Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-01-11

petent and determined in any emergency
which may call for hia action.
| we shall endeayor to favor our readers
with the Message next week.
ssHs Western Virginia All Right ''
The amusing efforts of editors in cas-
tern Virginia, to lash themselves into fury
IN anticipating that which no sensible mar
IN Western Virginia scarcely ever dreamed
of-the division of the State-is painful evi
dence of the existence of a morbid sensibili
ty, as well as the absence Of common sense
and discretion. The policy adopted by them
OF manufacturing mountains out Of mole
hills, and investing ever floating expression
OF mischief makers with an Importance and
dignity commensurate with the honor an
unity of the State, harmonizes with the hot.
haste and indigestion which they bring to
operate upon every question, in these times
when calm consideration is SO essential, thai
is presented to the public. It is a vtry com.
mon occurrence now TO notice in several oil
our eastern exchanges, in glazing capitals,
the nervous and thrilling announcement
/" Western Virginia all Iatghip .She i
Loyal to Virginia end tie South I" and like
tom-foolery, as though acestern Virginia was
ever wrong, or had ever given evidence Of
any other sentiment than the most unques.
toned loyalty and devotion to the interests
and institutions Of the South. It is an eff.
fort on the part Of weak and superficial wri-
tiers. who never possessed foresight or logic
enough to look an inch before them whose
calihre rises no higher than to dabble il
sensation paragraphs, and create an impress.
sion upon the sensibilities where they are
incapable of arresting the intellectual facul-
ties-to bring themselves into notice by
such pitiful and contemplate means.
In keeping with these gaseous manifestn-
tons, is recent letter written by John
Blair Hoge, Of Berkeley county, in tie Val
ley, to Chas. W. Russell, Wheeling. IN
curing whether the Trans-Alleghany Sec
ton was all right on the questions which
now agitate the public mind. Now Mr..
Hoge knew well enough that the trans alles
ghany country was as al to Virginia as tie
eastern portion of the State, and his letter
is only another evidence of the fact that
sometimes svaulting ambition" mistakes
notoriety for good fame We really did
not expect either Mr.. Hoge or Mr. Russell
to be guilty Of the saperogatory folly Of pub
fishing correspondence which, while it adds
nothing TO their literary reputation, is as
fatal to their claims to craftsmanship and
foresight, as a sirnceo to touch-me- not. r
1t is not necessary for village lawyers
and cross road politicians, to be assuring
''all the world aud the rest Of mankind" that
Western Virginia is ell right" when
every recorded act Of her people is an elo-
quent yindication of her position, and liv-
ing libel upon those who would SANDER her
by inuendo. Less mercural: less disposed
to jump at conclusions; less inclined to reck-
less and thoughtloss action, than eastern
Virginia; she approaches ali the grave IS
sues that are thrown upon the political thea
tire, cad decides them fer U:ryiaia: not only
to the glory Of the Commonwealth, but for
the benefit Of the nation
He is in favor Of Convention. but we
have no doubt he will, ia accordance with
the sentiments of his constituents, vote a.
gainst it. '-Spectator.
The above sentence we find in para.
graph in the last Spectator, referring te
Col. j. NJ. McCue, one of the delegates in
the Legislature from this county. Upon
what authority the editor Of the Spectator
bases the conclusion that the people Of Au-
gusta are opposed to State Convention,
we are at loss to conjecture. We ven
ture the assertion that ten cut of every
twelve voters in the county are decidedly
in favor of a Convention. Our acquain-
lance extends to every portion Of the coun-
ty, and to members of all parties, and we
have not conversed with half a dozen men.
within the past month, who are not for Vir-
ginia taking her position through the ac-
ton Of Convention. Certainly two out
Of the three representatives in the House of
Delegates from this county will vote for the
call Of Convention We have not heard
the views Of Mr.. Massie expressed. Mr.
Stuart, our Senator, we understand, is, as
now advised, opposed to such a step. But
we are very sure, If the gentlemen who
represent us wish to do it properly. they
will all, without hesitation, favor Con
vention and speedy and prompt action.
We should like to learn the Spectator s
authority for making the broad charge that
the people Of Augusta are opposed to Con-
yention. Col Nice. has not been in this
State for several months. and consequently
does not know precisely where his consti!-
uents stand; but we can inform him that,
according TO our understanding, he could
not more fully re present the sentiments Of
bis constituents, than by voting in accord
ance with his own convictions in favor of a
Convention.
South Carolina and Florida are out of the
Union, and Georgia, Mississippi and Loui-
siana are on the wing. The Union is dis
solved, and no mistake, and civil war is be-
ing inaugurated on grand scale. A mill
tary despot, as ignorant Of civic duties as
the Bashaw Of Turkey, has virtual and abb