The unanimous nomiuee Of our Order, and
furthermore recommend that our Older, as Cit
zens secure a public nomination. Of him ior
Congress
In consequence Of our inability to elect can
ddale independently OF SUI porl from those not
connected with us, We consider it OF the first
impnrlanca that our candidate BE CLEAR DF1
THE SUSPICION or ANY CONNECTION
WITH OUR CR0ER. So thoroughly are wn
convinced Of this, that WE STRONGLY
RECOMAl END THE PUBLIC REPRESENT
TAIION. I'll Az OUR CANDIDATE THE
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