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

running Mr.. Lincoln, and in opposing Mr..
Douglas reelection; and that, but for his
course of action, Douglas would certainly
be with the Republican party in 1867
He often stated that this was understood at
Washington. and he freely and emphatic-
ally criticised the action of Mr.. Lincoln's
friends, and declared his own confidence in
the purpose of Mr.. Douglas to Leave the De-
n,ocrotic party and unite cith u.s."
And this is the evidence on which tried
patriot is to be convicted Of treason-a dog
could not be convicted of barking on such
trash Mr.. Douglas is "all right" ''in-
tended to act with the Republicans" and
this is Mr. Panghorne's recollection of what
Mr. Wilson says: IF true. it obviously a.
mounts to nothing. Mr.. Wilson and Mr..
compton, just as Dir. Wilson and Mr.. Wise
did, and doubtless in reference to that sub
ject he thought Douglas cali right" Ger
tainly, on that subject, Douglas, like Wise,
acted with the Republicans. But signif-
cant circumstance in this connection is the
fact that the Black Republicans were chal-
lenged in Congress, where the charge was
made, to interrogate Mr.. Wilson himself
He was present, competent to testify, no
friend to Douglas, and the Douglas men
dared the Aholitionists to ask him what he
meant, and discard the second hand narra-
ton of Mr.. Pang borne, and the challenge
was never accepted ! They knew well t'as
the charge of completely was a falsebood,
and they. did not dare to summon their own
witnesses.
The next and last piece Of evidence, so
called. presented by Mr.. John Hancock,
is long letter which appeared anonymous
ly in tie column Of the leading abolition
paper in the Northwest, the Chicago Jour-
AL.
This letter was read in the House of Rep
resentatives on the 18th of March, S6O,and
was promptly denounced by Col. McCler-
maud as bogus document, manufactured
for the occasion, and he dared Kellogg who
read it. to give the authors name. KEEL
logg said he would give it if McClernand
was authorized by Judge Douglas to ask it,
when Mr.. McC. replied
Il take that responsibility as his friend,
and I denounce it as a manufactured state
ment, and the evidence of straw man
And Mr.. Kellogg sung dumb. And up-
on the statement of this anonymous hireilng
who puts together odds and ends Of alleged
conversations, not pretending to state any
colloquy in full, not pretending to prove his
statements by witnesses, though he says the
conversations were held in the presence OF
witnesses, Judge Douglas is TO be convicted
of treason to the South The proposition
is too silly for serious refutation. .t
We have thus examined one by one every
piece of evidence upon which this old cal
jimmy has been revived, and we rise from
the investigation with renewed admiration
of the noble devotion to principle of the
man thus mendaciously assaied-with new
pride at She frankness ranliness, land scru-
pulous integrity of his character. Our in
vestigations have led us to review Che story
of that memorable contest for the Speaker
ship of last December, during which the
fires we're lighted for his destruction through
out the South; and while the entire Oppo.
sition press and scores of the Democracy
we're denouncing him, as some of the latter
are now, as the worst foe of Che South;
while the entire Black Republican repre-
sentaton in Congress, taking the cue from
his Southern enemies, were joining IN the
cry, TRAY, Blanch and Sweetheart, little
dogs and all" we find him laboring to effect
conservative organization Of Congress
we find him celebrating measure TO pro-
teet the soil of Hunter and Mason from out
RACES which they did not deem Of sufficient
import to provide against-we find him IN
bitter hand-to hand conflicts with Seward
and Trumbull, defending Virginia and her
rights and institutions against the assassin
stabs of these arcn- traitors, and hurting bold
defiance in the teeth of such confederation
Of foes as never Ieagued together before for
the destruction of gallant man, and We
ask ourselves the question, will the chival-
rous people whose cause at every personal
risk and sacrifice he thus upheld, suffer him
to be stricken to the dust By a band of dis
organizers end disunionists Forbid it ev-
cry sentiment of gratitude, every impulse
of patriotism, every consideration of honor,
every dictate Of COMMON justice!