Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-03-23
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ssStiil TIsey Gomez

, NlEssRs. EDITORS Again and yet again
have promised myself to lay aside my pen
upon this Judicia5 subject but again and
again | feel myself called upon to say some
thing more The s'dear people," farmers,
&C., seem to be almost unrepresented in
this wordy war. Lawyers run rampant o.
yer the columns of the newspapers, and
here and there drop a line for the amuse-
ment of their, party, while common people
stand back .awe-struck. But one, especial
ly, spent his venom rather terribly, though
uselessly upon "a Countryman'Y'. thought
it was uucalled for at the time. and think
so yet but, in the Spectator, / have au-.
swered him IN my way, and here shall say
little about him, only to answer simple ar
gument which appeared In his article in
the; Spectator of March 9th [ wish to Law
the argument and the answer before YOUR
readers. as find his friends are highly
pleased with it (the argument) and are at
tempting to use it to advantage.
It is an elegant one sided Illustration
He tells as two farmers have each farm to
sell. Farmer No. does not praise his at
ala paragon of the trade | should like to
meet with. But be does not suppose, that
that farmer is absent and that, in his alb
sence, he has left at home lot of fri nds
who consider themselves more powerful and
influential than he is himself, and who
puff his farm above all farms, and seem
indignant that any one else should offer his
farm for sale. Who of you, let me ask you,
farmers, would not sit comfortably down and
say nothing about your farm, if you had
friends to puff it with all the assiduity of
hirelings and auctioneers? Again he tells
us that farm No. should be superior to
farm No. 3, because farmers say so,-be-
cause their evidence is all upon the side of
farm No. |. But he does not tell US, that
the evidence of multitude Of other witness
ses is in favor Of farm No. 3. He does not
tell US that men, who have known both
farms for many years, have had chance to
judge of their qualities, have seen the crops
they have produced, &C., &C., are all upon
the side of farm No. 2 And what is more,
those same meE are as we'll interested in the
purchase Of this farm as the farmers can be,
I if not more SO. His illustration of the
''mills" is equally apt. He does not seem
to think that men, who for years have taken
their grain to a mill aud eaten bread from
its burs, have any right to judge, OF any
means of, Judging of it's qualities. What
do farmers think of that?
should like to say word to one "Gas-
coigne," the preacher. He seems wonder
fully apt at quoting from the Bible Sew
eral weeks ago he gave us about half a
chapter at the time was unable to think
of suitable quotation in answer, but knew
it was somewhere between the lids Of that
sacred Book. and after searching many DAYS
I have found it. 1t is III the Psalms. And
David saith: ~ U.s.
"Many bulls have comprised me strong
bulls Of Bashan have beset me around.
..'They gaped upon me with their mouths,
as ravening and roaring lion.'
Further Oh he saith
''Dogs have comprised me the assembly
Of the wicked have enclosed me. &c."
Now think my biblical quotation is just
as appropriate as ''Gascoigne's." if he is a
preacher as Gould thinks he is, and hope
the s'dear people" will also consider it be-
fore they vote. But no, / will not, like
s.Gascoigne," suppose that this part OF the
model people OF America will be led astray
by any one. They, too, have learned Gin
, the language of an eloquent Roman, } ito
govern their passions while they protect their
rights. :" @
may, perhaps say something more one
Of these days. Heaven only knows.
a A coYrNTRYMAN.