Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1836-10-06
For The Spectator.
VAN BUREN, SPECS
MAGICAL GLASSES.

M TACTICAL GLASSES.
large assortment Of this valuable arti.
Gle has Just been forwarded from Albany nv
Inc inventor Martin Van Buren,. tohis agent
IN Richmond, Tor gratulous Distribution n
Inong the people of the South. This parceI
has been manufactured with great care. and
made Tor the Use of the South alone The
undersigned being the principal ager, in the
South, with a view ~ the accommodated nj
the public, which has always been matter
OF more concern with him, than his private
interest, has appointed a number of sub a.
gems In virginia, from whom alone the gen
uine article can be had.
THE MAGICAL GLASSES
Is unqueslIonably one Of the greatest in
vehtions of the age, and particul,rly deserv.
my The attention OF the South A uaIr of
them was presented few years since by the
inventor To the President, with which he was
highly pleased, and he has continued the usa
oil them nearly ever since, aswill he seen Inv
reference to Major Jack Dwning's letter
NO. ~, IN which description of them is
gwen Ihcy have however, since then. un-
dergone an Improvement.
These Specs produce as lean attest from,
some years use oil them, not only an optical
nut mental delusion, and are 10 iDrenious 81 y
constructed, that 10y touching nar,cmJar
spring, they will entirely change and reverse
the order of things-iur in,tance | have
known them 10 make
Democrat, of Federalbt.
Tree negro, equal TO a white man.
Missouri resirlctionist, an anti. restrjc>
Zionist. ''''' ~
high pressure Tariff man, an anti Tar
if man.
An A boiitinnist, an anti Abolitionist
ANA IN TACT, TO make il appear, that the
more vicious and immoral a mans course Of
lie was, the better it suited 10 make him
Vice President
l VIII state one more most remarkable
(.ho IL IS somewhat ludicrOus) instance
al The de!usion created by these Specs. The
SuoscrIher presented very particular friend
oil his and Mr.. Van Buren's. in Rotetonr,
county, (Mr. Democrat with a pair. he
went home greatly delighted, and commenc.
ed the use of them; he happened 10 push the
spring ieette toe far, and behold, he saw his
friend Van, commander in chief of the n
es'ern army, leading it 10 glory and victo-
ry.-ile saw q ENL VAN buren, en-.
counter on the river Thames, Genl. Proctor
win his British soldiers and savage allies.
he saw $40 OF them surrender tbemseIve
prisoners OF war 10 Gen. Van Buren.--Ie
Uehelu ~ m. Henry Harrison, Hartford
black cockade Federalist-
win The same Hartford Convention
eueraiis's IN voting for and using all his ex-
ef'ions to make DE Witt Clinton President
OIL the U. STATES in place of James Madison.
and the reason was, that these Uar,h,d Co..
venion Federalists expected Mr. CIin,on
10 take stronger warlike measures;ban AR
M adison, against Great Britain and ali
these 'agaries could not be got cut OF his
mind, and some OF them he would come out
win, anu the Editor Oft the Enquirer, ha, inc
on par OF these same Specs, endorsed what
ne said. ny publishing his piece in his paper
ne pubic may rest assured however,
mat INA the delgsion, created by these Magical
- asses Is but temporary, not lasting more
sna h IRON 30 to 60 days unless n nSd ,h
l created by them, disSipated by the
Nh Nov. next, after which things will re-
'ume their natural appearance.
The subscriber will be thankful IN b;0
friends, If they or any who have or nav Wit.
ness The effects of these Specs, will furnish
certificate OF the delusions created hy them
ana have II published in any of the newsna
OF them ''"u
All Editors of papers friendly TO General
Van Buren,, who publish this advertisement
once, shall receive pair in additiorto those
heretofore furnished, and shall receive their
bills by forwarding them to Woodbury.
Levi at Washington
Editors Of papers friendly TO that poor
granny, embeciIe, dotart, coward Harrison
are forbid from publishing this advertise,
ment, under the pain and penalty of never
TTeceIyIng the appointment of a Post Master
Deputy Marshall, Printer Of he Laws Of the
- 0nI'ed STATES, or any other place Of profit, if
zen. Van Buren, should he made president
RiTCHiE THOMAS
Principal agent for the South
The friends OF Genl. Van Buren, are re-
9ucsted to be particularly careful in not suf-
i,e,rIng a pair of these Specs to get north of
Nlason's and Dixon's line-as The General
mas invented glasses of an entire different
k'nd Tor the people Of the North and West.
RI.
We are informed, by the Lexington. Gaz-
ete, that at recent meeting Of the Trustees