Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-12-27

themselves. aid not likely to br led otl
on the wrong trark-ihat | could rel,
On such as old Snip aud Ciincher. and
Spring aud Grab. and Pmcner. aud
Smash. and Iwisier, aud such like. for
comes within j1mpiug distance u. al, oil
these, he wont know h,s head FROM has
tail ar:rr one squeak. All these old and
faithful critters aint had n fair chance at
a tat hunt for a long lille, for " hen.
ever they have ken their stations there
has been such n dust raised that there
was no seeing Uncle Sam or the rats he
| waited to clear out but things will be
differently managed | hope this time,
aud we don't mean to make much nois.
about it, A leetI- assifi.itv To let EN-
know trouble is coming. aud then one
shake and squeak. aud that will be the
last of "a RAT"
| AFTER fishing out that business, aud
husking and thrashing out What gram
remains. aud Citing that matter balan-
ctd up. Gf there IS any balance left. we
will next set about sitting some OF those
humOngs Uncle Sam is pester-d with Of
late. For it really does seem to me il
second sober thoughts" don't open folks
eyes and let EN- See The difference twixt
sound common sense and humbug, we
must stop talking Of Intelligence" and
take up old Dilworth and go to school
again.
Ii was all the fashion spell ago. with
some folks. to talk up the doctrine that
rich folks oppress'd poor folks suppos-
ing that there was more poor folks Than
rich ones, that doctrine would gain most
v"tes-and SO it did for spell, till the
second sober thoughts" Of the people
convinced them that rich folks and poor
toiks were equally usriul 10 and Deepen
dent upon one another, and that srpa-
ration did each equal harm, and so that
Goes wouldn't t2ht-then agia it was
said one man was as good rs any other
man, no matter how ragged and dirty
ms eh..t was; tha: Ibis was a free coi,u
try, and eny mau. who wore a clean
shirt, and had money in his pocket, was
an ariStocrst, and warn to be trusted no
how aud no WAY in the world-and that
he was fafnnk COnserpnlire Fedeini-
nut a raggr,'diriy shirt .andmo money was
tn" sign of good and reliable. democrat
and he was the man to Dr. trusted
ifnt the sober Second ,houghts" of the
people ionad out that this was not SOUND
doctrine. tho II SOUNDED well There
was something in il that seemed TO war
against common sense. aud hold up a
BONUS TO the prohigate-it seemr,! To
say, "if YOU work and make Yourselves
ii"deprnd-nt of us-wE. that is u. s.
wont trust you. Keep poor and drprn
dent. AID Submissive, and hurraw for
US. aud vel take care on YOU. Well,
so IT was. aud Uncle Suns barn tells the
r-st Of the story. Now th, is on- HUM
BUG that is blown up. by what NAV be
called Spontaneous combu>tion"
The next is-bnt to makea long sto-
rv short | best put all the rest of the
hnm6ugs III one pot, for they all belong
10 the same nrrsS-there il MnsORrp an.,
nnti- Wasonry. Addition and anti. Aboi
non. and all the resi-. not excepting Hrrd
Currency and Snb Treasury and Animm
WdgnsfiSm-the 's"brr SECOND thoughts
OF the people will kindle tire undrr
this p", AID bile il down TO dish aud
then hand ii over TO the ieaders and let
NV III al ~ it'hS W no get
these hnnbugs must have very linle use
j"l employ ment to be troubled with =
aud II is an old and true say ing OF old
Unrle Williamson 10 son of his'n, II
want you my son" says he, TO be use,
fully employ 'd-and If don't ind some
thing for you 10 do Pm afraid the Dewitt
will" Aud just so j, is nova days.
have been thiukin good spell ~ hat
10 say of these matters. There are two
kinds of folks employ'd in carrying on
a h~m6"g-the cute cunning folks. ard
The hones' ignorant folks A "wnrd To
the wise" is said 10 BIZ sufficient nut
hushrl of words To the Ignorant aini cnui
so ! wont waste time and words GA
ary one on I'm, but say 10 The honest
,ciio aint Ignorant and tia, class Is h,g
eouf To keep things strait and To strat-n
the crooked too-look To it. keep your
"second sober thoughts" about YOU, aud
il that aint rnnf, 90 10 the third, aud be-
assured that what tell You Is true
that the great difrrmce between The
ieaalers and their iotimcers in all humbugs
is jist this-oDr rlas> knorcs It's all t.tarual
nonsense. aud tother don't and that is
dividing what call role compliment
twixt both on en- Your friend
J DOW MING Major.
DowningriHe Militia, I'D Brig ade