Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-05-04

matter of regret, as well as protest, on the
part of the delegates from the Tenth Legion
District, and r. H. Glass and James Bari
bour, that Virginia should, by tangible ac-l
ton, encourage and nurse the refractory aad
obstinate little State, and her deluded fol-
lowers. This was done, however, under
the ill-advised. iil-digested and suicidal
counsels of Lewis E. Harvie, enc Jack Sea-
don, and Mr. Brannon from Lewis county
who made motion, through the State del
egation, to appoint q committee of one to
meet the disunon States The whole game
was to tie the Middle slaveholding States
and especially Virginia-to the tail Of
Alabama, @ aad thus backed, for Ala
bama to take the bit in her mouth. The
short ightedness of Mr.. Hunters peculiar
guardians in the Virginia delegation, en-.
trapped them completely, and placed them
in the humiliating position Of shifting their
position, land exhibiting inconsistencies most
glazing, and vastly damaging to Mr.. Hun
!
ter This whole movement was bitterly
opposed in caucus by both the delegates from
1l;h District, and Mr. Glass. ofLynchburg
But numbers prevailed. Had the Conven-
ton proceeded to the nomination of candi-
didates for President and Vice President,
at first, instead Of the formation of a plat
form, as was the wish and policy of your
delegates, Mr.. Hunter. ere this, would have
| been the nominee Those, however, who
claimed the direction of his interests, deemed
that course unwise. aud have thus destroyed
/ all hope of his success; Douglas bias ma
jerity in the Convention now determined Ell
Their to give the nomination, or take it
Tuey have power to indicate the men, if it
is impossible to nominate Douglas.
The ostensibie cause of the difference be-
tween the members from the different Sec
ticns of the country, is mythical and speca-
lative 1t never can become a practical
question. 1t is strange, toe. that hereto
fore, differences of opinion upon the terrific
rial question, as well as others of far greater
magnitude, have been tolerated, but that
at this time straight-laced demand must
be made for the concession of an abstract
idea, the granting of which can be OF no
possible good to us, but of certain political
death to our Northern friends. 1t would
not be worth the paper upon which 1t was
written to declare the doctrine by this Con-
vention of Congressional Intervention. No
Congress would ever attempt to interfere
i'll the domestic affairs of a Territory for the
protection of the rights Of the South. But
it is a possible case, if the right SO to do is
declared, that it may be exercised by an
unfriendly Congress greatly to the detri-
ment Of our interests. Let the question
rest undsturbed and our Northern friends
will be able to carry the elections in the
Northern and North States, and
thus place votes in Congress for our prot &C.
ton, instead of having abstract notions writ
ten down on paper. his is the census
year. The Legislatures must be elected,
which will re-district the States, and if the
Black Republicans secure the Legislatures,
it is hardly re asonable to suppose that
Democratic District will remain i'll the whole
North west. Then, would it not be better
to leave distractions alone, by which we
will defeat the Northern Democracy, than
to insist upon a theoretical and speculative
idea that can bring as no practical benefit
1t has really been source Of humiliation
to Virginians to witness the scene of Virgil
MIA being led by Alabama, and this too
through the instrumentality Of few men
WHO claim to be par excellence the friends
of her favorite son, r. NJ T. Hunter This
gentleman might we'll exclaim, ''save me
from my friends" Those delegates who
have been the substantial friends of Mr..
Hunter, and whose policy. if it had been
adopted would have eventuated in his nomi-
nation, are James Barbour, of Culpepper--
the ablest Of Virginia's young men-R. H
Glass. the talented editor of the Lynchburg
Republican, and the delegates from 18th
Electoral District. These gentlemen have
stood firm to the declared policy of the Fir-
ginia Democracy, while Others have loaned
themselves o.the extremist suggestions ane
actions, thus cooperating with those who
have brought upon us the present distracted
and unhappy state of affairs here. They
will have to meet their constituents, for the
people of Virginia have never, and will new
er. until better cause is given than now.
resort to any fanatical steps to disturb the
harmony of the Union, or distract the Demo-
cratic organization The People, / am
satisfied. of the old Tenth Legion, will
stand firm to the Democratic Flag keep un-
furnished its folds, and give p hearty sup