Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-03-10

with the secret cabalsts Of old The speaker
alluded 10 the fact, as striking coincidence.
that " lille in this country, where the great
principle of freedom first found nourishmert
and development-w here religious liberation
and freedom Of conscience. were first iucorpo
rated into the funiam entail laws of government
tai poli'y, party had sprung into existence
" hose object Was the destruction of these area,
tenes OF liberty, in Spain where Jesu,ery
was born, and where it was nourlsied by the
Inqu;sition, and the heIsh spirit Of persecution.
the people were at this very lime considering the
question Of adopting a Constitutional form OF
government, which; we doubinot, will embrace
in its privileges, freedom .: thought and con.
science urest,aned religious federation.
He showed that in all counties, and under
almus, all circumstances, from the Instance OF
the persecution Of the twelve disciples and fol.
lowers oil Christ, to the explrialion Of the
Alorruons, the object against which the spirit Of
persecution was directed, prospered, aud grew
into power. He argued forclbly against :he
waff.re now for the frs, time, commenced upon
the Catholics in this country He, as "A protest.
ant, was willin2 TO permit the two systems Of
religion to stand or fall upon their own merits.
II the Catholic church was Of God it would
'fiumph-lf no, Of God, II could not be an ob
siace to the onward march of The re.iglun o.
christ. A Pharsee doctor OF the law, TO
whose opinions all in his time, had deferred
had declared in regard TO the teachings Ct The
disciples Of Jesus: s,If this counsel OF hi,
work be of men, i, will come to na1gs, but if
wasever the sufficient ant agonist Of error.
when left FEE 10 coniba, it.
He then dwell upon the results Of the Know.
Nolhrg organization, SO far as they had been
developed. Tha, ,hoy were nimicaI to the in
situations Of Virginia and OF the South, was
fact so slarins tina, the mos, stupid and prendictd
conli moi but see. The great naiona Democratic
party of the North had been Frustrated. and al.
most every I.a.ional man sser, from the halls
Of Legislation, ani in his stead placed foul.
moulhed aboIionst, through the agency Of this
new organization. and the abul,isuis,s He
appealed eloquenily to Vreiniana whose heart.
beat warm for the Union and the Constitution.
10 nerve themselves for the Conflict and check
the coming tide, which if permitted to sweep
over us might forever destroy our best and
dearest interests.
We have merely referred 10 the points of Inv
speakers address without attempting to give
his language, or fellow him in detail through
his very able arguments. His rem arks ware
cheerinaly received by large and intelligent
audience, and the most happy aud inspiring
fetl.ng seemed to pefvaie The entire assembly
We heard Whigs speak Of The address in the
highest terms OF eiicomirin, as an effort of orig.
inal thought, vigorous and crishi.g argument
and great research. He used no bitter aud de-
nunsiatory expressions-but argued his points
with iaitress, dispassion and caidor. He kept
his audience in the finest humor, enchanting
Their attention by ioreibe logic, and exciting
grea, laughter by an occasional happy hit
Indeed, it was ust such speech as the occa-
sion deianded-a speech Of telling force, 10
whose respectful style The most tasidous Wing
OF Know Nonins coull no, oijec..