Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-09-06
Hon, Henry Winter Davis.

The last "Trae An,eytcam," contains the
Speech Of this gentlemen, and accompanies
its publication with an unqualified endorse
mont Of the principles and opinions,
which 1t presents We. are surprised
at this, because we do not believe there
IS one man, in every fifty in this country,
who concurs in opinion with Mr.. Davis, in
the sentiments embodied in his speech. We
are also surprised, at the eornPlimentsshow-
cred upon Mr. Davis, when we recolioct
that to no man in Congress is Mr.. Banks
more indebted for his election to the Speak
ership. His course on that occasion, was
universally condemned throughout thoSouth.
Indeed he has been regarded, by all parties
in9he South as unreliable on all questions af-
fecting her rights, and the institution Of sla-
very, and his. course in Congress has furnish
cd the evidence, in support of that opinion.
q The Cohon Plant" neutral paper,
publised in Baltimore, thus notices his vote
on the Army Appropriation bill. Read
it, and then judge what manner of man he
is.
HON. HENRY WINTER. DAVIS.
We were never more surprised in reading
congressional proceedings to find that The
la,,ap obo,,o loI DID - ....ao n 4l,c
army bill with the Objectionable feature af-
fixed. How it can be accounted for We arc
at a loss One thing we viii wager, that
it has given great dissatisfaction to his
friends-and cause to suspect his want Of
feality to his constituents. To stand alone,
and justify this act is more than he can do;
it being the only vote from the South. At
this time, and at this hour, We fear it viii
operate against the interests of the city I'M
less fu43 expression is given condemning
the act The Republican Of last evening
thus speaks of his course.
If the people ofBaltmore we're amazed and
grieyed by the rumor last evening that the
House of Representatives had adhered to the
i'll starred rider to the Army supply bill,
how much have their wonder and sorrow
been enhanced by the fact t'lat their repro
sentative, solitary and alone among all the
southefners, east his vote for the infamous
proposition Of our enemies For this second
act of CONSPICUOUS treachery few could have
been prepared. Lower than plummets depth
of sounding must have been that estimate of
the character of Henry Winter Davis, which
could have predicted an act 50 gross, SO false,
SO treaeherous.
One would think that Baltimore had been
sufficiently scandalized, not alone by the
course Of Mr.. Davis, butby her free-soil press,
which have been quoted throughout the South
as exhibiting the infeality of this people to
common rights and of their nominal adher-
enee to the cause ofthe Northern enemy, Civ
ing them aid and comfort And now comes
unrehuked by that press, a browning act of
daring treachery in its most disgusting FORM
Words fail altogether properly TO character
ize the shameful transaction Words cannot
cure it Yet it were strange if the popular
anger could not take some form which, If it
did not reach or affect the traitor in his scat
of power, might at least vindidate our char
setsr before the country. 1.-THE representa-
tive IS false, let it be understood that tie
people are innocent