Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-08-16

equal time, by Col. Hartman, and thus to
| alternate with each speaker until the
speaking shall be closed"
VIM. r. BLAIR,
r. H. FISHER,
S. NJ. YOST.
August 9th, 1856.
To this proposition, plump, Fat, une-
quivocal megatirc was received. No dis
custom could be allowed. Not even one
Democrat would be allowed to SPEAK
against foe Know Nothings. the Demo.
crat unpsepared, and the Know Mornings
cooked and primed for the occasion. The
Know Nothing speakers present were,
Mr.. B. Nj. Magruder. OF Albemarle and
Messrs. A. H. H. Stuart, J. D. Imboden.
j. H. McCue and Bolivar Christian, Of
augustus
The rouf arrived for the speaking. -
The speakers. heads by our Sandy, who
was loaded With documents, trotted off 10
the grove where the arrangements had
been completed Cor the speaking, including
a bar-room, with I'll the essentials. We
did no. 60 with the mearge crowd that
followed; knowing that little interest
could be added TO fht occasion. ii discus
sion was not allowed. The speakers had
been absent but short time, ere we no
ticed ABOUT 25 persons, in bulk, coming
from the place OF speaking. Among the
number, we noticed oul Sandy, head and
Shoulders above his comrades, putting and
sweating under the weight Of his docu.
ments, and his undi,rharged speech. En.
quiry soon Informed US that the speaking
in the grove had been dispensed with
for rant Of hearers! and the few faithful
who had manifested willingness TO be
awfuly bored. dispersed.
This, however, was not to be the end of
it. There were speeches on hand, which,
if not delivered, might strike inward and
do some personal damage. Accordingly.
carpenters bench was arranged light ir
front Of the main building at the springs,
and precisely where the crowd would, as
general thing, eongregate. 1t served as
table upon which the cart load of docu-
ments Of our Sandy were placed. Around
and about this centre. congregatcd precise.
iy Uty tue persons. including men, women
and children who, in the spirit Of mar.
tyrdom, prepared themselves for the cpl
caclan dose.
Mar. Magruder, of Albemarle, was intro.
duced to the audience, and delivered him.
self OF carefully prepared speech, as we
understood; for we were not there, as
were not hundreds of Others, because tnev
did not approve Of the one-sided arrange
ment. We have heard his remarks allu.
ded to as chaste and elegant-nothlng
more.
Our Sandy followed in harangue Of
two hours aud half-lhe same he ipflict-
ed upon the people Of Rockingham and
Of CuIpeper. We listened to potion Of
this speech. We had, however, heard it
before. and did iiot deem 1t worthy Of no.
ting. Possessed neither of the attractive.
ness of originality, or Of elegant plagiarism
but pregnant Of commonplace facts and
bold aud conscience searns msisrepresen-
tation--it fell dull and harrassing upon the
too patient ears creating DO other sensa-
tion than surprise at the stupidity Of the
retired statesman, and the lameness Of his
showing off OF II" and "Mr. FiIlmore."-
We have neither the time or the incllaa-
tion to take Up 31r. Ss3arrs gross falslfica.
tions of Ms. Bnehsnan's gweosd, aud his
bare-iaced mi.repI essatatiohs of the facts
OF history. The intelligent and observing
heaIer lAAeded no other evidence. than the
garbled and untrue slatements Of Mr.. Stuart
to divest his miad Of any doubt as to the
character Of his speech. Indeed. it car
r:ed with it its own ani,dcte, and needed
but TO be heard 10 be stamped as it de.
serves. His shameful defamation, re-.
pea,ed over and oflen again, that Durkee,
Harlan, Sumner, Wilsos, Sc, were elect.
ed 70 the Senate Of the United States
through Democratic sa6uence, needs but
to be placed in print 10 meet the execra.
ton Of every candid aiod. This, how
ever. is only in keeping with the unac-
eoustab!s hypocrisy which prompted him
TO dsnounce party men as crsven-hearted
towards. when he himself Is sworn to sup.
port party men IN every thing. even to
business trassssetions--when he, himself
marched 70 the polls in his own county
and under the whip Of his party. cast vote
for msgisterial officers. This man to talk
Of party men Being cosSssds! when Ire il
now seeking TO throw the election OF Pres.
ldsnt into THE Hoase Of Representatives.
in obedience to the programme Of his par.
y, which If Effected, must result in the
election Of Black Republican President,
and consequent dissolution Of the Union /!
Could faDaticism 90 further? Yet this
man has the impotence to denounce party
men as towards! We leave him to the
reflections suggested by bis own con-
science. aud dismiss him as an incorrigible
slave to that very spirit Of party which he
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