Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-10-26

Aswe are to have the old government thrown
down and new one set up, aehat scsN fo!toao &
VIII the old government REMAIN demolished Can
the new one be held up, after it has been raised p?
will give you some Of my ideas in relation to this
awful subject.
Among National, State, Municipal, Railroad,
Banking and Insurance Officials great abuses have
existed for some years past. This has produced
local Generalization and corruption And our CO.
ple have transacted business OF such vast proper
tiops that they have not paid much attention to
these wrong doors. Hence those who are much
with these officials, and know of their outrages,
often to believe that sohat they sec everybody
else does and vet the Wrong-doers are unpunish-
ed. Therefore, (they reason) the people SEE cor
ruption and yet do not correct it it is nolonger Of
fensve, themselves being saah IN luxurious eifemna
cy and corruptinn like the Modes and Persians.
4 terrible mistake. Our people arc neither eff
Terminate or corrupt, but are vigorous, patriotic,
and honest. Hence, whenever the banner of DIS
UNION is raised, the great masses OF the people, OF
all States, and of all sections Of all parties, and OF
al religions, will rush towards that standard and
tear 1t down and shoot or hang It's bearers. 1t Of
ticials in State or States, shall lend its or
names to the traitors who have bonded together to
overthrow to trample under their feet, or to dis
obey the laws Of our country, such State would
| be occupied by half a million OF men in a tcrt
night, and the leading criminals, caught IN orns,
would be strung up by drumhoad Court-martial.
Look at Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri-th9ir pop
ulations would volunteer almost ca mdsse. and in
| two week would reach any traitor in any part of
the country living to the South Of them Remem-
Der what ST. Louis, Memphis Louisville and other
Western Cities did when Taylor was surrounded
| by the Mexicans! In less then Sc hours st. Louis
had a Regiment steamboats,, armed and equip
ped, on their way to his relief! Louisville, and
Memphis and Nashville each, nearly as prompt.
I With Or without President, the People will as
sembe and march to any spot where the flag OF any
enemy flies, and aclW tear 1t docn. or perish IN the
attempt to do so.
No, Sir TIE people of this country love their
government, and will protect it, matter how I'M
Z worthy temporary rulers may be- And miserable
consrirators terribly mistake if they suppose the
American People will quietly allow the Union to be
subyerted without striking one blow inits defence.
On the contrary the sun of the Union cannot now
set but upon sea Of blood wider, and deeper then
the eye OF man ever before beheh. Ny dear Sir,
| look; consider reflect: dare even your courage
Gus Senator's go before patriotic assenblage Of
your people and favor the destruction Of oar gov
eminent? Do not the Senator's Of North Carolina,
| Mary land, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Arkan-
sas, Florida, openly speak out in favor Of tue
/ U MON? Dare Senator Green utter the sentiment
Of Senator Davis Dare Mr.. Cingman2 Dase
No: Cotton, Slaves, and lands are higher and
more valuable than ever before since the formation
! of the Union Slavery is more hflniy based upon
legal principles i'll this than IN any other country !;
and the Republicans themselves, in their platforms,
distinctly recognize their want OF legal authority
to interfere with Slavery in the States where it
lists. And yet amid this prosperity, at time vine
their property is thoroughly protected by law, and
its legality recognized by the platform of eUery
party a few men propose to the planters that they
should enter upon ciuI lier.er than ever
before saw sinca the world began And what is
the excuse given for offering such advice to honest
men That they tear something mag, hereafter,
sometime another, be done, by somebody, or
another to the Saveholding interests Of the South
Was there ever advice more silly Unasked for
advice is generally worthless, but this is actually
atrocious. Kill men, destroy governments, from a
fearsthat they mag hereafter, do wrong! Nonsense
and crime.
On this basis is to rest the new government which
is to be set up in November! Cannot men foresee
with what indignation the great mass of the people
of every American State will deracinate such q
monstrosity? This conspiracy to overthrow the
Government and separate the States next month,
will be as signal a failure ''Shay's Rebellion, y
the ''W hiskey 1nsurrection," or 'Burr's Conspir-
acy." The attempt will succeed for time, be-
cause men of ability have it in hand but its end
will be an ignoninious failure ignom5n5ous, be
coin might, could, or probably would do if nobody
prevented him Eear is always mean, suspicious,
unr.st cruel unreasonable, ridiculous. and COW
ardlT to degree that IS amusing TO the brave
My opinion is that those gentlemen who are in SO
much FEAR of what Mr.. Lincoln is about hereafter
TO do. would do well to reserve portion Of their
apprehen sions for their meeting with that people
whose institutions it is SO cooiy proposed TO de-
stroy. According to my reading it is far more g.
greeablc to any kind Of criminal, from the horse
thief to q traitor to his country, TO fall into the
an irritated assembiage of the people. The blood
red flag of disunion cannot by any man living be
long hnd high nthe air in any part.of this nation
the people Of no State can be deluded into Its sup
port; rabble only, can be seduced.
Very Truly, DC.