Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-07-03

ting money the trouble Of sending fractions OF
dollar, which is often quite inconvenient. The
Constables of Augusta county will act as agents
for the collection of accounts within their dis
trcts, and will not proceed officially in any case
unless there is unreasonable delay in making
payment.
July 3rd., 1850.
But one National Party-Duty of all to Sus-
-et tain it.
The nationality of the Democratic party Is
now proper subject of history-it no longer ex-
ists-it is numbered among the things that
weren That party has been disjointed, dis
membered, cut in twain-one part belonging to
the North and the other to the South. 1t is
composed of two separate, distinct, discordant
and irreconcilable parts, which are antagonistic
and hostile to each other. The two sectional
parties into which it has been divided have each
nominated q ticket, and each is engaged in wa
ging war of determination upon the other
neither will grant any quarter to the other-the
determination of both seeming to be to wage
.0war to the knife, and the knife to the hilt,"
with the rallyipg cry of victory or death.
Whilst this is the distracted, divided, enfeebled
and helpless condition of the once powerful and
united Democratic party, the strongest party in
the countryside Black Republican-which has
grown so great as to strike terror to the bravest
hearts which pulsate for the interests and safety
of our Union-presents bold, confident and
compact front, awaiting with eager anxiety the
L IN ,1ar poyf
little doubling but that victory will perch upon
the Black Republican standard.
Under these circumstances, it becomes the
duty of all to discard passion and prejudice, and
to take counsel of calmness and patriotism that
they may in this perilous period of their coun-
try's history, govern their conduct and cast their
suffrages in that way which is most likely to
avert the danger which hangs over it, The first
danger which threatens is the triumph of q
sectional party The first wish of every patriots
heart is the triumph of national party.
There is at this time no hope of the triumph
of any party by the popular cote except that OF
the Black Republican. The first object to be
attained is to defeat, if possible that unfortunate
result. The second object desired is to secure,
if possible, the success of a national ticket. By
supporting either Douglas or Breckenridge you
cannot possibly secure the attainment of either
of the objects desired.
Breckenridge will not be able to carry a suf-
ficient number of free States, if any, to secure
his election, even if he were to carry euery
Southern State.
Douglas will not carry more than one North
ern State, and has very small chance of carry
ing any, SO that even if the ~hole vote OF the
South were cast for him he could not be elected.
1t is thus evident that the first object desired
the defeat OF the Black Republicans by the
popular vote-cannot be attained by voting
either for Breckenridge or Douglas, for if you
were to give either eoery vote in the Southern
States he could not be elected. 1t is impossible,
therefore, to effect anything by supporting either
the Douglas or Breckenridge ticket.
But even if it were possible to obtain the first
object by the concentration of votes upon either
Douglas or Breckenridge, the second-"the tri-
umph of national party"-would not be Sc
cured; for neither of them represent national
party, as is easily proven by the authority of
nearly every Democratic paper and politician.
The Douglas party, from their chief down to
his humblest supporter, boldly maintain that
the Breckenridge party is not only sectional,
but a disunaon party, and denounce the men,
beers of the Convention which nominated him as
ga squad of disorganizers and disunionists" who
prepared 'deep-laid and well concocted plan
of disunion and treason"
The "Valley Democrat" published in Har-
risonburg, in the famous 'sTenth Legion of De-
mocracy," calls Breckenridge and Lane the
s',Sectional candidates of the South"
On the other hand, the Breckenridge party de.
nounce the Douglas party as being anti slaOery
and sectional, and the "avowed and eager parti-
zans of Northern candidate who remains the
conspicuous champion of q political dogma which
has been condemned as unconstitutional by the
Supreme Court, and which, as now urged, has
degenerated into mere cnta-slacery principle,
tending to divide parties by geographical line,
and which is less candid but not less sectional
than the leading tenet of the Republican party"
that it is party organized upon an uncon-
stitutional principle and sectional sentiment
aduerss to the South"
1t is thus seen that both these parties are Sec
tional as established by Democratic authority,
and that the triumph of either, if that were even
possible, would be triumph of sectionaJism,
and not of nationality.
There is at this time but one national ticket
before the people-that which contains the
names of those pure and distinguished statesmen,
BELL and EVERETT. The only hope now of
maintaining national party is to support the
Union ticket. Can the honest masses of the
people hesitate q moment as to their duty under
these circumstances Is cemented Union pref
cradle to dismembered confederacys Is Ma
tionality preferable to sectionalism9 Is peace
and prosperity preferable to civil war and desc
lated felds9 If you think SO, vote for Bell and
Everett. We would invoke our good Demo-
cratic friends, they love their country, as they
appreciate the blessings of freedom, and wish to
transmit them to their own children, to reflect
calmly, as patriots should when their country is
imperiled, and determine wisely before they cast
their votes in the ensuing election. They are
patriotic, and will, no doubt vote right, if they
will but take counsel of their patriotism, instead
of yielding to the syren voice of partisan pseiu-
dice.