Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-07-14
From the Danville Republican,


| One Of the most humiliaiing and objectionable
features IN the recent canvass III this State was
the attempt Of the Know Nothings TO influence
the voters Of Virginia by means Of the hifelng
presses OF the States. Prominent among pa
pers which swaimed over our Stale, was the
Cincinnati Dollar Times, a sheet ofdecded lise-
| soil proclIvilies which its Editor took care So
.ln!onsy to corceul in the edition prepared Tor
Southern rrat-rs. Now, however, since the
election is decided, and "Sam's" prospect in
Virginia are hopelessly lbasled, The "rimes''
has assumed different tone, and clearly indi-
Gates lis own feelings o. Northern Know Moth
Ing., On the vexrd question OF slavery. In com
| Inen'in5 upon the proceedings Of the Know
Noihlng Convention at Philadelphia, after de-
CHARGING its conviction. that there is no hope OF
preserving the Know Nothing party as Ma
| llonal Organization, il proceeds to endorse the
pro'es. Of The seeding States. The following is
! The language il employs.
1.-The "Prolrsl" to which we refer, we give
| below, as it states what we conceive 10 be the
true basis oil the American party; and also shows
| the inevitable tendency, even v it'll such liberal
minds as the sieners, TO force them Into section.
alism."
| Now lei US see what is The nature Of the pro
test so enthusiastically endorsed by the s'Times''
as furnishing 1.-THE true basis of the american
party" Here is the conclusion Of this pre-
clou, document aud it may serve as fair speci.
men of the spirit and temper Of the whole.
| THAT it the question Of Slavery ia to be pass
| ed upon and made part Of our national creed,
then in that event, we cannot consistently act
with fidelity TO cur principles and former
| Professions with any National Oreanixatitr II
whose actions on the question Of slavery, will
! result in endorsing the Kansas Nebraska Act,
and which refuses lis sanction 10 the principles
oil The Missouri Compromise Act, Of 1920
That we believe hat time honored compact was
and honorable and fair adjustment Of the question
oil slavery. We desire to place this protest up
on the Journals Of the Council, that in no fn.
ture time tho undersigned may be charged with
inlractiun Of expressed or implied faith in her
fellow mem bers. in failing TO support the ma
jority resolutions"
| o. course no doubt can remain that the IDOL ar
Times" is stern opponent Of the NEBRASKA
lnlquiiyo and in lac. free-soil sheet OF lhs
wo' $, type. And yet. this is The paper ofwhich
thousands Of copies we're scattered Broadcast
OVER o0r State 20 form and control the public
sentiment Of Virginia. v 18th ons other quola-
tim, in which The "Times'' probably adml,s the
the union oi Know. NothinsisIn aud Aboliionism
in The recen, Northern elections, We dismiss the
subject. The editor is endeavorng TO show
that the Free-soilers had reaped all the advan
tages, accrueing from the Know Nothing Or
ganZation in the Northern States and deprecates
any attempt on their part to change the existing
oricr Of things.
"Free. soillsm by Americanism, swept Ohio
last fall, giving twenty one an'i-Nebraska Con-
gressmen. Is any thing wanted, OF can anyhing
more be gained by Free.soism, in legal con-
stitulonal or patriotic way? And yet il seems
| as if something more is wantod-what Of "a pub.
lie beneficial nature, we cannot for the life If US
diyine,D .4ss