Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-08-16

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led by men who do not mean to be satlsfi
ed with any Legislation which is not TO, re
suit in placing the Government un de
their control; by men who say that th'
trainers o. the Constitution made a com
promise that cannot be mentioned withou
sIlame;;" who say of DIR. Fillmore, in a llu
sol. to his signing the fugitive slave bill
"brtter far had lie never been born-bettei
Tor bis memory, and for the name Of his
children, had he never been PRESIDENT
who declare that bill TO be zone of the i'm
morta, catalogues Of national crimes, and
/ thet lie who s.snss' ( ttierebg sunk lii Il
the depths Of intamy:" who pronounce the
slave to be zone of the heroes Of the age,
and the master who demands LIN "vile
slave-hnnter." whom all men should look
upon with contempt, indignation, an alb
hofance, men who do not regard the Con
slitution, and the laws made ia pursuane e
of it, as the supreme Law of the land; W no
disregard The decision OF that high trlbu-
al QUESTIONS who claim TO set up their
individual opinions against the official ones
OF the judicial authorities, and refer their
obligations, not to the Instrument which
they have sworn TO support, which Is at
Que the bond and the principle of our
Union, bit 20 some "higher law, . whose
foundations are to be found IN their own
fanatleal in,agina.,ons. Some 81 the lead.
ers. go further still, and con$ider slavery
as a wong so ttansct hdan. ttat it must not
only be limited to its present bounds, but
must be abolished altogether. We SEE
the effects of His in the increasing res
,iyeness ola part of our population. in the
often repeated ESCAPES OF our servants from
the mildest form of survilude ever Known,
aud in the ready acceptance Of the recon-
incubation net 10 hesitate ct theft, robbery
and murder, if need be, TO accomplish
their flight. From this condition of things
we can expect nc RELIEF if the anti-slaYe-
~ patty succeed in the election of Mr.
Fremont. To defeat their mnaton
seems 20 me TO be our first duty aud greai
es, interest, and therefore 1 am ready TO
adopt that candidate who appears most
likely to accomplish this purpose. I add
us showing the extreme designs OF the
ati.slavery zealots the following remarks,
reported as having been made lately by
Mr.. Wendell Phillips Speaking OF the
Republican party, ne says:
81. is the fist sectional party ever organ.
lied in tbs county. 1t does not know
lis own face. II calls itself national; but it
is sectional. 1t is The North arrayed
against the South. Henry Wil>on said
to me, We must get every Northern
State in order TO elect Fremont / 1t was
A distinct recognition OF the fact that the
Republican party is IA party OF the North
lsiged against the South. Theodore
Parker wanted TO know once where dis
union would begin' will tell him-just
where that party divides; that is a North
ern party against the Southern. | do nol
call II at anti-savery party; il has not ris-
EN- TO that yet. It's first distinct recogni-
ton was Banks eiect;cn. T"
| have no idea that this is to be consid-
cred rs showing the general purpose of
fed dat such opinions are growing in the
North, under The constant teachings Of
such apostles as Mr.. Philips, and this
speech shows the tendency OF present
events. -.
have been politically opposed to TIE
Democratic party to: so many years that
cannot without reluctance contemplate the
necessity OF supporting their nominees
Yet it must be admitted that he is man
Of abilities and large public experience;
that he has been lest TO the South, though
not assuming TO be Northern maa with
principles, that his inclinations
are geaegelly conservative; that he mum
bers among his prominent supporters many
gentlemen OF lalenls and patriotic chatae-
ter, entitled no, only to the confidence oil
their party, but to Influence with the eoun
try at large /; and that many Ell the old Is
sues belH cen the n higs and the Demo-
Gratis are obsolete. Two objections to him
are much relied on by his opponents in
the South. 1t has been alleged that :. he
aad promulgated the charge
OF bargain and corruption against Mr.
Clay in the election BY the House Of Rep
resenta,ives in 1925. should denounce
him for this as Iediy and as severely as
any one if ! thought this allegation just
But |. remembered that this charge against
MIR. Clay was made without ANY direct
testimony until 1927, when the Garter
Beverley letter led to Mr. Buchanan's being
named as a witness; and that he then
denied the statement WHICH he
was relied on 10 rtoVe, aud, at the ri.A OF
losing Gen. Jackson's favor and thai OF
his party, exonerated Mi. Clay. From
the letter which he then published | ex-
tract the following passage spa 81 .. s
II owe il 10 my own character 10 make
another observation. Had ever known
or even suspected that Gen. jackson be-
lieyed had been seht to him by Mr..
Clay or his friends, l should have inlmedl-
ate!y corrected his erroneous impression,
and thus prevented the necessity fer this
most unpleasant explanations. When the
editor OF the United States Telegraph. on
the 18th of October last, asked me by LETT
ter for Information upon this sdbieet, |
promptly informed him by ms returning
mail, Oh the 18th OF that month, that had
no authority from MIR. Clay OF his friends
to propose any terms TO General Jackson
in relation to their votes nor. did ever
make any such propositions and that
trusted | would be as incapable Of heeom-
ing messenger upon such an occasion as
il was known Gen. jackson would be 10
receive such a message. | have deemed il