Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1845-03-13
TO The VOTERS OF AUG usrA COUNTY


A. il win not be in my. power to ..tend our next
The several gentlemen who candidates for yor
have thought due, well to you. to myself that
should in this way inform you what course 4 would
pursue, should be elected Of your
on the several subjects Of general Interest," that would
DC most likely TO engage the attention Of the ensuing Le
have already iatormcd you through the public print,
that am in favor of the call Of convention revise
the state constitution and would for bill take the
sense OF the people that sabject early day.
have ever been in favor Of judicious system of in.
tcrna restricted only, by AUST regard TO
the financial condition of the State and believe ON the
adoption oil that policy aud steady perseverance, in it.
depends most essentially the prosperity Of Western
ginia would advocate a branch of this policy nj
the next session the immediate construction OF the
Western Turnpike from the Tennessee line to James
river, hiking Its eastern terminus at Buchanan in the
full belief that when completed il would be continued
from the latter place to Staunon thereby connectiny
with the Valley turnpike and securing much Of the ira'
vel from s. Western Virginia. East Tennessee and Ala
bama TO pass through the whole length of our beautiful
Valley. And l would go my full length for McAdam-
zing the road from ta1nton to Scosyc believing the
act which passed the session on that subject will
prove dead letter in statute book The former Of
these measures, consider the South Western people
already too long delayed; and owe them our sup
port for magnanimo9siy postponng their own to our
all the Improvements in which had direct interest
Would you have your representative to tarnish your
good name by repudiatng such debt?
In relation to the latter one in which the
state has direct pecunidry interest large stock
holder in the James river company that would of itself
Wen Justify her. on sheer calculation Of profit, in doing
inc "hoic work nj her own expense but il is also
measure OF much importance the community at large
as 1t WILL in connection with the road hen
the Ohio river at Parkersbrg and the James river i'm
Provement at Scottsvillc. It would be am imnortant
aud it is inseparably connccsed with the best trn,
OF augusta and the adjoining counties.
Were one Of your Representatives. would go it
suong ior nm act which would give more speedy justice
to the people, by relieving them from the nioicrablc
grievance under which they labor from the cruel
ueay oil eases IN the court of appeas is known that
tins court Is now seven years behndband with the
cases before it, while there increase of more
!han three per cent in the to be tried by
n. lhe prompt and impartial administration of Justice
between man and man the main object of Government
ana the public voice should not cry for it, until
II rs obtaned-men, now die Of old age, in poverty and
misery while their rights ngcr before this court for ad
udication and while those who withhold them their
Just DUO i've IN luxury and splendor and the who
IN inc dccne oil life enters there, demand Justice is
in effect told to hope for on this side the
Surely there is remedy and il should he sncc5;i,, nm,
Piled II
would go for reform in the Jury system of our SUI
Perlor and interior courts The present system too
many cases, mere mockcry OF justice, and operates
most opprcssveIy on the mechanics and poor business
men, who from necessity, locate the towns and CON
venent to court houses. bill having for its object a
wider and more impartial selection of Jurors and giving
them reasonable compensation for their scry;ccse
should have my cordial support.
would advocate new revision Of our Code of Civil
Law-Our statutes since the revision in 1919 have been
SO amended, and repealed and re-cnactcd and these
new cnactments scattered through the unbound
and separate session acts of twenty years that il
next TO impossible for Magistracy that inv aluab
branch oil our Judiciary for every day purposes to
know on any subject, what the law is that they are
sworn to cxecute-Onc half the money that has been
usciessly expended Federal Resolutions would have
paid Tor the revision and furnished every reading man
In the commonwealth with copy of the work
would resist every attempt at consuming the time of
inc house and expanding the money of the people i'm
IDLE debate on our Federal relations They are matters
with which your State Legislature have of right moth
ing to do and are usually got up by political aprants
with selfish views and for party purposes to the obruc
ton OF the public business and at heavy sacrifice of the
public money. " ~
would go for the election of United States Senator
who was true Wing and who united in himself ma,
ured wisdom with political experience and purity of
character IL failed in this, would make the best Sc
lection could from the ranks of my opponents : but
IN no possible state of parties would unite with anv
faction to defeat an election; holding it TO be duty OF
binding constitutional obligation the Legislature TO
sec that our State always fully represented in the
have thus given you my fellow citizens concisely
as COULD the course would PURSUE on those several
subjects permitted to be governed by nv own conyc
onsbut freely acknowledge your right 10 instruct
your representative and his duty to obey and in ali
cases. where conscience not concerned and woud
be satisfied majority of my constituents differed with
me, would vote their will the sacrifice of nv own
am very respectfully,
ERASMUS STRIBIINt;.
Staunton, March 10, 1915