Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-07-02
"The New Movement
COL. BALDWIN sPEAKgl

COL. BALDWIN SPEAKS!
Fezoes Citizens.
Ifany thing could be regarded as singular
and unheard of these days, it would be the
letter Of Col. Baldwin, to the people of this
District, advising them to vote for his broth
er-in-law Gray for Congress. First
strange that any man should presume to di-
rect all the voters of the District: second
stranger still that he should overleap the
bounds Of delicacy and direct them to vote
for his brothcr-in-law. Moreover it is sin
gular that the letter is published just in time
for the last Issue Of each paper in the Dis
trlct. thus giving no time for reply before
the eeotion This letter is not less remark
able in its statements Of facts For instance,
in the first sentence it says II fear they
0he Walker parity are about to let Radicals
take control of the District without strug-
GLE" From this, the reader would infer
there was Republican in the field. When
the fact s, that on last Friday they were to
have had Convention al this PLACE to nom
mate a candidate and not single delegate
from any other county attended and nothing
was done. Consequently they have no Can
d;date and Col Baldwin knows that, for he
says further Oh, Wells Radical "may at
the last moment be sprung upon us. =
Again he assumes Mr.. Conrad lisa oandi-
date in the face of the fact that he is not
regularly announced in any paper in the
District ard that in answer to a letter re-
qucsting him to run and make an active
canvass he answered, saying he you'd not
canvass, but placing his name in the hands
of the gentlemen written to, the latter pub
Ish the correspondence, without announcing
hin, aad then the matter ends except two
Winchester papers have his names-at their
head [ refer to the papers Of the District for
this. So Col Baldwin creates the necessity
by usolsipg tiso candidates in order to call
upon tie people to avoid the dilemma by
voting for his inca. Connection Again
Col. Baldwin announces this to be law "To
elect man to Congress who by the Consti-
tuition aud lays Of the United States, is pro-
hibited to hold Office, State on federal, would
seem to be flying in the face Of the national
authority Chow deferential all at once TO 'fthe
national authority y and would give. Con-
eress substantial reason not only to reject
our representative but to disregard all
votes cast for him, and to give place-to his
radical opponent" This Col. Baldwin
announces to be Constitutional law, that if
an eligible man receives one hundred uotes
and his Ineligible opponent receive 25,-
600, the former would be entitled to the
seat For mark, he says it would af-
| ford Congress a fsubstentiaI reason. -
In the discussion of Constitutional questions
how can a reason be substantial not founded
in law This doctrine is in the face of eve
~ DECISION on the subject He makes this
assertion too, iu the face Of the fact that a
number Of southern men have been elected
to Congress since the war with disabilities
and admitted to their seats. For instance
P. NJ. Young, Confederate General and a
Conservative from Georgia. was admitted to
his seat, and further il, the face of this fact,
during the last winter Mr.. Payne Of Wis
consin offered resolution covering precise
| ly Col Badwins view of the law 70 wit !:
that the eligible candidate should be declared
elected and disregarding the votes cast for
the Candidate under disabilities. This res