Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1845-02-27
From The Petersburg Intclligcnccr.
GREAT EXCirEMENT-"TH GREAT ME-
TROPOLiS" IN AN UPROAR.

TROPoLiS" IN AN UPROAR.
"'rhe great Mciropois"-as our friends of tn
Wing delight ie call their city Of Richmond-i
! In state OF pra,,gio-s excitement. The ELsis
excitement was apathy itself when compared /
the ono which now exists, and she Presidential
Election even Gid not call out half as much feel
ing.
The moving casse is the selection Of candi
date to represen, "Ihe Great Metropolis" i'm IN,
next House OF Delegates. For this honor there
are some forty ODD aspirants, and each of them
with his respective friends, is sanguine of sue.
cess.
Roehetfs has spoken in tones of thunder for the
great shipping Interest. IL must have a repre-
sentative who understands that interest tborouoh
W ana toe SINE ?ua non is, that he at least
once In his lie. ''have gone around the Horn. -
Any other cand, iNc would only do for them "in
horn"
sfc Basin 80 saAen position in favor OF the
great James River Improvement, and will "lock''
me door OF preiernient against every man who
aoes not dam every other interest but its own.
Dufcher-I Oicn has "taken lie BuN6vMe horns ~
and sworn on its bloody altar that it will not be
represented by one of those ignoramuses who
scarcely knows the difference between "a saddle
oil mutton and "a round Of beef'' and whose
greatest investment in stock rarely exceeds few
pounds OF beei-steak. A club called the soy
TAR club has been formed. This association
residents chair is written the motto
"To Grease we give our shining bladcs.'
Anchises Bullock is President and ]. Claever
Suet Is Secretary. AT late meeting Of the club
a member addressed il as follows:
"Mr. Presdent-Although / have heretofore
acted with the Wing party and am now Wing,
intend III the coming ELECTION to raise myself a.
oo'e the low evel OF party, and take compre-
henslve view'of the interests of this great, and
glorious, and free, and enlightened, and rapidly
populating and daily expanding country of ours
Dir, look at our country.-lt stands "A continental
Colossus, bathing foot in the Atlantic and the
other In the Pacific Ocean-wi.h one hand gloved
In me iurs OF the North, with the other it plucks
The luscious fruits of the Tropics. While one
cheek is assailed by the icy blasts of the ANA
das, the other is famed by the magnolia-perfum-
ed breeZes of The floridas.
Sir, the mind is lost in wonder and Amusement
al The mighty spectacle; and sir, while cannot
presume TO come up 10 the dignity of my Subject
l shall endeavor to make my views as expansive
as possible.
wish, MIR. President, to know why it is that
!his Great Metropolis as it is properly called
oy my friends OF the Whg has never been rep-
resented by a Butcher! Is there any thing in
The Resolutions of of '9S and '99, which renders
butchers ineligible TO the General Assembly of
ms a'unternned, aye, Sir, may go farther, and
say "unferrifabLe'' Old Commonwealth Not
word, sir. Believe me, Mr.. President, have
read these Resolutions carefully, together with
MT. Madison's Report, and may with truth as
sert, asseverate and declare that the inference that
our God-lIke ancestors, as MIR. Tyler calls them,
mad an especial eyesa tho Butchers, NAV be as
ioslcaliy drawn irom these immortal papers as
any other inference whatever.
Ana, Sir, why should it not be SO? Do we
not know the, '.6one and sine,o'' of the country
Have we not shed blood for the CITY time and A.
gam Have we ever hestated to bring forward
our best hghts on all occasions? Have not orr
hearts been always at the service of the citizens
naiiy, Sir, looking at the interests of the softer
sex, who but the Butchers have ALWAYS been
prompt In furnishing tender lines TO lovers, and
Tios 10 those who seek helpmates (.srhrue for
you," said an Irishman interrupting the Speaker.
1--WE always help TO the best of males i'm the sal
son. CFremendous and long continued ap-
plause.) II
Backed then by this high authority, l shall
name man whose very name will make eyery
Iue butcheT's heart throb. l nominate as "a can
didate TO represent this "Great Metropolis" our
distinguished President, Mr.. Bullock and call
on every Butcher to rally TO his support.
Yes! Mr.. President, we will put your honored
name upon our banner, and when we give its am
pie ioiuS To the breeze, will inscribe thereon
these hearl-stirring words
"Buock and Fresh Meat,
Butcher. Town is sure to beat
Know not who may be your opponent, but
ANS VIII venture to predict, that if the ..embod
iinent' OF The Sweat-House Democracy makes
ms annual appearance on the political turf, the
10 butchers Will show that they know how to take
his HYDE"
The question on being put by the Secretary.
hr' Suet, was decided unanimously in favor of
'ne nomination OF MIR. Bullock, who, in u few