Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-03-01
Washington Correspondence.

Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 81. 1856.
The announcement of the names Of the
Know Nothing Convention, nominated
by that body for President and Vice Pres
idsnt OF the United States on Monday last
has called forth some mighty displays at
premises made by certain gentlemen of old
Augusta, who belong 10 the dark lantern
party, and represented that party in the
Convention; Mr.. Fillmore Of ". Y,
for President, and Mr.. A. j Donelson, OF
Tennessee, for Vice President
This is the strongest oil and NORWOOD
ticket TO swallow that has ever been pre-
sented to the people Of the United States,
for two Of the first offices in the world,
that have ever seen presented TO the
people. They are antipodes in principle,
and have all their long life been antipodes
in practice; but now they are united in
felio yship, and the lion and the lamb will.
hug together to Cypress the citizen,-to
uproot the Goyernment--,o destroy the
guarantees of the Constitution, and raise
the arms of brother against brother-all
for the purpose of qualification to the NOR
bid sensuahty 10 further the peculation of
the Ga'phin and Gardner managers of
fraud and iteaehery to the public treasury.
Mr.. NeCue. of Virginia, said that Mr..
Fillmore and Mr.. Donelsor were the very
persons. and the very platform, to unite
the Know No,hings North and South
As the Know Sothings at the North have
been made to suecomb to abolition at the
north, this platform, that Mr.. McCue is SO
elated with, must be quite CRAFTY ing 10
the slave holders of Augusta, that they
have been passed over, and to be under
aboliti IN control in after time, as we have
an example IN the presen; abolition House
of Representatives, now IN full blast
Messis. lmboden, McCue and A. II. II.
Stuart, were the representatives Of Angus
ia County, Va, at the Philadelphia Con-
vention, that nominated Messrs. Fillmore
and Donelson, and Mr.. Siuar, went so far
as to pledge the Virginia electoral vote Tor
the Know Nothing nominees. This prom
Use OF votes Mr.. Stuart made to Mr.. Flour
noy, viz: that the vote of Virginia 10 his
+, ontest with Mr.. Wise for Governor,
should be his last May. The promise to
Mr.. Flournoy was about as near the truth
OF the result, as will be the promise of the
vote to Mr.. Fillmore and Mr.. Donelson.
BY deficit Of about fifteen thousand vii
be the result. As 10 the remarks Of NJ essrs
Stuart and McCue, that was to be expect
ed. We like to see men from Virginia
glorify the union of Know Nothings with
the abolition cohorts Of The North. to whom
Messts Stuart McCue and Imboden. were
the representatives OF Augusta county, as
parties TO the contract. This union will
cause the people they represent to look
well to the issue, before they give their
support to the ticket nominated at Phila-
delphia. There is not . doubt but Messrs
Stuart and MeCue are quite overjoyed, in
anticipation of the contest that is ahead
and, as they are in the successful mood at
this time, 1--WE having no disposition to
mar their dreams just now,) we will pass
them by for the present, simply remalking
that, the day of election takes place on the
4th day Of November, 1856, 10 which Pc
riod we turn them over TO the watchlul
care of the Democratic party Of old Au-
gusta, and from what we know of their
action il the premises. and the way they
handle Know Nothings In political con-
tests, we are sure that the late delegates
at Philadelphia, will be held to strict
account in the political contest ahead.-
Nothing should be done to disturb the
equanimi'y of the representatives of the
Augusta people at Philadelphia. They
are jovial fellows, and Will make the
"worse appear the better cause" if the
people should be green enough TO believe
IN their sophstry, or in fallacy of argu~
ment:
che that fights and runs away, i
May live to fight another day"
And so it will be in the coming contest ofI
the result. as promised by the Hon. A. II.
II. Stuart.
These few admonitions have been
thrown taoethpr far your readers in oraat
haste, which, | am in hopes, will amuse,
if they do not instruct the observer oil
them. Yours. truly,
JOHN JONES,