Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-07-05

NU. AAAIII.
BosToN CoURIER.-Ths paper has hosted tn
nag OF TAYLOR and FILLMORE. Joseph Il. Buck
ingham, esq, by whom the Courier was establish
ed, and has since been conducted up to the presen
time, has retired from the establishment, hayin
disposed of his interest in the same.
From the valedctory address of Mr.. Buckinu
ham we copy the following concluding passages:
Born and bred in New England, my affections
and sympathies centre here; if forget her, ma,
my right hand forget its cunning! Massachuset!
has been my home for more than half century
the birthplace of my children,-the scene of m,
labor, OF my aflliction and my triumph IL cease
to pray for her peace, freedom aud glory, NAV nv
tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth
And now,-to long tired and warm hearted
Irends,-'o enemies, If have any-to nv former
Partners,-to my successors,-to my fellow-labor.
ers OF the press, of whatever faith in politics and
religion,-to those who, in an humble but not less
honorable relation, have faithfully and cheerfulIy
wrought with me and for me in the aborious me
chanica operations required to produce dailv u,
per, which none can know but from hard eXperi
ence.-to each and all, there remains but one more
word
FAREWELL.
"A word, which here embraces a deyout and soIou,
aspiration Tor their individual prosperity in all hon
oraoie pursuits, and for our country spot
! less name and career of glory that shall know
neither dlminution or end
/ GEN. TAYLoR.-That our democratic readers
may have some idea of the way in which the can
vass Is conducted against Old Zach in Ohio, we
give the following from the Cleveland Plain Deal
err:
! ''ltis evident Clay could have been nominated nv
The great Wllmot Proviso Wing Coon .vention. had
ne possessed the requisite number of slares CLAW
leaos Taylor at least one hundred niggers on his
plantation, and he leads him in the Convention inst
about that number of votes 1t takes an out and
out stakeholder; the more niggers the better. to 90
down with that party. Taylor has plantation in
NehtncRy, another In mississippi on both of v 'ich
ne drives shackled troop of slaves He owns
a large property in Louisville, KY, several
blocks OF buildings, earned by the sweat of unreoui
ted toll. Ii is said, with how much truth we do
not know, that he has looked out some very extern
sive cotton fields and embryo plantations in the
ne'cty acquired territory, which, if slavery is ad
mtled there, will be properly stocked in due time
"Clay has but a small plantation, owns but fifth
negroes. cares but little about retaininp them and
is rather inclined to favor the doctrine of Free In
Dor and free Territory. For this want OF stock
ana southern patriotism, the South have turned the
cold shoulder upon Old Harry the nobest Ro
man OF them all and he is now whis,led down the
wind"
ZEN. HARRISON AND GEN CAss-'Che Ohio
Empire rabd Cass paper, thus speaks:
/ we doubt not that there are some (fcw we
would trust) among the wing party who will be
ready, not only to mpeach Gen. Cass' skill and
courage as an officer and soldier, to call him cow
ara out even to swear that he never was in battle
at All, or Smeed hostile gunpowder in his life
we refer such, In advance, to the subioned extract
from Gen. Harrison's report of the battle of the
Thames, In which battle Gen. Cass bore a consul
cuous part
81 have already stated tina, Gen. Cass and
Commodore Perry assisted me in forming the troops
for the action. The former is an officer Of the
highest promise, and the appearance Of the brave
Nolll"oaofe cheered and animated every breast'"
The "Empire" need not have produced its GER
tihca,e. Zen. Cass is opposed by Plirs. and
therefore no one will call him coward or swear that
he never smeed gunpowder. The Wings leave
such work TO the Empire" and It's kindred spirits
VINO In io4U denounced the illustrous Harrison as
miserable coward and mbecile old granny.
And now, we only desire to ask the ..Empire -
cid II and lis associates tell the truth when thew
bestowed these epthets upon Gen Harrison? if
. 'hey dd, then what value to any mans military
reputation is the certificate of granny and cow
ara II these were ISLANDERS, then let not the men
VINO proPogated them expect to be believed when
they rail against Taylor.-Rich. Rep.
TArLoR's LErrrR.-The N. Y. Exnress in
reply to a coarse attack upon Cen TAYLOR remarks
III Uen Taylor is IAN ignorant old man there is
this popularity about his ignorance. that he has
sense enough 10 keep somebody about him to write
ana TASTE enough to appreciate when written. some
OF the most beautiful specimens of composition in
our language. His dispatches from Buena Vista.
LOT example, are unequal!ed for the purity sim
phcity, and elegance OF their stylc-and i'm his
controversy with Ex-Governor Marcy, he disposed
OF that iunctionary, in about as few words, as Ca
sar used, when he wrote VEN, VIDI, VIcIp'
a gentleman of our city, who served with Gen
eral Taylor In the army, has in his possession two
letters written to him by Gen. Taylor long before
the Mexican war, which are equal in the ..purity.
simplicity and elegance of their sivle,' 10 the
best which the OLD hero has written from Mexico
Rich Rep.
The ~ Y. Express thus speaks of the Barnburn-
or nominations
The Utica nomination of Martin Van Buren,
for the Presidency, and what we shall soon have.
the assent OF his silence, (''eXprcssive silence ')
indicates that he and his friends are in earnest in
the vengeance they intend against Cass & Co..
who threw him overheard in the Baltimore Con
vention OF 1914 In that celebrated Convention. it
IS well known that Mr.. Van Buren, had large
majority, but not quite twothirds. and that the
south being aware Of this fact, insisted upon 4 two
thirds rule Of nomination, which, with the aid Of
the Cass men, from the North, they obtained and
being obtained, both Mr.. Van Buren, and Mr. Ca5s
were subsequently dropped. aud Mr.. Polk, then al
most an unknown man, won the prize Of nornna
ton. Mr. Van Buren, aud his friends have never
forgotten nor forgiven the part acted by MIR. Cass
and his lTicnds,--and now he has bided his time,
he gives the fatal stab at Utica!
DESERVING OLD FpmSDs L nion and n