Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-05-19
Our County Candidates.


Next Thursday decides the political contest in this
county, for candidates to the General Assembly Of
Virginia for two years. We are almost nothing
that we may say can more fully arouse the Democra
of Augusta than they are at this time. Never has
the true fire of the party been SO thoroughly alive
Animated by the veliest sen of the grea. issues of
the campaign, every Democrat, we are Sure, cannot
but feel the deepest interest in the result We have
a cause worthy the devotion and admiration Of ev-
cry freeman. There are interests at stake, deeply
effcctng the dearest rights of man, and the most
vital interests of society and republican government.
We have the wisdom. experience and practice of 76
years of freedom of conscience, of speech, and of
pen, in our behalf We have the teachings Of all
the great apostles Of Liberty, from Washington
down to Webster, Clay, Calhoun, and other depart
ed great men, to cheer and encourage and guide us.
We have the name and the influence of the great
republican virtues OF the Democratic party, which
has administered tho government almost since its
foundation, to operate in favor. We have, in a
word, Freedom, cause. Freedom to worship
God according to the dictates Of conscience, and
freedom to act in obedience to enlightened Judgment.
We have every thing in the moral force and polite
al expectancy OF our cause, we could wish We
could desire no more.
| We have chosen candidates worthy to represent
| these great interests. We have three our
standard bearers in this county, than whom there
are none more observation-disclosures CRAWFORD,
| ABsALoM KotNER, and JAMES II. SKINNER. Mr..
Crawford is known to every man, almost, in the
county of Augusta. He has been a successful mer-
| chant in this place for a number OF years. Where
ever he is known, he is known to be a man OF line
business qualifications, stern integrity high sense
| OF what is honorable and iust-scosning anything
that will not comport with the strctest honesty and
wihal, gentleman Of fine practical sense. He has
never been an office seeker, and nothing but the
urgent solicitations Of his friends, and the vast in
terests involved in this canvass, has induced him to
consent to for the Legislature. He is man in
whom all can repose the utmost confidence. Identi-
fled with the people in his interests and habits, he
would make most useful and valuable representa-
tive.
Mr.. koiner is also man well known in the conn
e. LEI a gentleman beloved wherever known.-
Is ri the del gates from augusta county
having been elected two years ago, by the same
party whose sufrages he now asks. He has been a
practicing awy yer several years in the courts OF
Augusta county but becoming, tired of the probes
sion, he retired to his farm, and is now engaged in
the pursuits OF the farmer, except SO lar as lie aids
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vigorous and active mind Mr. h. brings the adyan-
tages of liberal education, and iaboious habits oil
study and investigation. He is gentleman of in
Formations OF great purity OF character and motives
and untrine industry. lie has made most excel
lent representative in the legislature, which he is
well calculated to do combining, as he does, all the
advantages of practical iarmer and an educated
lawyer
tves in the Legislature. lie has been faithful aad
efficient IN that capacty-devoting his entire time
during the session Of the Legislature, to the daes
Of his position, and the interests oil his constituents
He is lawyer by profession, young gentleman OF
finished ed ucation and high moral aud intellectual
qualifications. lie is known to be one OF the most
eloquent and powerful popular speakers, OF his age
in the State-a man OF high integrity great irmness
OF will, and industrious habts-just such a man
with Messrs Crawford and koner, we make up ont
of the strongest and most powerful tickets ever placed
before the people OF Augusta for their sulrages.-
They are all conservatives, judicous, and prudent
men. They liberal, but not extravagant-triends
of all the great improvements of the State, but sui-
GENTLY identified in their interests, with the people
to avoid the encouragement Of any enterprise which
the condition Of our finances, and the will of the
people, would not justify. They. are just the men
for the times. They are the kind ofmen who should
compose next Legislature and if we are not much
mistaken in the signs of the times they are the men
Augusta will send there. We appeal to the men OF
all parties. to up to their support. Especially
do we appeal, with confidence, to every Democrat
in the county not to fail to come to the polls on
Thursday next and cast his vote for CRAW FORD,
KOINER and SKINNER, and the cntiro State
Ticket.