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

apologizing by telling him be meant no
harm nor disrespect in dividing the scalp
of his pate. Truly, dictators, think
you have gotten yourselves in peck of
troubles, or TO use your learned phrase,
into complete snarl. which should ever
admonish you in volunteering your SER
vices, telling the freemen Of Augusta
how they should vote. Really. Messrs.
More Anon 81 Co if the people are so
vastly intelligent, why all this cau,ionins
ard prompting. You seem to think |
am spurious Wing voter, or would
not have condemned the handbills, the
great Presidential election, ct cetera.
As 10 The convention, approved or disap
proved OF hy the people of Augusta, one
thing is evident, the germ originated in the
town OF Staunton, and was vivified by the
magic touch of the Sraunton politicians, and
bore strong f1eshmarks of dictaiion and il is
the opinion of many w hig Voters, that the
Old Do ninion would have been saved To the
Wings II the Staun,on plot had no, blighted
the prospects of Judge White. This junto
have the effrontery 10 charge their own acts
and doings upon the whole Wing party OF
the county. Pray tell US what the Wings
of the country had 10 do with The circulation
OF the handbills pending the late congression-
al election? | am assaulted for not sanction
ing all the measures OF the debating posse,
because, forsootb, they are pleased to style
them Wing measures. can assure the
gentlemen am not singular in this opinion,
! for many OF the Wing party in the country
al the election aforesaid, we're grossly insul
ted al the avowed dicta rial tone OF some Of
those handblls; in consequence (which,
some of them would not vote at all, and
hazard nothing in say ing that | confidently
believe that it preiudced the election of Mr..
Monre. You say this is one of the most IN
leliigent counties in The State So far SD
good bu, after all, the people aye so gnor-
ant as 10 require written cards in their binds
To tell them how 10 vote Strange logic
this. The truth is, Mess. More Anon s. Co.
have long wished 10 rule with the most tv-
ranIcal sway, and whenever they are attarG-
cd for malfeis,nce in Office, they haye me
audacity cuoily and deliberately - palm il
upon US country Wigs, and at ihs same
time attempt to latter The vanity Gas they
, lh:"a,) ofthe people, by telling them Of their
intelligence. DO you, gentlemen, think 10
bamboozle the people by such sophislry /?
liyon do, to use your own language, have
studied their character to little purpose
! No, gentlemen, the good people Of Angus
ia are beginning to learn by dire experience
/ that il is their buunden duty 10 turn a deaf
ear, or take your sycopbanlc addresses 'scum
grano sails" Yes, sirs, they know exact,
ly what weight TO put upon them. ] agree
with you in The sentiment, (aithough do
not believe il 10 he your real sentiment that
the people OF this county are intelligent, and
( IL is Tor that very reason address them
Sirs, the whole tenor of your communica-
ton seems 10 wear on its face The idea that
na
say in my first piece that The junto then allu
ded to, could or did lead, Cor did use The
phrase triSh or show disposition 10 lead }
"ad llbitum" the country folks by the nose !?
DID make them appear mere automatnn fig
ures that could be made to knuckIe or kneel
al pleasure. 10y merely pulling the wires of
town diciation? Sirs, did not. You
have grossly misrepresenled me by endea.
Vourlng TO give my piece that version, by
wIlfuliy disiorting aud shaping all its fea-
lures TO suit your own designs, and in en-
deavoring TO excite prejudice, to s;ihe reason
and investigation, toy telling the voters OF Au-
( gusta that had made them out fools and
dupes, and that they ought TO consider me
one Tor calling them so. Sirs, | am not so
egotIstic as TO wish 10 know whether Dick
Tom or Harry considers me an ideot or 9th
erwiSe; perhaps have not SO high an opin-
ion Of my humble abilities as the members
OF the More Anon family have OF theirs, for
they really appearto me moi unlike The Indian,
who, ALTER turning off half pint OF rum,
would lordIy strut about and exciaim big man
me Yes, gentlemen, | consider the people
as Intelligent as you do, and too intelligent to
accept your ludICroIs version of my first
piece, charging me with mansaugh,er in
cutting the throat OF my friend Col McCue.
III this is the TACT, Lave done what least
lniended, and will wear long face and sor-
rOwful CountenanCe while The More A non
family chuckle in their sleeves, and hold a
grand jubilee to commemorate the occasion.
In truth, gentlemen, consider the Wings
IN this neIghhOrhOod tolerably intelligent al
least, aud say 10 you that the generality Of
Them consider nothing in the piece written
by wing Voter but what was too true, and
thai The whole met with their hearty concur
/ renee. What say you now, gentlemen are
tbey all fools! They certainly would be by
your logical mode Of reasoning.
IL would naturally be expected that gen.
tIemen who are so ready 10 charge others
with misapprehension as Messrs More Anon
q Co, appear 10 be, would have been more
guarded than 10 make such barefaCed misre-
presentations OF The plainest and least excep-
tIonable part OF my communication Where
DO these gentlemen deduCe The fact that am
opposed 10 the establishment of a Lunatic
Hospital al StauntOn, or wish on my part
10 Incucae the idea that Col. McCue was
not friend 10 that institution They could
with as much proprleiy have said that ! was
opposed TO the establishment of any court
house IN the county, merely because otjec-
ted TO the expense incurred in rearingso state,
iy palace as the present building anpears IN