Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-05-10
For the Spectator.
Confessional Fight...Harris and Skinner.

Congressional Fight--.Harris and Skinner
Messrs Editors Although this is a family
quarrel amongst the Democrats, yet as the old
adsge goes, "give the Devil his own" 1t isev
identity "a two pluck one" game on Harris
Let him have justice. l say. I have been in
duced to pen the above after reading the follow
from correspondent OF the Rockingham Reg
lister. He says: 1.-THE Opposition to the Dem
ocratic party are all in for Harris, and MIR
Harris claiming to be Democrat. This looks
ominous for his Democratic faith; we hope, how
ever, that the usual Democratic strength will be
given for Mr. Skinner, so that no disatfected
Democrat shall succeed the indomitable Letch'
err" We can't vouch Tor the declaration of the
Democratic correspondent of the Register in re-
gard to the opposition vote for Harris, but this
we say that if Harris should receive large ma.
ority of the opposition vote, it is just what Mr..
SINNERS friends are anxious to obtain. (See
Vindicator shortly after his Nomination. Mr..
Skinner himself, in his speech accepting the
nomination, asked for the support OF the Oppo-
sition, and had no objection to all the opposition
vote he could get. His Democratic friends are
appealing to every man of the Opposition TO
come to his rescue, although these very men
who got up the Caucus at Harrisonburg, declar-
ed and gave as reason for so doing that the
Opposition werenot to be trusted or believed and
that they would run Candidate in by taking
advantage of this chance afforded them by sew
eral Candidates being in the field. The oppo-
sition said 60 on with your free fight, we will
run no candidate The friends of a Convention
said we wont do so; we don't believe you; you
will catch us like Ross did his Mare-napping-
You can't tell the truth.
If Harris expects Opposition votes and it
tants his Democracy, it equally effects Mr.. Skin.
ner's Democracy, who not only expects Oppo-
sition votes but is seeking them, and his friends
too Of both parties are doing their best to OBJ
tain all the votes they can from the Opposition.
"What is Sauce for the goose is Sauce for the
gander." The truth is the friends of Con-
vention are alarmed. They Dragged high at
one time and declared they wanted no tshy
Democrats or Wings or Americans to vote for
Mr.. Skinner. We don't thank you, said these
Oonventionists, Wings and Know NothiDgs, for
your support, Mr.. Skinner has the prestige Of
being the nominee of the Democracy of the
Tenth Legion, and get out, you Wings and
Know Nothings, we ask no boot of you, we
don't want your votes, because we don't need
them. But the time is beginning to change, and
whilst Mr.. SINNERS Caucus friends in Augusta
are doing all in their power to get the Opposition
vote for him, his friends In Rockingham and
elsewhere are working against Harris with the
lever that Harris is the Know Nothing candi-
date, affiliating with the Opposition &c &C.,
and The only ground for the charge is thst
Harris will get Of course pOrtiop at least OF
the Opposition vote. That this is 1.-TWO pluck
one game" on Harris no one will deny; at least
this Is the opinion of an OUTSIDER
Register Vndicator, 10th Legion and V. Dem.
ocrat please copy,