Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-02-28
Riddleberger's Resignation.
buckingham Register !

In the Readjuster caucus In Rich
mond last week Mr.. Riddleberger threa
tenen to resign his position as Senator,
if Mr.. Massey, was nominated as the
Readjuster candidate for Auditor there
fore Mr.. Massey was not Nominated.
What fortune circumstance, indeed.
the contingency did not arise which
would nave required this gentleman to
retire from the Senatorial Hall of Vir-
ginia saH t Gt1
b What Virginia needs in her councils
is unselfish patriotism, and as the Shen
andoah Senator possesses all OF this
unpurchasable quality to be found in
her senatorial deliberations at this time.
it would be calamity not equaIIed by
the war nor the floods that have swept
over her broad bosom not equalled by
the direst pestilence nor heart rending
famine which might carry desolation
aud death in their track should he
withdraw his sage like wisdom and his
Ofacular judgment, and retire to the
walks Of private life. nltD go
We hope the Senator will under no
circumstances throw aside his senatOri
al robes, and leave the ship OF State to
founder amid the breakers of inexperi-
ence and ignorant demegOguery and
selflshaess, aud finally to be wrecked
on the shoals of vice and corruption.
Stand firm at your post, Senator, like
the boy on the burning deck. No mat
ter what a Webster. or Clay, or Cal
hOun would have done under like cir
cumstances, no matter what Roman
Senator would have done under ike
circumstances, stand at your post, for
who were they compared with you ?
Mere liliputians indeed! what was
their wisdom and foresight, and judg-
nent, and patriotism, in comparison
with all these characteristics SO n0bly
exemplified in your daily walk and
conversation FROM your infancy to the
present time? Nothing, absolutely
nothing. ]eiei f9T 4''l = 'e7'fsg
Think not Of any precedents. ancient
or modern, but act like the un elf1sh,
unadulterated, unfeigned, pure, par
excellent parnoble, vigorous, wise,
weather beaten statesman you have
ever proven yourself to be in every po-
silion, every station, every avenue, ev-
| cry walk III private or public life.
progressive liberalism, society, and
millions yet unborn demand it. 'at
Stand to your post and you will re-
ceive your reward. 8f i+f' 2s47"
The child that never will be born will
bless you. and the nymphs and naiad.
will bless you, aud theibirds will laud
your praises, and the dogs will bay
blessings, on your head, the ow! In the
stillness of the midnight hour will hool
his benedictions and the tree frog al
eventide will in sonorous tone call yo1
blessed e ga 'siei9 stag ''7 49,
Now, don't resign. t'- sa, TiAi
Please don't. We beg, beseech, i'm
plOre you not to let such fellows a. New
berry, Lybrook. Hale, Williams, Thur
man, Hurt and 'sich like" d rive you
i1to private life; rather pray Master
Malone to forgive them, they know
not what they do.
You know they are nobodies compar.
ed with you. Indeed, when the subject
is matureiy considered, we can hardly
cOnstraln ourselves to think that these
fellows should for moment do any
thing to arouse the-ire of the Shenan
doah Senator, or run counter to his
VIII, for they ought TO know that he il
the ruling aird controlling spirit ilr the
body. and if they so conduct themselves
as TO drive this oracle from the body
Master Malone ought to issue an order
to shoot them on the spot. "-Quit
your nonsense and do not annoy the
Senator for the aforesaid reasons, and
besides he is dangerous. Mark that!