Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-10-08
A Tissue of Misrepresentation and False.
hoods.

A Tissue of Misrepresentation and False
hoods.
The Ne.c York Herald of the Goth inst pub
fishes letter purporting to be written from
Staunton, which, as q specimen of fiction, is far
ahead of the Boston Editors account of our
..phantom cars" 1t is dated the 18th ult.
and processes to give atruthful picture ofthe con-
dition of political affairs in Virginia, but is in
fact so full of downright falsehoods and misera-
bic Misrepresentation. that we scarcely know
how TO notice it in decent language. The article
was either manufactured in the office Of the
Herald, in order to strengthen the Republican
cause at the North or by some INSCRIPTIONS
Democrat, for the purpose of injuring Mr.. Fill
more at the South by representing the Southern
Americans as sympathizers and eo-workers with
the Republicans This is the game the South
en Democrats are playing throughout the South,
and it is therefore not improbable tat the arti-
Gle in the Herald originated in that quarter
From whatever source it emanated, however,
we take occasion to denounee its representations
of tue position of the American party, us I'M
founded in every particular, and expose it as a
base attempt to create false impressions upon
the public mind
Were it not for the extreme length of the let
ter we should like to lay it in full before our
readers A brief mention of some of its state
ments however, will give them &n idea of the
episte and the character of the writer. In the
first place the American party Of Staunton is
represented as manifesting what is regard
ed as criminal indifference in regard to the
result of the election-many of them making no
secret of their preference for Fremont over
Buchanan, aud what is still more significant of
their procvities in favor of the latter, charac
teristic silence is maintained in regard to the
strictly sectional character which the democra-
cy are seeking to inipart to the present contest y
The writer says he is justified in asserting that
we the American party of Staunton, in view
of Mr.. Fillmore's hopeless condition, would and
will cheertuly render all the aid we can in an
indirect form to the Black Republican cause.
There are no less than four falsehoods in these
statements. The Americans are not indifferent
to the result of the election-they do not feel or
express preference for Fremont they are not
silent as to the sectional character of the contest,
nor would they render any aid, either directly
or indirectly, to the Republican cause.
The writer states that Bolts is stamping the
State ostensibly for Fillmore, but in reality for
Fremont, that all the friends of Bolts are in "a
vor of Fremont, and entertain strong hope
that he will be invited 20 seat in Fremont;
cabinet in the event of his election.
Such are the veracious statements published
in the Herald as coming from a writer in the
town of Stanton. That the letter was either
manufactured ut home, or written by en- ignora
mus or O knave there is internal evidence quite
sufficient to satisfy our mind. For instance he
speaks of Staunton as city" and represents
Mr.. Stuart as sufficiently recovered to enter up
on the duties of the canvass, at the very time
when he was in the midst of his most serious
illness.
We really think it is time for the Democracy
to cease their senseless prating about the sympa-
thy ofSouthern Know Nothings with the Re-
publicans. Are they so tosally blind that they
cannot see, that while such representations may
gain them few votes in the South, they are at
the same time encouraging and strengthening
the hands of the anti-slavery party, by giving
them an assurance ofthe support and sympathy
of large portion ofthe Southern people, Ger
tainly thecourse which they are pursuing is not
calculated to secure that which they profess
most earnestly to deSire--"a united South"