Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-02-24
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1 c,,. t7it1s =. =, ht;fah and
uca' carver % rI,g -,
warmly supported HE eistei'3' u 0s", 9ae In :
son in 1928 ard 1882, as the emhehIMeht o.
the principles OF that party. IN All address
published IN support Of the election ciJackson
| in 1892, he approved OF his administration, aud
appauded his opposition 70 I onlleJ States
Bank, protective tariff, internal Improvements
aud other federal measures. Abons this time,
the lannon's proclamation W as made with refer
ence to Modification in South Carolina, The dee
| trlnes oil which were condemned 10y alr. Wise,
aud many other prominent States Rights dem
ocrals, as ULTRA federal in Their tone and tetden-
ey No'wlthss.naing MS opposition TO this
measure, ne supported the administration. an
III lis Influence was thrown in iayenr Of Martin
Van Blten Tor the successful. Believing that
Van Bnleu could hot be safely trusted upuE tho
question Of slavery, he opposed the efforts
winch we're made 10 give him the position of
the candidate OF the party, aad y hen uomina-z
ted opposed his election and supported iush
l.. While Of Team, who had ever been States
Rights democrat IN his principles aad party as
socatons. Thus MI. Wise was separated from
the patty bu net ifor its pfiuclples He OPP
posed the regularly nominated candidate Of the
party, but supported an opponent who was un
quesiionably sound in his democracy, and
vastly more reliable upon the question vi Sa-
very aud Southern nights, As he opposed The
lnomln alton and eirclon oi Van Buren,, 50 ha
opposed his administration. When Van . uren
became candidate for reelection in 1870 Nj.
v Use, as might have been expected, remained
n tue ranks OF the opposition. The elements
ofopposion, TIE States kighis Republicans Of
which MI. Wise was member, aud which
had lett orr party with him III &c. anl the ma.
! tieaal Wings, composed Tor The most part of
the remains oil lie Federal party, uni,et, in
Convention. and Nominated Harrison and ~
lei, upon the understanding That, If they ~efe
successful, the measures CT the administration
should conform to the doctrines Of The States
tights division al The party The doctrines Of
tbs branch CT The patty were lne bnsis OF the
campaign III Virginia. The address published
by The Wing Convention which met in Rich
naand was anti Bank, ani-taritt, an,idstrbutiun
ahii-niernal Improvement, nti-pfoscription,
pfo.saytTy in fae, anti-eyefyt blng-Whis
aad pro. every hiaa -deIngcratie. The address
OF the Wing Iaenbeis Of The Legislature adyo.
Gated the same PRINCIPLES. lis lsnguage was,
tall candid men. ot all paIliQs, admit that lhey
protective laHii, National t'ana, aud internal
improvements have ceased 10 be practical
questions. III idea OF charter lif2 Naliollal
bank has Teen feiiaqu.shed by b ef former nu.t
saasuise advo Gates, as unnecessary III The pres
ell and probable future monetary condiii1n
OF the eoGuirf: lie Necessity 81 internal ia.
piosemen,s by the General Government las
been entirely superseded by the energetic an.
pieaton Of the resptfces OF the aevetal States
10 that object aud tic Tariff Is settled ~ the
terms OF lie Compromise ael Of 1888 unless 4.
shall be re opened jol political purposes By thoss
aeho affect 10 dread the re. estabHskmeaio Of hiak
prefecture duties These datea, indeed, ere To
| longer necessary saeh Was AhisgeIy in lie
campaign OF lo4o--such iae lialioIn Upon
winch MIR WISE sad other States III his d,nio-
efats gave ii tier Support. Tie Wig tifket
tiiumpltd III the election by an oyerw defining
majority. bui Virginia, IN ihe eeaeg,l wseek ii
out party. remained Tie 70 TIE democratic san-
dafd. Mf. Gay expressed lis gfailiie'.iioa at
The lesu! Ia Virginia, aud congratulated him-
sell that The administration 'woala to, he tin
tarfaasfd ey her feehiiar opininus.2 Virginia
nad Hitnaesd her support iron The ,,hg Tick
1t, AMI Therefore IN the oVlnion CT Mr. Clay,
me " Ei3 pa'ly was discharged tom The v hieh
IL had ooi'Satioh assumed al to ~ "enhatrass-
eh ey Rel peeuief "pi'ioh, to eoE;ofu The
measures oi me "t,,h'i.'''sai.on 10 HE rsinei-
pies oil NE States hlsh'a division q He Wing
parry. uesftai.haHen W Nioalie iheiF Plight
ed laith WAS ohhiy asowed ay l.ie Hhg mem
ueis oi lohsf.ss @heh 'heS mel Ia caucus 10
astee upon Tue distribution oil las spois oi eth-
c., aai decide upon The pulley OIL the coming
adj. Illustration. They determined upon an eS-
sfa session ior lhe purpose oi saaeiing ae Very
ii4easales' "heh hed peeh islaadiale" M tho
| canvass protective lariiil rational bdnk,
the distributions OF The r'oceefs OF the iabhc
iaH4', ahd lhe constitution ol .A'erRal ln-
soveinen's,
iiete was an oeess'on we'll calculated toby
The iaiil oil Mr.. Wise IN the principles oil The
States RiAhls party. he donsinanl majority
oi Tie W Ing party had determined 10 violate
HE solemn pledges, upon which il succeeded
III HE election, and discard the principles
which lliey lad promised 10 susla;a Their
col.ise forced upon Mr.. Use the Necessity uf
abandoning n patty or his riaeipes HIS pal-
y on The one hand had The hoAauis aud eaiolt-
menis OF oiiiee-power, place, an! patronage
10 dispose OF, his States Rights principles and
Ihe patty which sustained them, had, on lhe
other hand, nothing 70 offer, no means OF buy
my his support lie was fasorite of his par
~, and pluale..on was WI hia his grasp 10 DO
gained Ly an abandonment oi his principles,
and concession 10 the will Of the majority Ii
was test oil his honour as man, and lis in-
esniy as politician, which but lew could
have wilhslood BY his couduoi he proved
liimselfa true man aud tlae patriot, iai.f.il
TO his principles unnaneneei by considerations
Of personal advantage. He lett the caucus
Which had detefmined Lan thls pei 6deous
course, AID in his speech mazda upon The lreasa-
~ no,e bill, avowed his uncompro,a,sing hos
| liny 10 their schemes. He supported .his bill
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