Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-07-07
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Resolved, That we congratulate th
democracy OF Virginia upon their late vic
tory over The secret and p,oscrIptive ARA
Of their oEpoaents. a,d attributethpir ste
cess to the absence Of any endorsement by
them of the administration, the con!rar,
cause having produced the abs olnle over
throw OF our party in other States in lat
CONTESTS and we recommend that III on
onn State a reppdiasion Of the administers
ton be insisted upon, lv which means ant
| by unioir upon the true Goninteiven
ton platform can a consolidation of demo
Gratis alone be secured, and triumph OBJ
tanned for eur ca.ist.
Eesol.ed, That among the acts passef
at the last session oftbe Legislature Of thu
ray Of fahatieal, ultra a:,d hypoetiiiesl leg
isla'ive experiments, we especially repu.
diate aud deneunce that attempt at coer-
Give and pfohrbitory Legislation, the so.
called ''act for the suppression 81 inism-
perance,' commonly known as the Maine
iaw-that as an infringement upon con-
sltutional guarantees, upon doctrines OF
law as aid as Runny mede. ard upon every
true principle of political justice asad eeouo-
my; as a reck less and wick ed triilng with
lawful property and vested rights: as an
absurd attempt to prohibit what the Scrip
tur~s, and the practice OF The wise aud
great and good OF ali ages, have sanction.
ed; as an exhibition Of narrow, malignan,
end jealous bigotry and aseetieims-we
stamp this law as unparalleled aud cspe-
cially iniquitois; that we demand and ex
pect its repeal as a legitimate result Of the
re-ascendancy OF democratic principles in
the councils of the State, and as a reas0n-
able consequence OF that reaction against
fanaiieism which such enaetments, from
the extremity Of their absurdity, inyaria-
bly, produce in the public mind
Resolved, That the hypocritieal course
OF the faction haliins from that "house OF
refuge for knavish politicians, Tammany
Hall, ard claiming to be democratic. ia
nominating four members of the Know
nothing order for prominent Offices at the
last election. and in now pretending to BE-
opposed to The principles OF that order, ca n
only b. equalled by the bareiaced dupli-
city Of their act OH the prohibitcry liquor
law-tw o. thirds of TIE members of tha,
faction in the Senate OF the State having
first voted for that law, and Tammauy Hall
having subsequently passed Iesoiu .ions
against the very act its representatives had
aiGed TO consummatt--tais, BY advocating
both sides Of these questions, aud, being
true to neither, hoping to succeed with all
upon the base principle so often avowed
by their leaders, that "aii is fair in poll
ties" that such raseality Of profession and
practice demands the eyecraiioH Of every
man who values truth ur recognises hon
esiy as principle of manly aetios.
Resolved, Tho, the National Democra-
cy of New York cordially respond to the
cal! for a Democratic State Convention on
the 9th day CT September next. issued BY /
the Democratic State Committee at its re-
cent meeting in this city: and that we re-
j ole e that the members of that committee
did not undertake to exceed the powers
with which they were Invested. by ma
king presidential bargains or plotting for
the sale and division Of valuable Offices,
with chose who approached them. ;se nev-
ertheless, as their constituents, freely in
wife all who agree in the principles set
forth in these resolutions, and who desire
the redemption and regeneration Of The
State of New York, 10 unite with us in Civ
ing to our beloved commonwealth and our
proud city, administrative and legislative
officers who shall be neither Fle.soilers,
Pfohhitonists, Know noihings, or fanat
les of any other class, degree, or color.