Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-03-21

pardon would do, and "a citizen Of Staunton"
might DO persuaded to personate MIR. Frazier on
no DAY OF election and receive the apology in
duo form. Let all the offenders then, on that day
como forward and they shall be heard. The
scene will be a rich one-the voters Of Augusta
craving pardon Of an unsuccessful candidate, for
having, In tho exercise Of the highest privilege Of
freemen. preferred others over him.
MIR. Frazier and his friends. however, would
hnd It very difficult 10 explain how he was badly
treated. He and Robert 5. Brooke, Esq. had
been delegates the year before. MIR. Brooke de-
clined reelection, and Messrs. Bell and Fulton
without any hostility to Mr.. Frazier, but with the
most friendly feelings towards him, both offered,
about The same time, to fill the vacancy. Bell
was one Of the old citizens Of the county-known
to ALA man Of sound judgment, great practical
w!sdom--whose public spirit and active enter
prise, through series Of years, had enriched
the county, and endeared him to the people. A
long and intimate intercourse with his fellow ci-
zen., had made him acquainted with their wants,
while the experience Of age had taught him how
they might be remedied. Fulton was young
man, of fine education, and Of fine natural mind,
descended Of one Of the most estima5le and pop
ular families in the county-ex,ensively and most
respectfully connected-beloved by all who know
him for his owl modest worth-loved by his asso-
ciates, with the ardor Of brotherly attachment.
With such competitors, does it exhibit be-
coming modesty i'm MIR. Frazier and his friends,
to take away oil merit from his opponents, and to
attribute his defeat in no degr.c to their deserv
ing, but entirely TO hostility to himself and bad
usage! They, and ga citizen of Staunton'' seem
TO labor under the same monomania, viz. a fixed
idea that none but "town candidate" has capa-
city to represent the people, This monomania
has induced to them to attribute his defeat last
spring to causes utterly untrue, and the imputa-
ton OF which is most injurious to the county,
Forgetting the merit and popularity Of his COM
petitors, or not sufficiently generous to acknowl-
edge them, they have industriously circulated the
charge Of the existence Of repudatng spri, in
the county, and attribute his defeat 10 his vote
for the tax bill. Soon after the election, the coun.
~ was charged through the medium of widely
circulated newspaper, with having in spirit Of
reputation, rejected Mr.. Frazier. On the meet
ing Of the Legislature, the same journal reilera-
tod the same eharge-yet MIR. Frazier and all his
friends stood by in profound silence, or echoed
the charge, regardless Of the deep interests of the
county al stake before the Legislature, tickled
perhaps at the idea that the grave charge, while
IT Frustrated the honor and hopes of the county,
might be made battery this spring, with which
to galvanize their pet into new political exist
once. During the session of the Legislature
while one Of our public institutions, languishing
for the aid of the State, was pleading her claims
before the Senate, the same charge was urged by
the opponents OF the measure against il, and il
was defeated. Yet though the fact is notorious
that there Is not repudiator in the noble old
county-not man who would not peril his whole
.
honor;-though every man in his senses, and of
unbiased mind, believes in his heart that Mr..
Frazier received a much larger vote last spring
than he could have done against the same oppo-
nents, 1t he had started with them on even
ground, and had never given any vote good or
bad in the Legislature. Yet the foul charge re-
mains Observation-Disclosures on by Them and
the county OF Augusta is left to take rank before
the world, with Mississippi, and other repudia-
nng States. Not because she deserves it, bu,
mat by such lever Mr.. Frazier may be elected.
AND now, the leading argument of the housing
"Clique" (eXcuse the borrowed name) is, select
MIR. Frazier, or we brand you regulators, and
your public institutions must go TO the dogs."-
Yes, reject Bell and Fulton, your faithful and la
borious servants. Their feelings not worth your
regard. Ostracise them, and take Mr.. Frazier
not because he is more faithful, more laborious-
but TO proptlate his friends, and prevent them
from calling you hard names. Really, the coun-
~ should feel overwhelmed with gratitude for so
Patriotic-so dlsinterested offer of compro-
mise
Mr.. Frazier must he elected, say his partizans,
because Inc can make speeches for US, and because
having voted for the tax bill, the members of the
Legislature are fond of him, and will give any
thing We want at his asking Now, how are the
tacts! Messrs Frazier and Brooke both voted
for the tax bill winter before last, and then asked
with all the eloquence they could, for $4,000
for our Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum, but with
all they could do, they failed to get the bill thro
the House of Delegates by ten votes. Bell and
Fulton, last winter, inefficient as they are repre-
scented to be, carried appropriation for that in
stituton through the House of Delegates for Sl5,-
900, by an overwhelming majority. Admit that
neither of them are speaking members, (though
Judge 1t speaking were necessary neither of them
would be wanting,)-the measure went up to the
Senate, where we have speaking member, and
one who voted for the tax bill-and there it was
lost by large majority. 1t is hard to get an ar
gument OF this active and viruent Frazier party
that will hold water. If the vote in favor of the
tax-bill was calculated TO give us favor in the
eyes of the Legislature, why should Mr. Frazier
after giving that vote fail to carry the appropra-
ton of 100000 If the rejection of MIR. Fra
zses last spring Prejudiced deeply in the es-
tmasion of the Legislature, as is pretended now
by his friends, how did it happen that Bell and
Fulton carried an appropriation of SI5, 1000 for
the same object by so large majority of the
House of Delegates, when the Democratic party
had decidedly the preponderance9 The truth is,
that nobody but few wire-workers here at home
pretends to believe that Mr.. Frazer's defeat last
spring, was attributable to his vote on the tax
oii-the labors Of his friends to the contrary not
withetanding. AUGUSTA.