Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-01-26
Efom the Lexington Ge,e,,e.

A provident and enlightened policy re-
commends to those who are opposed 10 his
election, that their Candidate be selectetl, aud
presented TO the people as soon as possible.
In looking over the gentlemen in the dis
tr'ct, who. i, is probable, would consent to
enter the Canvass in behalf OF the Anti Van
buren party, with probability Of success,
no one appears to me SO prominent as Aler.
dnder H. III. Stuart, of Augusta. Mr.. Stu
art, en- well satisfied, would be more &C.
ceptahie to much the larger portion of the
An'l Van Buren, party, than any other gen
| tleman who will consent to run ; and he
would, moreover, excite less acrimnnious
and therefore less efficient and disagrceabIe
opposition on the part of tie opposite party.
than perhaps, any other wing The
reason OF this opinion is-that in addition TO
possessing The respect and confidence of men
OF all parties who know him, Mr.. Stuart is
on terms OF friendship and is connected by
affinity, with many influential and respcc,a-
BILE members of the Van Buren, party in the
District, and has never encountered the ex-
| cited opposition, and with il. the host of pre>
JUDGES, of those hostile 10 him in political
sentiment Mr.. Stuart is well and favora-
bly, known IN the district, particularly in the
strong counties Of Augusta and Rockbridge;
IN the latter of which he is powerfully CON
nec'ed, and is personally acquainted with
nearly ITS whole population. Probably, no
cit'zet OF Rockbridge, enjoys greater share
OF personal popularity than MIR. Stuart nos
sesses in that County
There is a consideration however. of more
force than any other in favor of Mr.. Stuart,
and which establishes the policy of running
INN or some other popular Augusta wing, in
preference 10 any gentleman non resident IN
that county. Ii is known To all that we must
look TO the vote of Augusta entirely for the
realization OF any hope we may have of suC>
cess I'm the next canvass. IL that county
gives it's whole available strength, then we
can reckon with great confidence upon ia i.
vourable result in The Spring canvass; while
NJ tins Is not the case, not the remotest Chano G
is left us. The question then is, who, is il
probable, will best elicit the strength OF Au-
gusta: he answer is easy-an Augusta
man. Ii is natural that the people of Au-
gusia would rather vote for a county man
than for any other, and that they should feel
more disposed TO promote his election, and
use greater eXertnns 10 effect it, than thew
would feel and use for any one else. They
have known Mr.. S. from his youth, and are
warmly attached To him, they are on terms
OF familiar and daily correspondence with
him; The frequent opportunities of long ac-
quaintance given them, of testing his in
tellectual and moral character and merits,
have inspired them with confidence in his
principles, and admiration of his abilities {;
while an exchange of the charities and cour-
tesies of Lille has endeared him to them. MIR.
). is justly considered one of the most pnpu i.
/ lar, as he is, beyond doub., one oil the abiest
men IN Augusta. AS an evidence of his pop
niarlty, the fact may be stated, that at the
last Spring election for members of the Leg
stature In Augusta, he received nearly two
thirds OF the votes poIed, although several
popular men were his competitors, and he
would have received a much larger vote had
not his election been considered secure.
! When Chapman johnson was candidate
for the Senate, against General Houston of
Rockingham, some Is years ago, although
the latter came into Augusta eight or nine
hundred ahead, yet she carried johnson
through by triumphant majority of two or
three hundred votes. She gave Gen. Por-
terheld majority of 1900 or 1900 votes a.
gainst General Mccoy and elected MIR.
Swoope over Judge Smith OF Rockingham
aitho' The latter was S or 900 ahead when the
vote OF Augusta commenced. These unex.
ampied eXertIons of strength were made, i
is proper 10 remark, under the old Constitu.
ZION OF Va when many of the votes now
given were not admitted, and when the pop
uialIon was thinner than at present:
{ L! seems almost impossible TO draw forth
her strength 10 lis full extent in favor of any
other than her own citizens but one instance
OF this kind has ever been known in her his
tory; and II Is not TO he expected that that eff.
/ fort would he repeated
! a far calculation of the probable vote
which Will ne given in the district, will show
that Augusta can, If she .piiI, decide the e
lection in favor of whig: and her pas, ex-
Perlence proves that i; is not improbable she
will, If the candidate be of that county. The
policy seems apparent, then, of running a
citizen OF Augusta.
need scarcely say word in reference to
Nr. sluarrs qualifications for a seat in Con-
! gress That in every point of yiew-in
coInPrehensiveness and vigor of mind, in po-
| ilticai information, in eratoriCal power, in
! application TO business entrusted 10 him, in
engaging and prepossessing address, so ne
cessary 10 that best of legislators, an out OF
doors legislator, he is superior 10 Mr.. Craig,
| all Will admit, while in every moral quality
that makes good citizen, or an upright leg.
Islator, he is, at least, his equal. He posses
ses, too, quality OF which Mr.. e. scarcely
knows The name ,-independence. MIR. Stu
ar. occupies on envabie stand at the bar.
| young as he is; and now one Of the ablesl
men IN the State, perhaps the ablest of his
years, he promises wheb age and experience
shall have impaired their strengthening in.
fluences TO his gifted intellect, TO be promi>
nent among the first men of Virginia By
Mr.. Sluarps election, instead of having a
Representative who is at the fag end OF Con-
! gress, we would have one of whom The Dis
trict might we'll be proud