Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-11-07
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FRIDAY MORNING. NOV. 7. 1879
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PERAN E-soME MISCELLANEOUS
NOTES.
&C.. &C., &C.
In the lull that follows an active cam
paign and columns crowded with reports
Of political meetings, we took up this
week copy of the ancient Augusta
Democrat" which was published in Staun-
ton thirty-fve years ago. 1t was published
by Mr.. Henry T. Wartman. who after
wards moved to Harrisonburg and who a
few days ago passed through Staunton
looking hale and hearty on his way to
Florida to spend the winter with his
daughter. Though we thought we were
escaping the much worn question of the
credit of the State, the first page brought
us the subject again. The Democrats in
Virginia in those days called themselves
Republican Democrats and Republicans
and rejoiced in denouncing the Wings as
Federals. Of course the Republicans"
Of those days we're not the same sort as the
Republicans in Virginia now are. The
delegate who is alluded to in the editorial
we copy ID our esteemed fellrw citizen
VIM. Frazier, Esq, vino has liv to re-
slst another movement 'endangering the
sound credit Of Virginia." The editor
says:
The Richmond Enquirer pays the
following handsome and W, l-deserved
compliment to our late rep sentative,
MI. Frazier. We have alway regarded
Mr.. +. as AN honorable and h...h-minded
opponent In the session of ~, when
many ct his party basely refuse 10 stand
by the credit OF the State, he remained
firm and proved himself capable of rising
superior To mere partizan cons i-rations.
lie is not only ''every inch a " ,ig.r but
we believe him to be 'severy inc ~ an h0n-
Orable man.
THE two Delegates from, Augusta,
(Messrs. Frazier and FultOn) are about TO
decline poll ia April next. aud retire to
the shades of prlvale life. Mi Frazier s
card appeared i'll the last "Stau ton Dem
ocrat. +" and we confess, we ha u seen it
with regret. 1t is only carrying out the
intention 1e expressed to spne of his
word from Republican press cll no long
or do Mr.. Fl. an injury. We hav.4 seen him
repeatedly during the Winter, cough we
have never exchanged word IN politics
we shall miss him from the cial circle
| next Winter-and the loss of is talents
will be felt in the public cou1r,ls Of the
State There is one act of his public life
alone, which should win him the courte-
| sizes OF the press, and the gratitude of the
| country. 1t was at that tryin. moment
when the public faith OF Virginia was par.
| TALLY threatened with Reputation, and it
became necessary for the Republican par
| ty in the legislature to incur tl,s. RESPONSE.
| bility Of imposing new taxes, OF of endang-
| ering the sound credit Of Virginia; his
party hinched, and afterwards attempted
| IN spirit which deserves all irprobation
| to turn necessary measure OF iiitance into
| weapon OF attack against the kepubli
cans; Mr.. Frazier and his colleague, how
ever, did not finch. For this act of man
| ly public spirit, Mr.. +. was thrown over
| board by his own party at the next cleo
| ton. Last Spring, however. he was tri
umphantly elected in Augusta. and now
he retires. Our best " ishes 60 with him.
| POLITICS.
! Politics ran pretty warmly about that
time. James K. Polk had just deen elect.
ed and Henry Clay defeated. and the "De-
mocrat" Launts the Wings in this wise:
1.-THE Wing poles are still standing. We
| wonder that our friends let these monu-
ments Of their folly remain, serving only
to excite laughter with exulting Demo.
Gratis" John Letcher was just coming
into political prominence, and the paper
speaks of him as John Letcher, the able
editor Of the Lexington Valley STAR
The Wings in the legislature were fiercely
denounced for having elected violent
and vlndictive Fede.al:st to the second
Office in the State" The Wings were in a
large majority in Augusta, and the DE
mocrat" was, OF course, deprt eating any
county convention of that party and urg
ing free race. At the end of the legis
lative campaign Jno. B. Baldwin and N
II. Massie, both Wings, were found to be
elected and the editor of the democrat
says that he Twill never again interfere in
Wing fight, having only got slandered,
abused and lied upon for our pains" A
very warlike newspaper CORES, .ondence is
published about that time between Jno.
| B. Baldwin, of Staunton, anu Jno. T.
Harris, of Rockingham. How easily the
slave States were excited in those days by
rumors is illustrated by an editorial no.
tice to the effect that the State govern
ment had furnished Gen. j. j. jackson at
Parkersburg with 800 stands Of aims to
'Tepel an invasion of Abolitionists from
Ohio" The Delegates from Augusta to
the congressional convention, which met
in Harrisonburg that year, were BENZ.
Crawford, D. w. Patterson, Nj. G.. Har-
man, Jacob Baylor, w. H. Hartman, B. F.
Points, VIM. Kyle, E. Wenger, Capt. Clin-
ton G. Miller, d. Coiner. A. G. Wayland,
D. Strigler, j. Armentrout, R. rerrill, S.
b. Brown and S. Coiner. The nominee on
the I'd ballot was James Mcdowell, of
Rockbridge.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Those State improvements, t. at we're of
great advantage to the districts through
which they passed, and we've eagerly
sought after, were going on in those days,
and the editor complains of the legisla-
ture fo- having refused, by vote of Sc to
65 to pass q bill for Macadamzing the
Stauntun and Scottsville Turnpike. At
the Scottsvile terminus was the Eagle
Hotel. kept by Robt. Dyer, who advertised
to his customers that he had done his
share of internal improvement in con-
structing IAN excellent walk from the
house to the basin. where the packet land
ed.'' +~
1t was in that year that the extension of