Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-03-04
ron THE SPECTATOR.
ROCKBRIDGE COUNJ,Y

KOCkBRlDGE COUNTY.
"A. meeting of portion of the people of Rock
o,tuuSe ,Couhty In Brownsbury, on Saturday Feb
No.n' Iof', Mr.. ANDREW PArrEnsoN was called
Sooro,ar,, anu ROBERT &. STEELE appointed
The following resolutions were up,,ro,s,,,
dop,cd by the meeting: ''1 :"
| lst ReSolced, That national ingr,,;,,d,; =.
ttonal crime calculated, as all history nrovos =, =,
fhct the blacklist stain on the national bonor DO,
'ne most graei"i reward OF public men for merito
rous conduct in civil or military affairs ,nd .S.
highest inducement to correct conduct is the ;,,,
applause of their fellow citizens, and even IN ;s
hotd this, when justly mcritcd, is calculated IN Ii
courage honorable eXertion. But to inflict NOS;
ttce censure on the honor OF brave General wboss
conduct was not only above reproach, but who had
won universal applause and confidence by a series
OF brilliant victories, rs was recently ATTEMPTED in
'he lower ltouse OF Congress against the brave TAy-
LoR. betoken degree of depravity and party sub
setvlency, which merits the severest rebuke.
~"ui f'esofced, That the Hon. JAMES Mellow
Laa .no present Representative from this District,
mas " our surprise and notification rendered him
sell obnoxious TO this charoe b,, v,,;n -
Smd' minority OF even his own party IN cIeato ,bo
office OF Lieutenant General an Office unkno,ur =.
our military code, except in the person OF W,sh'
ington, and only given to him as a mark op ho~on
the result of which office would have been IN s,,'
persede and degrade Generals Taylor and ScoTr
men wn1se lives have been devoted to military din
ues, and whose brave prudent and successful con-
duct IN the field have won the thanks and admire
ton OF the nation that this vote was par,culorIv
unfortunate, when it was well known then and h..
oeeh since avowed, that the office was to be filled
by near relative of our Representative. TuoM.s
H. DENTON, "a mere civilian and when tho
greatest ingenuity of the aspran for the office has
In VAN, attempted TO make the necessity OF the Of
hce appear even plausible.
ord. Rcsotccd, That we have a right TO iudne of
andfh hot b,J /
W iuler the governing motive i'm the attemnt IN
MAR new Office, and to fill it with q mere civil
I' NOS. III. BENTON, who is proclaimed n can
ulua'e lor the Presidency by Missouri, the more
,Ioe,'' .o'G OF censuIe against General TAYLOR in
the lower House of Congress-. the att.mnt 20 Ill,
MS mouth by the revival of an obsolete rnIo onS
during this forced silence TO spread before the wid
garbed extracts from his official corresnond"na
leave us at no loss for motives: which We're onv,,
at ms great popularity with all parties and classes
loi ms brilliant victories, and desire 20 sacrifice
an unoiiendng and meritorious officer to the nolit
cal aspirations OF the would be Lieutenant Gene
RAJ. nat whilst JAMES Mcdowell did not vote
lor THIS wanton and uncalled for censure he camo
not up as did many of his party in the Senate Of
.he United States, and all in the Virginia Iegisa
.u.e' 10 tie defence or the injured.-Thus by one
vote attempting to degrade, and by withholding
vote giving silent censure.
i'h: hesotced, That we highly approve and adj
hiife the inagnanlmous course of MANY of the M
inocIatc party III the Senate of the United States
put more especially the Democratic Legislature Of
Virginia, in rebuliing by their votes OF thanks TN
TAYLOR, the assaults of his enemies.
9th. Resolred, That whilst it has beretofore
been our pleasure, on all proper occasions to honor
ana sustain our present Representative (who by his
OWN announcement is again a candidate,) as our
couhtyman and fellow citizen, and for his manv
SOCIAL virtues, we cannot sustain him as the parti
san OF HOS. Ii. BENTON, and endorse by our VOTES
MS recent course. He who refuses honor TO whom
honor Is due. cannot expect himself to be honored
9th ReSoiced, That believe good results
may flow from our having candidate in the field
In this District. who will mildly and prudently
discuss before the people the present momentoas
crisis in public affairs, and who will unite those
opposed to recent runous measures, and produce
concert of action.
9TH. Resoired, That when this meeting adiourns.
1T Will adjourn to the lst Saturday in March, and
that the Chairman appoint Committee of seven TO
report then such measures as they may think pro-
per for the action of the meeting
Under the above resolution the Chairman an
pointed the following Committee, viz: Col. A. b.
Walker, Il. G.. Steele, VIM. Withrow. Joseph
Walker, esq, William Houston, esq.,, John r.
M'Nutt, and Il. b. McRobert
On motion, the Chairman was added to the Com
mItreo ' ''
hesolced, That the Lexington Gazette. Siam
ton Spectator, Harrisonburg Republican, and Rich
mona wing, be requested to publish the proceed
lngs OF this meeting.
The meeting then adjourned.
A. PATTERSON. Chm.
IL. Z. STEELE, Sec'y