Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-04-20
For the lSiaunton Spectator.

that spirit Of Unfair and ilibcral opn,x;,;cn
TO some OF the candidates for the Legislators
existed among many Of the would he pn!iti.
cal leaders, yet was by no means prepar ell
Tor the bold and barelaced cffusion of Z" A
wing voter OF the County" published in
your ias.; IL was to he expected that the
wounded pigeons would flutter" But thai
any OF the cabai should throw off their c,ont
OF darkness, aud come before the peoplo ni
the county with the open avowal oi such +,
course oi electloneeriDg rs is made by hi,
pretended Wing Voter" was entirely nm.
looked for. Under the head in large csp;,.,,,
ol"Country versus Dicta,iun," tins rednu,a
BILE champion OF the Wing party. put. forth
TRADE OF satire and English pe,lantry tb.,
sets all common sense aud rsason at defiance
Misapptehending, OF pretending To missp.
prehend The whole scope and effect Of my re-.
marks, he makes the charge against me nj
recommending 10 the voters of August, in
sSniking manner, to support the S,aun,on
Candidates. Now, pray, Dir. Wing Voter
(i you be such, how have ! rccommendei
any such thing TO the vo.ersi Are the Staun-
ton candidates named or is Mr.. AlcCne vii.
ihed, or his claims in any manner called J.,
question, by me: No. YOU will not saw so =
How Then, have in any "mnnner" recon.
menued the Siaunion Candidates? Come ouI
Hlr. Voter, and explain Yourself I,n,k over
my piece again If you have forgotten INV
part OF il, and say on what YOU founded this
charge.-l fear, sir, ynu hav. made u,seIf
almost as Vulnerable" as "thc CITY OF the
Mountains" to use your own classic ubrasc
he whole object Of my fntmer puhiicatiop
was, 10 guard the people Of The county against
me ioo'ish cry OF Town Dirtatinn, ;" which
you anu Others we're busily engaged in, and
10 refer them 10 the principles which sbn,Id
govern their choice To attemr, IN sJ.,n,
that Stanton could not hold separate inter.
esls rom The county, and that there was a.
much danger, or more, Of the public interes,
suffering from the local feelings of cand;.
dates from the country, aye, and from New
Hope, or any other little villare IA froc,
SiaunIon-to denounce the miserable seltisl,:
ness which would justify such Course of q.
iectloneering, and 20 call on the reopIe to
look 10 the qualification Of Candidates with
"u' VIC" 10 Their local situGtion.-To Sc
leci them Tor their honesiy-iheir wisJ,n-
;ho:r pa,rintsm-ih devotion TO the o-a,,
inteFeslso OF the country. Was ihisd ecIyin,l
Col. McC"e: The "Whig Voter" c,nn,1
admit this, without nCknnw lelyjny vbsi :
never inIImated, that Col. McCue is dss,i.
!ute al those qualifications Is ibis a6vann.
ing The Interests of Messrs. Stuart and K in.
ney Ii cannot be affi rmed, " ith,u,, admit
ing that they possess ali those Qualifications
Are you wounded Mr.. Wing, in more MIA.
ces than The "heel'! much fear me sir
That your iavouriie Candidate " IN bays ,o CIV
OUT, as many more have done "saye me lro,H
my ifieEds. Yes, sir, in your eagerne.s
ior oatile, you have certainly. so far as vour
ability would go, cut the lhroal Of your nvn
friend The PLATA English Of yonr niece !.
.hSl Col McCuc, resting eniiiely for his E,
lection 'n the jealousy of the country amainst
Staunton, More Z non" has Weekend HE
CHAINS, and advanced those Of his cnmuetj,
tors' ny dsrrecating that jealousy, aud en-
neaNouring to refer the people to merit ma
The proper ground for their choice. VIII
Inc people sustain you; If They do, have
studied their character 10 little purpose
Dnfes, as you wish TO make them, 10 the arts
VI 'ne Town, they bave great deal mo.e
sooo sense 'iian 10 he gulsd by one who ur-
ses The principles of the administration mar
y-nbusing Wbig bandbiils, and Wing con-
veh''ons, and thea signs himself CA Wing
so'eF' IKE HIM who painted on his sign a
inquire mat might have been mistaken for anv
'h'hs else, ard then placed under il the
WORDS, !his is a Bear" So. sir. had yo,,
not signed yourself " A Bear :" we should
certainty have mistaken gnu FOR another ami
h9i a word or two sb mt this flown dicis.
'rh, hno Inc instances you have adlluced 10
prove H. VIZ; The hanSbils pending our
iaie Congressional election" and "rhe great
o'ste Convention held not long since in tho
13"n OF Stanton" meaning suppose the
h"fFison Convention. Were then Stanton
measures, and did Staunton dictate those mea-
sareS 10 The county, At least two thirds Of
rue peoP,e oil The county supported The prin-
ciPies 81 both. Were they all excep, The
members IT !he political junio" Of Stnun
'"n. ioois and dupes, led by dicIation against
their wills! q would say ''nolen,es volen.es"
according 10 The elegant taste of "a Wbig
Yotcr, but SONS how, have foolish pre-
1IieGiion for my own lsnguage-w no
aount seems very vulgar 10 The " WING Yo.
ter Really, sir, as Jack Downing ex
presses ~, you are in a snsrle," from which
u ). VIII he difficult to exircale Yourself
rom your confident manner, and petIantic
bearing shre"dly suspect you are youne
man whose opportunities Of acquaintance
WIN VIC people Of Augusta have been rather
limited Il nov then, that they are wise
rIgh;JudgIng people, who will moi feel dat
'e,ea ny being told, that they are fools, and
VINO while you may think them fools, will
"no o tha! you are one for telling them co.
You object 10 "ihe new palace, sliss.
Gouri- house, and sttribuie fhot 10 Stauntoo.
h"i building was erected by The order Of
me magistrates Of the county - How MANY
OF them reside in town. moi more than one
seventh part Of the whole number Rut
suppose all The country Magistrates were
9Tped by the city 'SquiresI Tsuly. MIR
" hIg, you are disposed TO be COMPLIMENTARY.
= Really, the people Of The county owe YOU
cent OF eternal gratitude, for conserving
WIN all your wisdom, 10 acI as a committee