Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-04-12
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reelection to the offico OF Common eal,h's |
Attorney. 1t is not customary for editors
to notice such communications, nor is it
our purpose to deEart from this rule in this
instance, further than passing alusion to
one or two facts, which do gross injustice
to Col, Hartman. Indeed the art::,le Of
"Old Hickory" does not pranerly come
under the head of anonymous communi.
cations, for the ear.fnarks are so plainly
visible rs to leave not trace of doubt &c
TO It's paternity. Ii has no "putative fifth
EFT was breathed into this unfriendly
world, although rather homely specimen
OF the labors Of genius, with all the adj
vantages of legitimate birth and parentage.
1t assumes "unquestionable shape" and
can trace its descent back, through the
memorable houses Of Resistance, "In-
dependence. "Reformer," Guy Fowkes, >
apd Peter Scrotenburgess.' No m,ste-
~ hangs goomiiy over the circumstances
which surrounded the accouchment and
whilst there may not have been as much
CLUTTER and pomp, and gran deur, as attend
ed the uShering In OF the heir to the
French throne, we have no, the leas,
doubt that the genuine pa Of "Old Hick-
ory' lid some tall cackling about the
time the last pang Of travail was announced.
We, therefore, are excusable, in this crude
notice Of the last bantling Of prolific GEM
US. at least so far as the custom Of the edi-
torial fraternity in cases above mentioned
is involved.
"Old Hickory urges the defeat of Col.
Harman, for the reasons that James Bar.
bour, OF Cuipeper, assisted il the removal
of the Basement officers Of the State capt.
tol several years ago, because the Direc-
tors of two Institutions in this place were
changed some time since, because the
State Directors in the Valley Bank at this
place are Democrats, because "Norb.
Brooks was turned out OF the Post Office
because the VindIcator in 1854 stated that
its editor would at the next election for
Sheriff insist Or party issue, because a
toast was drank 10 Col Hartman at a Dein-
ocratic publication meeting, in substance
that he was the first man who broke the
first link in the Whig party of Augusta,
because he did IN the last election stump
the county IN favor of the election of
Henry A. Wise, because he haturalized
a larger number Of foreigners than any
other member Of che Staunton bar, &c.
Now what relevancy these objections have
to Col. II. as Comm Oh wealth's A:tornc,
We confess it requires keener optics than
we possess TO perceive. But we have no
defence TO make of that gentleman, nor
snail we attempt any, except SO far as is
required By strict regard to the truth of
the circumstances parsded by sod Hiek-
ory,' fol the purpose Of exciting feeling !
against him. We know nothing .abou. |,
Col. HaIman having endorsed the course
Of MIR. Barbour--we cateTnothing obou.
it. But we do profess to know something
about the illusions Of "0id Hickory" to I
the changes made in the diffeIen. Offices
in this county. We know that he had
nothing TO do, directly nor indirectly. with
the changes in the Board Of Directors of
the Western Lunaiic Asylum, or the
Board Of Visitors of the Deaf and Dumb
and Blind Institution, and i, is unjust and
ungenerons to attempt TO throw the re-
spohsbiity upon bim. He hid nothing |
TO do with, nor did he favor the removal
OF Mr.. Brooks. He had nothing 10 do
with the appointment Of Directors In the
Bank. We think, however. that Demo-
Gratis can take just as good care OF the in
vestmen!s of the State as any others, and
in consideration of the fact. thar there are
Jour Wing Directors and three Demo-
crats-every officer in the Bank, save
one, is Wight would have been as
much 10 the credi, Of "Old Hickory" to |
have suppressed this allusion. Col, Har-
man had nothing to do with the article in
the Vindicator relative 10 the election OF |
Sheriff in 1854. The father of "Old |
Hickory" knows full well the reasons
why that article was written. Col. Me-
Cue and Jacob Baylor were the candidates
The Democrats did not think Of party, and
many of them were friendly to the cleo
lion CT Col. McCue, and actually voted
for him-the friends Of Col McCue ap-
peAled to Democrats to vote for him-,hat
1t was no party test, when at the same time
they were whisperings to the wings that
j. pas pcriy, and urged them to support
Lin OH that ground. 1t was this infdeIi-
ty-this trick which produced that article.
Democrats were deceived, and il was Of
this we complained. As to Mr.. Wilson
having been called out by Democrats, there
is no. the shadow OF foundation for the |
charge. Mr.. Wilson did not come out as |
a party man, and indeed we were some
what surprised vhen the announcement
was made that he had determined 10 run
for the office. As 10 the toast drank to /!
Col. HaEman, and his speech in response |