Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-03-21
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Mcssrs. Editors, In your paper of the
18th of March, | read a notice over the sig.
nature OF Many Democrats from all parts
Of the County, specifying the oath of April
next, (Court day. as the time set for CON
ventlon to select candidate to represent
the people Of Highland in the next Legis-
lature OF Virginia Strange, indeed Now,
Messrs. Editors, was at the February
Court, and, according to my observation
there might have been between two and
three hundred persons on the ground, and
out OF all that number might safely say,
that there could not have been found ten men
III favor of a convention, from the fact, that
at this time there is no call for such thing.
My friend, Many Democrats, must have
had one of his somnifc visions, in which he
heard the cry of distress emanating from
the four winds at the same time, calling for
a convention. What's the matter? What $
the distress? lisa torcign fee about to in
wade our country? or, What can it be
There is no need of such thing at this
time. It is time enough to cry when dan
ger is at hand. Can there be any danger
now? Now, Messrs Editors, | think the
people Of Highland, | might safely say a
majority, want no convention, Ct mean De-
mocrats,1 unless on the following plan =
Meet at another place than the Courthouse,
and on private day let each precinct in
the county first consent; then, let each be
fully and equally represented; then, cut of
this equal representation, let the majority
rule otherwise have none -
There is no fee to contend with, as was
in the case Of the great Bear fight, when
Josiah, johnny, and Billy took the wall
as stated bymy friend, Jackson Democrat, ,
who seems to have forgotten tbet there were
two others, lance in hand, ready and will
ing to attack the Bear, but were barred off
by fraudulent means, whilst the three above
named, ny friend says, tool, up the wall.
And, perhaps, they are the identical heroes,
from their lofty position, who are now cry
F ing nyention--conycntion. AS to our
much esteemed friend, Col. A. II. BYRD, be
deserves many thanks for the very faithful
manner in which he has served his country:
found late and early at his post. Honor
to whom honor is due" Now, Col. Byrd's
friends say, stay at home, Colonel, and en-
JOY the laurels you have won; we wish no
more to hazard you to the storms of politi-
cal strife, but stay at home with us, and
amuse and instruct us with the past events
OF your political career; We hope to spend
many social hour with you in the peace
and quiet of your own and our fresides -
The Colonel has been heard to express him
self in accordance with the above.
But, to return to the convention, my
friend, Many Democrats mus. have, in
his somnife vision, possessed vast powers of
vcntriloqaism, to threw his voice all over
the county and gather it UP again with such
crying zeal, Rumor has the people of Pen
dleton much terrified at the idea Of volcano
in their midst, whose thundcrings and light
nings, and red hot stones, produce awful
SENSATIONS. | will not say those thunder
ings heard amongst our mountains, while
the ponderous earth seemed to tremblc, were
what alarmed my friends on the wall; tho
they seem much alarmed; but at what =!
their own shadow, suppose, for there is no
volcano in our midst; and our friend, Jack
son Democrat, says, the Bear is dead, come
down boys, and be quiet, you shant be
hurt. We want no convention but the one
described above; for there is no necessity of
any at all; we can mutually settle on a can
didate, and elect him, and reserve our artil-
lery for more trying time. We may have
to attack a more formidable enemy than the
Bear, for aught we know, but not now
Therefore, leave your lafty position. and
let us 90 to the work, and hush the cry Of
convention, convention
4 Spectator a he Bear Fight
Highland Co., March 10.