Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-08-23
Know Nothing Rally.

Out VPpOHcutS utVOte almost an eDtlTe
column in the display of large letters, high
titles, and the programme of the contem.
plated Know Nothing prottacted meeting.
The culvertefs presume to exhibit them
selves BY daylight in procession. We
predict that, when it comes to falling into
line. before the public gage, many OF them
will shy off to avoid being found in such
a category. They advertise free eating
and free speaking, but they did not dare
10 advertlze free voting. No. That must
be done under the obligations Of the oatbs
of the lrgemen to Sam.
The free eating" and "speaking" are
designed to carry out the first bylaw of
the "American League" which provides
Tor "SWERvING" the people. Our
Know Nothing friends will find themselves
mistaken if they suppose they can 'swerre
any Democrat by an invitation to free
eating. They will never sell their birth
right for mess Of potage. The "frce
| speaking" is designed TO make the impress
sion that Democrats will be heard on the
occasion, IN order 10 get Democrats to
come and hear Sam speak.
What will be said OH the occasions. 1t
requires no fertile Imagination to conjec-
ture. The Democracy vii! be abused
shamefully. Every SANDER which has
been uttered against Buchanan will be re-
iterated. Fillmore will be eulog,zed as a
second Washington, for he would not be
properly inaugurated as an opposition can
dida:e unless hat were said Of him. Ey-
cry candidate that the opposition have pre-
scented TOR the Presidency, within our
recollection. was a second Washington.
They will swagger and boast of the cleo
ton of Fillmore when it cannot be said
Of him that he will certainly carry single
State.
But. what ia all this great effort for p
Is any one silly enough 10 suppose shat
Virginia can be carried Tor Fillmore, when
she has withstood the assaults Of the Wing
party IN its palmiest days. Virginia nev-
er has voted for the opposition in a Presi.
dental election, and she never will, in our
opinion certainly not at this election
Then why al: this ado1 Why all this
paradea Why all this expenditure Of
time and money! Ia it because tire ops
position are determined, il possible, to Sc.
cure Fillmore majority in Augusta
Take care that you do no. fail to rule the
people Of the county up 10 your party OBJ
legations, AND we achieve victory over
you in November. Remember how you
bfsgged for Gen. Scott. four years ago.
abou; 500 majority, and the result. Your
effort ~nl only serve 10 amuse the boys;
1t will not pay. The hoaest masses OF the
opposition are conscience stricken. You
cannot rally them with your big show bills.
You will have TO refund some Of :he mon
ey which they los. by behing on Flournoy,
before you can get them TO rally to hear
HIM speak. Bolts eannct bring them In.
He is SO certain Of defeat, that he has al.
ready prepared himself for it by declaring
himself disgtsted with politics and politi.
tlans. H. Winter Davis who favored the
detection Of Black Republican Banks by
his duplicity, can certainly find no hearty
welcome here.
Phe people were SO grossly cheated BY
Sam that they cannot be ''swetyed" now
by the promise Of free eating." We re-
peat. it will not pay.