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

the democracy 10 induce them to embrace
The teneis OF Know N otbIng prescription
and wage RELENTLESS war upon our adop.
ted citizens whose influence and votes
have uniformly been cast ia favor OF the
constitutional rights OF the South. The
Newark Mercury, strongly tinctured with
ifeesollisnI, quotes with cordial approba-
ton the following onslaught 81 the Buffalo
Ex press upon the adopted citizens for their
lnilexible adhesion 10 the righ.s OF the
South under the constitutions
While our adopted citizens hare p,o.
lessed to love freedom and abhor Slavery
under the connseliings OF h4,f Press they
have yielded their po,,tieal support to the
Democratic Part. unen in dting 50, they
wen Know SO TAI as they allowed intelIi-.
seoce '.id Reason to counsel them that Me9
Ws's oesang 10 strengthen The chain Of the
! Sure and 10 e1iend tie area Of Stdrery-
Yet, thes blinded their eyes to the fight
OF truth-clupg to their Democratic Party,
right or wrong, aud in this way have Civ
Ell occasion for the formation ola party
directly opposed TO them.
This may be a sufficient reason for the
free -soilers OF tho North to band them.
selves under the Know Nothing c4usabe
against adopted citizens, but il should
have directly opposite effect upon all
who desire to see equal justice extended
to the South. J. more evidence be need.
ed to open the eyes Of Southern men, we
may refer to the final action Of the Cincin-
nati Know Nothing National Convention,
just adjourned. Their opening proceed.
/ Ia md IN 81, al nj Il
| tue anxious vision Of seme oil! The South.
ern know-Noth;ng journals, bat the rot
tenness Of the whole concern Is name un-
mlstakably NANTES! by the adoption OF
the majority report, as follows, by an I'm.
mense majority. In fighting Northern
Know-N ohingism, the South will still
have to fight AbolitioHism in its II, Is, in
sdious form:
That the repeal Of the Missouri Com
promise was an iniractlon Of the blighted
faith TO the nation, and that it should be
restored; and if efforts to that end shall
fail, Congress should refuse TO admit into
the Union aud State toleratlng slavery
whi' h shall be tormed Out OF any portion
Of the Territory from which that ir,.titu-
ton was excluded by tha. compiomise.
THAT this convention protests against
coalesciag with any party winch demands
the pos;poDement or abandonment of
American principles, o. the dsorgalixa-
ton of the American party.
That this Convention recommend to
the deleg ates Of the States here represen-
ted TO the National Council 10 request the
President OF the National Council to cali
a meeting II the samt, 10 be held at Phil
adeiphia On the 18th day Of February
next
Tie Gle rkship o. tie Next Houao CT Rep
reseatatives
So general has been the impression that
the know-S othinss iii the next ON.
gress would have things tleir own way. so
| lar as the election Of officers OF the House
are concerned, that we had become rather
indifferent Oh the stif,iert. Our solcitudt,
however. has been aroused by the follow
lug paragraph, which we clip from the
letter OF Essex" the Washington CORES
pondent OF the Lynchburg Yirgiaiaa. ia
ted the 21st inst. ]:
For the Cierkship there are four Of Gsr
| candidates already named. Mg. bo;yl5;
Of Virginia, Mr.. Calloaa Of Tennessee, and
Mr.. Bryce Of New York, are understood
10 be in the field. Fofney, hear, has
mol despalred OF a re-elecion-bu, his
chal.ce l S Il perfectly hopeless one. In
this state of affairs il is not unlikely that
TIE administration party will un,tc upon
Mi. Banks. the ed.o. o! the Ptr rsburg
South.Side Democrat VAC is understood
to have some warm friends in tn. Virginia
delegation, as well al in the Southern
States generally. If tie administration
party Can eject their candidate, it Will
most assu,edly not he Fornty-and, il.
such an event, the chances are that Mr..
Banks will be the man. He will be
warmly sustained by hls friends III the
South
We trust that the speeulaions in regard
to MIR. Bank success will prove correct.
Mr.. Banks kas many Of ehe QUALITIES re In.
site to make a good Clerk. lie is an ca
sy, fluent speaker, possessed Of quick per-
ceptions and fine sense, promp, and ur-
bane in the discharge OF duty, and, wilhal
a gentleman whose ASSOCIATION will be ac-
ceplable, aud III whom confidence will moi
be misplaced. We sincerely wish HIM
cuecess.-Eaq.
ETFEcrs OF RAILROADS. on LANDS
The effects OF railroads upon the value Of
farming lands Is a question much Canvass
ed in the Western States. 'fhe St. Louis
Democrat says:
The official tax siati,tlcs of Michigan
show that, through those cou,i,ties where
railroads have been built the taxable prop-
city has within three years, increased 4
TO 500 per cent, while III those counties
wtere no railroads have been built, the
ialio oil increase in value has not been over
QUE hundred. In drafting their schedule
for the piices Of lands. we find too, tina,
the directors OF the Illinois Central Rail- |
road have come lar shol, III estimating the |
value OF their lands, for the rood hos eau.
SGD he demand to be so gTeal for them tina,
they ar. noa bringing large price above
the minimum at which they were graded
Ia some instances, lands that .~Ie rated
at Sl2 per acre. are selling for $40, and
olhels a!rd at $40 are readily sod for $25
Railroads, especially where they course
through rich sections Of countIy, not only
aug nent fhe prices OF lands, bu, they do
more, they promote social intercourse.
build up cities, alignment the population of
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