Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-03-06
NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.
We copy the following from the .Rocl

We copy the following from the -Roch
inghans Register -
1--WE like exceedingly the looks of things
in Northwestern Virginia. The people
there are following the fashion" Of the
people of the Northwestern States, ah5 are
boldly moving against Lincoln and his des
potism. Pierpont's bogus government il
getting into bad odor, and is openly and Sc.
verely denounced by leading induentia
men,. who have heretofore not co-operated
with the South. An election was to have
been held, on the 18th inst, for delegates
to a Convention of the people of the new
State and number of anti new-State can
didates for the Convention, Of influence and
power with the people, were announced,
and we're boldly karanguiug the soyereigns
at different points. In Wheeling. few
days before the election. as we see By late
number of the Black Republican Itfelt-
gemcer, Of that city, which has been kindly
furnished US by an intelligent lady friend,
a large meeting was held at the Court
House. which was addressed by Mr.. Rich
ardson, candidate o. the anti State
platform, and by tie Hon Sherrard Glenn
ems, who took the same position. The
meeting was not only a large one, bit it was
enthusiastic, aud the utterances of the
speakers were warmly. applaaded. The
Black Republican paper which gives us this
most gratifying intelligence, tries to break
the force of these popSlar demonstrations
but it is evidently mo CO." Referring to
AIR. Richardson's speech. it says: He
spoke Of the unauthorized suspension of the
ha6eos corpus-the worthlessness of green
backs, and the black tide of tyranny that
was swecpiag over the country. .All this
was very iogeneously interspersed with fire.
quent illusions to Abolition, which were
received by the audience with demonstra-
tons of great joy. He concluded by urg-
ing upon the people the great Importance
Of their at once asserting their manhood, ,
&c. Good fol. Mr.. Richardson The right
sort of talk in the right place right Gnder
the caves of the capitol of the pretended,
bogus. counterfeit new State!
Speaking of Mr. Clemens effort at this
same meeting, this satse Black Republican
editor says: He was greeted with APP
plause. He belched forth such vindictive
TRADE of :. abuse against the restored gov,
ernment anc The proposed new State as we
haze never heard cqualled. lie said he
had had paddock on bis mouth, and man
acles-on bis wrists and shackles on his legs,
and he tore them o # and stood up like a
defiant freeman. He gave detailed ac-
count of the manner in which the usurped
government and the new State ,f5vement
were iuaugurated and the temptations Witch
be had encountered in his efforts to keep
his hands clear of the business He pitch
ed into Governor Pierpont, Auditor Crane,
Senator Wiley, Gen. Wheat, A. B. Cald-
we'll, and all their prinsiTles and practices.
Mr.. Clemens announced himself as a
bptterhi:t, and said that although he had
been under cloud, somewhat, for long
period, he had always seen tnalterably op-
posed to the division of Virginia
Andrew Wilson was President of the
meeting and j. Boone Mcclure acted as
Secretary"