Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-07-25

who took them, will be Seuosited m the
hands OF VIM. Mccoy and Frs,,'k. hIoo-
m"ush.' When Mr.. Jones read the in .
suuctions and names the.eunto annexed. he
discovered The signatures OF several persons
"no' 10 ms own CERTAIN know ledge, were
wi'hout the limits OF this Common " eaith
VINE" 'he'r names were obtained. Now
c':' upon ail Iaou'd men OF al! parties To say
whe'heT Mr. Jones was Unsuitable IN spuru
ing this base piece of ioi gerry aud lsisetund
which carried The very marks of Cain u,,n
Ms lace, from his presence, OF whether no
ought to have yielded implicit obedience to
us mahua'es.-l believe that every unprcu-
uiceh minu VIII agree with the upon the sub
Ject. y truth, whittier hast thou aed,-
y Shame were Is thy biush!!,. The ex
tract iui Their says, "Since thai period lS3l)
tie (Jopes) has been constantly struyyi,op
TOT Il seat In The House OF Delegates"
KNOW 10 be base born assertion of the
morbid Imagination OF its assertor-Mr.
Jones never would have offered his services
10 the people again, had no, great number
OF his friends pressed him TO do So The
extract goes on 10 say "that previous 10 the
late election, he, MIR. Jones) perambulA.ed
Inc whole county, impioring, begging and
praying for votes" This is another motley
faced Cousin German OF the above, which
was conceived in sin and brought forth IN
iniquiy." Ii is true, that MIR. jones nre.
vious To the Election, visited some OF Nh.
Muster Grounds; but not imploriuy. beg
gms aud praying for votes. He went for
me purpose oil c"ireciing some false reports
wh'ch had been circulated by the writer of
inc extract here referred to, aud his IN in ion
slang" hangers, To the iuJury of MIR. Jones.
FOR from The lime that The Col. was annuuu-
| ced as Candidate, two OF his sons co,nm.n.
ced, ana traverseC every hill and dale 10 The
county, and while they set forth the excel
iehcies al their father on the one hand they
ueait out, In literal measure, The fuu!est
hiiiingsgate ON the head vi Mr.. Jonos on
'he other; though they did nol pray, for this
Is part 81 duty that belongs no, to their
Cieeu. ANA never sinCc Tie da, = of Roman
/ Corruption when a proniSaie suiderv were
aiiowed tn sell out the empire 10 the hip hest
bidder under The hammer Of the aurlioueer.
mas 'he privilege of elections been more
| shamefuily abused, than il was uuon the d.y
oi ours. AT one Of The Election precincts
/ (and am told al Ihree) there was thick
headed RustIcus and his bumpers concealed
oehinu cluster OF bushes, where. with a
! liberal hand, drains were dealt out Tor vutes
10 me Colonel. Smoliet speaks Of d time
IN England, when the keepers Of Gin shous
advertised upon boards that u man might be
drunk for penny, dead drunk Tor two pence.
ana have straw fur bed 10 gel sober on i'm
The bargain but upon this OCCASION no mon.
| ey consideration was demanded; "a vote 10 The
Col. MAS the only price paid Tor the quantity
required. One jolly fellow, however, play
ell the traitor he received a dram upon
promise of voting for the Colonel, and alter.
wards gave his support TO MIR. Jones-but
In the evening he received severe Jogging
rom toui o! The party Tor his disobedIence
Ana another was asked by The Co.'s. Young
esi soma lad OF about seventeen il lie would
lake dram, TO which he assenled, and ON
'heir road lo the bushes, Hmer asked him
who he would vote for? The gentleman
snid Jones. "Are you in earnest :' said
inner " es, said the gentleman well.
'heh, SAD liner. I'VE have no drains ivr
you,' and passed on.
Mr. Jones is further CHARGED " i,h dennun
eng The administration, and as being one of
The prime movers Tor u new county in order
10 advance his own interests. MOI word of
inns Is true. The truth is, the writer of the
extract, lIi be mol greatly mistakenly is a
ifaiu That III case new County be laid out,
IL VIII so change tue vote as 10 draw the
scepire from Judah, break up The line of
family succession, and finally destroy the
lfynasIy which has held the Ieins of bower
!of The last twenty years. Neither did Mr..
Jones promise money from The public Treas
orS i'f The purpose 81 making roads through
every faTi OF the county and educaIing all
The poor within lis limits. MIR jones is
man OF Too pure morals, and too much good
sense, TO make any such eXtravdgant prOmi-
ses, though he IS IN favor OF unjtoi IN and
!neiaI system OF Doth Internal Involvement
and Public Education. Ii is likely that the
reason Why the Coils. friend and himself do
hot so warmly advocate The Improvement of
'he mind, Is The same as il is wih a CERTAIN
order OF Understanding thai II ;heir sub
JeC's be Heightened, ihe;r power must NEE:
win i's merned defeat. The extract saws
that while Mr.. Jones was begging votes,
Inc Col. remained al home until the day OF
election, when he appeared at the Court
House, and in his speech TO The people. adj,
vocaled The Sub Treasury Internal improve
mebI, &c. This, as usual, is untrue The
Col. met MIR. Jones al two Of our Mus,ers.
al enc OF which he attempted 10 make a
speech, but sir, goa hGsh faucibus-and it
proved 10 be complete failure; and # he !
advocated the Sub Treasury a, The Cour,
House, it must have been in private. TO,
40 assure you, II was not public In ConClu- |
Sion, staie that have 90 unkind feelings
towards the Col, but, on the contrary, es
,eem INN as ciiiZeu-and on bis farm. and
IN bis neig hboI hood, he deserves well Of his
'eii"w Citizens out Nature in the distr,bu,
l'"n 81 mind, has so fully play cd the nIiser
'o"aF6S Tbs Col. that whenever he a,temuIs
10 hgure on the political stage as a states
man, The Office Will have to grace the man
Tor am sure he Can never grace the Office,
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