Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-08-02
TFrofn the State Register.
Hear Another Ola Iii he Wing!


CARMt, June s, 1856.
DEAR GENERAL: on ~ received your
letter Of Sd inst, by yesterdays mail. and
although my nerves are all unstruug with
| quinlnr, trying 10 break the ngue, the lat
ter part of your letter in which you ask
and expect my co-operatior, makes II i'm
perrative that | should answer Immedi-
ately. This is my answer
Read over my last letter carefully strike
out the word "back" wherever it occurs.
fo4 although il is harmless, aid used ID no
unkind sense, would not use any disa-
greeabe word, in speaking of a party, to
member OF that party. Then, TO you
and all of my old triends, land the rest OF
mankind" who have curiosity on the sub
eet, tina: letter defines my position.
| am not a stand-stil wing, or careless
| locker or. am not now fond of the ex-
citement aud struggles of political contest,
as | once was; and il we're, so far as can
see or know / am alone. The other eel
eventh obstinate jurors" are gone. But as
one of the two millions of voters Of this
yet united country, shall vote and act at
all elections, when think the vital inter-
es,s OF the county are at stake. And
thinking all these vital interests at stake
on the issues now made by the ''reGnbli-
can" party, IN Any contest where see
that raltf With these issues, one Of the
two strongest, | am NO, only moi for it.
am againrt il; and as cannot vote against
it without voting for some other, Ill such
event shall vote with and Tor the other
OF the ti7o strousest parties, be II wing OF
democrat man or deamon.
Let the old States alone But no slave
Territory; no new slave States. These
'trspablican lssues are exceedingly rlau
sible, and when sublly placed before the
mass of the people of the free states, whose
feelings, Interests aud general sense Of
,igh, ere thst WY iHelined, IRE hard to
meet.
But l. wio don want to make Presi-
dent, Senator, member OF Congress, and all
that sort of thing, al such fearful PERIL, |
who want to be eonpiaced-l ask what
territories are you talking about, and who
do they belong to- Answer: They are
millions OF square miles of the finest soil
and climate in the world. with scarcely
civilized inhabitant on them. They We're
inherited, bought, fought for, reahnexed
aad belong 10 these United States, neither
! half nor any of the States owning single
acre, but all and each owning an undevi.
ded part Of eeesy acre. Setyour "repub-
| iieano issees say 10 fifteen of these States !.
Your sons and daughters may go upon
these territories, provided they leave be-
hiri IT, Il tier property. manners Gus
TOMS home associations aud their old
| fathers and mothers, whose habits are too
| fixed to change!
There 10 such lhing as Jesuitism in
Biooklyn churches. as we'll as Naples
eaihedrsls. Is this not practically saying,
'srrue the undivided hall Of this property
] is yours, but we mean to take and keep il
ali, and enjoy the real or supposed roiiii.
Gel OF other advantages that may flow from
| its possession
Now, General, ask yourself kindly and
calmly, whether people, whose mothers
would not drink taxed ties, ard whose
fathers would not write on stamped paper.
ought, can, or Wiil staad the success of
theie issues No. Violent disruption must
be the Inevitable result. Ana Ue, may
live to see the Ohio and Missippi, the on
ly natures highway for Egypt and many
broad acre besides, in the posson OF and
of right belonging to a tore ign ara deadly
hostile power made up of not halt breed
aud dwarfed Mexican Indians, but of
stout. stalwart and intomitasle Anglo-Sax-
on blood, muscle and brains. Ike OUT
selves.
And TO think that this state Of things,
always possible from the clashing interests
and passions Of mankind, should be made
almost probable by the action of uhigs,
! who think they are only 6ehing democ-
racy as with Henry Clay and Daniel
Webster, they have fought II il tiGes
past.
Wbiggishly speaking, what diflerenee
can see between Col. Bissel, Judge
Trun,brll and Col. Rehardson' They
each profess 20 be Representatives of the
true democracy. ] have served with them
all in different legislatures, when party
was rife, and have oeen each give aud re-
aeiye many gallant blow; but upon my
wcrd never saw or heard either of them
do an act or utter word which sympathi-
zed with wing policy, party or men.--
( And, forsooth. should have respected
them less if had.
You speak Of the repeal of the Missou-
ii Compromise and the "Iepubliean" is
sues talk freely OF the encroachments OF
the South. Now in Tying to convince
ourselves, or each other, let US not deal in
epilhets or reploaches, but camly see
what are the tae:s.
Ia or about 1857, there was ceded TO
the United States, mostly by the South,
thar vast empire now called Ohio, Indiana
Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, now con-
tanning eight millions Of people, and one
fifth oil the whole strength aud wealth o!
this nation. At the time of eession it was
stare territory, even within the sense and
meaning of the republican" issues
With the consent Of the South, at the re =
quest OF the great ceding power, Virginia,
II was soeinnl. made free territory aud
free States Well, some thirty.odd yeas
aItei tins enc,oachmen., another Terri.
tory, slave territory also, within the sense,
and meaning ofthe "fepnbIican' issues,
with a southern population, southern hab,
It's and southern property, eonstitullonaly
qualified and fortified, applied for udmis-
sion into the Uuion, and was refused, be-
cause she would not, by her constitution
drive out her thea population and their
property, and admit no more such Men
byipa yhn &vifnesSad . &