Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-10-19
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We publish to-day, on our first page, an
article from the Richmond Enquirer Of the
l lth, relative to W. L. Yancey and the
Vice Presidency. The mere perusal of the
article is substantial and convincing en-
dorsaton of the position we assumed in the
Vlndicator Of the 2Sth ult., fatty denying
the assertion that the Vice Presidency on
the ticket with Judge Douglas had been
rendered Mr.. Yancey at Baltimore. The
frivolous and fimsy foundation for the
charge that such a proposition had been
made, furnished in the article from the En-
quirer. cannot fail to heartily disgust every
intelligent reader, and excite a feeling Of
Indignant pity that upon such data so grave
and important an allegation should be found
ed. Mr.. Yancey himself was guilty of the
unmanly and indicate insinuation that the
offer was made to him, and when called up
on to affirm or deny in unequivocal terms,
plead that 'his lips were sealed" that it
was strictly a confidential affair, upon which
the seal of privacy had been placed The
very fact that he made public and unpro-
voked alusion to private affair, furnished
ground for the suspicion that he was seek
ing to create false impression against the
friends of Douglas by throwing around his
insinuation the attraction of mystery and
secresy. He said just enough to mislead
the unsuspecting into the belief that the
friends of Douglas had rendered him the
position of Vice candidate on the ticket, and
then threw himself behind the protection OF
privacy to prevent development Of the facts
IN the case In this he failed, for the une-
quivocal denial of Capt. j. A. Harman and
Mr.. Yancey's response. forced the convic-
ton that the insinuation was designed as a
trick, as the evidence in the case fully and
completely establishes.
The clamors Of the press and of private
individuals for the facts, have compelled the
Enquirer to lay them before the public
And what are they A New York dele
gate called upon Mr.. Yancey at Washing
ton, unoflic;ally and without authority from
anybody, and commenced an unreserrcd
conversation. in the presence of Virginia
delegate, during which he stated that the
''BEsT MEANS TO UNITE THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY AND INSURE SUCCESS, WOULD BE To
COUPLE THE NAMES OF MEssRs. DOUGLAS AND
YANcEY ON THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET .
Here is the sum and substance of the evil
dence that the Vice candidacy was rendered
Mr.. Yancey on the ticket with Mr.. Doug
las by the National Convention of the De-
mocracy at Baltimore. A mere suggestion
from an individual delegate, who happened
to be friend of Judge Douglas, unofficial
and unauthorized by any caucus or number
of delegates: and that delegate, too, from
the North, when it was universally conce.
ded that the Southern delegates should indi-
cate the Vice-candidate in the event of the
nomination of a Northern man for the Pres
idency, made in an "unreseroeG converse
ton in the presence of a Virginia delegate,
who was bitter opponent of Judge Doug
las, is taken as the basis of this serious
charge made by Mr. Yancey himself, and
also by the Richmond Enquirer. Although
the Enquirer seems ambitious still to throw
around the subject the charm Of secresy anc
mystery by Withholding the names Of the
New, York and Virginia delegates, Mr.
Yancey has already relieved the public
mind Of any suspense SO far as the Virgin
ian is concerned, by announcing that Miers
W. Fisher, of Northampton, is the gentle
man. Nor can we see for what reason the
name of the New Yorker is withheld, be-
cause the conversation was "unreserved.
It is not, however, of the least momen
whether be had name or not for his indl
yidual suggestion cannot be considered a.
an Guthoritatite proposition from the Con
yention. The whole affair is merely car
airy nothing"-the ''baseless fabric Of
vision" which, Low that the o1enouenaent hal
been made, can neither affect the consis
tency Of the friends Of Judge Douglas, O
elevate Mr.. Yancey in the estimation o
Southern gentlemen.
The ominous intimation Of the Enquirer
from its knowledge Of things" at Balti
mere, that an indication on the part of Mr.
Yancey of a'willingness to have accepted thu
position, would have secured him the nom
nation, is worth about as much as the Ia
situation that the position acas rendered
him. 1t is very plain, from the fact that i
agus not offered him, that the Convention
,, did not want him to have it, and that the,
had 40 idea Of coupling his name with tina
of Judge Douglas. There was not a South
ern delegate in the Front Street Theatr
Convention who would have had any res
pect for Judge Douglas, Or that would hav
supported. the ticket, if the name Of Vance,
> had been placed on it. Most assuredly tn
> delegates FROM this district would neve
!. have touched it. because we believed honest
" that he was traitor to the Union, and falls
to the very principles he is now advocating
The charitable prediction Of the Ney
York delegate that the health ofJudge Doug
9 las was alrealy so enfeebled by disease, a
: to furnish reasonable conjectural ground
: of a speedy demise, and thus pass Mr.. Yam
, cey to the Presidency, gives to the matte
, an air Of romance truly invigorating; AM
If it does not carry the conviction of an at
tempt at Yankee "sell, it certainly can
not be deprived Of the credit of being al
Ingenious burlesque. Especially SO, whc'
it is called to mind that Judge Douglas ha
, averaged at least one speech day since hi
I nomination, and has appointments down t
the evening of the fifth Of November-th
; eve Of the Presidential election-closing tn