Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-09-12


desperate fight, they may yet have TO surrender
at discretion. Ii is Contest of life and death h.
tween the parties. 1.-THE Colonel succeeds, his on
ponehts are forever politically dead he fails, his
fall will be final in his Senatorial position.
Sol. Benton, we are authorized 10 st,,a win
address the people of Howard county, at Fayette.
on Saturday, the first day of September next. Ihi:
IS carrying the war directly into Africa-en,rrno,
the strong hold of Jackson, Lowry, and other lend
ers of the Black Dem rcrats, and we NAV look fo<
big crowd and rich time. Tho way the Col.
will lay the lash ON the bscks Of the knot of oppo-
nents who are in and around that town, will be =
caution to all political slaves who presume to Offend
their leader.
Prom Fayette, the Colonel will take rapid
trip across to Springfield. give Phelps and his I'll.
lowers some aid and comfort. and expuse the tresch
cry of those who dare oppose him. From SPRING
field. ne will return to The Hon. James S. Greene
district, the northwest portion Of the State A
MIR. Green has buddy taken the STUMP in oppos,i,a
to the Colonel. and has been making speeches, in
company with Mr. Atchison against the Appeal. VA
have reason to believe the fur ,ciU IN when tho
Colonel gets into that district. The quarrel 10 GER
tainly The most purely Locooco of any that ever
came off in this, or any other State, and we ara
grailfled to know that the great mass Of the WhIga
are determined to stand off give clear ring, see a
iair night, and under any circumsances, not to DO
involved or committed tn either party. The Wings.
though syinpathi2iny and peace loving people. ia
ms contest do NOT care straw how much the lst
OF Killed and wounded may be swelled The couu-
Try and good government would lose nothing in the
political immolaiiun Of all the combatanis
Hrs FROM THE LoUisyItLE JouRNA1.-A Lar.
number OF the Washington Union denounces tina
Administration as loo cOwardIy and irnbece to de-.
tend the honor and the rights of the country. In
the very next Column the Union has the follow.
Ing. .,..,.
1--WE understand that vague and underlined rp,nors
We're circulating in this city last evening 10 the Of
iect ltft large squadron had been suddenly ds-
patched by the Cabinet to Cuba growing ont ofciY
culnsances connected with the abduction Of Rev.
"nelher or not these ru'nors have any foundation
III Iact we nave NOT sufficient information to justify
US IN expressing an opinion nor ara we prepared
To say That the circumstances attending the abdua
tloIi oi ley are at such character as 10 call fs
such an imposing and formidable ,oarlike demon
StratiOn."
thus in one column the editor of the Union d.-
hounces ihe administration as tao pusillanimous Ia
Vnd'cate the honor of the country and in the verv
next column he seiZes upon vague rumur as a pre.
text fur assailing the Administration az baing
too prompt and ready with its waIlike demonsira.
tons
las cowardice ever invites 10 aggression, and Ii
In truth the last eXpedieni by which il can be avoid
ed, we should not be surprised if the country wers
involved in war by the very ppsillanimty Of this
Administration ."-Wash Union
There il is The Locofoco organs ara at last de-
nounclng Gen. Taylor for cowardice They think
that foreign natios will &c induced TO make agrees
slons upon our national rights because the pnsilan
imous" chiefain of Palo Alto. Resaca de Ia P,m.
Monterey and Buena Vista is at the head of the
Government. They Of The opinion tina, the ma
tions which irembled at the voice of james K Polk
Will pluck up courage and invade our rights because
old Zachary Taylor is President. Some thinQs are
too absurd even to be laughed at