Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-10-05
Ea1sCey and EDOuglas,

Mr.. Yancey, Oh last Wednesday, was
guilty ofthe indelicacy of reproducing those
stale and oft refuted charges of the Black
Republicans Kellogg and Trumbull against
Judge Douglas, to the effect that he had en-
tered into bargain with Greeley and 9TH
ers whereby he might be reelected to the
United States Senate. While reading the
stump speech statement of Trumbull he was
asked by Capt. J. A. Hartman whether he
"believed it p He said that he did, as it
had never been denied. He was reminded
that it had been denied on the floor of Con-
gress, and the author pronounced wiful
and deliberate liar. That Greeley had de-
MED it in published letter, which was cor
roborated by Colfaz, Black Republican
member Of Congress He responded that
he was not to be driven from his purpose by
any excited demonstrations. Mr.. Doug
las had never denied it. He then paid a
handsome compliment to the private worth
of Trumbull and his high character as gen.
tleman. This was all designed TO give weight
and pertinency to the 1ibelous statement Of
that Black Republican miscreant. After
he had concluded his speech, Capt Hartman
walked to the stand and expressing his re-
greet that he had found it necessary to inter-
rupt him at all, handed him letter from
Judge Douglas see on first page, where
the letter is published stating that there
was denial, over Judge Douglas own sig
nature, of the whole affair. Mr.. Yanoey
looked at the letter, md said-"Oh, no
1t is simply denial that Greeley was in his
parlor scheming with him for the purpose
of reelection" Capt Harm,n called his
attention to the emphasized words-"aN its
parts and imports, and remarked that thew
were designed to cover the whole case, and
then read the letter to the audience. Mr..
Yancey then commenced his speech, and
read for one half hour from all the Black
Republican authors he could scrape up, ex.
tracts to sustain his charge-such as Bur-
lingame Kellog, Trumbnll, Blair, Covode.
Panghorne, ct I'd omne 9enus-a charge
which is fully and completely refuted on our
first page in call its parts and imports" p
This episode killed Mr.. Yancey's whole
speech. He forgot that he was dealing with
a reading, intelligent people, who are as
we'll acquainted with the current political
history as he can possibly be. For him to
attempt to condemn Judge Douglas, who
has fought more battles on Northern soil for
the constitutional rights of the South than
all the Yanceys from the Potomac to the
Gulf, by the interested statements of band
ofconspirators against not only Judge Doug
las, but the perpetuity of the Union itself.
men who have been whipped and driven
BY the power of the Truth Judge Douglas
advocates-the Constitution--from the con-
fdence of the people, and who now seek
such mode to reek vengeance Mr.. Yam
cey mistook the material that was before him.
However some of the people may differ with
Mr.. u. upon immaterial points, they will new
er consent that he shall be damned and dis
graced by the volunteer testimony of such
men as Mr.. Yancey quoted, especially when
Judge Douglas, over his own signature, has
pronounced the charge they seek to estab-
hsh to be ''false in all its parts aud i'm
ports"