Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-08-21
CO VI UNrCATIONs
n THE COALITION.

III no use to beat about the bush for the truth ba, !,
stads rghpbeore you ACE to face The fact is, five men
this district have sold trying to sell us Ia The
Dutch Three Wings in this Wing District have agreed
to sell US 10 two Democrats, and 'the cke which flies
the mastheads of the Messenger and indicator is the
evidence of the thing. They deny and prevarcate
and turn and twist, but theref u.s. The question with us
the people IS, will we be sold Do we belong to Fultz
Letcher Shelley. Moore and Stephenson speak to in
dependent men, Wings and Democrats Do You not see
the game Do you not that when such MICS are living
head and ta,'' in The same ruckle bed-when the lion
and the lamb the wolf and the fox come sweey together
when David Moore and John Lecher Of RockbrdSe are
billing and coong not something strange a1oat? On the
great subject of forming State Constitution ask all
did men, is it right thus to attempt to etier the public
mind ask will you, will Augusta, Rockbridge and
Hghland discard Stuart or Niche and send Stephen
son to the Convention to perform the great and difficult
work of amending State Constitution Do YOU not see
The game which is playing against your most ria interests?
we are told that Stephenson will get the largest vote in
the District Will any say this is the result of his al.
enls or abilities? a. Stephenson! Under what bushel
have his talents been long hid Should not this very
fact alarm you? "lf these things done in the green
tree what will be done in the dru?" Is there any Thing
easier than for man TO HIMSELF or suffer another To-
cast him into the popular current? boat will 90 down
stream without sail or Is not this fact alarming
have nothing personal against Mr. Stephenson but ask
when The attempt made 10 induce you discard from
your cOuhcS your aDleS men, men who have decelv
ed you and 10 take up third and fourth rate men should not
rejecting men pause? Could not Messrs Stuart and Niche
have thrown themselves into the popular curent Should
not their very candor entite them 10 your confidence
ask any man, even the who conduct the Vindicator
and Messengers if in their hearts they believe our interests
would suffer in the hands of Stuart and Michle2 Uonot
all sec the miserable attempts making by the application of
unpopular ephets TO stab the public Interests to the heart
Every man who will not bow down to the ticket is brand
ed with some sort of unpopular epi,he,. Every paper
which speaks out, is said to be the organ Of the arso
Gratis" Even Sam Moore, known for years as thorough
reformer and against whom d. Moure his brother cotcd
because he loo much Of remer, is branded by
that thing Of easy Virtue, the Messenger as not enough
reformer, while Dave is the Simon Pure.
VIII suffer ourselves 10 be caught by such shallo,o
deuiccs? beg conservative of all parties to come 10
the rescue. am not the advocate ofnen. This is Of
the thousand and one charges made agans, all who
10 send our abes men 10 the most important asemblage
which will convene in State for the next thirty years.
live would our State from radicasm, and untold evils
let US not send Incompetent and inexperienced men
that body Rest assured, doctrines advocated, which
strike at the foundation Of society If we rush madly into
the vortex, in bitterness spirit will we repent it.
A COUNTRY MAN.