Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-06-19


AID making us the scorn and pity Of Chris
tendon Impartial history will fasten the
responsibility where it belongs, and where
Mr. Douglas. in his speech Of 1861, PLACED
it. upon the Republican party, who, to US,
bis own forcihle language, refused 10 al
low the people at the ballot-boxcs to deter
mine for thcmsel res tho issue between rev
olution aud war on the one side and obsti
nate adherence to a party platform en- the
other.
do not hesitate to declare in the ears
Of this administration. aud Of the Loyal
Leagues, it's allies, that if their war upor
the personal liberty Of the subjects. in do
fance Of the guarantees Of the Constitution
goes on, the time may como when "forbear
anco ceases to be virtue. and resistance
to tyran,s becomes obedience to God
The recent assault upon that patriotic
champion Of the Constitution and the right
Of the people, Valaudigham, subjectine
him to the secret inqus'tion Ct a cour
martial, is an Infamous violation Of every
constitutional provision, and utterly sub
versive, if submitted to- of every principle
upon which free government rests. Tha
all men should yield to the State is beau'i
full in theory; but good in practice only
when the State is the aggregate OF legiti
mate private constitutional interests, ad
ministered by honest persons. The true
public interest is composed Of the aggre
gate portion Of such private interests anc
when the States makes war upon these, If
free government. that assailed interest has
a right eoldly to assert itself, and demane
a hearing. IL despotisma, private inter
ests are not openly heard. They must pro
coed, if at all, by intrigue and by conspi
racy The interes. of the State. then, be.
cemes--as it really is fast coming here
the interest administered by func1iouaries
who advance and keep themselves at the
public exIense, and put down with the
strong arm of unlicensed power those who
have the courage to complain. We, as
Democrats, nay, as American citizens, on
" ask Otis all we ever asked) that the
great magma charta Of our freedom shall be
observed, and the guaranteed rights Of the
citizens secured Obedience to the Consti
tuition and the laws has eyer been with US.
and must ever be, paramou nt to obedience
to arbitrary power Let orr cry be in the
fearful contest that is approaching w
will ask for nothing bat what is right; We
will submit to nothing that is wrong" -and
theft if our CRY is unhecded, let us pray thai
some Maccabees shall arise. who will assert
the honor of the ancient faith, aud defenC
the pie Ct his Foyefathers with as ardeE
aud determined spirit as that which &C
tuates these innovatcrs to destroy the mon
ulnents of the ETY., patriotism and glory
Of our fathers
The Prince Of Wales Maiden Speech.
On the q instant the ailn;aal dinucr wa
given by the Royal Academy, the Prince
being among the guests When his health
was toasted he made his maiden speech
thus reported in the journals
His Royal Hghness the Prince Of Wales
who spoke evidently under deep emotion
but in peculiarly clear and pleasing tone
Of voice, and with great impressiyeuess o
manner said :
"Sir Charles Eastlake. your Royal High
nasses, my Lords, and Gentlemen 1t is
with the most contendipg feelings Of pleas
nre, pride and sorrow, that [ rise to return
you hanks il the name of myself and tho
Royal family for the kind terms in whict
you, Sir Charles, have proposed our health
End for the very cordial way in which this
distinguished assembly has received it
( Cheers. | cannot, on this occasion, di
vert my mind of the associations connected
with my beloved and amented father. Hi.
bright example cannot fail to stimulate ny
efforts to tread in his footsteps. Loue
cheers And whatever my shortcomings
may be, may at least presume te partici
pate in the interest which he took in every
institution which tended to encourage ar1
and science in this country, cheers, bu'
more especially in the prosperity Of the
Royal Academy Load cheers Ad
vertipg to my marriage, | beg you to be
lieye how grateful feel for, aud | may be
permitted to add how sincerely appreciate
the sentiments you have expressed with
reference to the Princes loud cheers.
[ know that ara only speaking her mind
in joining her thoughts to mine on this &c.
aasion. ]lond cheers ] We, neither Of
US, can ever forget the manner in which
our union has been celebrated tiiroughou,
TIE nation. cheers and | Should BE more
than ungrateful If / did not ietain the most
lasting as well as most pleasing recollection
Of the kind expressions and reception
which my atten3an G at your anniversary
meeting has evoked this evening Loud
and continued cheering.
From the New York Herald June S.
The Recent Tremendous Democratic
Meeting.
The greatest meeting ever held in this
city was that of the Democracy On Wednes-
day evening. It numbered thirty thousand
men. including al the fighting elements of
the city, manifestipg such an unmistakable
bitterness Of hostility asainst the admins
tration as has never been witnessed before
in the history Of tie United States The
anthiisiasn was UP to tie fever point. A
spark of opposition 20 the objects Of the
meeting. or the right to hold It, would have
exploded d mine aud let loose q volcano.
The most singular phase OF this meeting
was the absence OF the Democratic political
leaders They were opposed to it, aud kept
aloof The slckly weekly papers fepresen-
ting Tartimany Hall were against It. Yet
the rank and file of the Democracy were
there. not only the meu of Mozart Hall, but
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