Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-04-27
For the Spectator.


" More Anon" (perhaps l might add)
and Co, Tor it is evident from the best
information l can get, he is only one of a
large and prolific family. comprising ma
ny OF the Stanton Bar, aud in this belief
l am strengthened by the many bare!ac-
ed contradictions aud incongruities, max
ing it very self.evident that the little
dogs Tray, Sweetheart and all, have
barked at me. was fully prepared for
such an answer to my frs piece, as |
knew full well that there would be great
writblng& Consideration in nest Oike so
many Anacondas) which has remained
so long undisturbed; touch one, and all
simultaneously by mutual concert pre-
pare for battle, and rather than let their
venom remain harmless they will uatu-
rally bite themselves, More Anon like,
aud die of their wounds. You are wo-
fully mistaken Messrs. More Anon g.
Go. iii attributing to me total misap-
prehension of your first piece, which was
too plain to admit of doubt OF cavil; in
deed one might read and judge as he
ran.
1t is true that you did not mention
the name of any candidate, but it is e.
qually true that you did try to advance
the interests of the Stanton candidates
in a roundabout, manner but at the same
time too plain and barefaced to escape
even the detection Of the eye of a child
Did you not tell the people that this
would be the most important Legislature
that ever convened in Virginia, and at
the same time hold out the idea that
none would suit us to vote for except
such as have made great TODD about
internal improvement? Now truly, Mes
srs. More Anon u Co. you did not men.
tion the name of any candidate, but |
hope you are not SO degenerate as to deny
pointing to the superior claims Of the
Stanton candidates over those of Col
McCue. Why do you attempt to dodge
the question so? You forcibly remind
me of the Ink fish, which invariably
renders the water turbid when closely
pursued, by drawing around him the dark
curtain ofmystecism to prevent detection,
but with all your trickery the people are
sufficiently intelligent to ferret out your
cloven foot.
Now Messrs. More Anon g., Co. a
little plain talk is it not notorious that
the Stanton candidates alone have on
all occasions been putting (and as before
observed, to no efect( about internal
improvements; Therefore l ask, who did
you wish the people to vote for when
you intimated that in selecting their re-
personalities they should enquire who
had been foremos: in busting about
internal Improvements Come forward
gentlemen, and let us have the whole
and undisguised truth, for hope YOU
are not so completely Supplied as to getup
in the face OF a just and intelligent Poop
in derogation OF reason and common sense,
and say that you had no predilection-
that you did not intend or wish 10 advise
and dupe the honest voter (if you prefer
it in plain English) against his will. You
know, gentlemen, that all three of the
candidates are Wings, and that all of
them occupy high place in public esti-
nation; therefore ask, why did you vol
unteer your services, 81 tell magnani-
nous people that they should be exceed
ingly cautious i'll their selection? If all
the candidates were so able and spolless,
81 witbal possessing ample intelligence to
represent this county in the next Virgin
ia Legislature really, Messrs. More
Anon y Co. you are disposed to knock
down with one hand and lift up with
the other. And why, again | ask, if
you did not consider something rotten
and dangerous in the bosom of one of the
candidates, were you so particular in
telling the people to catechise themselves
with such questions as these who is ca.
pable OF delivering long speeches about
straight sticks and crooked straws and
who have made themselves blowing horns
about internal Improvements and why
were you so Kind as to prompt people
whom you considered so very intelligent?
Indeed, gentlemen, If you have any
friends, think they would do you an act
OF great kindness in appointing for you Ito
use your own phrase) a committee Of lu-
macy to prevent, il possible self violence,
1t being very Pa!PabIe that you evince ev-
cry disposition to commit suicide. Now
VI essrs. More Anon 81 Co. we know
Col. McCue has not delivered long
speeches, nor has he been conspicuous ia
running headlong into any measure,
" hich we attribute alone to his prudence,
aud his modest and retiring disposition
but not for lack Of talents therefore if
we should be governed by your first adj
vice, we would undergo the painful ne
cesity OF voting against him. am sur
prised that these gentlemen should com.
nit such an outrage on common sense