Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-05-22
STILL DODGING.

When Will the Editor OF the Spec
tator stand up to an issue he has
made He assaulted those men, who
choose to differ with him in the snip
port of a congressional candidate, fol
a want Of patriotism, and we asked hin
to substantiate the charges he hao
made against them by FAIR COM
PARIsoN OF THE POLITICAL HISTORY
OF THE DISTINGUISHED CANDIDATES
We dio not care what might or Nigh,
not be his reasons for preferring Col
Baldwin to Gov. Leteher, nor how
morbid was the Governors appetite
for "clover," nor what Col. Baldwin's
right to nibble, for ever, upon con-
gressional ESshort grass, or any thing
Of the kind, but simply that he should
prove the charges he had made to be
correct or like candid and fair man
to acknowledge that he was not able
to substantiate them. We were salts
fed that he would not be able to
maintain the position that he had as
summed and we candidly stated to him
that there was no test of patriotism
in the matter, but he adhered to his
charges and continued to assail "a
FEW" To avoid this issue of his own
raising and to throw the oNUs to Do
SOMETHING UPON US, he says we have
asked him to give his reasons for sup
porting Col. Baldwin. Did ever mad
ness go farther !? Why my dear sir,
if you could pile reasons upon each
other as high as Pelion upon Ossa, to
show why you had preferred Col.
Baldwin, it could not for one moment
sustain you in charging want Of pa
triotism on the supporters Of Gov.
Letcher, and hence we DID NOT ask
your reasons fer supporting Col. Bald
win, but simply that you should show
in what the want Of patriotism in
Gov. Letcher's supporters consisted,
by the fair comparison we spoke of.
We knew that the Editor was an
accomplished dodger, but we did not
think thathe would place himselfin any
such position as he has assumed in his
last. He says he has waged no. war
on Gov. Letcher. Well it may not
be making war upon one to urge, time
and again, that he was only desired
for the position to favor A FEW and
thathe would stoop to deeds beneath the
dignity Of a gentleman, thus attempt
ing to undermine his character, but it
may be the Spectators way Of defend
ing man, and for the Spectators
purposes it may be a very good way,
but for ourselves we would prefer a
different defence, and would say save
us from such defender.
We asked the Editor in reference to
HIS sudden change, AFTER the mass
Of the people Of this county had,
without leaders, though formerly true
to the Union, spurned all connection
with IL. We believed it natural for
the circumstances to have caused the
revulsion Of feeling among the people,
Gin and out Of the Stonewall Brigade)
and we had no reference to them.
But the Spectator, which claims to be
an exponent of the feeling of the peo-
pie and to lead them, certainly led
them in this instance in the-rear.
and now bellows as Justify as though
his clarion notes rang out at thssead
of the column. No Mr.. Editor you
can not make us take any position you
desire and you need not attempt it.
We DID NOT denounce the people who,
were in favor of the Union and
changed their sentiments, but simply
repealed your personal insinuations
and charged you with tagging behind
In the Southern cause, until yon were
compelled by popular sentiment to
change ground, which every one in
this community knows, when, on ac-
count Of this compulsory change, you
now claim to decide how the people,
who compelled it shall vote.
All see your attempt to avoid your
issue in your last, however well you
may have supposed you had concealed
it, and hence you had better acknowl-
edge the untenability Of your posi-
tions, and show for once a spirit Of.
fairness.
We are not vain enough to believe
that the public haze any desire to
learn our sentiments prior to Lincoln's
proclamation for $4,000, men, and
consequently have no disposition at
this time to publish them. We will
say however, to the Editor Of the !
Spectator, for his ear alone, that our
OPINIONS before that particular time,
were in direct opposition to his and t
were not changed by that act, and iii I
the two years that have elapsed since
that period we believe orr opinions 7
have, in truth and in fact, approxil1a-
ted no nearer each other
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