Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1840-10-01
For tbc Speetafor.

Mr.. Editor Ain your paper Of August G, is
the appcn,x $50 cail,d) the Crab Run TiPp~csnoe
Club OF fendleou county. Aud IL seems the pretended
writer has, by his sagacy and deep penetration
to s,erre, found out that the initials oi ones
they fund standing the alphabt point out his
grade aud staining IN soee'y. -,ow' NJ. Ea.'1r, ~
lived The days of Father Abraam (who, Ia Is said
by some, the inventor of letters rat least been
contemporary with Cadmus, who iu oducsd letters into
Gr.ec-. What glcam of light W ould have been shed
upon the philosophy of lete,s those dark sges OF the
world aud what vast amoant Of labor aud perpexty
w"uld been saved subsequent bo apheis and his
torisus in riding the lives and actions of statesmen
and hci ucs! Aud have doubt but monuments would
have been erected 70 the memory OF s grand discovery
and TO The honor Of its mammoth inventor. lie uext
Virgil by stating my quotation taken IRON
yisg'ps Latin Masimus. aid stolen from MeDonnen,s
,he sentence upon the pages OF mcdonnell in my life.
Aid do you, Mr. Editor, that Mr. b. H. never
Maxmus Buchanan's Bishop dia about The Hebrew
Bioe, he dccared after looking at il wishiuy for
,inv, that he could not tell what kind OF book l.
was. The wee crter in attempting To palm off npon the
public b, ef that lie is Latins reminds OF the la
bic of he "John Horse" that stole th lions skin order
to ighten the other beasts oi ia, Forest but forgetting
himself he put forth ofs hig bra,s and betrayed him
self And so 1t sh.re; when II. comes forward in bor
rowed gab he pass oerably well among the
gar bu, strip him In, borro.ed a,ur. and you will
find him belonging TO the stupid of critters Ia
which lac h been mpac cd.
But Mr.. d. III. says do comprehend the force of
the La guage whc, employ. Wel be il shall not
go to him for instruction, for not ia the habit of
have acied with the sober and moral part of
the jackson party far consistent wih my views OF
civil bs rty just gard for the intutous and well be-
ing OF my country seemed require. But that belonged
III. reckless faction of mad and renegade Office
seekers among whom Mr.. d. H. figures pretty largely,
WHOM directly applied the phrase 'spo parry
is fact, ncher shall my 'f.ee 50 be coniain
ted BY foul touch OF such lick pe whiting hunters
after public and fishes b. II. have frequent
ly talked III placing mys. before the people cand
purpose of haunting the underapper whose thirst for
office equal that OF The heated OK for the cooling
brook and should my obstacle oppose his road To Office
he at becomes aying, raining and reckless, and viii
descend any and every owlved I'd corrupt that
low cunning invent in order TO accomplish his ends
As proof Of ~hat Is h. stated have only 10 Look
back far spring before last at which time Mr.. jones'
opposed Mr.. b. HIS. dad for the Legislature. As it
was known that Mr. Jones was announced candidate, til
pratng gossip give the YELL and he and few oil his
cat.s started aud in order TO defeat the election of Mr.
Steam was pretty ell b,kcd thai sho.ld Mr.. Jon.
lecled he would have all the apple trees cut down IN a.
Their parts where they belonged to III, Lutheran church,
they we're told tibet Mr. Jones would pas, law to force
them all 10 have Methodist bibles and pay stipend the
Methodist Church; and torrents of such slang This
the desired eff c. And Mr. EhIor, ti fnuny whittier is
busiiy engaged in king prosey'ts to Van Bnren
by the base and Piiu m'ans. Iwll now give
you an instance OF the of his in regard
Ia p bile men, which think Will !! loud upon the
depth o. his research and how h TO DC as mnutey ae
qaiuted with the life and character OF Cen Harrison as
he is it'll the wri inss of Virgil aud Mcdonnell Some
short time ago, in the company of Benami Hanse and
Others: he lated that Gen. Harrison had offered Tor con
stables place. but could not be elected Mr. Hanel called
him to know ifhe candid, to which he replied,
that he Now, MIR. Editor, this Mr.. b. H. must ac
knowledge himself preundiy ignorant OF the history OF
his country, he must acknowledge himself base
liar and foul mouhed cefamer for other would at
tempt derog from the wei fame of Gen. VIM.
II. Harrison. whether he corresponded with him po
.iticl matters or o But this vile denacoeue saws my
feelers put forth, SC. This deny but the tru
feeling and banker. ng after Office during the
whole Of his e but having hing but 5razeD iac'd i'm
pudrnce to recommend him. fear his feeers, without
they steel pointed, will be to the quick before he
accompIishes his ends.
His reference Mrs. Stones tickti is every word
base mis- enia:ion. 1t is true, that ears ago,
pnrcha ed lottery tict from Jacob Stone of this county,
Mr.. Stone dissatisfied it'll his baTga upon which
Mr. Saunders and another gentleman the ticket and
told them to it to MIR. Stone provided he would
refund the money which paid him. They returned The
cy, but he has taken do it, aud believe that
Mr.. HIS friends have had the of the major part
the money since. speak though knew E. II.
All know him like pmmeT and If you wish TO know
c~s woud direct you Matthias Benson OF this county
aud he will tell YOU lie renal der of Il. Hs statement
is nothing bat tissue of and Entirely
unworthy my notice This Fanfaron says he Knows
me, will let him know that fear developments
which he make OF my conduct such thing might
call forth detailed account of his LIE which,
he will not desire 10 read hut Neither should
have given myself thi. trouble had 1t been that the
public may imposed upon, the fact, that his father
has, the borrowed capital from Gen. McCoys popu
arity, sat mute. delegate from this county, in
gislaure during two three and DO vou'
Mr.. Editor that had il not been for the and
luencc Of Gen. Mccoy this croaking Office e.kee never
would have been known Of hollow of the mus pot
Nr. 3. ". has pared Just where wish him, for
he were TO notice me, that of any NOE
would. l..