Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-10-19
From the Petersburg Intelligencer.
"wHEN RoGUEs FALL OUT, HONEST MEN
GET THEIR DUES"

GET THEIR DUES"
The developments elected by the various libel
suits against that beau ideal Of genuine Locofoco.
ism, the redoubiable Mike Walsh, bring forcibly
to mind the proverb which heads this paragraph
The war between the Subterranean party, headed
10y Mike, and the old Hanktrs, or Van Buren, men,
has lost nothing of its ferccious and vindic,ive
character. Having been familiar with each 9TH
er's rascality-each having at his fingers ends"
the career of political vainy pursued by the
other for years past they may be regarded as well
matched in the quarrel which is raging between
them, and which will rebound to the good of hon
est men, by showing to the world how the ras-
cali'y of others has been placed on the shoulders
of the innocent.
At one time the whole Loco Foco press rang
with donunciations Of the "frauds" by which the
Wings had carried the last Presidential election
"Pipe-laying," "Coonization,'' "Glentworih,"
and "Bela Badger" jostled each other through
the columns of the Loco Foco press. So holy
and righteous was their Indignation at these
frauds, that il would have been considered almost
biasphemous to have surmised that the "Indig-
nants" were even tainted with fraud, and he who
denunciation of Wing frauds, the Locos were
themselves up 10 the arm-pits In the blacklist kind
OF political iniquity, would have been deemed
fit subject for Bedlam. Strange, however, as it
may seem, he who would have made such an as
sertion would have told but tho simple truth
The Locos seemed Saints, ''when most they play
ed the Devil,' and tho dust which they kicked
up about Wing frauds was designed to hide their
own iniquitous conduct.
We call the attention of the Richmond Enqui-
rer, who has made himself hoarse in bawlino
"iraud,' 10 the following testimony elected at one
Of Mike Wash's trials for libel:
"Mike Walsh to Nh. Broderick How long
have you lived in the Ninth Ward9
Answer. For over twenty years.
Question. Have you known of anv money be-
ing paid while in it, for improper e!ec,ioneering
purposes!
Answer. Yes; have known three dollars
day to have been given by the Van Buren, party
to DULLES, to bea, Wing voters from the polls!
John b. CERT, an Old bunker, in black wig,
sworn.
Whiting. Were you at the 9th Ward poll on
the 2Sth August, MIR. Gerriu!
A. Well, now, I'll tell you list how il was:
was there, was, and seed good many skrin-
images take place, and saw Mr.. Willard come up,
and says |, ABE, take care o. yer nose. Abe -
On says he, pushin' along, Il don't care for any
OF en- lie didn't follow my advice though,
Tor saw him a little while afterwards led home
and tried to stop him TO remind him that was
right In ieliln' him 10 take of his nose.
Walsh. You wanted to convince him of the
propriety of following his nose thereafter and
not to thrust it in other peoples business, sup.
pose.
A. Yes, Sir. Well, as was saying, | was
there pretty much all day, and didn't see Walsh
do any thing out Of the way, and watched him
pretty close too; but towards evening the steam
began TO get pretty well up. and 1 saw him take
man by the neck and run him across the street.
Walsh. Did you never have a man by the
neck, sirl
Well, might.
Walsh. You might! Didn': you knock three
men down with bludgeon, one night, near ST.
Johns burying ground for differing with you in
regard to the Chinese war?
The witness cvaded this question.
Walsh. Didn't you know. sir, that there was
conspiracy among the watchmen to drive the
friends of the district system from the polls
A. Yes, heard of SIGH conspiracy.
y. Did you any Of the watchmen and
ampighters there-the former without their uni
form
a. Yes, l. did.
q. Some of them voted seven or eight times,
didn't they?
A. Yes sir.
Q. Didn't you see some Old iIunkers vote for
iy or fifty tmesa
a. don't now.''-SaJt1ranean.