Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-04-26

In your issue of April 18th is brief editorial notice
of the ''Pendleton RESOLUTIONS" of April 3D. This
article is dispassionae in its tone and no reasonable
an can take offence at it, but circumstances are adj
ferted to in it which require some notice, and be-
sides (without designing to enter into an extended
defence of the PendIeton Democracy we think it
only far so them that you should insert in your col
brief statement of the reasons Tor the cDurse
they took In the first place, tEen-lookIhg at the
article (edtorial) genera''y-w think your anl'nad-
versions upon the resolutions too broad. The lst,
I'd and 3D. do relate to the dictatorship at all and
it is difficult to conceive that you object to the
abstract opinion contained in the 18th and 9th. In
the paper that contains the article we are no.
tcing, is an editorial notice headed 'Districs Con
yenton containing precisely the doctrine of the Sd
and 4th resolutions, expressed IN language very sim
liar. These 1--we resolutions are the most important
part Of the document, for they declare the fixed o.
lineDs of the Pepai.t0h Democracy within Will gov
ern their future conduct.
In the next place come your notice OF the officers
of the meeting and your structures upon Mr.. kee.
From one clause of your editorial it might almost
be inferred that you publish the resolutions on in
difference to theirigh character. Mr. X. did no:g get
IN this meeting. lie is not responsible for its action
and we can see no impropriety in his participation
in meeting which to review his own conduct.
He could not have changed the result had he even
desired to do so.
The reasons that prompted our are, that we
fear present loss to the Democracy OF the District
from the appointment of men whose powers we do
not consider of high order We believe that there
is surer mode of running party than by putting
tant Offices and we could eff ctual means
Of putting stop to this thing than to subject the i'm
proper action Gas deem it) of the Convention to
the pe0ple--the ultimate sovereignty can make
and unmake Conventions, and to refuse to let this
case grow into precedent for future wrongs OF
like character. This. sils, we still maintain to be
the only cfectual mode of teaching Conventions cau-
ton dcliberation and s'eepless regard for the Will
of the party-the masses of,the party.
This is our defence (briefy rather partially sta
ted) of the policy of our The right we had
TO do so you have not questioned. Indeed it is too
clea. to admit of dodbt.
The ''Staunton True American" copies cur rcso-
buttons and says we considerably dsgruntled''
&C. We have to say to him that as between Mr..
Harris and a Fillmore elector, don't consider our
selves as having any choice at ALL and that there
will be certain clark lantern" party in this county
next fall, little dsgruntleda Ito the tune of
about 30U) than we are new. We have to inform
him. also, OF singular difference between the creed
of the Know Nothings in Pendleton and Augusta
They maintain here that it is utterly inqutous to
carry politics into the county elections. 1t seems
they think differently there. No wonder What ar
tele In their creed do they agree upon in different
sections
This contest about she dictatorship is now over. If
Mr.. II. still occupies the POSI- of Pendeton can
greet him cordially brother smocrat, and will
do what to make his visits to Pendeton a.
greeabe. But have received come hard words
in the controversy and We ask ycu to publish this
that your readers may uaderst and the true position
of old PENDLETON.