Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-03-29
The Culverters In rhs Light Of the sun
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thority week or two ago, tina, the Know
Nofhlngs Of Augusta would hold meet
ing at the March Court, for the purpose .:
ratifying the nominations of the fhiadel~
phia Convention, and that "severa good
speakers would be present" The Spec
tator few days afte, that, suggested as All
original idea, that the culyerters avail
themselves the March court TO ratify
the nominations, which suggestion the ed
tiers had no doubt would be heartily re-
sPonded to. AS postscript TO this ar
nouncement, II was stated that authority
had bsen given for the call of the meet.
ing, and that several speeches ,ooald be de-
'Vereo Oh ..he occasion. Now. it will be
seer that me Spectator sole the Ameri-
c.h.s thu pder for the American was author.
ised TO call the meeting before the happy
thought OF meeting ever popped into
our beloved friends noggin. But this is
neither "here nor thsrs,' except SO far as
it exhibits the characteristics OF the Spec
tator.
Well, the Eagle OF the American,
and the original suggestion Of the Spec
tator toy ether with tie authorized" post
script, had the desired effect. except SO far
as they fell short, as exhibited Immediate
y below.
When the sun was about meridian
height. lllumining earth with the elful-
sehce of Lis light the amphibous inhab-
iiaa,s OF the culyert (rathcran ambilsquous
expression, but we will endeavor to iusti-
iy il hereafter, one BY one made their ap-
pearance in the Cout House They look
ed rather skeered and i, was a few mo-
ments before any one Of the number could
summons courage sufficient to speak. Fi-
nally, some one ventured to nominate Col
w. A. Bell for Charman- (who, by the
way, we don't think, is exactly in full
communion with the culverlers)-. no aui.
city and unosentatioasly squared himself
in The armed seat OF the presiding JUS
tlce. And then somebody again brought
forward The name of our well-beIoved and
delec!able friend, ]. Addison Waddell, as
Secretary ; to " hich suggestion said J. Adj
Olson very gracefully responded by taking
his appropriate position. We were un-
able TO perceive whether the Secretary
had on his srrctacles OF not. II he had
not, il was capital blunder in hin-an
inexcusable oversight. Ii he had, we are
perfectly justified i'll the use Of The term
"amphidious" because the mosts learned
naturalist could hardly distinguish the
difference between the Secretary with
| specs on, and big green bull-irog. But
| comparisons ale odious, and we should not
have instituted this one but to explain the
| apparent ambiguity Of our language.
The meeting was now full, organized,
and the chair impatient TO receive sone
motion. The culverters seeming rather
timid, ard being somewhat disposed to
proeFastinate, Capt. kenton Harper arose
and stated that he hoped il would not be
interfering with the objects Of the meet
ing, if he announced :hat the old line
Wings would mold meeting rthe Court
| House at half past three O'Clock; alter
which he gracefully retired. A lhunder-
clap in clear sky could not have be.
wildered iimd children more than the
holiness OF this announcement startled the
culyerters, and we have not the least doubt
had an entrance hole been sufficiently
near, every mothers son of them would
have dIsaI peared like Tim Rives "pirary
dogs." But they meie cooped, aud the
music had to be laced. There was no
bac kingout. Tbs announcement had zone
forth. ard to have failed without an effort.
would have been suicidal. Hence, our
friend John Howard McCue-ths same
whose coup de main in the Philadelphia
Convention. disgrunIled the Black Re.
publican side of the House." and tickIed
the Virginia deleg aton--arose and said
it was "generally understood that a
meeting would be held on that day to
rahfy the nominations OF Willard Fillmore
and Andrew Jackson Dohelson. he then
proceeded to read series OF resolutions TO
be found in another column. The chair
desired TO know whether the meeting
was "reAdy for the question" Oh the adop
ton o! the resolutions. No body said
question p but assuming that silence
gave consent, the chair did put the ques-
tion-"Gentlemen. as many as are in ia. |
vor tf the adoption of the resolutions inst
read, will signify by saying ~! Some
body said, slightly above a ~hisper. "yes'!
anu tic iesoiutioHS were declared "U0QU.
imonsly adopted" Here followed an
OMNIBUS sieuce. The spectators were
on the qua rire 80 see and here the prom.
ised ''severa speak ers.'' Some OF the
culverters looked more like they were at
the grave Of friend, than participating
in a jollifcatiOn meeting. Silence relgned
supreme" We were apprehensive the
whole affair was about to tizz out. But
our friend John Daniel Imboden mounted
tie ros,Ium. Despair gave place to Hope.
No maiden of "swect sixteen" could have
blushed deeper--ihe "hecnc flush man
tied his cheek Git was succeeded bv
death-like palor, each varying hue indica-
ting the contrnding passions Of the SOUL
There he stood in the vigor of manhood,
and the prime of his intellect! The au-
diense was "breath'ess." and anxious TO
hear something. it matlered not what. -
Finally he screwed himself up to the stick
Ing point, and by a tremendous effort sue
ceeded,iD ,aying, "Mr Cnairman, more
thai this meeting do now aJourn!" A show
er bath with the mercury 10 degrees b..
low zero, could not have created a great
er sensation The spectators anxiously