Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-08-31

TO show how we got into the scr,pe weare
now init rs enuif To know weN are "a a
scrdpe, and | don't know a shorter WY TO
explain il than TO say, that IL farmer wants
to see his farm we'll titled he won't IKE a
matchmaker 10 I'LL it-ma hatmake, or a
shoemaker, or nailmaker, or carperer, or
a mason, or any kind of manuiactureb watts
good workmen To assist him, he woi't eh-
pluy persons who don't know any hiny
bout the trade. A shipbuilder Won, tnt,y
halter or IA mason To uid him in huitlit '
ship, and wisy-wersa. Some folks can lll
lngins and some can manage finances eYy |
man to his trade; there is n traue ard cally |
for every man-bul if in the course of p,S |
management tinker says he can cut 1T |!
better than tailor, il would not I've sirae !
II some OF us should have u tin kettle tied,
the tails OF our coat haps-and 50 il is in nj
tiers of more Importance. But what 2
agin the grain with me, is 10 see some TOP
who have been put into high offices Ivy Is
"the people "-and paid 10y us out uf our e.
| nings twenty five thousand dollars a ycar
or abou, seventy dollars day besides hous
! rent and other Clipping-iurn round and tel
us-iheir mssiers-w hat they want done an
what we must de-, because they say so
| Has il come TO this ,hen, ia THIS countr
| of ta,cS made by The peuple for their ovr
| good, tina, any man in office, aud well paa' by
us for his SERVICES, shall dare Ia dictate u us
our duty, when his duty is simply 10 flow
! the laws zoe chuse To make through cur Pp/
| resentatives for his and our guidance! hall
II he also that any man who has been OF
flee and well paid for his services de To
presume upon his former popularity ttic-
tate To us by his opinions and notions hat
we shall do, when il can he seen wF,out
af.I e. he las si.E san nd
like the fox that los, his TAI ia The Irap nuw
wants all uf us to Gu, of our tails, sas TO
cover his mistake. II such things arep he
aud we are slaves tn TALL into these moons,
then Tor one say, IN scrape off the II ae of
| the "Two Pollies uf n wning lille ! and
paint on her sllrn "The Niger OF Arby,"
and any man who wears collar mayjom-
mand her.
Fellow CiliZehs-I aini in the hume Jus;
now Ia tell you The fatal error you are II orr
ing under. am one OF yourselves, baien
down, shipwrecked, and humbugge-ai-
| most ashamed To say how il was all cine "a
bout as II has-because in telling Gu the
story, tell IL In all creation and thais hat
don't like. ] would rather keep or fami-
ly quarrels within the walls O! the al heme
stead and that is she reason, whepl was a.
broad and among foreigners, heFd the II
talking about and reading aloud tic Globe
ard other official papers containingnattersi
was ashamed Of, | would say that Globe
was published away down in South \ merica
and thai the folks there ere all k,uuteriei
Americans-they had papers and editors ant
towns all called after our own, ahd there
warn't no dependence To be put in arn.
But as | said jest now, we are ina scrape
and L mean 10 try-as "a good citizen, loving
my country and every useful class OF cIlizent
IN II, as man shouid-to get us out 81 il
W. are all ashore, jest as the ''Two Pollies'
is-hut we have not gone TO pieces yet, no
she mother, and don't think we shall bu
this depends on ourselves. ] have know
| pilots in my day run ship on shore, and 4
kiver his mistake, wish every other pilo
would do the same thing. have seen covs
spoil a IS hole pot Ot broth, and hen lunled
out, laugh in his sleeve ia see his SUCCESSOR
do the same thing. have seen great ptlili.
clans and Gen erals who. have failed in heir
experiments, so far forgot The interest of hose
who employed them, as 10 turn 20 and eurse
party leaders & soldiers, and wish TO kiyei
up their disgrace by ishing their successor:
the same misfortune. knew once a caltair
of a steamboat who did not krow his lusi-
ness, and blew up bis boat and passengers
feel az happy as bird when he heard tina
Others bad been as unfortunate as himself
and gravesy say, tina, for his part he was sus'
there was no safety IN steam engines. Ant
now we see some folks equally ready 10 blow
up the hull Banking system, because IN thei
Encouragement oft they have burnt thei
fingers, and now say that all Banks are SAT
IIOIIstor DC cot would link or " I'm t,oa 81
ed uf knowing all about a steam engine, ans
aher having Iinkered il changes lis pipes s
valves, and blows il all 10 eternal smash, SAY
'all engines are dangerous and anti demo
craIic-away with them, and let us take {,
oars and poles again - jest so.-bui this il
enough for the present And ill have time
To write TO you again, let US all remembel
that hen ,OeGk, bad, sr .fo0ish men combin.
il is time for sound good and intelligent folk
10 unite. >" no more at present from your
old friend and fellow citizen
j. DOWNING, Major,
2nd Brigade, Downingville Militia.