Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-03-21
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Highland, and signed 4 jackson Demo
crat, published in the Vindicator of March
(inst. Z. That communication, emanating
from the source from which I apprehend it
came, would have been suffered to pass,
without my wasting drop of ink in refer
ence to it, were it net for its false bearing,
and its likelihood to deceive the public BY
its imposing signature of "A Jackson DEM
ocrat.' Had he sigucd his article with the
words Pseudo Democrat he would in that
have come nearer the truth and review of
1t would have been deemed unnecessary.
am persuaded that if he were a genuine
Democrat he would not SO want0nly have
assalled fellow members, who are not sensi-
}lc Of having laidone straw in lis road
rather opinc he is ono Of those countertcits
who are ready to belong to any party, for
the sake of an Office This J. D. Jackson
Democracy declares "Justice has always
been my (his) polar STAR" but / beg leave
to say that, in assaiing Chilly" JOHNNY"
and Josiah" he lost sight of his polar
guide, or else looked one way and rowod
another~-for not a particle Of truth is con-
tanned in his assertion, that they went up
the wall, then came down, and are now cry
ing, we give them the devil, didn't we,
Col. Byrd!' This fanfaronade is the crea-
turo of j. DIS distempered imagination,
believed only by those who are of like kit
with himself. Whatever may prove to be
the determination of any one of the three, in
case he may be called, by his fellow cts, to
serve them in the eounsels of their State,
am not aware, and do not believe that one
of them is counting the people for caucus
nomination. Should Col Byrd be selected
as the standard bearer Of the Democracy of
this county, let it be 50 on account of his
personal worth and fitness for The station
against both of which ! have not word to
utter. But | am not satisfied that J b S
polar star-lastice--as vauntod by him, has
any thing TO do with his purpose, in dero-
CATION to the rights of other freemen.
The election in the Spring of 1855. in
which Col. 3 was elected a county dele
gate, was, as is well known here, carried
upon principle, while the popularity and per-
sonal merit Of the man, were of secondary
consideration. The poll-b books Of that eloc-
ton prove the fact, as the vote for the county
delegate was about the same as that for the
State officers. The truth is, it was the uni
ted effort Of the Democracy to crush the
ubiquitous Sam that carried the election
in that way. Col. Byrd l regard as an es-
Unable gentleman, whose name I would
not have taken the liberty thus TO use, had
not Mr.. j. D connected it with his ''polar
star, y justiee-which felt bound to no
tee
j. D. introduces the old bear story. one
that may be found somewhere in a school
book. This circumstance induces suspi-
cion that some one more familiar with school
books (not as pupil than Mr.. j. D., is
the real author, scribe, or seribbler of High
land Its style, too, indicates that j D.
is but the ostensible author, while the real
one-the -sneakingly turks, en-
sconeed, behind the screen. | care not
which is the subservient tool of the other,
hold them alike as not overladen with the
principles that characterize either the chris
tan or the gentleman. The scribe, if am
not mistaken in my conjeeturos, has been,
and probably is, nothing less than a ram
pant and uninhuential X. N, who, instead
of endeavoring to achieve any thing good,
politically-is ever bent ON course of mis-.
chief, stirring up strife by tale bearing, and
by the use of misrepresentation aud mega
tive truths" (untruths). Recently, he has
become, seemingly, quite patriotic; so much
SO, that he urges, with emphasis, the pro-
priety of selecting as candidates for the next
Legislature, the purest and best men, ire
spectiye of party tcnets. This sounds very
well, indeed. Last Spring his maxim was
understood to be, divide and conquer"
that is, foment discord among the men,
bers Of the Democratic party, then slip in a
man of the opposite stripe in politics ]
doubt not this is still his secret policy, If SO,
there is hidden snake in his professions of
no-partyism.
The ungonteel fling of J. D. at Billy"
"Johny," and Josiah" with the words,
"their rickety popularity" falls harmless
at their feet; such a squib from such cali
Der is no bone breaker--no dcmolisher Ii
it has eascd him of some of his malignant
venom, which he, no doubt, has held against
these .'eye-sores' Of his, SO that his gall
burst not, it is we'll For myself, would
only say, that it is, perhaps, better to have
bat ''rickety popularity" than to have no
popularity at all 1t is scarcely to be doubt
ed, that the yertable j. d. knows WE'LL by
late experience, how less than rickety
popularity works. I suspect j. D. is no
great friend in behalf of caucuses. No
wonder, when they never have charity C.
inougI to give him a crumb to satiatc his
hunger for office.
have a few words more for the scribe
If he is the person | have in my minds
eye, he is very fond of appearing in print
that the world may have a display of his
literary powers, and come to the conclusion
that he is a man Of great consequence. But
his pieces examined, some Of the best OF
them show that they have, in the main,
been eulled from school-books, such as
Scots Lessons, &c, aud are devoid of o.
riginality. Would not such biped better
stay at home, than 60 abroad in the bor-
rowed plumage Of the peacock, that he
may appear as onea
In conclusion Of this serawl, | would ad-
wise this busy gent-the scribe=to mind
his own business and let other peoples a.
lone, by observing which course, he may
greatly augment his character, and add ma
tcrially to his worldly happiness
One ofthe Three.
Highland CO., March Is, ~.
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