Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-03-17
In stew ..-Rich DEVELOPMENTS


The True American is frantic-completely hors de
combat, and knows not wither to fly. In its despe
rate heplessness, exposed to the wondering gaze of
curious public to relieve its agony, it deals out
column and half of singular, yet amusing stuff In
its zeal to convict Mr. w. of perdy and perjury the
writer 'stae unfods" of which the public wot not
developing much more of the secresy of the Order
than Mr.. VS. card even aimed at, and furnishing
proof as strong as holy writ that he himself is one
of the "Sons of the Sresa-proof more convincing
than simple statement to that effect, because facts,
and secret facts developed, by which Mr.. Wart-
man is tried. See how neighbor brings Mr.. W.
up the stand and pub icy questions him private
understanding to the outsiders how the whole
affair has been ged-unfolding the whole plan
by which they attempt to deceive und cheat the peo-
pie. 1t is Enthusiastically rich:
31Did you not, Mr.. Henry T. Wartman, after you
had belonged to the organization six weeks, de-
clare over and over again, that the very thing?
that you would, were it necessary. take the stump
platform in hand-and stump it for the principles OF
the Order?' y "And this, too, but a few nights
before your application to withdraw and three months
after your initiation into the Order p
Our neighbor is posted on the essential points-he
to have been admitted into the secrets of the
Harrisonburg LODGE and in the very act of attemp-
ting to convict Mr.. Wartman of perdy, he conricts
hmsc!f! II the writer in the American is not men,
Der of the Order, by what authority does he under
take to try Mr.. W.? If he is member, has he not
developed facts be was suorn to keep secrety The
point is, Know Nothing Know Nothing-that's
the question. Verify, we have i've Know Nothing
among us, and we call upon the members Of tho Or
der "t Stars and Stripes throughout the State to
i note the fact
Our new-hedged judge and accuser, however, is
not satisfied with publishing to the world Mr. w art
man traitorous and himself genuine member
but proceeds to ench the point by the development
of the following significant statement, which state
mcnt establishes two points, rathcr performs the
remarkable feat of killing two birds with stone.
First that Mr.. Wartman member, and after
Withdrawing in ''disgus," publishes that fact, and
nothing more. Second, that thewriter in the Amer
lean is now member, and according to his own ar
guments, convicts himself of violation of an oath in
developing the following secret fact:
But this is not all. This same individual was spo-
ken OF as of the candidates of the party to which
he belonged for the Legislature of Virginia. and was
willing bad not those traitors Empwsiler and Ken
non, divuged the fact that he a member, to run
upon its ticket with this
himseIf-tha he would run independent can
ddatc in order to both the inside and outside
vote. Will he deny it?''
| [APpropos Empswilcr and Kennon. A man nam
ed Moore, are informed, who makes his bread
and meat by acting travelling agent ip Rocking
ingham for the Know Nothings, about whom nothing
good can be said, went into the neighborhood Of
Brooks Gap, where these two persons reside. By
some means whether fair unfair informant did
not know, they become acquainted with sufficient
formation, to ''work their way" At a meeting of
the Order in Harrisonburg, these two walked in,
ooked around and then walked out, after, of course
seeing all that could be For further partcu-
lars, enquire Of friend of the Union Republican,
who, We learn, was present. But to return.
Our neighbor is well informed. He seems to be
perfectly familiar with the secrets of the Harrison
burg Lodge and hesitates to lay them before the
people. Truely, beautiful chapter is here revealed
Such perdious and deceitfu means to secure power,
enough to brand any as traitor to his coun-
try, and stranger to honor and truth. In what a
position is the apoogist and def nder of this
conclavc-this organization of deceit and falsehood
placed! Shame !-shame!
| We trust Mr. Wartman will deny nothing that is
true. He has sufficiently atonedfo the error he COM
mttcd, BY publicly acknowledging it, and denounc-
ing the infamous Order. We hope that he will in
form the public by what authority the writer in the
American arragns him, and from what source he de-
lives the information upon which he bases his char
gcs. Let the truth come out. 1t fears nothing but
conccalment.
The American, in phrenzy of despair, seeks to
identify the high minded honest and honorable cit
izeus of Rockingham with this infamous Order, BY
appealing to them to treat Mr. w. with contempt
as follows: ''The good people of Rockingham cannot
look upon such man with any other feeling than tina
of contempt. There is not more honest and truth
loving people upon the face of the earth, than the
people of our native county, Rockingham"
Avn fis audi hat
Indignantly purn the appeals of the enissares OF this
monstrous outrage upon the freedom OF speech and
of conscience. Their plain, blunt honesty will not
justify any oathbound caba whose object spos and
plumber. Never dit. man wrongly estimate the
character Of people, than the writer in the Ameri-
can, when he appeals to the people of Rockingham
to side with the Know Nothngs. They do not believe
that it is honest tell positive lie, when asked for
the truth. Such is not their kind Of honesty,
Thus much for Mr.. Wartman and the development
of the secrets of the Harrisonburg Lodge by the wr-
ter in the American Now for one other rich rcvela
tion, and then we are done for the present.
In the American of the first inst, commenting on
the publication by the Rchm end Enquirer of the
Know Nothing Ritual and Constitution, and referring
to the charge OF the Enquirer that the publication
was genuine, the editor uses tho following exceed
ingly bilious language:
1--WE hurl back the defiance and in the name of
the people Of Virginia, call upon him for the proof.
We charge him with perverting the truth, and with
prostituting his columns by the propagation of base
falsehood. The whole of this pretended revelation is
false from beginning to ending"
What is the legitimate conclusion to be drawn from
this bellicose declaraton Certainly that the Ritual
and Constitution published by the Enquirer, were
.%abrcations. But what says the American of the
l5tl. just two weeks after the above was published
Instead Of demanding proof that the publication was
not true II fu nshes strong evidence to the contrary
In adducing the law and the evidence by which Mr..
Ii. T. Wartu,an is tried, and by which the writer in
the American of last date is governedn convict
ing Mr. W., the following language is used, which o
itself is proof sufficient for the demand made by the
American of the 18th. Qt.lics ours.)
sforfuuatety for us, there is at this moment going
the rounds Of the press Of the ty what purports
to be true exposition of the sccre workings OF the
Order; aud as il is THE ONLY ONi EXTANT, let
Ms try Mr.. Uarfman by it,"
Let the reader note that tho Ritual and Constitu-
ton by which the writer in the American of te 18th
tries Mr.. Wartman the Identical Ritual and Con
stituton, which the writer in the American of the
first inst, pronounced chase falsehood." Now, of
the two statements which is true? Is it not
able to believe that the fact of the writer in the A
mercan of the 18th instant, having used the Ritual
andC futio in t,a ria1 IF Mr. M