Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-05-02
Hon. John fletcher,
The Speaking on Monday.

The Speaking on Monday.
Il was generally understood that on last
Monday Court day the Hon. A. II. Il.
STUART would address the people of Angus
Ia on the political issues Of the day. ae-
cordingly at about IL o'clock, A. NJ, a
large audience assembled in the Town Hall
to hear the Great Mogul of Know Nothing
ism lay down the law to a party of which he
is the acknowledged head and sworn chief
i'll Virginia-an3 now that his views have
been given, his adherents are ready to swear
by him-or, in other words, that he has
given opinions from which they dare not
dissent.
Mr.. Stuart began by thanking his adhe
rents for the honor conferred upon him in
calling him from his retirement and solicit
ing him again to become candidate for
sheir sufrages This he eould not consent to
do. 1t was incompatible with his private
interests He then proceeded to give his
views upon questions which had heretofore
divided the Wing and Democratic parties.
lie had no quarrel with the democrats as men,
out ever entertained for that party the most
profound respect---he had contempt only for
its managers. We suppose he has or had
the same feeling for the managers of the
Nhig party, which was charged with being
corrupt; by the trainers Of the platform Of
the party of which he is u sworn member
and manager. Mr.. Stuart proceeded to
state that his opposition to the Democratic
party had ceased because that party now al
yoeated measures which met his approba-
tion-and there was now but little differ
enee between them. The influx of gold
rom California had rendered n National
Bank unnecessary as regulator Of exchan-
ges.
As to the Tariff the Democratic party
now occupied precisely the same ground
that he did some years ago. If the parties
are 50 nearly agreed aoc--how did it hap
pen that the Wing party. then, were so
elamorous for Tariff for protection and
how did it happen that the Wing party OPP
posed the adoption Of the Democratic Tariff
Of 1916, affirming, in their opposition, that
it would ruin the country, and would not
produce a revenue of over sixteen millions
q gear Mr.. Stuart opposed the Tariff of
1916, and yet it is the same Act now in
force, and which has caused such flow in
10 the Treasury as to render further redue-
ton necessary This looks to US like Ma
Aomct went to the mountain, otherwise,
low does it happen that Mr Stuart and the
Whole Wing party opposed the Tariff Act of
SIC.
Dir. Stuart next spoke OF Internal I'm.
art9emenss on which subject he said the
Democrats had cat IIeroded lIerod--eat-
Winged the Whigs--passing improvement
bills even over the Presidents veto. They
had goNe farther than he would have been
Wiling to GO But he forgot to remember
tat in the last Congxess there were bat IS
Democratic members, and that his own par
iy--the Know Nothines-were responsible
fer the passage Of those bills over the veto
Of the President--18 members could hardly
lie held responsible for the acts Of majority
Mr Stuart came next to Distribution
he grand X n humhug of the day, and
hich will prove about as profitable as the
SPECULATION in Morris Multioaulis engaged in
ne years and on this subject Mr. S.
was great, surprising even himself Ho
represented in glowing colors the much that
night be done with the land money, and
showod what had been lost hy NOT receiving
h. but he failed utterly to show how much
lhese lands cost the General Government,
and that the Tariff of which he was now the
advocate, would have to be increased to
make up the deficit caused BY the withdraw
4 Of the land fund from the Treasury Net
ser did he mention that while Secretary Of
Tie Interior be endorsed and sanctioned the
giving away of alternate sections ofthe pub
Re lands
iIr. s proceeded to show the amount
lirginia would have received under the
seaeme proposed By Mr. Clay, but did not
II the people that Act was arrested in it,
aferation because the proceeds were needed
Is the General Government.
There were portions of Mr.. IS speech we
al not hear, other duties demanding our
attention at the time, and this report of his
fenarks is necessarily imperfect.
DR.. William r. Blair.
This gentleman has been nominated by