Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-02-06
Wise and Douglas.


Spectator and Richmond 'Nhig, ct ID omae
genus, carp on-they have nothing to do,
and they can't hurt now. It is natural that
worms should bite the heel which ground
them to powder, no matter how deserving
the worms were Of being crushed out. But
how absurd is it, that any Of those who have
sympathised with Henry A. Wise, in his
patriotic opposition to the know-nothing
party have rejoiced with him and with the
country in his glorious triumph over that
secret and dangerous organization
seen him in the high Office he now fills with
so much honor. battling for the rights of
the South and for the glory of Virginia,
which absorb his whole soul-how absurd
it is for any Of those to suspect his truth,
and the purity Of his motives
None are more decidedly opposed to Mr..
Wise's Kansas views, as expressed in his
late Tammany letter, than We are. We a.
dept. without modification, the policy Of
Mr. Buchanan, on that subject save and
except, that we are satisfied the principles
of the Kansas Nebraska bill did not require
ieven the slavery clause of the Leoompton
Constitution to be submitted for ratification
to the people. Our opinion is that once Of
the attributes Of unqualified sovereignty,
snch as all contend the people of a Terrific
ry possess in the formation Of their organic
law, enables them to appoint agents for the
execution Of their sovereign purposes, either
finally, or not, as to them seems best; and
that a sovereign has just as much right to
say beforehand that he will be bound by the
act Of his agent. afterwards to be done, as
to do any other sovereign act. But this is
not now practical question. That clause
of the Kansas Constitution has been volun-
tarily submitted to the people by the Con-
yention, as they had right, but were not
bound to do, and we do not condemn Mr.
Buchanan for an abstract opinion. 1t is not
strange that wise and patriotic men should
differ on question presenting SO many nov
elites and difficulties as this Kansas ques-
ton does. Why, then, should differences
Of opinion give rise to unworthy suspicious!
Why should such 'snoble Romans as Hen
ry "A. Wise and Stephen A. Douglas the
heroes Of hundred battles, fought and won
in the cause of the Constitution and the
South be charged now, by some of their
own friends, with want Of fidelity to their
first and only love? If such men are not
true, who can be trusted?
Such course Of persecution for opinion
sake does not properly belong to the Demo
cratic party-nor can any party long sur
yive the destruction of that freedom of tho
and action which lays at the foundation Of
Republican Liberty.
''The suggestion Of our neighbor is ex-
cecdingly notifying, in view of the fact,
that we have been supporting the admins
tration ever since it came into power with
tenfold more cordially than nine-tenths OF
its (the Vindicator's) party friends. -
/ Spectator, 81 inst.
| Gs~ This information, in reply to a sug-
gestion of ours to the ''Spectator" to intro.
duce ''new feature into that paper, viii
be nelcs in this section. The Spectator
supporting Democratic administration, af
ter denouncing Buchanan during the Pres
identsal canvass and supporting with znigha
and main Fir. Fillmore, the know nothine
candidate, who received the vote of but one
State in the Union. After finding itself ii
such woful minority, doubtless that figure
& y presented itself SO often to the aston
ished gaze of the editors. that they conclud
cd to do something if they could in order t.
exercise the evil spirit yet, perhaps
in the downfall Of their party and their par
ty hopes, they are like Micawber, waiting
for something to turn up" and are ont,
supporting the administration with the hope
Of defeating it. But further, our neighbor,
caution US +tto take care'' lest in the divis
ion of our attention between efederal poll
tics and State improvements the 'specta
tor become the regular and recognized or
gan Of the administration in this section 0
the country." Good Heavens, s.What vii
Mrs. Grundy say p "And Saul is ais,
among the prophets p
But hear our neighbers again. They sa,
if we he'd asked them to support ga nation
al Democratic party" they would have beer
forced to ask for information as to its where
abouts, before having acted upon the ad
vice." We have only to remark that til,
; Democracy acknowledge TO leaders, bu
think for themselves, and thus it makes "a,
difference whether Buchanan, or Wise, O
Douglas, expound the doctrine on the Kan
sas question. The doctrine of the party i
here, everywhere, at all times, in all place
and in all countries -Do JUSTICE. Can 70,
come to that, neighbor?
Terrible Rencontre.-A difficulty oc
CURED, on Friday last, at Port Republic
between George Eutzler and jackson Scig
Ter, when Eutzler stabbed Seigler 50 severe
ly that no hopes are entertained of his re
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