Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-01-21

The following communication 10 ihe Duc.
hanan Journal which we have been requested
80 copy was received too late for insertion
in last weeks paper.
hir. EDITOR IL beg leave through the me-
dunn Of your useful paper, to submit to the
candid consideration of my iellow-citizens,
81 few plain remarks in relation to the selec-
tion o! a proper person TO be ran as the Nhip
candidate for Congress in this District at the
ensuing spring election. The subject is be-
ginning TO excite considerable interest and
the tline Is rapidly approaching when the
question will be definiiively settled by the
District Conventio: 10 be held in Buchanan
on the Bird Of February next. free inter-
Change of sentiment before the assembling of
the Convention. may ccnduce TO harmony of
action, and TO the selection of tie most g.
valuable candidate.
presume that it will be admitted on all
hands, that the Convention ought to desig-
nate, az the candidate Of their constituents.
that man, whosoevor he may be, who is the
undoubted choice Of majority Of the legal
Wing voters Of the District; whose poli,ica!
sentiments are in strictest accordance with
those OF the people; whose election is rost
certain who possesses the highest order Of
personal qualifications for the Office and
whose election will most effectuaiy promote
the interest of the Wing party and our COM
mon country.
II Is my purpose to apply these common
sense tests 10 the solution Of the question,
who should be the nominee Of the Conven-
non! L contend that ALEXANDER ii. II.
STUART, II augusta, is The man.
have heard the name of WILLIAM BAL
LARD PRESTON, Ct Mongomery, mentioned in
connexion with the nomination. He and Mr..
Stuart are undoubtedly the prominent Whiu
candidates; and shall consider the question
rs SIMPLY this Ought Mr.. Stuart or Mir.
Preston TO be the nominee Of the Conven.
ton!
First, then. which Of these gentlemen is
the choice of majority of the legal Whio
voters of the District (! Mr.. Stuart, beyond
controversy. Augusta and Rockbrige, con-
aiming large majority Of the Wing voters
OF the District, are unanimously in his favor !;
ana nc mas besides many warm personal and
p?ii"cai friends In every county of tic Dis
tfict. am informed that Nh Stuart has ON
various occasions, been strongly solicited, by
some OF tho most respectable and influential
citizens OF the upper counties, to announce
himself as candidate Ter Congress-. This
view OF the subject is in my view perfectly
conclusive the object of the Convention be-
Ing not to dictate to the people, or TO force
candidate upon them; but merely to ascer-
tam who IS the choice OF a majority Of the
'"S". ''"B fVteISoI tne GIStflct. 1 have too
much respect for the Democracy of my re-
publican feiiow-citizens to suppose for mo-
'nent that, whatever may be their personal
productions, they will not chcerfuliy acqui-
esee In the will Of majority of their polit-
cal friends. Where there are confictina pcr-
sonal preferences, there must of course be
concession somewhere to effect unity of ac-
ton /; and it is surely far mere reasonable that
the minority yield to the majority than that
the majority succumb to the minority.
Second, Whose political sentiments arc in
sirctest accordance, with those of the Whirs
OF the District Mr.. Stuart's unauestions-
Ply. hI. Preston, il not infected with Multi
ncation heresies, is at least an ultra State
Hights mana class of politicians with
Whom The great body OF the Wings of The
D.s',ct have but little sympathy. Mr.. p. is
also. Us am informed, Utterly opposed Z, >
Nahonal Bank ON grounds both OF expedien.
cy and oonslitutionality, while Mr.. Smart i
an ayowed BaAk man Now. need mn, ca,
dat an overwhelming majority of the WHO.
OF the District concur with Nj. Stnsrt uner
this eubJect They arc Convinced thai rU w.
car never enjoy sound, stable, uniform cr ?.
rency, without tho agency Of a National r..
st"otion. They regard the Bank question as