Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1842-04-21

ooaeted profession Of Democracy from the time I
you were in your nurses arms, we opine are sub
serfuges too shallow to conceal your real Change
Opposition, in regard to the present parties of the
coontry-and that is the substantial question be-
tween us. We have heretofore adverted to your
resolutions against United States Bank, and a.
gainss a Distribution Of the Land money among
the States-quesiions upon which. (if you have
not chaaged) you sre row al lsas, directly at is
sue with the Wing party, aud identical with their
opponents. One Of these-ihe reception Of the
Land money-it will be borne in mind is ques-
ton Involved in sl'e preso,s elecyions-and which
must come up before the next Lpgislature.-
MoreoSer, there is another question Of vital inte-
res; to Augusta. which will be acted on at the
coming session--and that is the arrangement Of
the Congressional Districts. Do your suppose,
therefore, that any Wing IAN, consistently with
just regard for his own principles, and the rights
OF his county, consent to commit our representa-
tation, a, such juncturc, to the hands of one
whose views and party interests are opposed to
them! DO you think the Wings would be will
Ing 10 see the Land money rejected by the vote of
their own representative? Or that they are pre-
pared ior the dcrp and painful modification OF
seeing the voice Of Old Augusta smot hered for
ten years to come, by having her tackled to the
SAME district with Rockingham! We ,row not
and we hope, sir, you will find it SO.
AS TO the sly thrust which you giveus for wha,
you allege (without any foundation la f;,ct,) was
done by us as member OF the Legislature some
seven years ago, we have told you of your mistake
privately, and you have promised to correct it,
We shall, therefore, (however unkind the mott We
may have been in its introductory say nothing
more about it.-Anda as regards our having .'once
claimed to be a Democratic Republican," as you
seem to be in so much doubt about it Yourself, /,
will probably be suflicien, for us to say you are
mistaken. We have always professed to be Re-
pnhcan-but Democrat, nevyr.
| In conclusion, sir, we would remark, that we
can hardly think it necessary for us TO answer
your question as to whata Wing is-and posi-
bly,, it we attempted it, we might be Offensive
on had long been one yourself, and you had nc
dou3, put your own meaning Oh the word. ",
might, however, if it did not seem unkind. ye(c
you to the declaration of principles set forth b,
the great Wing State Convention of 1889. which
recommended HENRY CLAY for The Presidency
anu vi WHICH you ana L were members. W.
might, moreover, refer you to some of your OWL
enthusiastic spocches-though unfortunately, w,
believe Of none of them has "lhe fleeing breath
been fixed" But must it not appear little re
mArkable. sir, even 10 yourself, that while yo,
disavow ever having prgfesscd to be Wing, an,
even pretend to be ignorant of the meaning of TIT
term, you should claim, almost in the SAINT
breath, to be ''n,ore Whig'' than we area We
this you plainly do, in your most singular and in
congruous article before us. Whether YOU ar
broughtto this conclusion, however, by the erea
Defoe (whom you quote,) who makes Wing mea
!" drinh-or by the edinburgh Review" which rep
u resents the term as meaning monied aristoerac,
II you do not tell us-but we are perfectly wilin
. that you shall carry away the palm from us on e
; on your "Democratic Republican" Banner. Wi,
The delicate sprig of .'Tylerism'' you displa,
> may indeed make it potent among those viii
whom ''m'"tty is the wear,'-but certainly car
not commend it to the support of either of the tw
great parties of the country
And SO we bid you adieu,
Your "Whig friend,'
THE EDITOR.