Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-08-13
A Bitter Pill.

The following is thebitter pill which Hunnl-
cult announced in the Radical Convention the
co.onperationists would have to swallow II they
wished to. become members OF the Kadlcal par
ty in Virginia. He said:' %"'E'- ~
"Now we tell the strangers that it they; want
To come with us they will have to swallow a
hitter pill They must swallow the constitu-
tional amendment, theciyllTlghts BILL the oher-
mans hellabarger Wilson bill, the isupplemen,
tary bills every act the e, lro1claa
oath. the nth Of April platform, WardWell,
Hunnicutt, and the Niger. lCheers, YES
the niseer-his head, his feet, his hide, his
hair. his tallow, his bones, and his suet! Nay,
his bodv and soul T Yes; all these they must
swallow. and then perhaps, they, can be called
Republicans, They mast affiliate with Hun
nicutt and his set So the dose is ready tor
the patients. Let them come up, % - 40"
Those CO operationists who remained would
have gulphed the pill, and Hunnicutt seemed
willing to give them a chance to do SO, but the
colored men who controlled the body refused
them the opportunity. The white delegate
from this county, David Fultz, Esq, could not
consent to do SO, and returned to Stanton as fast
as steam could carry him after learning the
character Of the prescription, Those cannot. be
SURPRISED at the conduct of Mr.. Fultz who know
him to be man of character and intelligence
with high sense of elf-respect, but would have
been surprised if he had remained after seeing
the character of the Convention and those who
controlled itas exhibited on the first day. % y
The motives, we doubt not, of Mr., Fultz,
Samn'l Cline, and few others who participated
in the meeting here which appointed, delegates
to that Radical Convention were good, but
they acted upon mistaken policy and upon. q
wholly mistaken view of the aassnaus and pur-
poses of the party with which they resolved to
cooperate. OF this fact they are now, no
doubt convinced. The controlling element of
that party require a sacrifice which they cannot
make unless we very much mistake their, char
acters In speaking of the manner in which
the co-operationists were treated, the Lynch
burg Republican says: wi. ..!i sn..., 5..., ..4s
1.-THE Respectable element is clean cut out
by single stroke Of the Hunnicutt scalpel.s III
is possible, indeed, that few OF the Albemarie
converts may remain with the party even now,
and endorse those cruel and scandalous resolu-
lions which applaud the oppression of. the
Southern people. But these few are the black
sheep, who were always rotten at heart, and
who will do nothing to make Virginia Radical
ism respectable by adding their names to its
rolls. ......s4. ...l, !.
IF there be one instinct of decency, one spark
of State pride and love, one thought ofaregard
for the opinion of honorable men in the breasts
of the Albemarle party, they will all turn back
withholding now from the path on which they
had entered We have always spoken with
respect and charity of the well-designing gen.
tlemen who made this unfortunate and in-timed
move. We have given them credit for being
impelled by worthy and patriotic motives. II
they come back now, we shall rest assured that
our faith in their honor was not misplaced Ii
they do not repent and reform, we shall know
that they are not worthy of the name of Nir-
ginians; that they are not worthy of her saint
ly dead; that they are not true to her record Of
glory; that they do not deserve to be called the
kindred of her ever patient and valiant people. u
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