Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-10-19

the established principle and usage of our
organization" by boiling the Presidential
nomination. In the other, with a zeal and
ardor which attested his interest in the re-
suit, ne supported and defended the Con-
gressional nominee Whether this species
of consistency" is prolific of '.jewels )" we
leave with our readers to determine.
We had really expected from Mr.. Skin
ner more statesmanllke and wider and
more catholic range ofthoug in considering
the unparalleled, tumultuous, torn. dissey
cred and disheartening condition of our DO
litleal organization. Instead of rising above
the mere pleas Of party usage and the con-
Ventionalitles OF volunteer assemblages how
ever, he subordinates the dearest interests
OF the nation to the mere behests of what he
conceivos to be canonical objection. He
interposes imaginary impediments to the
contamination of a real good, and permits
himself to be dazzled by the glare of the
surface, regardless of the core, the substance
that lies beneath
We cannot close these hurried comments
more appropriately than by inserting one
of MIR. SINNERS favorite fables from Hsop
"a fable that We commend to his careful
and practical consideration as Democrat, in
this the darkest hour not only the Demo
cratic party, but we verify believe of our
national existence.
"a husbandman who had quarrelsome family,
after having tried in vain to reconcile them bv
words, thought he might more readi, prevail he
an example. so he called his sons and babe them
lay bundle of sticks before him. Then having
tied them into faggot, he told the lads one after
the other, to take ii up and brenk it. They all
tried, but tried in vain. Then untyiDg the fa0oot
he gave them the sticks to break one by one. This
they did with the greatest case. Then said the IA
Their, 'Thus you, my sons, as long as you remain
united are match for all your enemies, but differ
and separate, and you undone."
Horat.-Cnon is strength.
Is it possible that Mr.. Skinner could be
guilty of a recklessness, in this important
crisis, more insane than that ofthe gambler
who risks his last dollar on the turn Of the
card and grasps prusic acid as the panacea
for all the ILLS to which flesh is heir" by
stalking this Union, with its past glories and
! present greatness, upon the mere whims Of
partizan devotion, or blind adherence to d mis-
/ taken notion Of conventional usage? Can
it be that he seeks to rive in twain, for all
time to come, that Democratic party whose
praises he has chanted "frOm early morn
till dewy eve, and thus weaken and destroy
its power, and place it ready prey to its
lifelong foe? Democrats Of the Tenth lie
glon District, do You, can you recognize in
the propounder Of the question, 'Do we
Mr.. Skinper and the friends of Breckin-
riuge) and they (the friends of Douglass
any longer constitute the same party p the
Jas. II. Skinner Of 1859 who made the WEI.
kin ring with his appeals for the Integrity
unity and harmony ofthe Democratic party?'
Yes, tang IongerF r That is, the separation
is now and for all time to come Mr.. Skin
ner may follow after false gods and fall
down and worship golden calf in the per-
son Of W. L. Yancey, but, we can speak for
the masses Of the Democracy they will re-
main united and defy their enemies, espcc-
Tally in this District.