Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1836-09-08

sides, in the language of the Apostle
| Paul, She can be all things 10 all men,
| yet not for the same reasons | must a
low, that actuated the Apos,le.) He
can go for Abolition in the North, Sa.
very in the South, and for any thing in
the West. In short, he is all sorts of q
man for every body, and none can catch
him. 1t is true there are some things about
him that don't like. L would little
rather he was not so strong for tree ne
groes and to be candid, [ cannot swal-
low his love for Dick Johnson at all !;
and he NEEDLES too much about our
| slaves, but no doubt he thinks it right;
| he is after all none the better Of think
ing so. And if had my way, | would
rather he would not watch quite so much
which way the wind blows: this may
be well enough in its place, but !. some
how or other, would rather not see too
much of it; and it don't set so well on
him, for our opponents must acknow
ledge that he is man of talents, vet, in
stead of being first on great questions,
he is too apt to follow after others. Now
with the exception of these things his
being a Roman Catholic, and some other
little things like these, he is a man al
most without fault. But who is with
out fault3 After all, he is the man that
suits us best. And see, too, how he is
gaining ground Cheering news. like
the rushing of the mighty waters, comes
with every wind that blows, from North,
South, East and West. And with the
exception of what little news we get
through the mail, (Which is always un-
certain, from New York. Pennsylva-
MIA, Vermont, Delaware, Maryland, n.
Carolina, S. Carolina. Alabama, Ten
nessee, Kentucky. Ohio, Indiana, Hi
nois, Missouri, and few other States,
! every thing is fiattering, and well caicu-
lated to paralyze the Pieba!d party. All,
sirs, the Piebald party. Look at us "a
gain if you choose. We bear inspection
well. And while the Wings are en-
deavoring to run down one man with
two, let us, fellow Republicans, remem,
her Van Buren,, and i'll the language Of
the Poet unite "like Cobler's wax I'M
to her" And while, too, the breezes
are constantly blowing us news Of fresh
victory, let us determine in the sincer
ty of soul, and not trample on the wound
! ed feelings of the discomGted anti-He-
publican party Of Augusta. a few
words TO our friends We go for union,
we 90 for honesty, and all that: but in
| doing so, we must be more particular.
| To show what mean-In forming our
! first Corresponding Committee 70: the
county, we put too many men on it who
! did not belong 10 us, and at our last
meeting, when we eXpunged that COM
mittee and made another, we fell into
the same error. This gives offence, and
occasion for cur opponents to talk. Let
US then, as lar as possible, endeavor to
avoid this. And another thiDg-in oui
notice given some time ago for meet
ing to be held at Air. CARRIERS, it wa:
said we must meet at the toll of the bell
, Now IL is true bell makes the same
noise when you pull the string, whether
you call it toll or ring, but then we
ought to have some regard to what wag,
will say. One of them about this very
thing, (no doubt he was put up to il,
said he reckoned we were going to bury
Mr.. Van Buren,, as the bell was TO toll
But, as the Yankees say, guess we vii
show them vet.-One word about Gen
Harrison. | DO not like the thought O
abusing the man who has fought for th
country. He has defended our liberties
and every true American ought to low
him for it. We ought not to call him
Coward, for that amt true and Granny
for the way he GIanny'd the enemy wa
the right way. No, let us be homes
and do justice, and we have nothing {
fear. VAN BUREN,.