Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-05-10

~ ""o once violent w mig, ana IS now
violent Know Nothing. He is short
and wei set. is bald, wears greyish whis-
kers' Ills features are round, and his
forehead receding. The expression Of his
features is decidedly quisical, and alto-
gether, he is remarkable man. Billy
,'iimer commenced his short speech, first
oy tossing both arms about vehemently,
squatting down. rising up, and then say
ing that Tomorrow he intended to pro-
pose' instead of two electors at large, as
some one had suggested, that there
DC TOUR; and insisted that he and .San-
dy stuart should be of the our as
/ they were the boys to do the work. He
branched off from this point. and COM
mehced about taxes, the public lands, and
everything else that ten other men could
think OF IN the same time, ever now and
then saying, if Sandy Stuart makes his
appearance, let me know, for then TN off.
FINALLY Billy Gilmer concluded his very
eloquent and instructive address, by in
Producing Mi. Z. Turner, of Fauquier.-
This gentleman made long and soporilic
appeal to the old line wings to come over
TO the Know Nothings, and support Fill
more, during which we left.
we understand that during the evening
note was read from MIR. Stuart to the
effect that he could not address the Con-
ventIon that night, on account Of slight
headache, but that it would afford him
pleasure on the following day to do so.
III obedience TO this promise, Mr. Stuart
did make his sreech Oh "Wednesday. We
could not possibly get to hear it, But
enough has COME to our knowledge to
convince US that it was an ego.istical,
| plagairistical, and superficial affair. His
.neme was Mr.. Fillmore and alexander
Jeames Plush Fillmore, now of Staunton, !"
but late Secretary of the Interior. These
two gentlemen we're duly lduded for their
patriotism. while the name OF poor Donel-
son acas not mentioned oncei We learn
that it was pretty much saeh an effort as
that made III this place on the 9th day of
May, 1888, when he, by a subtle trick
refused 10 meet Thomas j. Niche, on the
stump. It abouneed in superficial atsu-
ments, stale facts, and miserablv amusing
predictions. We think Mr.. Stuart would
be proper individual to edit new edi-
| ton ofthe tales of the Arabian Knights.
He's fond of fiction. We have IN another
place, exposed the utter groundlrssness of
his assumed facts, this one, we doubt not,
being fair specimen Of the others.
We give the District Electors appoint
ed BY the Convention, below. We omit,
except in several adjoining counties, the
senatorial and county electors.
1st District-W. T. Hepdren, of Nor
folk city 2d-Sam'l S. Weisiger, OF Anne.
liza; 3d-Willlam Martin, of Henry 18th
John s. Meredith, of Bucking- ham; 5th
VIM NJ. Cabell, of Nelson 9Th w M c.
Scott. of Powhaian 7th, Geo. I. Yeroy,
of Northampton 9Th, John L. Mayre,
of Spot;sylvanla; 9th, B. II. Shaekleford
of Fauquier; 10Th, Alex. Il. Boteler of
Jefferson. In the Eleventh District, John
ID. lmboden, OF Augusta, E!ector. Saul
McD. Moore, Of Roekbridge Assistant
Senatorial Electors.-Augusta, Nathaniel
Massie Rockingham Col Johi. Moo
mau; Shenandoah, Col jacob Mohler:
RockbrIdge, Robert L Doyle. County
EIeetors,-Augusta B Christian, John Fl
MeCue and NJ W d Hogshead Rocking
ham, John f Lewis; Shenandoah, Moses
IL Walton; Rockbridge. DR. John "
Paine, Francis t Anderson, John d Ster-
rett, Alphonso Smith and " Mcclure.
18th district, Walter z Staples, of Mont
gomery, Elector; 18Th, Jamas " Sheffey.
of Smith 18th. BENZ Il Smith, o: Kama
wha 18th, Mortimer II Johnson, Of Tay-
lor.
The committee appointed TO draft reso-
lutions reported, through their chairman,
alexander Jeames Plush Fillmore, now
of Staunton," the following:
Resolved, That this Convention doth
cordially ra.i(y the nomination of Willard
Fillmore for the Presidency of the United
States, knowing him 10 be tried STATES
man, who has heretofore. in the same
high and responsible position, fulfilled ev-
cry duty incumbent Oh him, in the tue
spirit of the Constitution and in the firm
belief that il elected again to the Presi-
dencS, he whl be true to the Constitution
and the Union-knowing no North, no
South. no East. no West. but looking with
the eye of patriot and statesman to the
interests of the whole country.
ID. That we will with equal cordiality
support Andrew Jackson Donelson Cor the
Office Of Vice President, believing him to
be firm friend Of the Union and true
patriot, and feeling assured that IN any
contingency which may arise, he will be
faithful to the Constitution and lntlex,bly
opposed to every measure calculated to
impair the rights or endanger the safety OF
any portion OF the country.
Sd. Thatths Convention doth most en-
phatically condemn those features of the
Kansas Nebraska bill which recognise the
principle Of Squatter Sovereignty, and the
rights of foreigners 10 vote Immediately
upon their making declaration of their
purpose to become, at future day, cti.
zens of the Territories, believing as we do
that those features are not only in violation
of the principles OF our naturalization laws,
but eminently calculated to create dissen-
sion in the territories, and to ensure the
ascendancy Of the Anti Slavery sentiment
IN every territory which may hereafter be
formed out of the public domain of the
United States.
4th. That in the opinion of this Con-
vention the ruthless prescription and the
harsh invectves which have been prac-
ticed and employed by the Democratic
party towards the members of the Ameri.
can party. are not only unjustiiabe and
unpauiotic, but merit the severe conden.
nation of all good citizens of Virginia.
9th. That the Democratic party are just.
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