Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-06-07
state Ta#as and the Presidenc5

citizens groan. va. k. ". Platform.
Now, gentle reader, after having reac
this 5th resolution of the Know Nothing
Platform adopted at the recent Stauntor
Convention, tell us whether you have ever
seen a more bold, uhblushing aod high-
handed perversion of the truth than is
here presented.
1t is charged that the Democratic party
are Justly responsible for the embarrassed
condition Of the finances OF Virginia -
How can this be truei The finances are
embarrassed because the bonds oil the state
cannot be sold at par as fast as The appro-
priations of the Legislature require. And
why. Because there has been declen-
ton in stocks and bonds throughout TIVE
whole of lpis and other countries. ov ing
TO great revulsion in business generally
the cause of which we will not now stop
to enquire suffice it to say chat many as
cribed il 10 the great demand fof money
in Europe to carry on the war. VII any
man Of intelligence and candor undertake
10 saw that the Democratic party OF Viz.
ginia are responsible for the general de-
cline of the stock market Of the world =
The question arises, whose legislation was
il that rendered 1t necessary 10 borrow
money on the credit of the State? All
will at once admit, that appropriations TO
works of internal Improvement created a
debt which must be met promptly 10 sus
tain the credit Of the State.
We must here be permitted TO say. that
Mr.. Stuart, the chairman Of tue committee
on resolutions, and who, doubtless. draft
ed the one in question, was claimed 10
have Inaugu,aed the internal improve
ment policy of the Stale when member
of the State Legislature than whom, 1t
has probably not had more wild aud ex-
travagant supporter. 1t is FAC, that can
not be denied with any sembance Of truth,
that the subject Of internal improvement has
never been made political party question
in thi. Stale, III or out of the Legislature
TIE internal mprovement system has had
able and jealous advocates in both parties,
,ane as able and Jealous opponents in both
parties But. to partieuIarize. We find
in the history Of this county, with which
we are mast familiar, that the leading aud
controlling men have ever been Jealous,
and we may say, powerful advocates of
internal improvements. The Democracy
being for long time in small minoeily
were rarely heard upoG The subject
Time and again have we head the State
reproached for her tardine>s in embarhing
IN liberal system OF internal improve
menl. 1t has so happened, that in The
Legislature, the leading internal improve
ment men have generally been found IN
the Wing party, aud move 'atIer'y the
Know Nothing. Take every Wing aud
X. N. delegation from tins county, from
the DAYS OF Mr.. Stuart, down 10 The pes
emf incumb.nls, aud it will be found that
they have ever been regarded leaders
in the cause. Out OF this couaiv. we
would refer to the Segss, Prices, Deans.
Staples. Malories, the Richmond oeIega-
tions, all Wings, aud ardent supporters, the
Smiths of kanawha. aud many other lead
ers Of that party, that we have not time or
space 10 mention. We will venture 20
affirm thailf the journals Of the Legisla.
tuIe were carefully examined it will be
found that much larger proportion OF
Wings voted for appropriations than Dem
ocla,s. The only active wing opponent
to the system, that we can now remember.
was DR.. Yelby. 1t will be remembered
too, that on Que occasion, in the Legisla-
ture, Mr.. Good a Democrat, submitted a
report upon the finances Of the State which
showed greater Indebtedness than was
agreeable 10 the friends Of internal I'M
p,ovements, and that Mr.. Imboden made
il a subject Of one of his greatest efforts to
show that the debt was not SO great, aud
that further liberal appropriations could
be made with safety.
On the other hand. il is notorious fact,
that some Of the prominent Democrats Of
Eastern Virginia have been the most un-
compromising opponents to the SYSTEM
Many other facts might be adduced to
show that it has never been supported or
opposed on party grounds, How then can
the Democratic party be Justly response
Die p But il may be said that they con-
stituted majority, and are therefore re-
sponsible. Such, however, has not always
been the ease. There were occasions IN
which the Wings had a majority but the
same policy was pushed with regard to
improvements 1t has long since been
subject of common remark in the Leglsla-
ture, that the Wing county Of Augusta was
ever demanding money, and almost as uni
formly received it,
We have given these instances because
we desire TO refresh The reeolleetions Of
the people Of the county upon these sub
iecls, in order that they may see the in
;,,s,;oa Of the resolution in the X Plat