Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-30
The Hon. ]. NJ. Bolts as a PacifIcator.

The Hon. J. NJ. Bolts as a PacifiCatOr.
Just as the war between the Wing and
News was becoming intensely interesting
just as the two combatants
ssStand front to front,
Aov'ring space. till winds the signal blow,
10 join their dark encounter in mid air;
just, we say, when the quarrel had pro-
crossed to such length, that mortal con-
lict for supremacy was confidently expect
ed by all, great paci6cator appears to me-
date between the two contestants, at whose
imperial voice the angry roar of intestine
strife becomes Immediately hushed. When
be appeared in the lists, the Wing and the
News
fsEach at the head,
Leveld his deadly aim their fatal hands
| No second stroke intend and such frown
| Each cast at tn other, when two black clouds
With heav'n's artilPry fraught, come rafting on
Over the Caspian.
And now great and bloody deeds had
been performed had not the illustrious
gentleman whose name heads this article
condescended to stretch forth his hand and
raise his voice to quell the angry pillows Of
intestine strife and restore harmony to the
great Opposition party. Regardless of self
he nobly rushes between the combatants at
the risk OF sharing the fate of Mr.. PICK
wick, who once interfered between two en-
ragged editors just in time to receive the po-
ker on one side of his head, and the saddle
bags on the other He besceches, he i'm.
plores them not 'to interrupt that holy
spirit of devoted patriotism which seemed
to animate the efforts and zeal'' of the Op
position He assures them that quarrels
and dissensions will render their party the
''ridicule ard contempt" Of the Democracy
He turns from the one to the other Will
beseeching looks and imploring gesture, and
cries,
30 Father what intends thy hand
| Against thy only sonf What furv, 0 Son,
/ Possesses thee, to bend that mortal dart
/ Against thy Fathers head 2"
| And assures them that thus tquarreline
and wrankling, they are only ministerine
to that wrath (Which one day will destroy
/ both"
A New MOVEMENT AGAINST THE WEB
sTER STATUE-NoRTHERN FANAr1c1sM-
The Abolitionists have adopted new rally
ing cry. .'Down with the Union, /" has Civ
en- place to Down with Webster's Statue.
The disunionists Of Massachusetts are con
vulsed with indignation that the bronze i'm
age of the ''great expounder" should remain
in front of the State House in Boston, anc
Gov. Banks is roundly denounced for rec
ommending the State to accept the statue
as gift. We quote the following words
from Garrison's manifesto on the subject
published in the 'sLiberator:
"The Statue Must be Removed. Let
this be the popular decree tomorrow let
the declaration 60 forth from the lips Of ev.
cry upright man-let it be the voice of Mas
sachusetts. A vote Of the Legislature car
undo what vote has DONE That vote car
be secured by prompt circulation of re.
spectful petition, to be signed by all who
in their hearts respond to the cry-thc stat
ne must be removed. The statue must b.
removed, and let all the people sag amen
The petition which these fanatics are nov
circulating, is addressed to the Massachu.
sotts Legislature, and is as follows:
1--WE, the undersigned, citizens of The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, respect
fully ask you to remove from the State
house Grounds--as no honor to the Stat,
and repugnant to the moral sense of the
people-the statue Of Daniel Webster
whose last years were spent in defending
the fugitive slave bill, and whose last coun
sci to the Commonwealth was to conquer
her prejudices' against slave hunting, ane
to return men to bondage with alacrity."