Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-11-23

Resoired, Therefore, that we recognize in
The conduct Of tho Hon VIM. e. Rives du-
ring the late session IL Congress, the cons
iinuaiion and consistent illustration OF the
principles, mural aud political. which have
uniformly marked his public career, aud that
we hereby tender him the assurance OF our
undiminished confidence and the pledges VI
our Jealous sUppori.
Resolved. That wo cordially approve the
course of the Hon. James Gniland, during
the late session Of Congress and he may rest
assured that he will never be deserted by a
republican constituency, while he So ably s.
faithfully maintains their rights and princi-
piles.
The Charlottesville "JefTersnnian" in>
forms US, that $50 far rs the friends Of the
administration we're concerned, the proceed
ings were conducted with entire concert and
unanimily ;" hut that some q The Wings
"interierea, and attempted 10 break up the
meeting in confusion aud uproar." We pre-
sumo that this remark Of the Charlottesville
paper refers TO the motipn of Gen. VIM. f.
Gordsn TO postpone action upon the questions
before them until the December court, which
he supported in an argument OF some length,
opposing particularly the first resolution of
the COMMITTEES. This motion, however, af-
ter good deal of discussion, in which Mes
srs. Lenke, Alex. Rives, Garland, Maury
and Mills, participated, was negaliyed, and
the resolutions were ultimately adopted
II is not strange that Gen. Gordon should
defend the Sub>Treasury project. In doing
so, he is perfectly consis,enl-ai least so iar
as the details Of that project, as embraced in
the bill which passed the Senate, and which
was laid on the table OF the House OF Repre-
sentatives, Uo sleep, we hope the sleep Of
DEATH refer 10 the keeping and disbursement
of the public moneys. But there is a feature
Of that bill, and vitality important one il is,
which we had hoped that every Hing in the
land would have condemned, even though il
be The adopted child of al "hsnest Nu!litier-"
We refer, OF course, TO AIR. Cah"un's
mendmeni, which, with admirable deXteri.
ty, he purloned from Mr.. Benton, giving
body and substance TO the Specie Hum6ug,
which, SO long as il was only iathered by the
Missouri Senator, and before il had by it's
beauty won the affections of the great South
Carolinian, was the sui .ject of the most un-
qualified denunCiatiUn aud whitening scnrn,
from every Wing, ofevery shade ofopinion,
tho "hOnest Nulliiier," as well as his ''iate
allies" the National Republicans inclusive!
This portion OF the project formed no part of
Gen Gordon's scheme IN 1884 il it had, the
80 supporters ~fthat project, (nf HON We
presume al least 80 were only induced To vote
far IT from their adherence of the Expert
ment, and not because they believed il 10 he
IN lself worthy OF suppuri,) would have
dwindled down TO a corpordPs squad In
deed, we doubt whether Gen. -GoidOn him
sell would not have deserted his own bant-
ling, II some "hard money democrat" of that
day had succeeded in attaching 10 il this O.
dious feature. Gen. Gordon, therefore, is
not the father OF the Sub.Treasury scheme,
an its present farm, as be is alleged 10 have
asserted in the Alhemarls meeting; and al.
though his "vanity may be tickled" by the
contrary assumption, we hope he is not
far blinded by the Intoxicating fumes Of that
passion as moi to see the essential difference
between the two projects. -Lynchburg Nrg