Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-08-26
! would not have appeared l.cre to-day

would not have appeared tore to-day
but to express the immense satisfaction
feel for the most extraordinary change 60
Ing on in the entire country. livery neigh
bofho0d can bar testimony to tie tact that
scores Of men who voted for Lincoln four
years ago will net vote for lin IN NoVem-
Der next. Whereas 8 little waile ago the
clanor was all for Wsr, the cry aow IS, let
Us step fighting and see what We oan % 70
settle this question, "a reasonable men IT
we cannot do il in four year,, without spon-
ding anY money, without increasing the
public debt, without calliag tor further
drafts on the abIe-bodied men Of your house
holds, then Is will be time enough to try war
again, and you can elect some other man to
renew. the conflict. But, for God 3 sake,
rivo us fonr years for q breathing spell. -
LET aae youths Of sixteen years grow up
srs az tTers lleFyse sssy ere ;ahen fsem
IA. Let us have more nen 10 the harvest
field and wo4kshoas I4at DIR currency re-
GAIN its proper value, Let rs restore the
Observance of tho Constitution Then If,
in tbs language Of Chandler, Of Michigan,
the interest Of the country demand little
more blood letting, 60 and take the res,
possibility,
[ think We will PIT forward : peace can
ljdate. Why not2 Suppose we were to
nominate a war democrat, pledged to pros
ecuto the war, in what respect would such q
ticket BE better than the Lincoln ticket =
Yo,. would have all the evils Of the war still
to nress YOU down, increased taxes. drafts,
and the slaughter of your sons. What
would You-gain BY election over that OF lin~
coin You say that he would not interfere
with the negroes South. Well that is no
consideration with nae. What do we care
FOR tie negroes down South, when our lib
critics and lives are at stake We want a
man who will try compromise in'the settle
[mentof aur national difficulties, and such a
map hundreds and thousands Of republicans
arc boxing for ! they want a war man,
thew have IS good q ore as they could get
ii IL person Of lincoln. Wouldas soon
Be drafted under him as under q war dem
ocras, And I aould agree with Abraham
that it IS no time to swap horses while swim
mine river. What we want is o man
who will 90 back to the policy Of Washing
ton and Jefferson, and Madison aud Clay
men whom you used TO swear by, and who
settled national difficulties by compromise. -
Such a man the Democratic party will bring
forward for the suGfages Of the people
When his name has been announced will
Be ready to discuss the yelative merits Of the
several parties with tho same freedom that
| dia thirty years ago. That right I have
maintained, though prosecuted, arrested,
Having my house broken open, my body
seized, subjected to military control Danish
el through the Southern lines. thence, after
an absence Of 4 year and forty days, come
10 this work with the same love Of liberty.
! the same devotion to principle, as u former
vsars. And come with the same rosolu-
slaa. shat wle her eame life OF death. inn
anmeat OF exile. evil or good fortune,
viii proclaim to the last hour Of my life
mr convictions of truth and right. and re-
Nrin f5rev6T fsgsss5a ,asv~aeAbaest- III
! honest man