Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-07-19
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II Is not a rare occurrence, that some
men repeatfalsehood wit, such earnest,
ness and so frequently that they finally
believe them TO be truths. Habit be-
comes second nature, and they often orig
mate the most unlnitigated untruths, with
out hardly thought as to what .hey ore
saying. This infatuation is not confined
TO single individuals. Organized bodies
are sometimes afflicted with the same per-
vcrted sense of moral rectitude, and in-
.lulge in the same inexcusable prevarica-
lions. Controlled by the bliudest party
bigotry intolerance az the motive
power OF act:on-the Know Nothing par
", and its corrupt leaders, have been gull
,y Of the most bare faced impositons, tran.
sparsnt tricks, and palpable mlsrepresen-
tatlons. Indeed, the whole policy OF the
party is based upon the presumed eredui-
" Of the people. The leaders assume
to themselves degree Of knowledge and
judgment truly marvellous. In the same
proportion that they con,lder themselves
,nforme ], do they imagine the masses &c
be ignorant. Hence. there is no per.
version Of truth, from which they shrink
here is no gross Misrepresentation TO
which they will not resort, ,fby so dong,
they think it will assist their cause. Our
readers well remember the history OF
the last Gubernatorial campaign in Vir-
ginia. Then the newspapers Of that par
ty, were ladened with he most. extrava-
gan, estimates of wha. they would do
According to their s'atements..:he, intend
ed to carry the State by majority Of
thousands. Not only Virginia, but every
Southern State, was to.bow 10 the power
of Sam. Democracy was to be routed and
the sce2tre of power to depart from its
control. What was the result 2 Democ.
racy triumphed in Virginia, and every
other Southern State, except Maryland
and Kentucky. Sam was whipped severe
" and driven back to bis culver:.
Ordinarily men learn wisdom from pas
errors. The miscalculatlons OF the past
serve as basis Tor present and future INA
proyement. Decephons generally correc
themselves. The deceived are paore careful
TO avoid the false path into which the!
were led; and the deceivers. with the lash
,ngs of conscience continually reminding
them Of their perfdy, usually direct ihei
efforts TO less informed and more suscepti'
bic subjects. This, we remark is the or,
dibary course Of things. There are excep
tons, however. We shall instance one
The Know Nothing party and its cree'
and policy ase exceptions to every rul'
that aims at justice, charity, tolerance ant
honesty. They are bsssa in corruption
and ,alseho cd and hence the leaders ar
reckless in the assertion OF facts Not
wi,hstanding the impressive lesson laugh
by past experience, they now with TIT
same utter disregard OF ruth-with tn
same con.emp. for the intelligence oil TIT
people-are commencing the same policy
of misre D, esehtation and deception
the Louisville Journal, one OF the MOS
unprincipled papers Of that party, la
recently commenced the game SO ire
-quen,iy played by the opponents OF tat
Democracy. Of electng their candidate il
advance of the regular day. In ealcua
ton to prove that Mr.. Buchanan VIII Nc
be elected, that Journal says; cit is no
now contendtd that the nominee o!th'
Cincinnati Convention can carry an,
Northera State, except. perhaps, Pennsyl
yania." "hn the South his (Bucharan's
chances are better than in the North, blu
even here, Delaware, Maryland, Ken
lucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Flor
ia Louisiana aud Missouri, whl,& CIV
t,setherl>ix,y-shree electoral votes x
certain TO cast their votes for Fillmore
while in Virginia Georgia, Alabama an
Mississippi, giving forty one e'eelor'
rote, there is a very fail prospect OF Fill
n,o,e,ssurcess so that. out ofthe 296 vote
IN the. electoral college, by no poss'bl
Contingency. will Mr.. Buchanan Teceiy
more than frby.seten, and it may be thu
he win mol get more than sixteen cleo
,orol pofes." This is Prentice's caleuld
tim. It,sa source ofinhnlIe amusemer
r. observe the desperate whis.ling ofsuc
men to keep up their courage Especial
.h.u i, is remembered. that " hsn'th
vnow No:hing parry was IN its priGe,-
~ fore IT'S hideous features were luz
pnowu to the public. the Democracy dt
r.st,d il in every State, except ken'uek
end Maryland In Kentucky there ~