Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-05-14
"Snake in th6 Grass ,,

Under this head the valley Democcrat"
sees proper to atraign Tie friends Of Mr..
Skinner for commenting on he humiliating
attitude Which Mr. Harris has assumed to-
wards the Opposition, and retorts by IRE:
feffing to the past career Of Mr.. Skinner,
in his efforts to coEciliate the Opposition
party in Augusta, by which course he be-
came extremely obnoxious to portion Of
his own party All we ever claimed for
Mr.. Skinner is, that While he has always
been firm and decided Democrat, still he
has uniformly treated lis opponents with
the respect and courtesy due from one gen.
tfeman to another. In this article the Dem
ocrat sees fit to refer to an editorial in for
mer issue Of the indicator, and it is to set
Mr.. Skinner and ourselves right here that
this article is written And we would re-
mark that the man who writes about and
denounces sssnakes in the grass" should
look we'll to it, that none of the qualities Of
that despicable animal enters Tito his owl
compositions:
We subjoin our article, and the reference
Of the Domocrat to it, in which lie unfairly
and IMPROPERLY clips from different parts Of
the original editorial pieces Of sehterGes
which place both ourselves aid Mr. Skin
ner in false light before tile public. Here
is our original editorial;
"Eir. Skinner was then informed of his
nomination, and requested to address the
meeting, which he did in an eloquent speech
Of about fifteen minutes, and his manly and
graceful appeal to the Opposition was Sit
gularly happy.
He told them kt would be thankful to Re.
ceiYe their Totes, but at the same time in
formed them that he was the candidate 81
the Democratic party, and would never con.
sent to sacrifice one principle Of his party
for the purpose Of Securing votes from anJ
quarter whatever, Ite appealed to them
for their support, but at the same time hoped
that the appeal was made In Il spirit which
scorps to s'fatter Neptune for his trident
or Jove for his thunder D
The following is the garbled extract froiIhf:
the Democrat" We leave it to all candid
men to say if this is worthy of the man who
expresses such horror of ''snakes in the
grass g
lin noticing his speech, accepting the
nomination of the Contention Of the Goth
of March, the Staunton indicator his home
organ, uses the following language: Mr.
Skinner was then informed Of his nomina.
ton, and requested to address the meeting,
which he did in an eloquent sSeech Of fifteen
minutes, and his manly and graceful appeal
to the Opposition Was singnTar1y happy
Again it says: He told them he would be
thankful to receive their votes, and farther
he appealed to them fol; their support
Yes, Mr.. Skinner did appeal to them ii
spirit which s'scorns to fattcr Neptune
for his trident or Jove for his thunder -
But where is Mr.. Harris? f'At the feet
of tic Opposition humbly craving their
votes as he himself says.
@ We have received the precious
little document" which we spoke of last
week. We simply publish it for the benefit
Of all parties, and leave every enc to judge
I OF the consistency Of the party which could in
| '55 issue bull against ony che WHO would
receive catce at the hands Of tie Black Re:
publicans, and now in 80 can, on bendcc
knee, pray coalition" with that same
denounced party.
At meeting of the members Of the Vir-
ginia Legislature, favorable to the objects
Of the American party, held III Richh1ohdf,
December 18th, 1855, to consider the con.
tinued REORGANIZATION Of the, House Of Rep.
|resentatives, Coz Thomas NJ Bonddranto Q.
Buckingham, in the Chair, B. Christian d
Augusta, Secretary, the following resolution
with others, was unanimously adopted, hay
ing been reported by special committee
consisting of Burwell of Bedford, Early d
Albemarle, Imboden of Augusta, Tazewel
of Mecklenburg, Dickinson Of Richmond
Flood of Appomatox and Spady Of North
ampton -
Resolved, That we regard with indigna-
ton the attempt at the hands Of a powerful
party at the North to seduce Southern men
from their sectional fidelity, by the bribery
of official honors, end chat those Southern
men WHO in the present crisis discourage
the union of the Soatk upon the basis of ad-
justment laid down in the E2th section o.
the National Platform, or who shall accep'
office at the hands Of our sectional enemies,
shall be visited with oar unqualified detesta-
ton and can no longer be regarded as Ma
tional Americans, or as worthy the social or
political confidence of Southern mem
NORTHERN Ice We have received frori
our friend Burke, at the Depot, specimen
Of his Northern Fee az article So necessary
to prevent dissolution in these exciting
times. It must of necessity BE more eco
nonsical than our own ice from it's great
frn1ness. All can be supplied on 1nodet-
ate terny. See advertisements in another
column.
W Ox-Horn Players, Will give another
oftheir interesting musical entertainments in
connection with their gift concert. We ad-
wise all who love good music and wish to
have chance at the Gold Watch and other