Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-07-12

session. AT the regular session it would
be opened again, ii not settled. Mr.. Brown
from Pennsy lvania followed in the sane
train Of remark, and suggested that he had
prepared resolution to offer for the adop.
ton Of the House, which provided that no
petitions asking the abolition Of slavery,
&C., should be received, unless they came
from those portions of the country waere
the alleged grievances existed. This,
however, was cut off by the previous
question. Mr.. Stuart resolution was fur
ther opposed by Messrs. Wise and Gilmer,
OF Virginia, Afford. OF GA, Pickens, Of S.
O., and other prominent Southern MEM
bers. Finally the vote was taken, which
resulted in the passage Of Mr.. Stuart's res
olu,ion--Mr S. voting with Slade, Gid.
dings, Fessenden, Fillmore and Bolts.
We have thus very hastily glanced at
Mr. Stuart's course while in Congress, upon
question considered OF vitul interest to
The South, and have found that throughout
the two weeks deba,e and voting on this
question, he in every instance voted and
coalesced with the btterest opponents
Of :he South. And that finally, after an
incubation of sixteen days, he brought
forth compromise by which the South
was insulted and outraged. The public
mind is not satisfied, however, that this
resolution originated with MIR. Stuart
Bolts claimed the paternity Of it, and
charged Mr.. S. with having cheated him
out Of it, by one Of lis sudden and silent
political movements Bat this IS not
matter for US to discuss. They can settle
that between themselves. 1t is for us to
draw our conclusions from the remarkable
position assumed by Mr. Stuart in this de-
bate. aud to ask an intelligent and appre-
ciative public, whether connecting it with
the more recent developments OF his opin-
ions upon questions Of primary importance
10 the South, as noted in the first part of
this article, we have been unjust or ungen-
erous in our criticisms of his political &C.
tion. We know we have not. How
could any Southern Democratic editor
have acted otherwise !? When we see an
organized party in our midst, marking out
llne Of policy ir direc. conflict with our
| rights and interesis-when we see that
party. by coincidence Of publicly express
ed opinion. fraternizing with, and giv-
ing "aid aud comfort" TO, a party at the
North, that has published TO the world
IFS purpose to check the spread of slavery,
either al the baIlot-b box, OF by fire and
sword, how could we remain silent, and
still prove true to our trust?
els law to be perverted from its course7
Is AFFECT fraud to league with brutal force 2
Is freedom to be crushed, and every son,
Who dares maintain his cause, to be undone
Is base corruption, creeping through the land,
To plan and work her ruin underhand %
And yet no effort be made to stay the ia
naticism and The treason that designs our
destruction We trow not. The South is
becoming aroused. The alarming fac,
that treason turks within her own bosom
is awakening her slumberiDg anger, and
ere the plo.ters against Der institutions are
aware of it. they will be crushed in the
very nest of infamy where was lncubated
the instruments Of her injury.
We, for the present, leave Mr.. Stuart
and the party he represents. We have
not elucidated the thoughts suggested BY
this record, AS fully as we had intended TO
do. We think, however, an impartial
public will aequit US of any charge of RASH
ness in our past articles. We intend,
ON some future occasion, to still further
discuss bis political opinions. He is the
embodiment Of his party IN Virginia. and
| especially Of Western Va. He is the
President of the State Council, anG the
! Elector at large for the Valley. He must
be patient, and submit with becoming
grace 10 his martyrdom. We shalt deal
with him as gently as the nature OF the
case will allow. and when we have finish
ed, he may find sufficient data upon which
to base libel suit, or, more properly. q
suit for damages, because we think the
sequel viii show that he has been more
damaged than misrepresented.