Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-05-03


The following C lard, addressed to the Voters Of
Augusta, was issued from this office on Wednes.
day las. in extra slip. AS it probably fell into
the hands OF but few of our subscribers VIA
have thought proper to republish it:
TO THE VOTERS OF AUGUSTA.
FELLOW CITIZENS:
1t is known TO you all that at a Convention hela
at Stanton on the llth day of this month I w,.
ruled off to make place for new candidate. whilst
my colleague and co-laborer was retained All INV
TRENDS believe as well as myself, regarded the
action OF that Convention as unfair, and even more
ungenerous than unfair. And here beg leave To
say to the gentlemen of that body who objected 10
me because lived in Stanton, know not ouhat
apology TO make them, unless it be regarded as suf
ficent to say, that was originally elected by vo
tiers living In the country; and this is 50 emphati-
cally true that fevery vote given by the people NJ
Staunton, and by those within ivemiles around il.
had been stricken from the polls would still have
been elected by handsome majority. NV COL
league and myself having given, as / understood
very general satisfaction, and having served no un.
usual or alarming length Of time, offered ourselves
as candidates for reelection. So far as the harmo
ny OF the Wing party was concerned, we had M
anticipation whatever that it would be disturbed bv
the course we had taken. 1t was disturbed. how,
ever, and, for the purpose Of restoring it, the Com
ventlon in It's wisdom ruled me off. Ignorant as Z
was how that body was constituted, who its mem
perS were, OF ny whom tney We're appOlnted-iUne-
rant, too, as was of the history of the davis nro
ceedngs, late on the evening Of that day received
a message from the Convention informing ma that
the other candidates had agreed to submit them
selves to their action, and desiring TO know if
would do the same | did so, and have felt nv
self constrained to submit to their decision al
though thought the circumstances under which Il
was wen would have well justified me in resistng
it.
But did not choose to place myself in position
where any person might even suspect that was
unwilling to abide by results because they were nm
favorable to me- therefore determined quietly 10
submit, and my name was Withdrawn from the list
OF candidates. At this point of time, some wary,
friends of mine took the matter in hand and insisted
that they could and would elect me-, though was
not candidate. had thought if the sentimen, NJ
the public at large such that they could elect
me under such Instantaneous circumstances and
without any efforts On my part, would probably be
justified In maintaining silence, and had deter
mined on that course. These friends now tell me
the prospects of my election are cheering they
insist with an earnestness find it difficult to with
stand, that should at least adhere to nv oripius
purpose OF saying nothing and suffering the respon
sibility to rest on them. But after the most snr-
ious reflection or the subject and with the spcereat
desire to do what is rght-wlat is due 10 nv n,r
ty, my friends and myself, / cannot consent TO be
placed in position which wears an euuiyocal a n
pearance. therefore respectfully request that m
poll shall be opened for me either at the Cont
house or the precincts
CHAPMAN JOHNSON. in.
STAUNToN Anrjl 06 1919