Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-12-02

"'J ~ I'D ScucIuI ClICuINIlOu
Now. the South has no assuranc6of sympa
thy and support in crisis which. 10 signif
lcance and Importance, towers high abov
every other in our national history. But
upon the other hand. we are denounced, al
most spit upon, our homes threatened witt
all the calamities Of civil war, and this, too
among the educated and frst-class peopl
Of New England. Boston citizens, under
the cloak Of sympathy for Browns family
assembled in public meeting reccntly-fol
what purpose2 To ''assure the South o
their sympathy and support?' Nay. veri
ly; but to denounce her institutions and vii
lily her citizens. Natick, the home of tina,
Infamous mailman. Senator Wilson, sends
US the following cordial and patriotic (?)
greeting
''That it is the right and duty of the
slaves to resist their masters, and the right
and duty of the North to incite them to re-
sistance and to aid them in it,
This sentiment Of treason, murder, and
civil discord, received the hearty endorse
ment of a New England audience, in the
presence of a United States Senator, who
gave it tacit acquiescence.
In view of these Northern freaks of en-
nifty and nti-conserva.ism-in view of the
fact that the so-called conservative and ed
ucated masses are indirectly, if not direct
~, encouraging hostility to the South by
their presence at incendiary meetings, and
by contributions of money-in view of the
fact that only one influential religious news
paper has had the spirit and boldness to ex-
press sentiments alike patriotic and chris
tan, while all the others have either
said nothing, or have openly applaud
ed Brown and his accomplices-we say, in
view of all these TRUTHS and startling facts,
what can we expect from the North, and
what should be our course towara the
North
These are practical questions and demand
prompt and decisive answers. It is an ac-
acknowledgements, as lamentable as it is true,
that from eccnt Developments VIC have
nothing to expect, but everything to fear
from those who ought = be our brethren,
and whose material interest it is to be our
friends. We have not entirely despaired of
the republic, but there is everything in the
signs Of the times to shake our confidence
as to the perpetuity Of the Union. The
coming session Of Congress, and the events
of 1860 will furnish test almost infallible
as to the destiny Of The American Republic.
While there is nothing to encourage the
hopes of Union in New England sentiments
there is we trust, in some Of our Northern
and Western States, conservatism enough
to unite with the South and resist the rising
tide of puritanical oppression. In answer
to the important and practical query what
should be our course towards the North, we
cay unhesitatingly in the language Of Gov.
Wise the South must stand as one man
firmly, fixed, united presenting an undi-
vided front. an impenetrable phalanx. -
There should be no such thing as South
ern Opposition to compromise our digni-
ty and honor BY hoping for some imaginary
or delusive basis upon which to unite with
our enemies, for the paltry purpose of graf
flying party hatred. There should be
disposition among us to encour-
age our own manufactures, to import our
own goods, to encourage our own Schools,
Colleges and Universities, both academic
and professional. And we should see to it
that our institutions Of learning are filed
with teachers and professors above suspi-
sion, or what is better, they should be ma
lives Of the South, and educated under the
genial and favorable auspices of southern
culture. We believe the day is at hand
when the South will cease to employ Yam
kee pedagogues, and when we shall only
patronize those schools filed by corps Of
Southern teachers Yankee teachers and
agents have been and arc the most formida-
bic emissaries in our midst, and while the
course we suggest may exclude many who
are worthy yet even these cannot reasonably
sensure our course--nor can Northern
lrummers complain of their cold reception
among Southern merchants. when the prof
its made by our money is frequently appro
priated for the circulation Of books and
pamphlets whose aim is to incite our slaves
10 an instruction, involving not only the
loss Of property, but the sacrifice Of our
lives, and all the comforts and endearing
relations of home.
Movements Of Military.
About eighty Cadets Of the Military In
,titute, under the command of Maj Gillian,
raachod Ctaunfop IN thoir NOV r. Nhorloc