Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-10-12
The Insult to the Tenth Legion.

We publish to-day the address of the
State Executive Committee of the National
Democracy to the people of Virginia, and
ask for the facts it develops careful peru
sal and consideration. 1t will be seen that,
in that spirit of Cancellation and devotion
to the unity, success and honor of the De-
mocratic party, which has marked the ac-
ton of the friends of the regular organiza-
ton during the whole canvass, the National
Democracy, through their Executive Com
mittee, assembled at Richmond, adopted
and recommended the terms of compromise
between the two wings, suggested by a
friend of Mr.. Breckenridge, Jacob Baylor,
Esq, of this county. This recommcuda-
ton was made even after the insulting and
impertinent proposition of the Breckenridge
Committee that the only terms upon which
they could fuse were those embraced in the
Charlottesville resolution, Having exhaust.
ed all fair and honorable means TO unite the
broken ranks ofthe Democracy Brock
inridge men repud,ating and deueuneing as
wrong and pernieious" proposition orig-
mating with one of their own number
and supported and recommended by their
Elector for this District, Col, j w. Mas
sic, and Thos. j Niche, w. A. Abney, w
H. Watts, and Alex. B. Cochran also ia
yored by such men of the Breckinridg e par
ty as Col. II. L. Opie, DR.. Fuqua, ". H.
Peyton and others-the friends of Judge
Douglas have no other alternative left but
to appeal to the Democratic people of the
State in justification of their action and in
vindlcation OF the honor and integrity of the
party.
We re-publish from the Richmond En-
qurer its ill-tempered and ill-advised com
/ ments upon the action of the Committees
1t would have been at least respectful in
that journal to members of its own wing of
the Democracy, if it had given them credit
for being men who think and act for them
selves, and not insinuated the charge that
such man as Jacob Baylor was mere
Puppet to obey the manipulations of mas
ter. If it will be any information to the En-
quirer, we will tell it that Jacob Baylor was
Democrat, from principle, before the ed
itors of that paper we're born, and could no
more be seduced, wheedled, or dragooned
into the support of proposition involving
sacrifice of principle than they themselves.
If it will enlighten the Enquirer, we will
inform it that Thos j. Niche, w. A. Alb
ney, w. II. Watts, and number of Brock
inridge supporters in this county, who APP
proved Mr.. -Baylor's proposition, have as
sensitive regard for principle, and as warm
devotion to The honor and integrity of the
Democratic party, as any member Of the
Executive Committee can claim. We much
mistake the spirit Of these gentlemen if they
do not turn with indignant disgust away
from party the organ of which, with such
lavish freedom, stigmatizes them as being
"actuated by no political principle"
The spirit Of 'rule or ruin which ami
mated the breckenridge Committee, is that
which, by the help Of Hunters peculiar ad-
hcrents at Charleston and Baltimore, broke
up the Democratic party. 1t is against
that spirit that we are warning. It is to
maintain the doctrine and policy of "'PR1N-
CIpLEs, not MEN," that we protest against
tae sacrifice of the Democratic party and
the transfer of the State to Bell and Ever
EFT by the Breckenridge Committee. We
appeal earnestly and with confidence to the
Democratic masses to rally to the rescue,
and rebuke these agitators and enemies of
our political supremacy in Virginia Will
not the gallant and loyal and true hearted
Democracy of the Tenth Legion District in
dignantly resent the insult thrown in their
face by the reputation and denuncation by
the Breckenridge Committee Of the propo-
| sition of adjustment--in which no principle
could be sacrifced-that came from their
own midst, and from one of the purest, most
steadfast and loyal Democrats in the State :?
Let them rise up in the majesty of their
power and vindicate their own integrity aud
devotion to principle by sustaining that or
ganzation which has done all that honor
could suggest to maintain Democratic unity
and ascendancy, but which has been inso-
lently repudiated by the Breckenridge Com
mittee-the National Democracy as repre-
scnted by Douglas and johnson.
E~ The Enquirer says of the PROPOSE
ton of Jacob Baylor, Esq, which was en-
dorsed by three-fourths Of that party in this
county, that it was "a PROPOSITION THAT
NEGArlvED ALL PRINCIPLE either of Squat
ter Sovereignty, as maintained by Douglas,
or of Popular Sovereignty, as held by the
Democratic party"
This is decidedly cool. In the first place,
the left handed compliment it bestows upon
Esquire Baylor, 7. j. Niche, W. A. Alb
ney, w. H. Watts, A. B. Cochran, and
other gentlemen who supported Mr.. Bay
lor's proposition. is gloriously refreshing =
We are much mistaken, however, if the En-
quirer has not made bad investment in
that allusion. But the rarest and most O.
riginal idea we have seen advanced during
the canvass, is the assumption that the Breck-
inridge party is for popular Sovereignty, y
and Douglas for "Squatter Sovereignty"
Now, the Enquirer knew full well that
Judge Douglas aud alnest every body else
is opposed to ''Squatter Sovereignty" in its
!