Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-08-21

.Hessrs. Editors with the view OF attending TO mat
ter Of business stepped into Of our Hotels the other
evening and found Two Straghouts and Conservative
engaged in friendly chat mixed up of speculation and
gumen The subject of onversaliun article which
appeared in the indicator Of last week. signed ga Sua-
gan" and the object seemed 10 be 10 eyscerate the ph
and marrow, the intent Of the writer 1t finally agfeed
the pleasant suggestion Of the Stragtoa that If there
chance grain of wheat in the chat of the article il
could not be found, but the Saghtouts would get the
vote Of "a Suragan," the Conservatives welcome to
all his cha Being quiet mechanic, and accidental
nerOper at the me and at no time given TO the idle habit
uf political chchat and wrangng, of 81
lent listener Al nay first leisure procured The Vndlcaor,
that might read the mysterious aTtice the immediate ell
feet was such confusion of ideas that surrendered in des
pair. After short respite, having composed my mind by
my accustomed Whit VI the pipe and cheered MY dropping
spirits with the old song of HE Rumpsey Ruby, beook
myself again To the task and after plumbing and sounding
the article with most bodaciOu energy found the truth at
the bottom of the WELL deep aresan WELL Ii you
cui with me in opinion, that my exposition will in any
measure relieve The public mind Of the painful and anxious
state Of dueiousness into which it has been thrown by the
pfufundiy Of "A Suffagan is through your columns
dedicated to that patriotic object.
The very fret sentence of "a Sulagan discoses two
important facts, but the Almanac had already announced
Of them and the Of Assembly The other The truth
Of the next sentence which asserts that that day will
ray ofligh &c, will beercey disputed by the hemsman
Of The indicator for that worthy has claimed The glory Of
rejecting from his orb the first and many succeeding
brilliant rays of light upon the defects in the Constitution
The antreormers also, Niche and Stuart might just here
slip IN word or TWO about certain defects which they ex
posed in print twenty years ago The ray then which is
to illuminate the fourth Thursday beam oflustrous light
ruthessy from the brow Of the Vindicator But
another great deed is reserved for that day only,
cordng 10 ga Sntfragan," the defects TO be then
posed but even the necessary remedies then 10 be
veaed This and the next sentence which Locates the
edes still in the minds Of the candidates Of the reform
party, involves "a Sulfagan" and his subject matter
sort Of justification from which nothing be oxrcaed
short Of plain nsnuatiun that Messrs Fuz Shelley &
Co., having been for months past waking up The echoes Of
hills aud valies with FOr ct preterea n or proPo-
sing quack remedies 10 catch votes reservng in the aba
tory Of their capacous winds the real pure panacea o be
applied and appropriated when they assemble In Conven
ton"
Passing over several little sentences and the beaui-
fu metaphor in which the dear people represented
as washing municipal face with brush, etecuay,
that fear every Virginia feature is TO be efaced forever,
in quixotic zeal TO imaginary traits Of monar
chy we are refreshed with most phosophlc deduction
from admitted fact namely, that in districts where there
are more reform candidates than necessary, some must be
defeated This fact a Suffragan" says, 10 give
dissatisfaction, why it should he is not able to discern the
shade of shadow of conjecture Now instead of looking
for such nunenity the shade Of shadow which much
like searching for matter iceberg for fire
ifA Suagan" had been half as liberal his reform breh
they exactng, he would have dsceed the true
of dissatisfaction among the supenumerary reform
candidates in their cormorant appees and itching palms.
and preensons, for they claim all the merit of dscov
cry all the defects in the Constitution the possession Of all
The remedies and all the capacity and patriotism to apply
them. Surely then it follows that when the Convention
so full that it will hold no MORE these men of all the wis
dom the age ought despite the laws Of physics, and NOR
ais 10 have their coveted honors Just here am COMPEL
ed TO take abrupt and awkward leave of the remaining
portion of"A Suiragan," customer having called for
job. Yours, &C., GIMLET.