Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-11-02

Mr. Letcnef, on GccOunt OF MS anti-Slavery
proclivities, as shown by the Rufgner pam
phlet, that at one time it was feared that
the Convention would be broken up, with.
out nomination. being made: At this cri.
sis, Roger A. Pryor, john Lstcher's lead
ing friend, mounted the rostrum, and un-
dertook to satisfy the Convention that his
candidate, Mr.. Letcher, was then sound on
the slavery question. Mr. Pryor said, in
effect, amongst other things concerning Mr..
fletcher, that in early life Mr.. L. had re-
ceived bat little benefit fiom school educa-
tion-that in his youth he was paor-per-
haps mechanic like a blind giant
he had labored hard, studied law, obtained
license to practice law, had edited news
paper in the town of Lexington, and after
awhile had gotten che nomination of the
Tenth Legion District, aud was elected to
Congress as the representative of that Dis
trict; that he had served in that capacity
for many years, and had proven himself to
be good representative. But, in regard
to the endorsaton of the Ruffner pamphlet,
Mr.. Pryor remarked that be, for his candi-
date, pleaded gaalty to the charge, but in
extenuation of that offence, assured the Con-
vention that Mr. Letcher admitted he had
done wrong; that be had repented of it in
sack cloth and ashes, and that, as tie mem.
bers of the Convention expected to receive
pardon at the hands Of their Savior for their
personal offences and sins, SO he urged the
members to pardon Mr.. Letcher. Pryor's
appeal. thus made, prevailed, and John
fletcher was forgiven for his political offence
touching slavery. He received the NOM
ination, and after hard and prolonged
contest, he was elected over Mr. Goggin by
a mcagre majority. You know all about
this, Mr.. Yost, and your good sense will
induce you readily to admit, that after the
humiliating position that the Petersburg
Convention assumed in giving graciously
giving-t Mr.. Letcher the nomination a.
foresaid, the. Mr.. T.. ought, after his efec-
ton to the office of Governor, to have de-
meaned HIMSELF especially on the slavery
question, with great smodesty, and not to
have arrogated to himself, whilst acting as
the Chief Magistrate Of the whole State of
Va, the right to dictate to any portion of
the Tenth legion voters how they ought to
vote for Presidents, when the only ''apple
of discord'' is that of slavery. Especially
ought he not to do so, when we find that
his advocate, r. A. Pryor, and all, or near
ly all, Of the leading statesmen Of the DEM
ocratic party in the State of Va, are OPP
posed to the hermop hrodte doctrine advoca-
ted by Stephen Arnold Douglas.
send you this short note. Mr. Yost, for
the purpose Of calling the attention of my
Tenth Legion Democratic brethren to the
record of Gov, John fletcher. | admonish
them to be careful how they vote.
Stephen A. Douglas and his pretensions
are lauded by the Bell Everett party-a par
ty whose known hostility to Democracy, is
known Of all men. That party cares moth.
ing for Douglas ard his success All that
party wants is to break up the Democratic
party, and by some shuttle or device to get
into power themselves. Chat party, my
brother Democrats, tells you that the Brock
inridge and lane party is disunion party.
No honest man can prove it! look dc
Breckinridge's letter of acceptance Lanes
also. Their doctrine'in regard to slavery
is plainly stated They are opposed to III
reference on the subject Of slavery BY Con-
gress, as well as by Territorial hegisla-
right to take his property, of whatever sort,
into any Territory Of the United States and
that if bis right-hs legal right-to his
property thus taken into Territory is in-
vaded, he (the citizen) has a right to the
protection of the General Government-not
merely Congress, but he he's a right to leg
islative, judicial and executive protection. -
Is there anything wrong in this? When
Mr.. Yancey is abused, simply remark that
he is no candidate for Office.
| thank you Mr.. Yost, for your indtl-
gence, and tender you the thanks of youS
friends about
NORTH MOUNTAIN.
Oct. 80, 1850
Herschel V johnson spoke in Richmond
on Saturday night. He stated hat those
who sought to oppose Douglas were the dis
unionists--that the true natidnrl democr acy
were those who nominated pouglas-that
the seeding delegates who were excluded
from the convention, went out on misera-
bic teohnicality, regardless of principle. -
The Virginia delegation voted fifty. seven
times for Hunter, and they thereby sisni-
fed their acduiesoence In the Douglas plat
form, and it was bad faith on their part to
turn round and adopt Breckenridge as their
nominee. He gave history of the Clay
ton compromise, as concluded by Calhoun
and Clayton. to which Mr.. Mason referred
IN his speech in the Herald. lie said that
Alabama, in 1856, in the National Con-
vention, demanded non intarsention' as a
sine qua nonn of her support of Douglas,
while Virginia, in the same Convention,
through Mr.. Russell. Que Of her delegates,
first demanded and then waived this prin-
cipls- He quoted the opinion of Mr. Hun
ter i'll the Senate, in favor of the power Of
Territorial Legislatures to regulate slavery
in their own way He maintained that the
South acquiesced in the Badger proviso, as
we'll as MIR. Buchanan. and Mr.. Breckin-
ridges acceptance of the nomination at Gin
cinnati, was proof of gross inco nsistency,
which the country will duly appreciate
Mrs. John O. Calhoun. relict of the dis
tinguishcd Senator from South Carolina, has
been for some time on visit to her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Clemson. near Bladensburg. Mrs.
Calhoun is now ixty-eight years of age,
with an eye scarcely dimmed by age