Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-05-11

IOCU-db Ills pOlu auHduce upon tue NOItt
for our rights in 1854 his defence of those
rights. before an infuriated mob in his own
State-in 1856, when be magnanimously
deferred to the wishes of Virginia, after Mr..
buchanan had received majority Of the
Electoral vote, and withdrew his name from
the Cincinnati Convention. In fact, look at
his every action where the rights and inter-
ests of the South have been involved, and it
will be found to be continuous and consis-
tent ex preston Of devotion to the equality Of
the States and the integrity Of the Constitu-
ton. If there is one particle of gratitude left
in the Southern constituency, we defy them to
lay their hands on their hearts and say they
distrust Judge Douglas Il If there is an i'm
pulse in Southern natures that rises above
selfshness, we defy them to deny that the
great heart Of the conservative element Of
the country does not beat warm and fast for
Judge Douglas. He is the representative
man Of his day. and as it required a Wise
to unhorse and trample down tie Black
Knight, Sam. in the South, SO do the par
amount interests of the country call for
Douglas to crush out and scatter to the four
winds the powers Of Black Repnblicanism,
North. He, in our opinion, is the only man
who can accomplish an end 50 devoutly
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wished for, and without which this govern
ment of constitutional liberty is .clean gone
forever" For these considerations we vo-
ted for Judge Douglas. Did we do right
One word further about this unit vote. -
When the proposition is made to break it,
some one always rolls up his eyes and throws
up his hands in holy horror at the idea, and
exclaims, why it will destroy the prestige Of
Ti,ysnial Now. this prestige of Virgin
ia'' is all humbug, by which Western Vir-
ginia has been gullcd and entrapped long
enough. Where are the benefits accruing
to us From time immemorial the reward
that has followed the prestige of Virginia"
has been invariably bestowed upon Eastern
Virginia--the great West being entirely
ignored. We have the numerical strength,
the muscle, and they have the representa-
tive power We do the voting, and they
get the benefits arising therefrom For
one, we are tired of playing second fiddle to
the silk-stocking and kid-gloved gentry Of
Eastern Virginia. We are in favor of set
ting up for ourselves, if the unit vote of
Virginia is shattered into thirty parts. We
are worse than bondsmen and slaves, if We
do not assert our rights through the, instru-
mentality of our power. We have been
obeying the beck and call Of arrogant up
starts in Eastern Virginia long enough, and
now we are for changing the programme. -
Let the suple-jacks IN Western Virginia,
who dance when their masters in Eastern
Virginia pull the strings, be kicked over
board, and let those who are at heart with
US rise up and demand equality Of rights
and rewards. The unit vote and its pres
tige are all very well for interested politi-
clans on the oyster banks, but what good
are they to us who have the true elements
Of power with us? None Then why do
we tamely submit to practical disfranchise
ment of our section It cannot and shall
not be longer the stigma of Western Vir-
ginia that she is controlled by few wire
pullers in Eastern Virginia, if ready pen
and tireless will can accomplish refor
nation. If this be treason, make the most
| of it.