Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-10-15
oVeritas:s versus Baldwin.

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ssVeritas'' versus Baldwin.
EsOur readers will be amused when they read
the communication published in another column
signed 'Veritas." The Logic Of the writer is OF
very remarkable kind. If Aristotle and Whate.
ly could have seen that communication they
would doubtless have been consinced that their
r-'es of logic were worthless "Veritas" says
that
''The war that is now convnlsing the country
and spreading dismay through the land, is the
resistance of the people to an encroachment upoD
their rights by Federal Power-State Rights a.
gainst Federal usurpation and tyranny-the po
litica doctrine of Jefferson against that OF Alex
ander Hamilton"
And yet Col. Baldwin, the ''bold, talented and
brave" who is now risking his life to make sue
cesstul the resistance the people to encroach
ments upon their rights By Federal Power" who
is sustaining estate Rights against Federal usur-
patton and tyranny" is declared by "Vertas" to
be dangerous man because his sympathies are
with the Haniltcnian school of politicians ~
30, most lame and impotent conclusion! y
"Veritas" further says:
she baldwin, does not believe in the princi-
Piles of government which lie at the founda-ioi.
of the Southern Confederacy and fer which ous
brave armies are now breastiDg the storm o.
death thst sweeps over the battle field"
And yet Col Baldwin, in defence of the free
dom and independence of the Southern OoDied
eracy, is now "breasting the storm Il death thar
sweeps over The battle field" Is Col Baldwin
80 false and treacherous as to support principles
he does not approve, or such simpleton mol
to know the character of the principles be is
striving to defend even at the peril of his life -?
No. For even -Veritas" acknowledges his great
'admiration for his pure priDate character and
intellectual endoaoments
''Veritas urges as an objection to him that
s'He is now member of the State Convention
q Colonel OF Volunteers, visitor 10 the Univer-
sity of Virginia, State proxy IN the Central Rail.
road, and is asking the people to elect him to
Congress. Had it been at all allowable, he
would have retained bis easy berth OF Inspector
General"
To the first office mentioned, he was elected
by the people of this county by nearly a unani-
NOUS vote-the second, he agreed to accept with
all it's labors aud perils, though by SO doing be
gave up "his easy berth of Inspector General, u
= an office of higher rank and more pay and atten-
ded with no danger-the other two are not off
ces of profit or emolumert and were conferred
upon him by his pozitical opponents.
"Veritas" says that,
'sThe political views of Col. Harper are in ex-
act harmony with the interests, the honor ana
the growth of the Confederate States"
THE Dronostion wo do, not 6aDv hut,o in fol in
that if it be true then are the political views OF
Col. Baldwin in ''exact harmony with the inter
ests, the honor, and the growth of the Conteder-
ate States" tor their "vews" were the same as
late as November last, the following briei
statement of facts will prove.
About the 1st of November last, forty eight
persons published call in both the papers of this
place, Recommending that the people of Angus
ta irrespective OF party, assemble in mass meet
ing at Staunton, on Saturday, November II b.,
1860, to consult as to what STEPS are (were) Eec
essary for the preservation OF the union in the
Chem present alarming condition of our coun-
try"
Ia accordance with that csll, the people assem-
bled, VIXEN, on motion, it resolved that a
VI SiiOAlu U0 appointed WHO
should consider and report to the people OF
Augusta on th 4th Monday of November srch
mat er and resolves as sale committee might
deem expedient for the people of Augusta to
consider and adopt" The following gentlemen
constituted that commi tee: Hon. A Ii. Stuart,
81. W. Sheffey, Geo. Bay lor, JNo. B. BALDWIN,
KENroN HARPER, Jno. L. Peyton, Jno. D. I'm
boden, Geo. NJ. Cochran. jr., Joseph A. Waddell,
Jno McCue, Bepj. Crawford, G. B. Stuart and
RObt. Guy.
On the day appointed, the 26th of November,
the peopl- assembled, and the Courthouse was
crowded to its utmost capacity. The committee,
of VIII ch Col. Harper aad Col. Baldwin were
members, concurred 10 the report which the
committee presented and which the people a.
dopted by large majority-the vote being ta-
ken on each proposition. Col. Harper made
some remarks in defence of the report in the
meeting in reply to objections on the part of
some who desired some notifications of the re-
port. So upon the great principles and policy
which should be adopted, the political vews'
of Col. Baldwin and Col. Harper at that time
were the same.
Capture of Lincoln Flag.