Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-07-27
The Greenbrier District.

county, whose political status it would be
about as difficult to determine as it is the
ethno logy Of the Albino, recently conven-
ed at Union, and passed resolutions of cen
sure against Col. J. W. Davis and DAME
H. Hoge, Esq, the delegates from that Dis
trict to the Charleston and Baltimore Con-
ventions. This unjust and ungenerous action
Iof a Courthouse meeting, can only be
attributed to the most inexcusable ignoran &C
or covert purpose to injure honest, con-
sistent and intelligent representatives. We
have heretofore alluded to the course of
Messrs. Davis and Hoge both in the Char
lesion and Baltimore Conventions. They
were elected as origin al supporters Of Hon.
Henry A. Wise, and faithfully acted with
the friends of that gentleman. They were
sent to the National Convention Of the
Democratic party, with no instruction either
to secede from thai body or to join any 9TH
er in any contingency. When the CUES
ton of principle was discussed and decided
against their views, they, with the en-
tire Virginia delegation, remained in the
Convention at Charleston. They were sus-
tanned, on their return home, IN this course.
1t was not deemed cause sufficient for them
to dissolve their connection with The Con
ventlon, when the only issue that was com
petent, with any shadow of excuse, to d.
vide the party was passed upon against the
opinion they entertained. To this, their
constituents had not one word of complaint
to urge; Nor was it deemed important by
them to instruct their delegates, on their
re-assembling at Baltimore, to take any par
ticu1ar action in the event the matter of
principle-the Cincinnati platform-was
insisted upon. Then, for what do they CEN
sure Messrs. Davis and Hoge2 Simply be-
cause they would not lend their aid and in
huence to breaking up the convention, upon
mere question of organization the Aimsi-
est, most hollow, and unmanly pretext ever
suggested by an intelligent mind. Messrs.
Davis End Hoge remained in the Conven-
ton to which alone they we're accredited
voted for their choice, and after The nomina4
ton of Douglas, against their expressed
wish, however, they. according to demo
cratic Usage from time imln emorial--the
common law ofthe party;acquiesced in the
proposition to make it unanimous. As homo
rable men, who recognise that when the
great majority agree upon proposition, it
is not polite or advisable for a numerically
insignificant minority to rebel especially
when the very idea of their meeting togeth-
Ell was to secure the nomination of man
who was the choice of a large preponderance
of the Democracy Of the country, to the end
that success might the mere easily be ao-
complsshed they are how supporting the
nominations thus made. They remained il
the Convention at Cha lesion, when Virgil
MIA refused to follow Alabama after the lat
ter had seeded on principle. They ro-
manned ia the Convention at Baltimore
when portion of the Virginia delegation
seeded On an insignificant point of oryass5-
sation and joined Alabama, who, having Sc
ceded on principle, came back pleading for
admission that she might a gain secede with
results more disastrous to the party than were
effected at Charleston, but was rejected.
Mr.. Douglas was not the choice of Messrs.
Davis and Hope, but he is the nominee of
the only Convention to which they were cleo
ted to present themselves with delegated
powers. 4 large majority Of chat Conven-
ton thought different from these gentlemen,
and they as loyal Democrats lad 10 other
course to pursue but to acquiesce
We are confident that full and fair ex-
preston Of opinion from the great mass of
the voters Of the District Which these gentle
men represented, would not only not be il
favor CT their oensure, but on the contrary
would attest the fact that their conduct was
consistent. conservative aud entirely Demo
cratic We trust that the subject will be
agitated in that District, and the eyes of the
people be opened to the fearful extremes to
which they are being led by Yancey and his
followers. The movement which resulted
in tie nomination of John G. Breckenridge
for President, will not reach its consumma-
ton until the ''Cotton States have been pre-
cipitated into revolution" the Union dissol-
yed, and Southern Confederacy, with
Yancey or Rhett at it's head, established -
No one dreams Of electing Breckinrid e.
Every vote cast for him strengthens Lin
coin, the success of whom is to be the signal
of disruption and revolution. People Of Vir-
GINA, are you ready for this momentous re-
suit? We believe not Then rise up aud
rebuke this sectional and revolutionary
movement. 1t is pregnant of evils unnun-
bercd, unless crushed in it's budding.
/ Personal.
Lieut.. Terrill, U. S. Army passed through
Stanton on Wednesday last. en- route for
! Bath county to visit his father Col w r.