Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-04-13

candidates. The charge in all probability i,
true; the voters Of the county already beg in
10 Imagine that they have long since been
snuihng The tainted breeze of dictaiiop and
iha, there is now, as well as FORMERLY. kind
OF diciaiurial political junio lodged in or abou,
the town Of Staunton, whose d,spssi,ion an.
pears 10 be TO control every election snolens
volens But they also begin to spurn the
idea al dictation, and no longer consider ,ne
cary al the niounfdtRs, like dchiiies of old. ON
~ vulnerable IN the heel. They know full
well that they have TO contend with a Goli.
an, but al the same time they are fully cons
WINGED that ,hey will be as fortunate as Dn.
wa with his sling in Staying The Monster.
he author Of "More Anon" seems TO think
That many OF The country citizens do not krow
what they mean by dctation, and are unable
IN Tact, To put their finger on any thing that
ever emanaied from the town OF Stnunton
like dictatiOn. II the numerous handbilIs
! generated IN that glorious indus" (Staun.
ton } pending our late congressional election
having The names in flaming capitals of the
debating posse, aud frowning on all those
VINO uisobeyed the mandate in coming 60 The
rescue cannot be called dictation aImost,svi Of
arms, or II the great State Convention held
MOI long since In The town OF Siaunton. IN
make President-(the members of which
almost Z, man resided in iha place. cannot
oe considered the very quintesseuce- OF dicta.
''""' Tue" we OF the country ackn0wied
ourselves wholly ignorant OF the term. And
u me piece written hy the modest and I'M
assuir ing More Anon" does tot SAVIOUR in
cohsiuersoie degree OF dictation Gin recon-.
inending TO the voters of Augusta, in skuIk
ing manner to support :he Staunton Cand;-
daies, because they have blowed, pulled. and
spouted little, and TO no purpose, about in
'erhal improvement then we freely confess
tbat our dictionaries do not give us a proper
dehnition OF the word dictation. Fellow
CITIZENS, "More Anon, "wishes TO hold ont the
IDEA that this is to he the most irnnortapi ses.
SION "f the legislature that ever occurred in
va. ana that no representative will do, unless
ne - 'arfeu win The Siaunton stick, or has
li'tie smattering knowledge of the LEX
terf4 vel lex natura," or knows how In
pronounce The words " eclat, debut, and the
phrase fdur pas"
Beware. fellow citizens, of hobyobIins and
S'aunton necromancy you should Judge of
'he future by The past. and not let that old
song OF impOrtunt crisis deter YOU: il has
oeeh The same old tune of important session
ever since we sent Two old lawyers 10 roll the
state capitol 10 The Town of Stanton upon
wheels IL IS remarkably strange ,ha,
More Anon" should consider the next SEES.
SION OF the Va. Legislature more important
Than that OF '9S & '99, when our deares, lib
er'ies were al stake. No, he does not consid
er IL hall so important, but merely wishes 10
deal out few gilded pill. TO glide gently
down the !hroats of The country people. But
we will show "MOre Amen" that we have moi
so much gullibility as to swallow without
choking his Preteus>shape dose, and smack
our lips with complacency. We will admit
10 More Anon" that we consider this and
every other legislative term that will be or
ever has neen, of the most vital importance
anu Tor this very reason we intend 10 vote for
plain. honest, intelligent and practical far.
mer. That Col. McCue (being a very mod
est man, has not hlowed and spouled much
on 'he subject OF internal improvements il
probably true, but that he is as warm a friend
VI me system as either OF his competitors,
anu mas contributed as much To its support
VIII moi he questioned by any one. Do the
otaunion Junto think that the practical far.
mer Is not as capable of judging of the utiIi-
~ vi any scheme OF internal imnrovement
max may be presented 10 cur next legislature
DIS some OF our Siaunton lawyers who have
spent their lives in q closet pouring over the
ories and investigating subjects wholly un-
connected with such interests. Probably the
gentlemen think that one lawyer is not stuff.
cient 10 consume the lime and spend the peo
P'N ""eS ih epoulinS; we oil The country
neg leave 10 differ with them We know
Col NlcCue 10 be man OF sound Judgment
ana OF great practical knowledge, and we
believe that he will represent our interest
more fully and satisfactorily than either oil
The other gentlemen could possibly do. lie,
US then unite, fellow citizens, in calling him
from The plough, like Cincnna;us Of old. and
place him a! The helm ne would sui, us be-,
Ter IN voting Tor our interest than batch o.
lawyers delivering speeches of two or thre,
d'ys IN length, merely to distinguish The diff
terence between The south and southwest side
oil hair. Yes. fellow. Citizens, the sam,
number OF practical farmers would almost a,
soon complete any job Of internal improve
ment with their spades, as il would take the
learned limbs OF the law to get done chatting
about it with al! their ramified minutia
we do not like the notions of .,ha5esauntor
gentry in relation to internai- Improvement
Tor The rearing of the Lunalic Hospital. snr
Tue new palace "alias' Courthouse, clearI,
eYince that their practical ideas on that sub
Ject are tinciured TOO much with expense am
pompo'iIy, their fine spun theory 10 the con
iiary notwithstanding.
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